Booths, Panels and Parties at Vision Expo West 2015

Adidas RX/Digital Eye Lab Party

ABB Optical Group’s CEO, Angel Alvarez (r) chats with ABB’s Carmen Renschler at the launch party for the new Adidas RX/Digital Eye Lab; DEL is part of the ABB Group.
Photo by: PhotographikaLasVegas.com © 2015

Adidas RX/Digital Eye Lab Party

(L to R) Bob Colucci of Essilor with Silhouette’s Jan Cory and Jobson’s Dennis Murphy at the Silhouette Eyewear and Digital EyeLab launch party Adidas Performance Rx at B&B Burger and Beer in the Venetian.

Adidas RX/Digital Eye Lab Party

Digital Eye Lab’s managing director, Scott Pearl, explains the new EZCONNECT Rx program to some party guests.
Photo by: PhotographikaLasVegas.com © 2015

Opti-Port Education Session

At the Opti-Port all-day, members-only educational session, Jim Edwards, Opti-Port president, said the organization’s members would be responsible for 870,000 routine eye exams this year.

Opti-Port Education Session

Opti-Port keynote speaker, change management expert Garrison Wynn, discussed how to implement and manage change in a multi-office eyecare practice.

Corporate Optometry Reports Meeting

Alcon’s Carl Spear, OD, led the COR meeting.

Corporate Optometry Reports Meeting

(L to R) Women in Optometry’s Katie Gilbert-Spear, OD, Marjolin Bijlefeld and April Jasper, OD, at the Corporate Optometry Reports Meeting.

Corporate Optometry Reports Meeting

MyEyeDr.’s Angela McCoy (l) and Sue Downes.

Corporate Optometry Reports Meeting

FirstSight Vision Services’ Robert Patton (r) and Anh Nguyen, OD.

Corporate Optometry Reports Meeting

Lovejoy’s Eyecare Consulting’s Wallace Lovejoy (l) and Joe Neville, JBN Consulting during lunch at the Corporate Optometry Reports Meeting.

Corporate Optometry Reports Meeting

Eyecarecenter’s Russ Tolar (l) met with National Vision’s Reade Fahs at the COR meeting.

Corporate Optometry Reports Meeting

Kaiser Permanente’s Susy Yu, OD, presented on “Managing a Population of People” at the COR meeting.

Swing Fore Sight

(L to R) Richard Sanchez, Visibility Management; Prevent Blindness’ Hugh Parry; Chuck Williamson, Williamson Eye; and Vision Source’s Jim Greenwood participate in the 2015 Prevent Blindness Swing Fore Sight Golf Event prior to the start of Vision Expo West.

Swing Fore Sight

Michael Bragg, Healthe, attempts a shot at the 2015 Prevent Blindness Swing Fore Sight Golf Event. All proceeds from the annual event go to support the sight-saving programs and services of Prevent Blindness.

Swing Fore Sight

Dr. David W. Friess, Optimus Clinical Partners LLC, participates in the 2015 Prevent Blindness Swing Fore Sight Golf Event. Transitions served once again as the event’s gold sponsor. Additional sponsors included Block Business Group, Essilor, Jobson Interactive, JMI, Kenmark, Luxottica Wholesale, Marchon, PFO Global, Premium Vision, Satisloh, Shamir, Spectera, Visibility Management, VSP, Web Vision Centers, and Zyloware.

VM LIVE: ‘Tech’s Appeal’

VM Live’s “Tech’s Appeal—Digital Tools to Seduce the Savvy Retail Customer," held at the start of Vision Expo West shared insights from two leading technology speakers. (L to R) Speakers Scott Snyder, PhD, Mobiquity; BIA/Kelsey’s Michael Boland; and i2CVentures’ Dave Chute, who moderated a Q&A session at the event.

VM LIVE: ‘Tech’s Appeal’

Adlens and CooperVision at VM LIVE: (l to r) Adlens’ Sue Creek and Dean Butler, CooperVision’s Shaun Schooley and Mark Lindsey, and Adlens’ David Eichelberger.

VM LIVE: ‘Tech’s Appeal’

MyEyeDr.’s Sue Downes (l) and Angela McCoy arrive at the VM LIVE “Tech’s Appeal” session.

VM LIVE: ‘Tech’s Appeal’

Golden Vision’s Dennis Leung, OD, and Ossip Optometry & Ophthalmology’s Terry Atwood, met up at the VM LIVE event.

VM LIVE: ‘Tech’s Appeal’

Attendees experienced 3D at the Adlens-sponsored VM LIVE “Tech’s Appeal” event.

Rev360’s SmartFlow for Sight

The Revolution team introduced Rev360’s SmartFlow for Sight technology. (L to R) Paul Hartge, Cindy Braden, Scott Jens, OD, and Gunnar Bjorklund.

Local Eye Site

Alex Slater (l) and Steven Squires of Local Eye Site stand in front of their expanded booth during a Job Link at Vision Expo West networking session.

Company Merger

Joe Vulich, president of AIT and Briot USA (l) and Marc Abitbol, CEO of Luneau Technology Group speak about the recent merger of the two companies during a press conference and Q & A session.

