Eye News At a Glance- Week of August 17 Good Works New Eyes for the Needy 549 Millburn, PO Box 332, Short Hills, NY 07078. Accepts scrap metal frames in any condition, unbroken plastic framed glasses, non-prescription sunglasses, any precious metal scrap like broken jewelry and monetary donations. In Canada send glasses to The Low Vision … [Read more...]

Good Works Caribbean Council for the Blind meets in St. Kitts SKNVibes.com - Basseterre,St. Kitts and Nevis The CCB is a non-profit entity consisting of 29 member organisations from across ... and submitted a four-year degree in Optometry to be made available to ... MedWorks fair thrills patients, volunteer medical personnel; a ... The … [Read more...]

Eye and Vision News for the Week Starting August 3, 2009 Good Works Sights set on helping those in need Peace Arch News -Ocean Park optician Beth Faester has an eye for helping impoverished Guatemalans see better. She's collecting glasses she hopes to help distribute next ... Optometrist helps children in Ethiopia Mansfield … [Read more...]

Vision, Eye Health and Health News for week of July 27, 2009 Optometry Local optometrist's photographs to go on display at museum Big Spring Herald - Big Spring,TX,USA Heritage Museum Director Nancy Raney looks over some photographs taken by local optometrist Dr. Don McGonagill. An exhibit of his photogrpahy, “Through the ... Local … [Read more...]

Optical Vendors Corning Inc. mum on subject of electronic text readers Elmira Star-Gazette - Elmira,NY,USA Three weeks earlier, on May 4, the Fortune 500 company announced an agreement to supply green lasers to Microvision for use in accessories that can turn ... See all stories on this topic Carl Zeiss Lenses Used On Moon | PhotographyBLOG … [Read more...]

We have mentioned so many of our optical blogsphere friends and the trade press but one of our favorites who we have neglected is Eye Overheard.  A great site for fun and creative stuff- and we have to go on their site as least 1x a day, to keep up! Witty, irreverent, with some interesting insightful articles. So check them out- we think you will … [Read more...]

Opticians and Optometrists Optician's Office Burglarized In Hartford Hartford Courant - United States HARTFORD - Police said they are investigating an overnight break-in at an optician's office during which burglars stole eyeglasses and sunglasses. ... “Buying Local” is a One-Stop Shop at North Hills Metro Magazine - … [Read more...]

Opticians-Optometrists in the News  Abstract art raises money for charity Your Local Guardian - England,UK-Mital Patel, who by day is an optometrist, will be the first to showcase his work at Kalula Cafe in the Wellington pub, Walton. The venue is committed to . Optician Ironman Team: Optician Team picks up more support By Chris Bennett … [Read more...]

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md.—After months of heated debate amongst the optometric community, the American Optometric Association’s House of Delegates voted for board certification during its annual meeting here today, capping off one of the most controversial and significant decisions for the profession in decades. The final verbiage is subject to … [Read more...]

Can you barter for health care? : Thrifty Mommy - Time and Money ... By Jennifer Chait  In fact, Viking is currently working on a barter for employee health care coverage. Wow. It may seem nutty but CNN points out that “Business owners with an eye toward cutting costs are increasingly viewing bartering as a viable option Legal Eye Exam … [Read more...]

We receive so much information- here at The Optical Vision Site- and in our striving to become your number one resource for all things optical, we have started this new weekly post, with all the eye, vision, optical people  in the news updates at a glance. (Well not all- it's alot of information) 3 O's In The News Kevin Niksarli, MD of … [Read more...]