Vision & Eyecare News

Observe the latest news on all aspects of vision and eyecare, including leading technology, nutrition, treatment of common disorders, laser surgery, industry changes and innovations. Find news geared toward optometrists, ophthalmologists and opticians as well as patients and industry professionals.

Virginia Eye Consultants Featured as One of the Top 20 Fastest Growing Companies in Hampton Road

Virginia Eye Consultants is featured among the Top 20 fastest growing companies in Hampton Road. - December 05, 2013 - Virginia Eye Consultants

Virginia Eye Consultants is Celebrating 50 Years of World Class Eye Procedures

Virginia Eye Consultants is celebrating 50 years of world class eye procedures, bringing industry-leading techniques and technology to Hampton Roads. They launched the 50 for 50 campaign to celebrate their 50 years in service by providing no-cost eye procedures to Hampton Roads residents in need. - December 05, 2013 - Virginia Eye Consultants

KuglerVision is First in Omaha to Offer the ORA System® with VerifEye™ for Improved Cataract Surgery Results

ORA-Guided Cataract Surgery is a "Truly Remarkable" Advancement Now Available to Patients at KuglerVision. - December 03, 2013 - Kugler Vision

Engeye Health Clinic Announces Fund-Raising Challenge

Uganda-Based NGO “Challenge Match” Seeks Donations of $20,000. If Goal is Reached, Two Anonymous Donors Pledge to Double the Amount - November 30, 2013 - Engeye

Zoomax Launches New 7-Inch Handheld Video Magnifier Snow 7 HD for the Visually Impaired

Zoomax Launches New 7-Inch Handheld Video Magnifier Snow 7 HD for the Visually Impaired

Labeled an easy-to-use magnifier, Snow 7 HD is designed for the visually impaired users to use instantly without time-consuming learning. With only 5 large intuitive buttons, the users living with sight loss can read the newspaper or view photos easily on the 7-inch widescreen at an ergonomic viewing angle. - November 27, 2013 - Zoomax Technology Co., Limited

Kowa Optimed Announces the Nonmyd α-DIII as the Fourth of Five Products Offered at a Special Price During the American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting Next Week

The Kowa Nonmyd α-DIII Non-mydriatic retinal camera joins the Kowa SL-15 slit lamp, the Kowa Nonmyd WX 3D retinal camera, and the Kowa AP-7000 perimeter on the list of Kowa products offered at a reduced price to attendees of this year’s AAO meeting - November 10, 2013 - Kowa Optimed

Kowa Optimed to Offer Special Pricing for the Kowa SL-15 Slit Lamp at the AAO Meeting in New Orleans, LA

AAO attendees will have the opportunity to purchase the Kowa SL-15 Slit Lamp for a reduced price only offered at the AAO meeting November 16-19, 2013. - November 08, 2013 - Kowa Optimed

Kowa Optimed to Offer Reduced Pricing for the AP-7000 Perimeter at 117th AAO Meeting

Kowa’s AP-7000 will be ready for guests to try and buy at this year’s American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. - November 08, 2013 - Kowa Optimed

Kowa Optimed to Feature Nonmyd WX 3D Simultaneous Stereo Retinal Camera at the 117th AAO Meeting and to Provide Reduced Pricing to AAO Attendees

Guests of the Kowa booth will have the opportunity to purchase this year's featured product, the Kowa Nonmyd WX3D, at a reduced price for the duration of the AAO meeting. - November 08, 2013 - Kowa Optimed

Guiding Eyes for the Blind Selected TFI Envision to Redesign Brochure

Guiding Eyes for the Blind selected the award winning creative team at TFI Envision to redesign the Heeling Autism brochure. - November 08, 2013 - TFI Envision, Inc.

