Tag: vision
A Life of Vision: National Vision Network Helps Doctor Give Back...
Born and raised in the Federated States of Micronesia, Asinech Hellan-Pangelinan, OD, always wanted to give back to her community. Originally pursuing a career...
Doctor Brings Her Vision for Independent Practice Into Focus
Nicole Akpunku, OD, began her journey with Walmart in 2021, practicing in the Walmart Health optometry division in Conyers, Georgia. When Walmart Health closed,...
Children in the Bronx Receive Free Eye Exams and Glasses Thanks...
In the U.S., one in four students has an undiagnosed vision issue. To overcome this, LensCrafters optometrists and team members recently came together to...
HOYA Vision Care’s Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments Spectacle Lenses Demonstrated Significant...
Data from an interim analysis of the Observational French Study OPHTAMYOP has demonstrated a significant trend of myopia control in children with spherical equivalent refraction (SER)...
New Study Finds Hawaii Has Best Eye Health in U.S., West...
A new study finds Hawaii has the best eye health in America and West Virginia has the worst.
Seven of the 10 best states for eye health are...
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...
Billing– and Workdays– Made Easier
Optometric billing can be complicated.
Laura Sechler, OD, FCOVD, has busy days. She’s a wife, a mom and owns Sight Eyecare in Hixson, Tennessee. She...
Women in the News – April 2023
Women In Optometry regularly recognizes the accomplishments of women ODs in the profession and in their communities in the "Women in the News" series....
Keeping Pediatric Patients Healthy and Happy
For the first 21 years of her life, Amrit Bilkhu, OD, FAAO, assumed that having headaches and double vision was a normal part of...
Second Specialty Office Offers Great Opportunity
Carly Rose, OD, says that she often heard during optometry school the phrase: The eyes are an extension of the brain. “In the dry...
