Eyecare News
Eyecare News
- OneSight Will Join Global Efforts Around World Sight Day and Plans New Nickelodeon Kids’ Partnership and Live NYC Event September 20, 2021Cincinnati, Ohio—To celebrate World Sight Day on October 14, a group of leading global vision organizations have launched the #LoveYourEyes campaign, encouraging one million people around the world to get their eyes checked by October 14. OneSight is partnering with the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness and other vision care supporters who are […]
- AOA Notes New Pandemic-Relief Funding Opportunities for Providers and a New ‘Grace Period’ for Reporting Use of Relief Funds to HHS September 20, 2021ST. LOUIS—The American Optometric Association (AOA) has informed its members that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has established a “grace period” related to reporting use of HHS provider relief funds. AOA noted that HHS “continues to encourage doctors to report use of funds by Sept. 30, 2021, for reporting period 1, however, HHS […]
- Retina Consultants of America Continues Growth by Adding Rockland Retina September 17, 2021SOUTHLAKE, Texas—Retina Consultants of America (RCA), a management services organization, has announced the addition of Rockland Retina to its growing consortium of leading retina specialists across the U.S. With the addition of Rockland Retina, which is based in New City, N.Y., RCA adds “a key partner in the New York City area and a regional […]
- Multi-Specialty Group US Eye Adds Sungate Cataract, LASIK and Vision Center to its Operating Platform September 17, 2021HILTON HEAD, S.C.—US Eye, which is backed by the investment firm Pamlico Capital, said this week that it has added Sungate Cataract, LASIK and Vision Center, one of the South Carolina Lowcountry’s leading multi-specialty ophthalmology groups, as a new partner practice.
- Visibly, RestoringVision, and NewGlobe to Provide Free Vision Tests and Rx Eyewear to Nigerian Children September 17, 2021CHICAGO—Over 5,000 people, including children, in Nigeria will receive access to vision resources free of charge through a partnership of telehealth technology company, Visibly, non-profit organization RestoringVision and NewGlobe, a developer of learning systems that works with governments to create education ecosystems.
- OWA Announces Online Auction Beginning on September 19 September 17, 2021DALLAS—The Optical Women’s Association (OWA) has announced that this year’s OWA Online Auction will begin on Sunday, September 19.
- Three From Optical Industry Named to Inc. 5000 List of Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America September 17, 2021MINNEAPOLIS—Three optical industry companies—Eyesafe, Cherry Optical, and Visionary Optics have been named to Inc. Magazine's 2021 list of the 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies in America. Eyesafe, a Minneapolis-based supplier of low blue light solutions for consumer products, was ranked #5 in the computer hardware category and #562 overall. The Inc. 5000 list recognizes the nation's leading […]
- More U.S. Companies Are Considering Surcharges for Unvaccinated Employees September 17, 2021We have reached a point in the pandemic where employers that have worked hard to make it easy for employees to get vaccinated are also considering approaches to make it more difficult for employees to remain unvaccinated.
- Majority in U.S. Says Public Health Benefits of COVID-19 Restrictions Worth the Costs, Despite Downsides September 16, 2021More than a year and a half into the coronavirus outbreak, large shares of Americans continue to see the coronavirus as a major threat to public health and the U.S. economy. And despite widespread vaccination efforts, 54 percent of U.S. adults say the worst of the outbreak is still to come, according to a new […]
- Join Us and Register Now for "Creative Disruption: Retail & Healthcare: Upended!," VM's Virtual Leadership Summit Sessions, Oct. 20 and Oct. 27 September 16, 2021NEW YORK—The 2021 Vision Monday Leadership Summit will culminate next month in two new dynamic virtual sessions in October, "Retail and Healthcare: Upended! Ripping Up the Rulebook." To be broadcast Oct. 20 and Oct. 27, the virtual sessions extend the 2021 VM Summit series of conversations and presentations under the theme "Creative Disruption," in exclusive […]