Kowa Optimed Returns as Exhibitor at the 117th AAO Meeting

Kowa Optimed to feature seven of its major products as this year's AAO meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana. - October 31, 2013 - Kowa Optimed

Eye Care Associates Names Largemouth Communications Public Relations Agency of Record

Largemouth Communications, Inc., a full-service public relations agency, has been selected by Eye Care Associates as the company’s public relations agency of record. Eye Care Associates is North Carolina’s leading eye health care provider with a rapidly growing presence throughout the... - October 25, 2013 - Largemouth Communications

East West Eye Institute Offers Important Information When Looking for a Lasik Eye Surgeon

Lasik Eye Surgery has come a long way. Since the first surgery in 1989, nearly 30 million procedures have been performed worldwide. It has grown to become one of the most popular, fast, and pain free procedures available. (According to www.medicinenet.com) East West Eye Institute in Los Angeles... - October 21, 2013 - East West Eye

East West Eye Offers Some Insight on Nutritional Foods

East West Eye provides some tips on foods that can help prevent eye disease. - October 21, 2013 - East West Eye

Dr. Randolph Kinkade to Discuss the Newest Eyeglass Treatments for Macular Degeneration

Public forum on living with macular degeneration will be held in Wilton, Connecticut. - October 12, 2013 - Dr. Randolph Kinkade

Fairmont Optical Offer Eye Exam Services Using the Eyelogic System

Vancouver-based eye care specialists Fairmont Optical have just announced that they’ve recently introduced a new eye exam service. The company’s new examination services capitalize on the advantages of automated refracting equipment from Eyelogic System to produce pinpoint results that... - October 04, 2013 - Fairmont Optical

East West Eye Gives Tips on How to Reduce Eye Strain

Ways to prevent Eye Strain from technology. - October 03, 2013 - East West Eye

ScienceBased Health’s HydroEye® Benefits Post-Menopausal Dry Eye Sufferers in New Clinical Research

ScienceBased Health’s HydroEye® Benefits Post-Menopausal Dry Eye Sufferers in New Clinical Research

Just Published: One of the Only Controlled Trials to Show Significant Impact on Dry Eye with a Nutritional Product. More than half of peri and post-menopausal women are estimated to suffer from dry eye. Study findings published in the October issue of Cornea show that daily dietary supplementation is effective in improving symptoms and halting progression of dry eye. - October 02, 2013 - ScienceBased Health

Linden Optometry P.C. Holds Fundraiser for World Sight Day

Linden Optometry P.C. is participating in the World Sight Day Challenge, in order to help the estimated 600 million people worldwide who are legally blind or vision impaired simply because they do not have access to an eye exam or glasses. - October 01, 2013 - Linden Optometry, P.C.

Dr. Okeke, First In Hampton Roads to Provide Both Trabectome and Istent Procedures for Treating Glaucoma

Virginia Eye Consultant’s Dr. Okeke is the first in the Hampton Roads area to provide both Trabectome and iStent procedures to patients for the treatment of glaucoma. Glaukos iStent is a minimally invasive surgery, known as MIGS (Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery). In fact, the iStent is... - September 28, 2013 - Virginia Eye Consultants

Contact Lens Trunk Show -- Enter to Win a Year's Supply of Contact Lenses

Learn about CIBA Vision's newest contact lenses and enter your name to win a 1-yr supply of contact lenses. - September 19, 2013 - Linden Optometry, P.C.

FDA Accepts Biomedica MC Investigational New Drug Filing for ClotFoam®

ClotFoam is the leading agent of a portfolio of hemostatic products based on its proprietary “CLOT” technology. This next generation of hemostatic sealants funded by NIH and the US Army was originally conceived to control severe hemorrhage without need of compression. Products derived from the Clot technology represent a quantum leap in the treatment of hemorrhage. - September 09, 2013 - Biomedica Management Corporation

Fairmont Optical Offers Clients Access to Full Range of Contact Lenses

Vancouver-based eye care specialist Fairmont Optical has just announced they’re upgraded their available suite of contact lenses to include newly released brand name options. The latest additions to the company’s selection have been made to help clients find a precise contact lens for... - September 06, 2013 - Fairmont Optical

Vancouver-Based Fairmont Optical Specializing in Eyewear for Computer Users

Leading Vancouver based eyewear experts Fairmont Optical have announced that they’re now offering specialized glasses for individuals who use computers for extended periods of time. The latest products available through Fairmont Optical will appeal to those who have experienced the migraine... - September 06, 2013 - Fairmont Optical

EyeTrain Launches First ABO Exam Study App for Opticians

OptiQuiz is quiz app that reviews content for national certification exams. This app was designed by an optician for opticians. - September 03, 2013 - EyeTrain

Stevens Researcher Awarded NIST Grant to Standardize Depth-Resolving Optical Imaging

Emerging technologies could help detect numerous diseases at earlier stages of development - August 28, 2013 - Stevens Institute of Technology

Aurora Eye Care Expands Team and Welcomes Frame and Lens Specialist

Opened since March 2013, Optometry Practice Continues Rapid Growth. - August 26, 2013 - Aurora Eye Care

Linden Optometry Bowling Night a Success

Linden Optometry Bowling Night a Success

Doctors' Team Obliterated by Optometric Assistants' Team - August 23, 2013 - Linden Optometry, P.C.

