Senior leadership from Walmart & Sam’s Club Health & Wellness judged the company’s 2014 Project Foresight contest in Philadelphia, Pa., in June, choosing the following winners: • First place and $15,000 scholarship: Jeremy Chartash and Jay Harrelson, NOVA Southeastern University College of Optometry • Second place and $5,000 scholarship: Alexander Martin and Faustino Santiago, New […]
The Student Optometric Leadership Network (SOLN) presented the Western University of Health Sciences College of Optometry with the 2014 Preston Cup Award in June at its annual meeting, which is sponsored by VSP Vision Care. Each year, the Preston Cup recognizes excellence and leadership from among the 21 private-practice clubs from the schools and colleges […]
Eye Check from Volk Optical is an electronic handheld device that helps practitioners screen and document ocular characteristics for contact lens fitting and general diagnostic purposes. It performs a number of key measurements, including pupil diameter, horizontal visible iris diameter, interpupillary distance, margin reflex distance, pupil eccentricity and strabismus angle. The real-time, objective results enable […]
Over the past few years, International Vision Expo has worked with schools and affiliated student groups to create and grow a valuable optometry student program. As this program expands to encompass alumni and young optometrists, The Vision Council is committed to dedicating more focus on this effort. Kristen Reynolds’ role has transitioned from Trade Show […]
To help eyecare professionals educate patients about the causes and effects of UV exposure and steps they can take to help protect their eyes from harmful UV rays, The Vision Care Institute, part of the Johnson & Johnson Family of Companies, has launched a new educational resource, The Vision Care Institute UV Protection App. Practitioners […]
Bausch + Lomb received marketing clearance for Biotrue ONEday for Presbyopia (nesofilcon A) soft (hydrophilic) contact lenses, the first daily disposable multifocal contact lenses from the Biotrue ONEday family of products. The company notes that the new lenses feature the next-generation 3-Zone Progressive design as well as the bio-inspired HyperGel material to provide comfortable vision […]
The FDA approved Allergan’s sustained-release dexamethasone intravitreal implant 0.7 mg (Ozurdex) as a new treatment option for diabetic macular edema in adult patients who have an artificial lens implant (pseudophakic) or who are scheduled for cataract surgery (phakic). Approval of Ozurdex for this indication is based on the MEAD (Macular Edema: Assessment of Implantable Dexamethasone […]
Dave Sattler will retire from Alcon in August, after 28 years of service. His most recent role with the company had been overseeing academic development for U.S. Vision Care as Director of Professional Relations. During the Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO) Corporate Contributors Breakfast in Philadelphia in June, the Association recognized and […]
Joelle Vega, who has more than 20 years of experience working in the medical device industry, has been appointed President of Accutome. Most recently, Vega was General Manager of Global Vascular Therapies at Edwards Lifesciences. She had also held the positions of VP of U.S. Sales and VP of Sales, Global Marketing and Strategy for […]
Since 2008, the Essilor Vision Foundation, the non-profit arm of Essilor of America, has provided 193,000 vision screenings, dispensed 58,000 pairs of glasses and performed more than 65,000 eye exams for youth across the country. In its sixth year of operation, the foundation aims to screen an additional 75,000 children and dispense more than 37,000 […]
