LAS VEGAS—Get the up close and personal view of Vision Expo West brought to you by the editors of Vision Monday, highlighting what was happening on the show floor—ranging from sessions on the latest business trends to product launches and press conferences.
Swing Fore Sight Golf Tourney
Hugh Parry, president and CEO, Prevent Blindness, and Richard Sanchez, Visibility Management, LLC, at the start of the 2016 Prevent Blindness Swing Fore Sight golf event held in conjunction with Vision Expo West.
Swing Fore Sight Golf Tourney
The Ninth Annual Prevent Blindness Swing Fore Sight Golf Tournament was held on Sept. 14, at the Spanish Trail Country Club, Las Vegas. All proceeds from the event go to support the sight-saving programs and services of Prevent Blindness.
Swing Fore Sight Golf Tourney
US Vision’s Susan Ludwick and Hilco’s Bob Rymeski get ready to hit the links at the 2016 Prevent Blindness Swing Fore Sight golf event.
Swing Fore Sight Golf Tourney
Richard Sanchez and Chuck Williamson of Visibility Management get ready to hit the links for the Swing Fore Sight golf event. Transitions served once again as the event’s gold sponsor. Additional sponsors included 1-800 Contacts, Allure Eyewear, The Block Business Group, Charmant Group, Essilor, Essilor Labs, Healthe, Hilco, Jobson Interactive, Jobson Medical Information, Kenmark, Korrect Optical, National Association of Vision Care Plans, OCuSOFT, Premium Vision, Reed Exhibitions, Satisloh, Shamir, Shepherd Eye Center, Spectera, Visibility Management, Vision-Ease Worldwide, The Vision Council, VSP Global, WestGroupe and Zyloware.
Swing Fore Sight Golf Tourney
2016 Prevent Blindness Swing Fore Sight committee member Claudine Williams, VITRIS Eyewear USA/CANADA, runs the 19th hole sideboard contest.
Pop Up Talks With VM and 20/20
Vision Monday’s Mary Kane (l) and Jamie Wilson talked about independent ECPs and the “shop small” trend during the first ever pop-up talk for Vision Expo. The fast-paced, interactive talks were held in the Galleria Lounge and the Learning Lounge throughout the show.
Pop Up Talks With VM and 20/20
Vision Monday’s Jamie Wilson and Mary Kane hold up covers from the two-part series titled Optical on Main Street, which analyzed the trend of shopping local with independent ECPs.
Pop Up Talks With VM and 20/20
20/20 Magazine’s James Spina educated the audience in the Galleria Lounge about how the publication spots trends, in his Pop-Up Talk titled “20/20’s TrendSETTING—Don’t Just Follow Fashion…Set It.” Spina was able to get audience members to describe certain frames as if they were “selling” specific product to a customer and he gave out eyewear as a reward to ECPs for participating.
Pop Up Talks With VM and 20/20
(L to R) Scott Shapiro, State Optical, 20/20’s Jillian Urcelay, Victoria Garcia and James Spina, Nicolas Roseillier, De Rigo REM and 20/20’s Christine Yeh at 20/20’s Pop-Up Talk which educated attendees about the latest trends in eyewear.
OWA Girl Bosses Workshop and Luncheon
The sold out Connection Series event, Girl Bosses, Optical Industry Entrepreneurs, featured a distinguished panel of “girl bosses.” (L to R) Moderator, Christie Walker, panelists Dr. Ann Rea Miller, Coco and Breezy, Corrine McCormack, Jessica Butler and Kristin Ellsworth.
OWA Girl Bosses Workshop and Luncheon
Linda Chous, OD, United Healthcare and Essilor of America’s Holly Gillentine and Sherianne James share a moment at the OWA workshop.
OWA Girl Bosses Workshop and Luncheon
Lori Lippiatt (l), OD, and Maureen Cavanagh (r) of the OWA thank Steve Baker and Ed Buffington for becoming the first OWA Individual Contributors, a new designation of OWA supporters.
Essilor Luncheon on AR
Essilor’s Bill Markham educates the audience about the advantages of Crizal AR.
Visionaries Toast to Think About Your Eyes
The Think About Your Eyes mascots were front and center at the Visionaries Toast held in the Galleria Lounge to celebrate the success of TAYE in raising awareness about the importance of annual eye exams.
Visionaries Toast to Think About Your Eyes
Coco and Breezy were guest DJs at the event, providing a musical background for the celebration.
Visionaries Toast to Think About Your Eyes
(L to R) Laetitia Sainz and Jean Philippe Assuied, Advanced Vision, share a toast to the Visionaries in the Coco Song booth inside the Galleria Lounge, along with Sylvia Paasch-Oberstein, Madeline Lindner, Harry Lindner, Lewis Weiss and Supatra Brown, all with Poets Eyewear.
Corporate Optometry Reports Meeting
Enjoying lunch at the Corporate Optometry Reports (COR) Meeting are (l to r) Walmart’s Ericka Thumbutu, Chelsea Caldwell-Thomas, Rob Yarnell, Tabitha Watkins and David Owens.
