Glasses

Crooker, OD, gives advice on how to put perimenopausal/menopausal patients at ease in the chair.

The study was conducted by researchers from VisionSpring and Queen’s University Belfast, with support from USAID.

A global systemic review recently found that women had less access to glasses than men in low- to middle-income regions.

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The report estimates the industry’s total value at $69.5 billion.

Mark Graham of Your Brand Eyewear and Diana Canto-Sims, OD, also discuss the importance of looping in your staff when creating your own eyewear brand.

Diana Canto-Sims, OD, and Mark Graham of Your Brand Eyewear discuss the benefits of starting your own eyewear brand and how to get started with the company.

The Vision Council argued that broad product definitions in the investigations could lead to include optical goods in new tariffs moving forward.

A discussion with company executives who specialize in helping optometrists and optical shops design and launch their own branded frame collections.

The lens works to slow the progression of myopia in children aged 6 to 12 years at the initiation of treatment.

The lens will be available to order on September 17 in the US.

As many as 9 in 10 providers report tariffs having most strongly impacted wholesale eyewear prices, with 8 out of 10 stating that tariffs are affecting wholesale practice supplies.

The enhanced clarity in the lens helps reduce glare and enhance visual comfort, according to the company.

Beginning in July 21, the Varilux Physio extensee and Varilux Physio extensee Classic Edition will be available in the US.

The company is producing 53% of its eyewear frames from sustainable materials, according to VSP's 2024 Impact Report.

A recent US Court of International Trade decision was made on May 28 to permanently prohibit all tariffs imposed by President Donald J. Trump under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

New data from North American and Chinese clinical trials reinforce the safety, efficacy, and durability of DOT lenses in slowing pediatric myopia progression, without evidence of rebound.

The CATHAY trial evaluated 186 myopic children, 6 to 13 years old at initiation, across 5 hospitals.

The laboratory is equipped with professional-grade technology and replicates a high-end retail optical dispensing and vision testing environment.

Vision care organizations and companies met to emphasize how tariffs are increasing the cost of eyewear and vision products.

The Vision Council report highlights providers’ expectations and the perceived impact of economic factors including tariffs, inflation, staffing and hiring, and technological integration including telehealth and artificial intelligence.

The new mobile eye care clinic is 40 feet long and is fully equipped with an eye examination room, an eyewear dispensary stocked with frames, and a finishing lab for the production of prescription glasses.

VisionSpring, Eye Care Foundation, and Deckers Brands will provide screenings to 4600 factory workers over 18 days and will take place at 2 factories.