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Awards and Recognitions—January 2025
Women In Optometry regularly recognizes the awards and accomplishments of those in the profession and in their communities in the “Awards and Recognitions” series.
Have you...
Golden Opportunity Award: Deadline Extended to Jan. 21
The AOA Foundation, in collaboration with PERC Alliance, announced a deadline extension, now due Jan. 21, for the second annual Golden Opportunity Award.
The initiative...
What’s Next for You in 2025?
It's that time of year! Whether you formalize them as goals or resolutions or keep them as thoughts—where do you hope to improve your...
Twelve84 Eyewear and Optical X Inc. Secure Over $2M in Funding...
HealthX Ventures, a Wisconsin-based venture capital firm, has led a seed investment in Optical X Inc., parent company of Twelve84® and founded by CEO,...
January is Mental Wellness Month: Report Reveals Happiest, Healthiest U.S. States
January is mental wellness month. New research reveals that North Dakota, Vermont and Nebraska are the happiest and healthiest states in the U.S., while...
Breakthrough Gene Editing Technique Offers Hope for Stargardt Disease Patients
Researchers have developed a highly efficient gene editing therapy that could potentially treat Stargardt disease, the most common form of inherited macular degeneration. This...
EssilorLuxottica Strengthens Its Presence in the Hearing Space
EssilorLuxottica takes a leap forward in its innovation journey with the acquisition of Pulse Audition, a French startup delivering AI-based noise reduction and voice...
U.S. House, Senate Approve VA O.D. Physician-Level Recognition Legislation
On Jan. 2, President Joe Biden signed into law the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act. The reform bill...
Empowering International Optometrists to Thrive in U.S. Practice
In May 2024, the University of Alabama (UAB) at Birmingham School of Optometry celebrated the first graduating class from its Advanced International Optometry Degree...
Retirement Anticipation and Some Angst
A recent WO and Review of Optometric Business poll asked readers how they were feeling about retirement planning. Optometrists report varying levels of anxiety,...
