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March 10, 2022

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Shopko Optical Welcomes New Vice President of Information Technology and a New Regional Manager

GREEN BAY, Wis.—Shopko Optical announced they have welcomed Tod Wiederholt to its leadership team as vice president of information technology. In this position, Wiederholt Read more.

100% Names New Leadership Team to Support Eyewear Growth, Launch of Snow Collection

SAN DIEGO, Calif.—100% has announced the appointment of a new leadership team to support the company’s accelerated growth in eyewear, as well as Read more.

Show Organizers Release Schedule of Programming Planned for The Bridge at Vision Expo East 2022

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The Vision Council and RX, co-organizers of Vision Expo, announced the lineup of events scheduled to take place at The Bridge during Vision Expo East 2022 Read more.

Megatrends Shaped by the Pandemic to be Examined at Exclusive VM Leadership Summit in NYC, Now Offering Special Price Tickets for a Limited Time

AMA Statement on CDC COVID-19 Updates

Majority of Workers Who Quit a Job in 2021 Cite Low Pay, No Opportunities for Advancement and Feeling Disrespected

WHO Says COVID Boosters Needed, Reversing Previous Advice

If You've Never Had COVID, Should You Relax or Worry?

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

The Vision Council’s VisionWatch Report Shows Eyewear Sales Rebound in 2021 Along With an ‘Accelerated Shift to Online Eyewear’ Sales

Newly Announced VM Summit Speakers to Discuss Vision-Tech Convergence and New Access Points and Routes to Care

I personally will continue to wear a mask in most indoor public settings, and I urge all Americans to consider doing the same, especially in places like pharmacies, grocery stores or on public transportation—locations all of us, regardless of vaccination status or risk factors, must visit regularly.

Dr. Gerald E. Harmon, president of the American Medical Association, writing on the group’s website in the “AMA Statement on CDC COVID-19 Updates.” Harmon, a family physician in Pawleys Island, S.C., emphasized the importance of protecting the millions who remain vulnerable to COVID-19 because they are immunocompromised or too young to be vaccinated.

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SUNWEAR COLLECTION

Lanvin Launches Mother and Child Sunglasses, Campaign Starring Naomi Campbell

Quick Take: Lanvin, from Marchon Eyewear, is presenting its new Mother and Child sunglass style, modeled by Naomi Campbell in the brand’s Spring/Summer 2022 campaign.
Specifics: LNV626S is a bold, oversized rectangular frame crafted in lightweight acetate. It features the iconic Mother and Child logo on the temples in shiny gold, alongside hollowed temple tips to hold the Lanvin eyewear chain. The frame is offered in four classic colorations, including a tiger-striped acetate to
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FRAME COLLECTION

Immagine98 Debuts New X-Ide Collection

Quick Take: Immagine98 is debuting the new X-Ide optical collection.
Specifics: Styles in the new collection include: Tortuga, Aruba, Cuba, Guadalupe, Martinica, Paros and Samos. Tortuga, Aruba and Cuba are interestingly shaped frames that feature diamond coating on the end piece or brow bar underlined by contrasting shaded colors. Guadalupe has an accented squared cat eye shape. Martinica is a hexagonal frame. Paros and Samos are two metal frames with double bridges.
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ALSO NEW

Review of Optometric Business and Neurolens Present ‘A Little Goes a Long Way: The Impact of Small Prism Corrections’ Webinar

Product: “A Little Goes a Long Way: The Impact of Small Prism Corrections,” a webinar from Review of Optometric Business and Neurolens.
Top Line: Neurolens and Review of Optometric Business are presenting “A Little Goes a Long Way: The Impact of Small Prism Corrections,” a webinar, on March 15 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern time.
Close Up: Amanda Nanasy, OD, co-owner of The Eye Center of Pembroke Pines and director of its subsidiary, The Florida Institute of Sports Vision and Jenny Smith, VP of practice development
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Majority of Workers Who Quit a Job in 2021 Cite Low Pay, No Opportunities for Advancement and Feeling Disrespected

The COVID-19 pandemic set off nearly unprecedented churn in the U.S. labor market. Widespread job losses in the early months of the pandemic gave way Read more.

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

NEW YORK—The national average for gross revenue at ECP locations decreased last week, Feb. 28-March 6, at a rate of -5 index points. That places gross revenue at a level -2 index points below where it was at this point in time (Week 10) last year. However, 2022 gross revenue is above where it was for Week 10 during 2020 (5 index points) and during 2019 (11 index points), according to Jobson’s most recent Practice Performance Tracker. Read More

Review of Optometry: Spruce Up Your Practice

Focus on new additions that can set you up for further success. Although optometry has succeeded in differentiating itself via ocular disease management, contact lenses and spectacles, adding new areas of expertise can quickly invigorate your practice and create huge growth opportunities for the foreseeable future. Here, we’ll look at presbyopia, neuro-optometry and myopia management, and summarize where you can best succeed and find the area that you are most passionate about—and own it. Read More

Silmo’s Optical Design Contest 2022: Explore New Horizons

Silmo dedicates a new area of expression to design students with the Optical Design Contest 2022. The objective is to catalyze trends by stimulating and revealing the seeds that will blossom in tomorrow’s optical world. Read more.

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