By Staff
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 12:27 AM
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—Vision Expo East 2024 concluded on Sunday, March 17, following three days of new product discovery, innovative discussions, accredited education sessions, networking events and business meetings. Celebrating nearly 40 years at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City from March 14–17, Vision Expo East convened thousands of eyecare professionals, buyers, students and sellers representing all facets of the optical and vision care industry. Among the highlights were the second annual NOW Awards, standing room-only presentations of breakthrough technologies and trending fashion, in-depth market research revelations, enjoyable musical performances and explosive product launches.
By Staff
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 12:24 AM
NEW YORK—Ahead of Pride Month in June, seven
CFDA eyewear designers are uniting to launch the third annual edCFDA Pride Eyewear Initiative. The designers Blake Kuwahara (Blake Kuwahara Eyewear), Christian Roth (Christian Roth Eyewear), Gai Gherardi and Barbara McReynolds (l.a.Eyeworks), Jeff Press (PRESS), Patty Perreira (Barton Perreira), Selima Salaun (Selima Optique) and Stirling Barrett (KREWE), will each offer a limited edition sunglass design, with a portion of the proceeds collectively benefiting Bring Change to Mind. The designs were debuted at
The Loft Eyewear Show in New York on March 14, 2024.
By Staff
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 12:18 AM
SAN RAMON, Calif.—
CooperVision announced that its initiative that bridges myopia management access disparities among under-resourced children in the U.S. is underway. The program, now officially named “Generation Sight,” signifies a transformative commitment to enhancing the vision health of both children and their communities. The first children in Boston and Chicago have been successfully enrolled and are currently undergoing treatment, marking a milestone in the initial stages of the program’s implementation, according to the announcement from the company.
By Staff
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 12:15 AM
DELRAY BEACH, Fla.—
Now Optics, parent company of eyecare retail brand
Stanton Optical, has announced its partnership with Scout Onward, a leading athlete search agency, to recruit talented executive team members from sporting backgrounds. This partnership is supported by growing recruitment trends that show many former student and elite athletes finding success in business leadership and entrepreneurship, Now Optics said in a release. Athletes’ skills, including the ability to work in teams, a strong work ethic and collaborative principles contribute to this success.
By Staff
Monday, March 18, 2024 4:00 PM
NEW YORK—The Opticians Association of America (OAA), and the National Federation of Opticianry Schools (NFOS), have completed a merger, with continuing funding provided by the American Board of Opticianry & National Contact Lens Examiners (ABO & NCLE) that has created a model opticianry association representing over 80,000 opticians and contact lens professionals throughout North America, according to a statement from the three organizations. OAA has proudly been committed to promoting a professional stature of opticianry through leadership education and communication since 1925, and NFOS has been dedicated to facilitating the development of formal educational programs, upgrading the standards of opticianry education, and working for uniformity of opticianry education since 1999.
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By Staff
Monday, March 18, 2024 3:48 PM
The internet has long provided answers—of varying accuracy—to patients’ many health-related queries, and now artificial intelligence models like ChatGPT are in the mix too. How good is this information, though? New research published in
Ophthalmology Science suggests it has potential.1 Researchers assessed the quality, safety and empathy of responses to common questions from retina patients by human experts, by AI and by AI responses edited by human experts. They concluded that clinical settings might make good use of AI responses.
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By Staff
Monday, March 18, 2024 2:20 PM
Despite other areas seeing a decline in population, Florida is home to five of the nations’ fastest growing metropolitical statistical areas. A
new report from the U.S. Census Bureau finds this is part of a growing trend of Americans flocking to the southern areas of the U.S. The southern part of the U.S. is home to 10 of the fastest growing metro areas between 2022 and 2023.
In January 2023,
VMAIL reported that the U.S. was seeing a surge in population despite falling birth rates globally.
Areas in Florida that are seeing the largest population increases include, Wildwood-The Villages, recently named the nation's fastest growing metro area, saw its population rise by 5 percent to 151,565. It was followed by Lakeland Winter Haven, which saw growth of 4 percent and Ocala and Port St. Lucie, which had a population increase of more than 3 percent.
Sixty-two percent of counties, up from 60 percent in 2022, experienced positive net domestic migration in 2023, according to the
U.S. Census Bureau.
Experts believe there are several factors contributing to the surge in growth in the southern U.S., including an increase in net domestic migration. In Texas, a natural increase and positive net migration drove population growth.
In the Dallas-Fort Worth region, growth was driven by both domestic and international migration, along with more births than deaths.
By Staff
Monday, March 18, 2024 2:00 PM
The government is attempting to strip 170 million Americans of their Constitutional right to free expression. This will damage millions of businesses, deny artists an audience, and destroy the livelihoods of countless creators across the country.
By Staff
Monday, March 18, 2024 1:46 PM
The 2024 Netherlands Contact Lens Congress (NCC) theme was “Future Generation,” complementing CooperVision’s dynamic scientific program at the event. CooperVision and its research partners presented multiple papers that seek to advance the eyecare category, with high clinical relevance for eyecare professionals worldwide.
By Staff
Monday, March 18, 2024 1:39 PM
The
vernal equinox has arrived here in the Northern Hemisphere, officially ushering in the start of Spring. Head over to
Time for a quick refresh on what to know.
By Staff
Monday, March 18, 2024 7:59 AM
Symptoms of long COVID are becoming more common among Americans. The CDC says 6.8% of Americans recently reported having long COVID symptoms, and 17.6% say they’ve had long COVID at some point, according to the federal health agency's most recent Household Pulse Survey.
By Staff
Sunday, March 17, 2024 10:30 AM
NEW YORK—The
Opticians Association of America (OAA), and the
National Federation of Opticianry Schools (NFOS), have completed a merger, with continuing funding provided by the
American Board of Opticianry & National Contact Lens Examiners (ABO & NCLE) that has created a model opticianry association representing over 80,000 opticians and contact lens professionals throughout North America, according to a statement from the three organizations. OAA has proudly been committed to promoting a professional stature of opticianry through leadership education and communication since 1925, and NFOS has been dedicated to facilitating the development of formal educational programs, upgrading the standards of opticianry education, and working for uniformity of opticianry education since 1999.