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National Academies Focus on Myopia Holds First Open Session
Fuensanta A. Vera-Diaz, OD, PhD, FAAO, director of research and associate professor of optometry at the New England College of Optometry (NECO) was asked...
World Council of Optometry Myopia Management Standard of Care Pledge Challenge...
The World Council of Optometry (WCO) Myopia Management Standard of Care Pledge challenge is setting a new goal after having reached an important milestone. Since the pledge...
OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation Encourages Eye Doctors to Adopt a Local School...
Good vision is a basic human right, but according to the National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health, one in four schoolchildren in...
Florida Proposal to Ban “Physician” for ODs Hurts the Profession
Florida has proposed a legislation that would ban ODs from referring themselves as "Dr." or physician in advertising or with patients. For many optometrists...
Weather Forecast: Sunnies on June 27
The Vision Council is proud to celebrate National Sunglasses Day on June 27 and highlight the importance of wearing UV-protective eyewear all year long.
"Sunglasses...
Hometown Practice Becomes Reality
Rasika Whitesell, OD, found an opening as an associate OD with a MyEyeDr in her hometown of Wilmington, North Carolina, about a year after...
Welcome, New WO Advisory Board
Women In Optometry announces its new board members for 2023-2025. For a number of years, the board has consisted of a group of 12...
For its 100-Year Anniversary, SECO is Making History
For the first time in SECO’s 100-year history, an outgoing female president will hand the gavel to an incoming female president at the House...
WCO Myopia Care Challenge: Take the Pledge
Sixty-three global eye care organizations and more than 25,700 practitioners have accepted the World Council of Optometry (WCO) Myopia Management Standard of Care...
WO Advisory Board Feels Momentum for the Years Ahead
The Women In Optometry advisory board is made up of 12 female optometrists and leaders of the industry. Board members bring their unique perspectives...
