Three Things to Know about ERG/VEP: A Corporate Affiliate’s Perspective By – Eric Botts, OD Walmart Vision Center, Macomb, IL Introduction: I have been a part of the Walmart and Sam’s Club optical community since 1992. I now have three Walmart Visions Centers in Illinois and Iowa, and I owe part of my success to […]
Essilor of America Appoints Dr. Millicent Knight to Lead Customer Development Group Essilor of America announces that Millicent “Millie” Knight, OD, FAAO, FAARM, will be joining the company as Senior Vice President, Customer Development Group and member of the leadership team, reporting to Rick Gadd, incoming President, Essilor of America. In this role, Dr. […]
HOYA Corporation announces a new product launch: MyoSmart with D.I.M.S. Technology to reduce myopia progression in myopic children and teenagers Clinical research shows children wearing the lenses have significantly less myopia progression as compared with those wearing the single-vision lenses. HOYA Corporation, a key player in the global market for ophthalmic lenses, is proud to […]
ASCO was represented at the Summer Council Meeting of the Interprofessional Education Collaborative (IPEC) by Dawn Mancuso, Executive Director, and Linda Casser, Chair of ASCO’s Interprofessional Education and Collaborative Practice Committee. IPEC’s mission is to ensure that new and current health professionals are proficient in the competencies essential for patient-centered, community- and population-oriented interprofessional collaborative […]
At this year’s American Optometric Association Annual Meeting in Denver, your Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry (ASCO) was everywhere. The list of ASCO groups that met in Denver is impressive: the Chief Academic Officers, the Student Affairs Officers, the Board of Directors, the Interprofessional Education Committee, our corporate partners, the Government Affairs Committee, […]
LOW VISION EDUCATORS Met: July 14 – 16, 2018 Chair(s): Rebecca Marinoff (SUNY) Discussion Topics/Actions: Participants discussed guidelines/competencies related to the low vision clinical experience, the Low Vision iBook, Low vision clubs, and low vision content on the NBEO exam. Actions: Participants formed a task force to continue working on guidelines/competencies related to the low […]
LasikPlus is proud to announce the growth of the LasikPlus Cares program, which supports the humanitarian efforts of charities throughout the United States and other countries. Through this program, we have launched relationships with our global partner, RestoringVision, as well as many local charities personally selected by our LasikPlus Vision Center teams. The LasikPlus Vision […]
