Southern College of Optometry (SCO) has acquired a mobile eye exam unit from S.A.V.E. (School Advocates for Vision and Education), a nonprofit organization founded in 2008 to increase access to services for children failing to receive needed follow-up care after an in-school vision screening. Prior to the acquisition, the unit was funded by support from […]
During a reception in November, VSP Global announced the 44 recipients of the 2014 Practice Excellence Scholarships. The scholarship program awarded a total of $166,000 to 44 top-performing fourth-year optometry students attending schools and colleges in the continental United States, Puerto Rico and Canada. Criteria for receiving one of the scholarships included the student’s commitment […]
Construction of the Alfred and Sarah Rosenbloom Center on Vision and Aging at the Illinois College of Optometry (ICO) Illinois Eye Institute is nearly complete. The center was established in 2012 by former ICO president Dr. Alfred Rosenbloom and his wife, Sarah, to provide unparalleled care to the aging population and patients with visual impairment. […]
Bausch + Lomb has created and filled two new positions. As Directors of Professional Strategy, Todd Love and Dr. Jill Saxon will coordinate the company’s eyecare professional outreach efforts across the Vision Care business through a wide range of initiatives, including strengthening support of the schools and colleges of optometry across the nation. They join […]
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc. launched 1-Day Acuvue Define Brand Contact Lenses with Lacreon Technology, a new category of eye-enhancement contact lenses that accentuate natural beauty while helping to support a healthy eye. The lenses, already the number-one beauty contact lens in Asia, are now available at a limited number of independent eye doctors’ […]
In support of its latest advances in vision diagnostics, Marco has expanded its management team to include: • David Marco: CEO • David Gurvis: President • Jeff Perrye: Chief Operating Officer • Robert Kalapp: Vice President/Corporate Accounts • Jocelyn Schepsis: Vice President of Sales • Irwin Kronenberg: Director of Institutional Sales and Professional Services • […]
Topcon has unveiled its new, fully automatic TRC-NW400 Non-Mydriatic Retinal Camera. Using the TRC-NW400, operators do not need to spend time aligning, centering, focusing or capturing color retinal images because the unit automatically performs these steps once the camera is positioned in front of the eye. It also automatically travels from one eye to the […]
During its fall 2014 meeting, the ASCO Board of Directors approved funding for an Online Clinical Educators Forum (OCEF), which will allow clinical faculty from all ASCO member institutions to meet electronically to share best practices, exchange clinical teaching philosophies, and strategize around their similar clinic-related interests and challenges. A date of April 10, 2015, […]
LOW VISION EDUCATORS SIG Met: July 10-12, 2014 at Northeastern State University Oklahoma College of Optometry in Tahlequah, Okla. Chair: Dr. Tracy Matchinski Attendees: 24 attendees from 19 U.S. and two Canadian schools/colleges and a representative from the Veterans Administration Speakers/Discussion Topics: Dr. Dave Lewerenz, Dr. Swati Modi, Cathy Holden and Lynda Crouch (multidisciplinary work […]
ASCO and The Vision Care Institute, LLC, an affiliate of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc., are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2014 Starter Grants for Educational Research. Grants were awarded to the following research projects: • Impact of Computerized Classroom Test Administration on Student Performance / Dr. Gregory Fecho, Dr. Jamie Althoff […]