Corporate Optometry Reports Meeting
(L to R) Alcon’s Sarah Major and Alcon Vision Care’s Lindsay Proctor, lunch with Costco’s Denise Mogil and Alcon Vision Care’s Nadine Helal at the COR meeting.
Corporate Optometry Reports Meeting
Alcon’s Carl Spear, OD, makes a presentation to the COR attendees.
Corporate Optometry Reports Meeting
(L to R) Eyecare Associates’ Sam Bridges lunches with Alcon’s Steven Rubin, Harrison Weber and Justin Hale before the start of COR.
Corporate Optometry Reports Meeting
(L to R) April Jasper, OD, FAAO, Alcon’s Dennis Kane and Alcon Vision Care’s Brent Cavender at the COR luncheon.
Corporate Optometry Reports Meeting
(L to R) Attending COR were Ben Hancock, Methodist University, Wally Lovejoy, Lovejoy Eyecare Consulting and Alcon’s Carl Spear, OD.
Corporate Optometry Reports Meeting
(L to R) Russell Rubac, Alcon, Priti Patel, National Vision and Alcon’s Steve Reinhart, OD, catch up before the start of the presentations.
Corporate Optometry Reports Meeting
Alcon’s Rick Weisbarth addressed the COR crowd.
Corporate Optometry Reports Meeting
Review of Optometric Business’ Mark Wright, OD, (l) visits with faculty member Sam Quintero, OD, University of Houston College of Optometry.
Corporate Optometry Reports Meeting
Presenters Quy Nguyen, the SUNY College of Optometry (l) and Alcon’s Carl Spear, OD, MBA, FAOO.
Opti-Port SPARK
Jim Edwards of Opti-Port (l) welcomes best-selling author Scott McKain to the group’s SPARK. McKain, author of the business book “When ‘Great’ Isn’t Good Enough to Grow Your Business,” advised attendees about developing “four cornerstones of distinction” that help optical retailers set their business apart.
Review of Optometric Business Lunch 'N Learn
At the Review of Optometric Business Lunch ‘N Learn session, sponsored by CareCredit and VSP, were (l to r) Heather Revens, CareCredit; Jeff Gordon, VSP Global; speaker Sharon Carter; Mark Wright, OD, Pathways to Success; and CareCredit’s Amber Jacquez and Randy Baldwin.
Review of Optometric Business Lunch 'N Learn
Review of Optometric Business’ Roger Mummert kicks off the program.
Review of Optometric Business Lunch 'N Learn
Mark Wright, OD made his presentation about delivering value and growing the patient base.
Review of Optometric Business Lunch 'N Learn
Speaker Sharon Carter makes her presentation at the Lunch 'N Learn titled Grow and Retain Your Patient Base By Communicating a Value Message.
Silhouette Luncheon Presents the Atelier Collection
Arnold Schmied, Silhouette International co-owner presenting the Atelier collection during their luncheon in the Venetian Suites.
Silhouette Luncheon Presents the Atelier Collection
Models wear frames from the Silhouette Atelier collection which is debuting in the American market for the first time during the Silhouette luncheon in the Venetian Suites.
CooperVision’s Breakfast Roundtable
At CooperVision’s Eye Care Best Practices’ breakfast roundtable, (l to r) Brooke Messer, OD, a professional affairs consultant for CooperVision, moderates a discussion with Steven Wilson, OD, and Ami Ranani, OD.
CooperVision’s Breakfast Roundtable
Among the optometrists participating in the breakfast roundtable are Karen Perry, OD, FAAO, and Mark Perry, OD, of Orlando.
CooperVision’s Breakfast Roundtable
CooperVision’s Simon Seshadri teamed with Brooke Messer, OD, to moderate the breakfast panel discussion featuring six of CooperVision’s Best Practice honorees for 2016.
Celebrating "Uncle" Frank Fontana, OD
Celebrating "Uncle" Frank Fontana's retirement at a dinner were (l to r) Bob Colucci, Essilor; Santinelli's Gerard Santinelli and Barbara Wagner; Dave Chute; and Jobson's Marc Ferrara.
Vision Choice Awards
Melissa Ashley (c) of Reed Exhibitions presents the first place Vision Choice Awards plaque to Emoji Eyewear’s (l to r) Benno Gassler, Alvaro Sanchez, David Gutierrez and Javier Sanz.
Vision Choice Awards
Davette Fournier (l), designer of Davette’s Lunettes, receives the second place Vision Choice Awards plaque from Reed Exhibitions’ Melissa Ashley.
Vision Choice Awards
Melissa Ashley (r), Reed Exhibitions presents the third place Vision Choice Awards plaque to Ian Rubenstein, owner of Specs of Wood.
Barry Santini Honored as Optician of the Year
Samuel E. Johnson, left, of the Society to Advance Opticianry, presents Barry Santini with the group’s 2016 Ophthalmic Optician of the Year award.
Barry Santini Honored as Optician of the Year
Barry Santini addresses the Society to Advance Opticianry after receiving the organizations 2016 Ophthalmic Optician of the Year award.