Randy Kazandy Doesn't Have ADD, He Has a Vision Problem

"Randy Kazandy, Where Are Your Glasses?" helps parents realize that an eye exam is recommended as early as 6 months of age. - August 18, 2013 - Whim Publishing

Eye Associates of the South Warns About Wearing Sunglasses

Eye Associates of the South is raising public awareness about the vision risks to adults and children who do not wear sunglasses daily. Only about half of Americans wear sunglasses - and are even less likely to have their children wear them. - August 17, 2013 - Eye Associates of the South

Whim Publishing Presents Randy Kazandy Designer Frames by Mira-Flex

New colors, new line of eye-wear for Randy Kazandy - August 15, 2013 - Whim Publishing

Retina Consultants of Charleston Opens Clinic in Lake City, SC

Residents of Lake City now have easy access to one of South Carolina’s leading retina specialists, as John Kerrison, M.D. of Retina Consultants of Charleston opens a clinic at 123 Epps Street. This practice will offer a full range of ophthalmic services, providing state-of-the-art care in... - August 08, 2013 - Retina Consultants of Charleston

Enhanced Vision Introduces the New Pebble HD, a High Definition Hand-Held Magnifier Offering Independence On-the-Go for the Visually Impaired

Enhanced Vision Introduces the New Pebble HD, a High Definition Hand-Held Magnifier Offering Independence On-the-Go for the Visually Impaired

Pebble HD boasts a new HD camera providing a crisp, clear, colorful, high definition picture. A new ergonomic lightweight compact design makes it the perfect companion whether at home or on the go. Carry Pebble HD in your purse, pocket, or clip it on your belt with the included carrying case. - August 01, 2013 - Enhanced Vision

Vista Eye Specialists Now Offering TRULIGN Toric Intraocular Lens for Improved Quality of Vision After Cataract Surgery

Vista Eye Specialists in Fredericksburg, VA announces that it now offers a new intraocular lens that can correct for pre-existing astigmatism (blurred vision) and provide a broader range of vision for activities such as working on a computer or seeing instruments on your car. Created specifically... - July 29, 2013 - Vista Eye Specialists

In Recognition of the 100th Tour de France, Corrective Vision International Announces a Revolution to the Way Cyclists See

In Recognition of the 100th Tour de France, Corrective Vision International Announces a Revolution to the Way Cyclists See

With the 100th Edition of the Tour de France just completed, Corrective Vision International (CVI) is on the verge of a functional and fashionable revolution in eyewear for various sports, with cycling being on the top of the list. For cyclists like Champion, Chris Froome, reliable glasses are important, which is why CVI has invented a new prototype of eyewear, ideal for this helmet-wearing sport. - July 24, 2013 - CVI, Inc.

Innovation Direct™ to be at Forefront of Promotional Efforts for Patent Pending Binocular Wear Invention

An innovative new product designed to conveniently enhance one’s vision, the Binocular Wear, has been developed by Johnnie Johnson-Stewart of Los Angeles, California. The invention’s unique design provides its users with a streamlined and effective version of a commonly used eyewear... - July 07, 2013 - Innovation Direct, Inc.

