May is Healthy Vision Month (HVM), a national eye health observance established by the National Eye Institute (NEI) in May 2003. NEI is one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services . Healthy Vision Month is designed to elevate vision as a health priority for the Nation. Millions of … [Read more...]
By now you have heard of Warby Parket, Tom's Glasses, Solo Eyewear and the 20 other online companies that have a give back business model. You can like in several forums we know, scream, rant and rave or you can join forces with other companies or organizations to offer your own 'Social Good' Program such as Seeing Eye to Eye with Optometry … [Read more...]
The Opticians Association of America (OAA) is pleased to announce that Diane Charles, HFOAA of Shoreline, Washington has been named OAA’s State Leader of the Year. Presented annually at the Opticians Association of America’s Leadership Conference, the award represents the highest honor the association can bestow upon an individual. The … [Read more...]
Roselle, IL – In recognition of the rising demand for readers and the launch of their proprietary Readerwear Collection, Modern Optical International has designated February as Reader Month To celebrate the debut of this new line, Modern Optical is offering special introductory pricing in February. Customers can buy 6 assorted Styles at a … [Read more...]
As part of February’s Age-related Macular Degeneration Awareness Month, Prevent Blindness America wants to educate the public on what foods can benefit the eyes as well as what foods to avoid. Prevent Blindness America also offers a free, dedicated website at preventblindness.org/AMD that provides information on risk factors, symptoms, types of … [Read more...]
Cathy and I always angst at the end of the year on where to place our charitable donation. We wait until the end of the year as we donate 10% of our annual income from this blog and our sister site www.opticalvisionresources.com. Vision Care would seem to be the obvious choice but because there are so many other needs it is makes it hard to … [Read more...]
I was sorry to read that Jay Jay French's 18 year old daughter Samantha suffers from the debilitating eye disease, Uveitis. The good news is because of his daughter's condition, Jay Jay French has been an outspoken voice for the uveitis awareness cause for a few years now. "When my daughter was six, she had a routine eye exam at school … [Read more...]
Both Shirley and I are big on Giving Back. This story of Massachusetts Optometrist, Dr. Irvin Fradkin demonstrates how the power of one person can launch a national program. All he did was ask for a $1 donation to help send people to school. 'Fifty years ago, an optometrist from Massachusetts launched a campaign in his hometown of Fall River, … [Read more...]
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...]
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...]
The safest and healthiest way to Trick or Treat on Halloween is to have a Sight Night sponsored by OneSight. Instead of trick or treating for candy, you trick or treat for used glasses to donate. Glasses collected during Sight Night are recycled and hand-delivered to adults and children in need in developing countries during OneSight Global … [Read more...]
October 13 is World Sight Day and many businesses, media and eyecare professionals both retail and wholesale are partipating in this important global event. Just a snapshot of what comes up on google search for World Sight Day 2011. Google search 19,300, 000 Results so this is huge. The following came up pages 1-3 on google. These are only a few … [Read more...]
As many of you know, Prevent Blindness America, the nation’s oldest volunteer eye health and safety organization, has declared October as Home Eye Safety Awareness Month in an effort to urge the public to take extra care in protecting their eyes in order to avoid painful and potentially blinding eye accidents. We know there are a lot of DIY … [Read more...]
Dear Optical Vision Site Readers, Hello! I wrote a short paper for your blog this past July during which time I was in Orissa India through the program Unite for Sight. I was there to volunteer at the Kalinga Eye Hospital, located in Dhenkanal, for the entire month of July. Now that I am back and settled again, I thought I could write about my … [Read more...]
It just came across our Google Alerts, another online eyewear company has started a Give Back program with New Eyes for the Needy. Classic Specs has developed a limited Edition series of 5 frames of which $100 of each purchase will be donated to New Eyes For The Needy. (If you want to view a list of other companies that are promoting a give back … [Read more...]
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