FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J. – A series of guests, from various sectors of the vision care field, will be featured in two special sessions of “The Power Hour,” to be broadcast on Thursday, Sept. 18 and Friday, Sept. 19, live from the Sands Convention Center at International Vision Expo West in Las Vegas later this week. The show, a regular broadcast hosted by Gary Gerber, OD, founder of The Power Practice will be set up on the show’s exhibit hall floor.

Said Gerber, “We have an eclectic line up of guests as well as a special ‘Stump Gary’ session on Friday. Among the guests featured for 15-minute Q&A spots include, on Thursday, Morel Eyewear’s president, Tom Castiglione, executives from Essilor, Luxottica US Wholesale’s president, Holly Rush, executives from Santinelli International, Optometry Giving Sight and Optovue’s Larry Alexander. On Friday, guests will include VisionWeb’s Ian Lane, VisionMonday’s Eye2 editor, Andy Karp on Wearable Technology, Brad Main and Alan Glazier, OD.

From Las Vegas, the Power Hour will broadcast Thursday from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm ET, on Friday, Sept 19 from 2:00 pm to 3:15 pm ET, with the “Stump Gary” show to run on Friday from 3:15 pm to 4:00pm ET. Visitors to the show can come to ask questions while listeners outside of the show can still call in. The Power Hour is sponsored by Essilor of America, Optovue, VisionWeb and VSP Global. Details about how to listen in and links to previous episodes can be found at PowerHourInfo.