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We can’t take a look back at Vision Monday’s most read stories of the year without considering VM’s Latest News features, the backbone of our VMAIL e-newsletter. Even against the backdrop of a year filled with rising inflation and fears of a recession the optical industry still got down to business despite the personal and business hurdles they faced due to an uncertain financial landscape. VM readers were especially interested in an ongoing problem in the eyecare industry concerning unsafe eye drops—the story “Dry Eye Foundation Reports Potentially Unsafe Eye Drops to FDA” occupies the top spot for 2023. Other stories in the most read category included features about business mergers and acquisitions, company reorganizations, a new location for Vision Expo East in 2025, and a perennial VM favorite with readers, VM’s Most Influential Women in Optical. Here’s a look at the 20 most read stories for 2023.
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Prevent Blindness participates in January’s National Glaucoma Awareness Month; ECPs’ gross revenue increased, Jobson Tracker says; RetinalGeniX Technologies contracts with MEDsan; WebMD's Dr. John Whyte joins speaker roster for VM Leadership Summit; and organizers prepare for opti 2024 all topped this week’s VMAIL news feed. Click on the headlines below to catch up on anything you might have missed.
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NEW YORK—The speaker roster is growing for VM's 2024 Leadership Summit program, an upcoming live event to be held in NYC on March 13, which asks, "What's Your AI Acuity? Sharpening a Vision for the Future." The latest to join the exclusive annual event for senior executives and key opinion leaders in the vision care space is Dr. John Whyte, MD, MPH, who is WebMD's chief medical officer and one of the most influential voices in the health sector.
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Making a New Year’s resolution to drink more water? This fun, opti-themed tumbler will help you achieve your goal in style. You can purchase it on Etsy here. #WeShareIt
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Lauren Dickerman, OD, MA, received a surprising offer in 2001—the chance to take over an established practice. The doctor who was retiring had not been pursuing new patients, so the practice was dwindling a little, but Dr. Dickerman saw it as a great opportunity—even though the timing was difficult. It was just after 9/11 and days after she realized she was pregnant. Today, Harvard Square Eye Care in Cambridge, Massachusetts, has now grown to a four-location business with four other doctors. Three offices are in Cambridge, and one is on Martha’s Vineyard. “Contact lenses have been extremely important in our growth,” she said.
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