Eyes On Dry Eye Reports New Attendance Record for its Three-Day Virtual Event

SAN DIEGO—Eyes On Eyecare reported that its recently concluded Eyes On Dry Eye three-day educational summit, held from March 4-6, was the largest virtual dry eye-focused event Read more.

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SUNY College of Optometry Receives $2 Million+ NIH Research Project Grant to Support Research into Retinal Regeneration

NEW YORK—SUNY College of Optometry’s Dr. Stefanie Wohl received a highly-competitive $2 million grant from the National Eye Institute (NEI), which falls under the Institutes of Health Read more.

Show Organizers Release Details on Opening Night Party and other Special Events Planned for Vision Expo East 2022

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The Vision Council and RX, co-organizers of Vision Expo, today share details on the opening night party and other special events planned for Read more.

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The National Average for Gross Revenue at ECP Locations Decreased for the Week of March 7-13, Jobson’s Latest Practice Performance Tracker Shows

Sanitizing Mitt Keeps Optical Offices and Stores Germ Free

Women In Optometry: OD Tackles Inspection Hurdles and COVID Delays to Open Private Practice

Feeling Numb? You're Not Alone

Safilo Group Reports Global Top Line Year-End 2021 Sales Reach €970 Million, Cites Strong North America Performance

Mido Organizers Anticipate 630 Exhibitors From 45 Countries at its Upcoming In-Person Show, April 30 to May 2

Morel Debuts Sun Collection With (RED)

When In-Person Care Trumps Telehealth

ECPs Still Facing Staffing and Some Supply Chain Challenges, Wave 29 of Jobson's Latest ECP Coronavirus Survey Reports

The National Average for Gross Revenue at ECP Locations Decreased for the Week of Feb. 28-March 6, Jobson’s Latest Practice Performance Tracker Shows

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Arch Crown Releases Op-Tag and Label 2022 Catalog

Product: Arch Crown Releases Op-Tag and Label 2022 Catalog
Top Line: Arch Crown’s new 40-page catalog features over 100 styles of stock, pre-printed and custom printed Op-Tags and labels including a full-line of bar code technology products.
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• Custom thermal transfer tags with crisp reproduction of logo, pricing, and description, with or without bar code.
• New DT396 direct thermal polypropylene tags are available in eight colors with adhesive-free shanks. No ribbons are
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L’Amy America Launches Two New T.L.G. Models

Quick Take: L’Amy America’s proprietary house brand T.L.G. is launching two new optical models: NU057 and NU061.
Specifics: Both frames are thin, combination designs with beta titanium temples and compressed acetate fronts. NU057 is available in crystal/gold, trans grey/silver and brown stripe/brown. NU061 is available in crystal/silver, brown horn/gunmetal and grey horn/light gunmetal.
Selling Point: T.L.G. frames are lightweight, comfortable and perfect for men who love techy design details.
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Sanitizing Mitt Keeps Optical Offices and Stores Germ Free

Product: Fend Wellness Antibacterial Hand Wipe Mitts
Top Line: Wearable hand, multi-use wipes provide a protective liner between you and all surfaces that come in contact with your hands.
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• Kills 99.9 percent of germs
• 75 percent alcohol solution applied to mitts
• Protective blue plastic inner liner protects hands from contact with germs surfaces
• Full hand coverage
• One size fits all
• Resealable pouch keeps mitts moist
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Beer, a Key Ingredient in Many St. Patrick’s Day Celebrations

More than half (54 percent) of U.S. consumers plan to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day this year, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF). Here is Read more.

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CooperVision Specialty EyeCare Names Tony Sommer as General Manager, Americas

SAN RAMON, Calif.—CooperVision Specialty EyeCare has appointed Tony Sommer Jr. as general manager, Americas. Sommer will lead the organization’s continued growth and projected category expansion across the U.S., Canada and Latin America, beginning this April, according to a CooperVision announcement this week. Sommer—who has two decades of industry-related experience—most recently served as senior vice president of sales and marketing for Visioneering Technologies Inc., where he led strategic planning and commercial operations for the company’s contact lens portfolio. Read More

Women In Optometry: OD Tackles Inspection Hurdles and COVID Delays to Open Private Practice

Celesta Ferreira, OD, was raised by hardworking, entrepreneurial parents, who taught her at a young age about management quirks and realities. Not surprisingly, her end goal was to own her own business, and that idea only grew as she attained her optometry degree. A native Texan and family-oriented person, she had a few items on her location checklist. First, the spot had to be up-and-coming with promised growth opportunities. “The practice should be located in a place where people of all ages and multi-generational families resided—a neighborhood that was primarily occupied by schools and residential areas,” she says.

Lapo Elkann Puts a Stop to Distribution of Italia Independent Brands in Russia

Lapo Elkann, founder and chairman of Italia Independent, has chosen to express his full and total solidarity with the people of Ukraine, imposing the immediate suspension of Russian distribution of his brands: Italia Independent, Laps, CR7 eyewear and Hublot. Read more.