By Staff
Thursday, September 16, 2021 12:27 AM
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—
Johnson & Johnson Vision, part of the Johnson & Johnson Medical Devices Companies, is announcing a collaboration with
Black Eye Care Perspective, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to redefining the color of the eyecare industry.
By Staff
Friday, September 3, 2021 12:24 AM
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The Vision Council and RX, co-organizers of Vision Expo, today shared details on the panels and discussions dedicated to diversity, equity and inclusion planned for Vision Expo West 2021, taking place September 22-25 at the Sands Expo & Convention Center in Las Vegas.
By Staff
Thursday, September 2, 2021 12:21 AM
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. and RALEIGH, N.C.—On Tuesday, October 12,
Black Eyecare Perspective will host its second annual “IMPACT HBCU- If you see it, you can be it.” The community awareness and targeted recruitment initiative is an event for families, students and educators at HBCUs (and all schools) to meet Black optometrists, learn about the diversity of the profession and how one can become a Doctor of Optometry. This event will be held virtually and is free to the public.
By Staff
Wednesday, August 11, 2021 12:18 AM
Duluth, Ga.—
National Vision Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: EYE), one of the nation’s largest optical retailers, has received two recent awards for gender diversity, according to an announcement this week.
By Staff
Tuesday, August 3, 2021 12:21 AM
NEW YORK—
Luxury Optical Holdings (LOH) has hired Tarrence Lackran for a newly created position, vice president, community relations—diversity & inclusion.
By Staff
Monday, July 26, 2021 12:24 AM
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—
The Vision Council has announced that the selection committee for the Opening Your Eyes: The Vision Council Scholarship Fund has chosen the first round of scholarship recipients.
By Staff
Friday, July 23, 2021 12:21 AM
RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif.—In continuing a commitment to increasing awareness about the optometric profession to minority communities, the
National Optometric Association (NOA), the Dr. Marvin R. Poston Foundation and
VSP Global, announced the recipients of Visioning the Future mentorship program.
By Staff
Thursday, July 1, 2021 12:24 AM
BOSTON—
New England College of Optometry (NECO) is announcing that eyewear brand
Warby Parker has expanded its first-of-its-kind scholarship at NECO, with the goal of increasing Black representation in the field of optometry. The Warby Parker Scholarship, established in the fall of 2020 to cover the tuition of two Black scholars for the College’s four-year doctor of optometry program, will now expand to provide two additional Black optometry students with a tuition-free opportunity.
By Staff
Friday, June 11, 2021 12:18 AM
NEW YORK—Last year, the
SUNY College of Optometry’s Office of Continuing Professional Education hosted a three-part Webinar Series on Race in Optometry. These webinars took a hard look at the experiences of Black optometrists as students, residents, faculty, and practitioners.
By Marge Axelrad
Monday, May 31, 2021 1:00 AM
NEW YORK—In a year of upheaval, which in the year 2020 escalated on every front, from health care, business, family, politics and culture, due to many things including a global pandemic, it became clear to many that a new awareness of inequities, access and a demand for change would bring about a new and more widespread dialogue within the optical industry and profession toward diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI).
By Staff
Monday, May 24, 2021 12:58 AM
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—In January of this year, The Vision Council launched the Open Your Eyes Scholarship Program, through the Better Vision Institute, a 501(c)(3) charity designed to support high school students in marginalized communities throughout the U.S. who have an interest in pursuing a career in the optical industry. The program will support selected students through monetary scholarships to opticianry school, paid internships and mentorships.
By Staff
Monday, May 24, 2021 12:57 AM
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. and RALEIGH, N.C—2020 and 2021 have been busy years for the members and supporters of Black EyeCare Perspective (BEP), which has raised its profile among Black eyecare professionals, prospective optometrists (students) and supporters from across the industry. Its engaged members have shared their personal professional journeys with others, and developed two signature events including: IMPACT HBCU (the first Tuesday of October) and Black EyeCare Perspective Pre-Optometry Club’s (BEPPOC) Signing Day (the last Tuesday in April). The group also has posted an Annual Report to provide transparency to the dollars and support raised and to recap its goals.