ESO optician Guillaume Blanchard captured this marvellous wide-angle photo of Comet Lovejoy on 22 December 2011. Comet Lovejoy has been the talk of the astronomy community over the past few weeks. Full Story Comet Lovejoy from the VLT, Chile from Gabe Brammer on Vimeo. … [Read more...]
Effective New Health Care Insurance Laws – Eyecare
December 26, 2011 by Leave a Comment
No matter what your political views or opinions about the new health care insurance laws that have taken effect, it has to be good for the optical industry that nearly 2.5 million more young adults are getting health coverage and some of them vision insurance as well. The Obama administration says the number of young adults going without … [Read more...]
The Honeymoon is over – Jan leaves Signet Armorlite
December 26, 2011 by 3 Comments
I am an alumni of Signet Armorlite and so was very pleased and honored to be invited to attend Jan Kubiak's retirement luncheon. Jan made a short but poignant speech! She has been a Signet Armorlite employee for decades. Therefore, she has worked with many different owners and been through many changes which she spoke about. She likened the … [Read more...]
SECO Student Party Winners – Eye Love It!
October 31, 2011 by Leave a Comment
The SECO folks know how to have opti-fun. Recently, SECO 2012 ran a Student Party Contest to name the SECO Optometry Student Party and Theme. The results are in! 1st Place: Blake Dornstauder of NOVA (Southeastern University College of Optometry) with the theme "Bling Your Eyez". Whether it's … [Read more...]
Jobs Proposal and Deficit Reduction Plan
October 29, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Proposed to Congress on September 12, 2011, the jobs proposal and deficit reduction plan aims to cut the federal deficit by $3.2 trillion over the next 10 years and includes nearly $1.5 trillion in revenue provisions. Some of these provisions could potentially affect your optical business. On October 11, the Senate failed to pass the jobs … [Read more...]
Man With A Mission Interview – Eyes of Faith
October 23, 2011 by 1 Comment
I am very inspired by both Amy and Jim Schneider, founders of Eyes of Faith Optical, the hope-inspired, designer eyewear brand. Cathy and I met them both when each of our companies was just starting up a couple of years ago. We have continued to be impressed with how this company walks the talk plus they produce beautiful eyewear…Jim returned a … [Read more...]
Contact Lens Stats
October 23, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Thanks to The Vision Council for supplying so much statistical information. We are sharing some of the good news with you as the data shows the Contact Lens market rebounding, especially for the independent optical retailer. These are some highlights from the recent Statistics Committee Contact Lens Presentation by Steve Kodey for the twelve months … [Read more...]
Economic Impact of Vision Problems In The USA = $51.4 Billion/ Year
October 13, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Ellen Troyer of Biosyntrx wrote an eye-boggling Pearl, in one of her weekly newsletters. Every single one of us has the power to turn this around. Every single one of us can donate old eyeglasses, participate in Vision Walk, World Sight Day, Give Back Programs, InfantSee, Homeless, "Never doubt the power of small groups to change the world; … [Read more...]
OLA 2011 Awards of Excellence Winners
October 2, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Congratulations to our Optical Vision Site sponsors honored by the Optical Labs Association (OLA) 2011 Awards of Excellence. These prestigious awards mean that your optical peers have given the winners a major vote of confidence - OLA members determine the final Award winners: DRESS FRAMES: Zyloware Eyewear Corporation for Randy Jackson … [Read more...]
Vision Expo West 2011 – eyeNews Lenses
September 25, 2011 by 2 Comments
Just a quick couple of highlights of what we saw new and exciting at Vision Expo West 2011 regarding lenses. Free-Form Lenses and Changing Communications Technology The Free-form trend has really taken off and there was a lot of buzz about it that's for sure. In fact The Vision Council has a task force working on this category to help with … [Read more...]
Remembering 9/11- A Moment Of Silence For All Victims of Terrorism
September 8, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Sunday marks the 10th anniversary of 9/11. I would like to ask all of our readers to take a few minutes of silence to remember all victims of terrorism around the world, whether in New York, Oklahoma, UK, Indonesia and the Middle East. All victims and all nationalities. The term "terrorism" comes from French terrorisme, from Latin: 'terror', … [Read more...]
Venus Williams Sjogren’s Syndrome Treatment
September 5, 2011 by 1 Comment
I am a big tennis fan so was sad to see Venus Williams drop out of the US Open due to her battle with Sjogren's syndrome , the autoimmune disease. Miss Williams was diagnosed with Sjogren's syndrome two weeks ago - after years of being misdiagnosed with other conditions. She now suffers from fatigue, swollen joints, dry eyes, dry mouth and heavy … [Read more...]
Bess the Book Bus visits Harlem – D.C. and Atlanta Next!
August 28, 2011 by Leave a Comment
We first posted about "Bess the Book Bus" program back in 2009 and have been following reports ever since as being avid readers ourselves, Cathy and I love this program. What's not to love about it? “Eyenstein” and Bess the Book Bus Provide Free Eyecare, Eyewear and Books to Children across the country. Most recently seen at East Harlem … [Read more...]
PureSuasion Eyelash Growth Treatment Partners with Zyloware
August 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Zyloware Eyewear will be the exclusive distributor for PureSuasion Cilea Lash Growth Treatment within the Optical Eyeglass Industry. Cathy and I believe that this a great optical business alliance and new sales category opportunity so a win win for everyone. Our industry needs new categories and this is definitely one that the eyecare professional … [Read more...]
Congratulations To Top Influential Optical Women
August 8, 2011 by Leave a Comment
First we want to say Congratulations to Marge Axelrad who was honored at the Eyes on New York Anniversary Gala. An article was published in the OWA Newsletter . Marge is a founding board member of the Optical Women's Association. The UJA-Optical Division honored her in 2004 with its Lifetime Achievement Award. She is also on the national board … [Read more...]
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