Retina Consultants of America Continues Growth by Adding Rockland Retina

SOUTHLAKE, Texas—Retina Consultants of America (RCA), a management services organization, has announced the addition of Rockland Retina to its growing consortium of leading retina specialists across the U.S. With the addition of Rockland Retina, which is based in New City, N.Y., RCA adds “a key partner in the New York City area and a regional partner to Vitreoretinal Consultants of Long Island,” according to an announcement. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Join Us and Register Now for "Creative Disruption: Retail & Healthcare: Upended!," VM's Virtual Leadership Summit Sessions, Oct. 20 and Oct. 27

NEW YORK—The 2021 Vision Monday Leadership Summit will culminate next month in two new dynamic virtual sessions in October, "Retail and Healthcare: Upended! Ripping Up the Rulebook." To be broadcast Oct. 20 and Oct. 27, the virtual sessions extend the 2021 VM Summit series of conversations and presentations under the theme "Creative Disruption," in exclusive two-hour programs designed to help business and professional leaders as they continue to manage through with the impact of the pandemic and the changes it has escalated in both retail and health care.

National Average for Gross Revenue Fell Dramatically for the Week of Sept. 6 to 12, Jobson’s Latest Practice Performance Tracker Shows

NEW YORK—The national average for gross revenue at ECP locations fell dramatically, by 20 index points last week (Sept. 6-12) due to Labor Day falling on Monday, Sept.6. When comparing this with the same week (Week 37) of the previous two years, 2021 was comparable to 2020 because Labor Day also fell within Week 37 of 2020 but not 2019, according to Jobson’s most recent Practice Performance Tracker. All optical sales categories decreased substantially last week because of the Labor Day holiday.

L’Amy America Signs an Exclusive Manufacturing Agreement to Produce Eyewear in America

NORWALK, Conn.—L’Amy America and Scene Eyewear, LLC, are announcing an exclusive partnership for the manufacturing of American made eyewear. Stephen Rappoport, CEO L'Amy America, said, “We are delighted to enter into this exclusive agreement with Steven Bernstein, founder and managing partner, Scene Eyewear, LLC, and their new state of the art eyewear manufacturing facility in Wayne, New Jersey. The agreement will enable L’Amy America to achieve one of its strategic objectives by creating its own house brands as well as enhancing its portfolio of well-known and respected consumer American branded collections.

DAC Technologies Appoints New President and CEO

GARLAND, Texas—DAC Technologies, based here, has named Will Daniels as their new president and CEO. A 26-year veteran of the optical industry, Daniels has served in various leadership roles in sales management, operations. He joined DAC in August, 2021 having previously served as head of global aftermarket operations for Satisloh in Wetzlar, Germany. Daniels succeeds Joe Ciochetto who, after four years as president and CEO of DAC Technologies, assumed a new leadership role within Essilor of America.