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October 11, 2023
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World Council of Optometry joins WHO initiative to reduce uncorrected refractive error

World Council of Optometry joins WHO initiative to reduce uncorrected refractive error

NEW ORLEANS — The World Council of Optometry has teamed up with WHO to support SPECS 2030, a global effort to increase access to refractive error services.

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October 05, 2023
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Applications now open for CooperVision’s Best Practices, student scholarship honorees

Applications now open for CooperVision’s Best Practices,  student scholarship honorees

LAS VEGAS — CooperVision announced at Vision Expo West that it has opened applications for its ninth-annual Best Practices and student scholarship honorees, which celebrates exceptional optometry practices and students across the country.

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October 04, 2023
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Neurolens introduces VR technology to measure binocular alignment

Neurolens introduces VR technology to measure binocular alignment

LAS VEGAS — Neurolens announced the release of N3, a virtual reality experience that educates patients on binocular alignment and measures the parameters necessary for creating spectacle lenses to correct misalignments.

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August 17, 2023
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Optometry Giving Sight announces 2023 World Sight Day Challenge

Optometry Giving Sight  announces 2023 World Sight Day Challenge

The nonprofit organization Optometry Giving Sight has launched its 2023 World Sight Day Challenge, with this year’s theme, “Giving Together, Seeing Forever,” celebrating the collective optometry community caring for those in need.

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July 26, 2023
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Patients like convenience, continuity of YAG laser treatment by optometrists, survey says

Patients like convenience, continuity of YAG laser treatment by optometrists, survey says

Patients who underwent YAG laser capsulotomy after cataract surgery were satisfied with the convenience and timeliness of having the procedure done at their local optometrist’s office, according to an American Optometric Association survey.

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June 02, 2023
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DeSantis vetoes bill that would limit health care provider designations

DeSantis vetoes bill that would limit health care provider designations

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis today vetoed Senate Bill 230, which would have prohibited a doctor of optometry from using the term “optometric physician” and made it a felony to do so.

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April 27, 2023
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Haag-Streit launches optometry exam lane in US

Haag-Streit USA has launched the Reliance Optometry Workplace, a cost-effective optometry exam lane solution, the company announced in a press release.

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March 23, 2023
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World Optometry Week champions access to eye care, education

World Optometry Week champions access to eye care, education

The World Council of Optometry announced that the theme of its World Optometry Week celebration, March 19 to 25, is: “Expanding optometry’s role ... The time is now!”

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November 14, 2022
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Rocky Mountain University to establish new college of optometry

Rocky Mountain University to establish new college of optometry

The Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions announced that it will develop a new college of optometry and name Adam Hickenbotham, OD, MPH, PhD, as founding dean.

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October 04, 2022
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Optometry Giving Sight honors its most generous donors at Vision Expo West

Optometry Giving Sight honors its most generous donors at Vision Expo West

Donors who gifted more than $100,000 to Optometry Giving Sight were recognized at the nonprofit organization’s first Beacon of Light dinner at Vision Expo West, according to an Optometry Giving Sight press release.

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