By Staff
Tuesday, August 11, 2020 12:24 AM
NEW YORK—Tomorrow's Aug. 12 EYE2EYE Coffee Talk session will enable attendees to "Listen In To Tomorrow," and learn from several #Luminaries, four of Vision Monday's 2020 Most Influential Women in Optical honorees. Marge Axelrad, SVP and editorial director at
Vision Monday will moderate a chat with a few of this year's Rising Stars, Innovators and Modern Mentors.
By Staff
Friday, August 7, 2020 12:15 AM
NEW YORK—In these unprecedented times, Jobson continues to salute the industry's health care workers, especially ECPs, for continuing to provide essential eyecare during the COVID-19 pandemic. This week we salute three more Eyecare Heroes in our online gallery located at the
Eyecare Heroes site. Dr. Arlene E. Schwartz, optometrist in
Forest Hills, New York, Dr. Sophia Visanji,
Optyx in New York City, and Kathy Bero, sales consultant for
ClearVision Optical in Menominee, Mich. ECPs in the Gallery were selected from among the nominations submitted by readers of Vision Monday and 20/20.
By Staff
Friday, July 31, 2020 12:15 AM
NEW YORK—In these unprecedented times, Jobson continues to salute the industry's health care workers, especially ECPs, for continuing to provide essential eyecare during the Covid-19 pandemic. This week we salute three more Eyecare Heroes in our online gallery located at the Eyecare Heroes
site. Dr. Naheed Kassam,
The Eye Center, Steve Davis,
Omega Optical and Dr. Stephanie Tong,
Provision Eyecare Center. ECPs in the Gallery were selected from among the nominations submitted by readers of
Vision Monday and
20/20.
By Staff
Friday, July 24, 2020 12:15 AM
CINCINNATI—
Super Optical has been selected for the 2020 Best of Cincinnati Award in the Optical Goods category by the Cincinnati Award Program. Each year, the Cincinnati Award Program identifies companies that have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and our community. These exceptional companies help make the Cincinnati area a great place to live, work and play.
By Staff
Thursday, July 23, 2020 12:18 AM
NEW YORK—In these unprecedented times, Jobson continues to salute the industry's health care workers, especially ECPs, for continuing to provide essential eyecare during the Covid-19 pandemic. Last week, Jobson began featuring some of these special heroes in an online gallery located on our
Eyecare Heroes site. This week we salute three more Eyecare Heroes:
Dr. Jarrett Johnson, Primary Eye Care, New Orleans, LA; Tarrence Lackran, director of Partnerships & Programs,
The Vision Council, Alexandria, VA; and Dr. Jennifer Chinn, co-owner,
Dr. Chinn’s Vision Care, San Diego, CA.
By Staff
Wednesday, July 22, 2020 12:18 AM
RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif.—
VSP Global and the
National Optometric Association (NOA) announced the recipients of the 2020 Dr. Marvin R. Poston Leadership Award. The eponymous award is named in celebration of the late Dr. Poston, an icon in the field of optometry and the only Black co-founding member of VSP. The award recognizes outstanding optometry students in each cohort who uphold Dr. Poston’s commitment to leadership, service and diversity. Award recipients receive a $4,000 scholarship toward their education.
By Staff
Monday, July 20, 2020 12:21 AM
SAN RAMON, Calif.—In support of the education of future eyecare professionals,
CooperVision and the
National Optometric Association (NOA) have awarded three $1,000 scholarships to exceptional optometry students with a high interest in contact lenses.
By Staff
Monday, July 20, 2020 12:18 AM
CHICAGO—
Prevent Blindness has announced that two new members have been elected to its board of directors. They are Mitchell V. Brinks, MD, co-director International Ophthalmology, medical director for Domestic Outreach, and assistant professor of Ophthalmology at the
Casey Eye Institute at Oregon Health & Science University; and Michelle Skinner, chief network officer of
VSP Global. The vote to elect Brinks and Skinner was held on July 14 at the Prevent Blindness Summer Board Meeting, according to the announcement from Prevent Blindness.
By Staff
Friday, July 17, 2020 12:21 AM
CHICAGO—
Prevent Blindness, the nation’s oldest volunteer eye health and safety organization, held the 9th annual
Prevent Blindness Focus on Eye Health National Summit as a virtual event on July 15, 2020. This year’s Summit included a variety of presentations and discussions related to the theme, "An Eye to the Future” with more than 1,000 registered attendees.
By Staff
Thursday, July 16, 2020 12:21 AM
BOSTON, Mass.—The
New England College of Optometry has announced five additions to its Board of Trustees. The board is responsible for NECO’s educational mission and fiscal oversight. The new trustees are: Linda Bennett, OD, founder of Bennett Family Eye and former president of the Massachusetts Society of Optometrists; Katherine Coffey, OD, founder of Coffey Eye Care and former president of the Massachusetts Society of Optometrists; Alan Glazier, OD, founder of ODs on Facebook; Janet LaBreck, former Obama White House commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration and first Black commissioner for the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind; and Valarie Ricciardi, OD, practitioner with and administrator of Central Massachusetts Vision Source as well as Vision Source regional administrator.
By Staff
Wednesday, June 17, 2020 12:15 AM
CORAL SPRINGS, Fla.—
ABB Optical Group (ABB), in conjunction with
Paragon Vision Sciences, announced that it is accepting abstract submissions for the sixth annual Optometry Student Challenge.
By Staff
Wednesday, June 10, 2020 12:18 AM
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—
BrightBenefits, a recently formed ancillary benefits insurance company specializing in vision and dental, has announced a marketing partnership with professional golfer Davis Riley, winner of the Korn Ferry Tour.