Fastest Growing Inland Empire Optometry Practice Adds Accomplished New Doctor

The team at Spectrum Vision Center is happy to announce they have added a second doctor to better serve their optometry patients. Dr. Dortch, founder of Spectrum Vision Center, says he’s looking forward to introducing Dr. Alan Arabi, O.D. to his patients and seeing how he will help meet... - June 24, 2013 - Spectrum Vision Center

New Study May Help Millions Living with Early Stages of Macular Degeneration

Actress Judi Dench, recently playing M, 007’s MI5 boss in Skyfall, spoke candidly last year about her fight to beat macular degeneration. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is an eye condition that is the leading cause of blindness and central vision loss among adults over the age of... - June 21, 2013 - Saratoga Vitreo Retina Ophthalmology

MD Stem Cells Shows Retinal Eye Disease Responds to Stem Cells with Significant Vision Improvement

Blinding retinal eye disease called Retinitis Pigmentosa seen to make major gains in visual acuity following adult stem cell therapy in the United States. - June 20, 2013 - MD Stem Cells

AIO Technology to Offer OpenEMRCloud

AIO Technology to Offer OpenEMRCloud

AIO Technology is now offering OpenEMR as a Cloud service out of its Minneapolis based data center. OpenEMR is an open-source system that is a medical practice management, electronic medical records, prescription writing, and medical billing solution. OpenEMR is ONC-ATB Ambulatory EHR 2011-2012... - June 04, 2013 - AIO Technology

Dr. Alan Limfat, O.D. Voted "Best Optometrist"

Dr. Alan Limfat, O.D. Voted "Best Optometrist"

Dr. Alan Limfat, O.D. was voted "Best Optometrist in the San Gabriel Valley" in the Pasadena Star News "Readers Choice Awards 2013" - June 01, 2013 - Linden Optometry, P.C.

New Doctor in Town - Dr. Judy Myers, O.D Joins Ophthalmology Associates

Dr. Myers is providing optometric services at the Summit Avenue location and the Granbury, and Weatherford locations. - May 29, 2013 - Ophthalmology Associates

Md Stem Cells Continues Billion Cell Treatments for Eye Disease

MD Stem Cells Reports Billion Cell Harvests for Eye Stem Cell Treatments in Florida. - May 11, 2013 - MD Stem Cells

Doctors Vision Center Names New President

Doctor Vision Center announces Bob Wright as new president of the Doctors Vision Center Professional Eye Care Network. - May 10, 2013 - Doctors Vision Center

Pittsburgh Eyewear Retailer Eyetique Opens Three New Stores in Everett & Hurite Ophthalmic Association Locations

Eyetique just opened three new optical shops on May 1 located within Everett & Hurite Ophthalmic Association facilities. The company now has 13 stores with a goal of 20 locations by year end. - May 09, 2013 - eyetique

Pasadena Eye Doctor Becomes Fellow

Dr M. Emily Linden, a Pasadena optometrist, was awarded the designation of "Fellow, International Academy of Orthokeratology" (FIAO) in April 2013. - May 07, 2013 - Linden Optometry, P.C.

New Stylish Product Provides Ultimate Protection, Comfort, and Relaxation for Your Eyes

MY EYESUNSHIELDS LLC, based in Northern California, introduces a new disposable eye protection product to the tanning industry that is comfortable and stylish. Its ray blockers, named MY EYESUNSHIELDS®, fit comfortably over the eyes and provide 100% protection during sunbathing and spray tanning without leaving the unwanted “raccoon” or sunglasses tan lines. - April 26, 2013 - MY EYESUNSHIELDS, ray blockers

Cincinnati Optometry Practice Adds Optometrist

Cincinnati Optometry Practice Adds Optometrist

Cincinnati Optometrist Cheryl Adams joins Madeira Optical, a Cincinnati Optometry practice and optical shop. Dr. Adams brings experience in pediatric and family eye care. - April 26, 2013 - Madeira Optical

Welcome to The Kingdom of Should: A Special Story for Children on the Autism Spectrum and Their Parents

Welcome to The Kingdom of Should: A Special Story for Children on the Autism Spectrum and Their Parents

The Kingdom of Should is an audio story with a therapeutically designed musical soundtrack and several kid-friendly songs for and about children on the autism spectrum. The story shows that one's apparent limitations can be turned into strengths. It also addresses issues like bullying and gluten-free diet as it relates to autism spectrum behaviors. The Kingdom of Should was created by a schoolteacher, a developmental music therapist and a behavioral optometrist. - April 24, 2013 - Land of Can LLC

Doctors Vision Center Kicks-Off 2013 See the Music Better Contest

Doctors Vision Center announces the “See the Music Better” contest to raise awareness of the importance of sight. - April 23, 2013 - Doctors Vision Center

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