By Staff
Friday, June 21, 2024 12:15 AM
ROSEMERE, Quebec—The
Ontario Association of Optometrists in Canada has recognized
Modern Optical Canada for its contributions to the Eye See Eye Learn program, which aims to detect, diagnose and treat kindergarten children with vision problems, according to an announcement from Modern Optical in Canada.
By Staff
Thursday, June 20, 2024 12:18 AM
CHICAGO—
Prevent Blindness, a nonprofit eye health and safety organization, has announced that the
16th Annual Prevent Blindness Swing Fore Sight golf outing will take place on Wed., Sept. 18, 2024, at the Bali Hai Golf Club, Las Vegas, Nev., in conjunction with
Vision Expo West.
By Staff
Friday, June 7, 2024 12:15 AM
SAN FRANCISCO—
RestoringVision, a global nonprofit provider of new reading glasses to people living in impoverished communities, has been awarded a $4 million grant from
Founders Pledge, a global nonprofit that empowers entrepreneurs to do the most good possible with their charitable giving, to address presbyopia at scale in India and Nigeria.
By Staff
Wednesday, June 5, 2024 12:15 AM
NEW YORK—
Lighthouse Guild, a nonprofit organization that provides services to those who are visually impaired, has announced that it has received a $25,000 grant from the
CTA Foundation to expand its assistive technology training.
By Staff
Monday, June 3, 2024 12:18 AM
NEW YORK—In recognition of National Eyewear Day,
Lighthouse Guild’s "EyeCare EyeWear" optical boutique is hosting Where Art Intersects Vision, an exclusive fashion-forward eyewear preview show and reception on Thursday, June 6, National Eyewear Day.
By Staff
Friday, May 3, 2024 12:15 AM
BOSTON—
20/20 Onsite, a mobile eyecare company, is partnering with Southbridge Public Schools (SPS) and the
Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts to provide comprehensive eye exams and glasses to SPS students at no cost to their families through the “Vision for Southbridge” program.
By Staff
Monday, April 29, 2024 12:24 AM
NEW YORK—This April, in honor of Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month, the
OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation is highlighting innovative programs that are globally expanding vision care access to women and empowering them to provide care in their communities.
By Staff
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 12:24 AM
CHICAGO—
Prevent Blindness, a nonprofit eye health and safety organization,
Vision Ireland, a nonprofit national sight loss agency, and the
TAD Foundation, dedicated to increasing employment for the blind and low vision community, have announced that the 2nd Annual New York Golf Classic will be held at the
Wykagyl Country Club in New Rochelle, N.Y., on Monday, May 20, 2024. Wykagyl is challenging for the expert golfer yet playable and enjoyable for the novice, and it is ranked one of the top 100 golf courses in the U.S., according to the announcement.
By Mary Kane
Friday, April 19, 2024 8:30 AM
Just how valuable are a pair of reading glasses? According to a recent study, having access to a pair of readers can make all the difference, especially if you are presbyopic and live in a part of the world with limited access to eyecare and eyewear products. This past week,
VisionSpring, a nonprofit provider of affordable eyeglasses to people in need,
BRAC, an international development organization that works with marginalized communities, and
Queen’s University Belfast released the findings of their collaborative THRIVE study, which found that a pair of reading glasses increases the earnings of people in low-income communities by 33 percent. Ella Gudwin, CEO of VisionSpring, summed it up best when she said, “THRIVE strengthens the case that it’s not about the eyeglasses—it’s about everything that comes after.”
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 will each offer a limited edition sunglass design, with a portion of the proceeds collectively benefiting Bring Change to Mind.
By Staff
Friday, March 8, 2024 12:15 AM
NEW YORK—The
Prevent Blindness Person of Vision Award gala, to be held on March 14, 2024, will honor a variety of leading professionals in the optical industry. The event will once again be held at 583 Park Avenue, New York, N.Y.
By Staff
Thursday, March 7, 2024 12:24 AM
NEW YORK—Organizers of next Friday’s Rock4Sight fundraiser are making final preparations for their last show in New York, which they said is shaping up to be the best in their long-running series of annual fundraisers at the
Hard Rock Café. The event will relocate to Orlando, Fla., in 2025, along with Vision Expo East. As with previous Rock4Sight shows, this one will benefit
ECN Purpose, a 501c3 charity dedicated to providing eye health education and connection to vision care to the underserved. Proceeds from the prior shows have been used to finance a
mobile eye health program and vision van that serves schools in Orange County, Calif.
By Staff
Friday, March 1, 2024 12:18 AM
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y.—
ClearVision Optical, in collaboration with the
Optical Women’s Association (OWA), is announcing the launch of the ClearVision-Adira Grants program to facilitate personal and professional development for women in the optical industry.
By Staff
Tuesday, February 27, 2024 12:21 AM
LONDON—The
International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness is still accepting nominations for the IAPB Young Systems Leader Awards, a new initiative designed to empower and amplify the voices of early-career professionals driving transformative change in eye health.