By CLICK Staff
Wednesday, April 3, 2019 10:50 AM
NEW YORK—
Healthy Eyes Working for You is a new education program from Transitions which aims to increase awareness of the value of vision benefits through education.
Transitions Optical said the new website that aims to increase awareness of the importance of regular eye exams and premium eyewear option is available through a comprehensive vision benefit.
By CLICK Staff
Tuesday, March 26, 2019 11:13 AM
SAN DIEGO—Through a series of partnerships,
Carl Zeiss Vision is working to build awareness of the importance of UV protection for patients and has also amplified the message through new digital communications and tools to help practitioners explain, evaluate and recommend solutions to patients.
By CLICK Staff
Thursday, March 7, 2019 10:06 AM
CHICAGO—
Prevent Blindness has declared March to be Workplace Eye Wellness Month, in an effort to help protect vision at work. Many occupations present hazards to the eyes, including extended use of computers and screens, and exposure to liquids, particles or flying debris, making protecting the eyes vital to keeping vision healthy. According to research by
The Vision Council, about 80 percent of American adults use digital devices for more than two hours every day, and nearly 67 percent use two or more devices simultaneously.
By CLICK Staff
Wednesday, February 20, 2019 11:20 AM
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—February is Low Vision Awareness Month and
The Vision Council is spotlighting the month through its social media platforms and encouraging ECPs to take part, too. Low vision is the term used to refer to a visual impairment that is not correctable through surgery, pharmaceuticals, glasses or contact lenses. Though The Vision Council’s dedicated Low Vision Division makes awareness a priority year-round, throughout the month of February—and beyond.
By CLICK Staff
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 1:50 PM
FORT WORTH, Texas—
Alcon has announced the launch of
AlconScience.com, a new medical affairs website for ECPs and academic institutions in Canada and the U.S. The new site consolidates information about Alcon’s scientific, academic, and related activities into one easy access portal, and allows users to download many Alcon publications, submit grant applications for Investigator-Initiated Trials, and apply for independent medical education evaluation and educational equipment donations.
By CLICK Staff
Tuesday, February 12, 2019 1:45 PM
NEW YORK—
CooperVision's OptiExpert app is a digital reference used by tens of thousands of eyecare professionals (ECPs) worldwide. Now available for the first time in the U.S. and Canada, the app provides a series of tools that aid in contact lens-related decision support and patient communication, including confidence-building multifocal and toric calculators plus oxygen profiles.
By CLICK Staff
Wednesday, October 31, 2018 9:35 AM
MIDDLETOWN, Pa.—
MacuLogix is launching
AMD Academy, an online learning community for current AdaptDx users, delivering video-based product training and a user forum to facilitate discussion of best practices and answers to user questions.
By CLICK Staff
Friday, September 28, 2018 2:23 PM
MIDDLETOWN, Pa.—
MacuLogix, Inc., which equips eyecare professionals with the instrument, tools and education needed to effectively diagnose and treat patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), has launched its
AMD Academy. The AMD Academy is an online learning community for current AdaptDx users, delivering video-based product training and a user forum to facilitate discussion of best practices and answers to user questions.
By CLICK Staff
Thursday, July 12, 2018 10:30 AM
NEW YORK—An optometrist’s specialties or a practice’s area of expertise are the ways that OD practices can differentiate themselves. A new ebook from
EyeCarePro explains how effectively communicating a vision care expertise can help optometry practices rise to the top. It also illustrates how its
ODSpecialty service works and offers a step by step guide to developing, and then utilizing, an expertise as the lead messaging for an OD practice.
By CLICK Staff
Thursday, July 12, 2018 10:20 AM
WYKOFF, N.J.—France-based Morel has a 130-year history in the eyewear business. And now,
Morel USA has launched
My Morel Academy, an online resource to help ECPs better understand the company’s collections (Oga, Nomad, Lightec and Koali), work with its products and access technology videos and other tools.
By CLICK Staff
Thursday, June 14, 2018 10:45 AM
WATERLOO, Ontario—Eyecare professionals can now access a free, fully-searchable database which includes descriptions, images and videos to help identify and manage contact lens related issues. Now under the direction of the
Centre for Ocular Research & Education (CORE), with significant enhancements and new content, the
Clinical Contact Lens Management Guide is designed to serve as an indispensable resource for established and new practitioners, as well as students.
By CLICK Staff
Thursday, June 14, 2018 10:35 AM
SAN DIEGO—
Zeiss recently launched Sunny the UV Chatbot, the first UV chatbot for vision. Designed to educate consumers and eyecare professionals about UV risk factors and dangers and the importance of UV safety, Sunny is part of a campaign to promote Zeiss’s new
UVProtect Technology which provides an effective standard of UV400 for clear lenses across all lens materials.
By CLICK Staff
Tuesday, May 22, 2018 12:25 PM
ORLANDO—The
American Academy of Optometry has launched a brand new online CE and resource platform,
Academy Online. Users can find a collection of session recordings from past annual meetings as well as distance learning credits. This initiative is aimed at assisting optometrists and vision scientists in obtaining new knowledge and staying on top of current trends while earning CE hours outside of the annual meeting. Content can be viewed at any time using any device that connects to the internet.
By CLICK Staff
Tuesday, April 10, 2018 12:15 PM
SAN BRUNO, Calif.—To help better manage one of the primary contributors to global vision loss—myopia—Thomas Aller, OD, FBCLA, a prominent authority on the disease, has launched an educational and informational website called
ManageMyopia.org. The clinically reviewed resource will summarize the latest data on myopia so that management of the disease is easier for busy eyecare professionals (ECPs) to find, analyze and apply.
By CLICK Staff
Thursday, March 1, 2018 9:10 AM
NEW YORK—Being open to change and staying ahead of the learning curve in the industry are two ways that you can keep your eyecare practice on top of your competition. Whether you’re reading the latest news in an industry publication, taking online CE credits, attending trade shows, or keeping up with industry blogs, seeking out tips and advice on ways to build upon your practice’s success will make you and your business stronger.