Tony Hawk at Eyewear Designs

Tony Hawk during a Q&A giving a behind-the-scenes view of his new Tony Hawk Eyewear Collection at the Eyewear Designs booth.

Weeman at VonZipper

Weeman from Jackass took a break from signing autographs at the VonZipper booth.

OWA Connection Series

The room was packed at attendees listened to an industry panel tackle “Getting Four Generations to Work Together,” bringing together six panelists from the four generations in the workplace.

OWA Connection Series

The panel representing several generations of optical people included Donna Gindy (r) of REM Eyewear who shared a Baby Boomer’s perspective and ClearVision Optical co-founder, Mimi Friedfeld, (l) who shared the Traditionalist view. Others on the panel included fellow Boomer, Gary Gerber, OD, founder, The Power Practice; while Gen Xers were represented by Jill Saxon, OD, Bausch + Lomb; and representing the Millennials was Jobson’s Gillian Mulhere and Steven Squires, Local Eye Site.

OWA Connection Series

Jobson Optical’s Nogah Jones, helped plan the program with OWA president, Christie Walker (r) and helped moderate the panel and the audience Q&A.

OWA Connection Series

Jobson’s Gillian Mulhere represented the Millennial generation at the OWA’s Connection Series, “Getting Four Generations to Work Together.”

Readerest Inventor

Rick Hopper who appeared on Shark Tank with his invention, Readerest, at his booth showing off the product.

State of the Eyecare Industry

The “State of the Eyecare Industry” was presented by (l to r) moderator Kirk Smick, OD, and panelists, Essilor’s Howard Purcell, OD, Luxottica’s Holly Rush, and Bausch + Lomb’s Rob Meyering.

Hawk on Power Hour

Professional skateboarder, Tony Hawk during the ‘Power Hour’ session with Gary Gerber, OD, the founder of the Power Practice.

Women in Optometry: Negotiating the Art of the Deal

Women in Optometry magazine held an event on negotiating skills for female optometrists. Panelists from Women in Optometry included (l to r) Marjolin Bijlefeld, April Jasper, OD and Katie Gilbert-Spear, OD.

Women in Optometry: Negotiating the Art of the Deal

At the event, attendees learned about the situations where women’s negotiating strength is at its strongest, typically, and practiced their negotiating strategies.

Kids by Safilo

(L to R) Safilo’s Glenn Rusk; Bruce Abramson; University of California’s David D. Granet, MD; Safilo’s Ari Labell; and Robert Eggett make up the panel during the Kids by Safilo presentation which discussed Safilo’s new, innovative children’s eyewear line. “Businesses should give back to the communities that they serve and what better way than to give back sight,” Ari Labell said.

Jobson’s Marc Ferrara at Power Hour

Jobson’s Marc Ferrara spoke about the Millennial market on Dr. Gary Gerber’s Power Hour which was broadcast live from the show floor.

edCFDA Panel Discussion

The Eyewear Designers of the Council of Fashion Designers of America gathered for a high-end designer panel discussion. (L to R) 20/20’s James Spina, moderator; Christian Roth, Christian Roth Eyewear; Robert Marc, Robert Marc Eyewear; Selima Salaun, Selima Optique; Shane Baum, Baum Vision; Gai Gherardi, l.a. Eyeworks; and Blake Kuwahara, Blake Kuwahara Eyewear.

Product Showcase Winner

Lunette USA Inc. took first place in the New Product Showcase. Lunette’s Helene Goldschmidt (l) and Brianna Rizzo proudly show off their collection.

Costa Product Expansion

Terri Ossi Hannah (l) and Renato Cappuccitti of Costa welcoming guests to a press conference that detailed the company’s expansion of Rx sunglass offerings.

Luxottica Strikes a Pose

Ludo Ladreyt (l) and Hilary Hartley of Luxottica pose in their booth on the show floor.

Marchon Execs

Marchon executives, Claudio Gottardi (l) and Steve Wright pose in front of the Lacoste eyewear display in their booth.

Hoya Vision Care

Anne Marie Lahr of Hoya Vision Care stands among the crowd in the Hoya booth.

Kenmark's Displays

(L to R) Michelle Clark, David Duralde and Mike Cundiff of Kenmark in front of the Zac Posen area in the Kenmark booth.

De Rigo in the Galleria

De Rigo Vision’s Gianfranco Trifoglietti and De Rigo Group’s Salvatore Causa in the company’s Galleria located booth.

Dilli Dalli Crane Game

Margaret Loo takes a turn playing the crane game at the Dilli Dalli Eyewear booth on the show floor.

VSP Booth

Business was brisk at the VSP booth.

Safilo Booth

Glenn Rusk (l) and Ari Labell of Safilo take a moment to strike a pose in the Safilo booth.

Cotec Digital Printing

Karin Schultz from Cotec GMBH shows off the MATRIX 3.0 Digital Printing machine.

Zeiss' Redner

Zeiss’ Joe Redner at the company’s booth.

Briot Booth

Traffic was brisk at the Briot booth.

Cleve Barham of Fine Eyes in Ridgeland, Miss., in the Oliver Peoples Penthouse Suite.

Purcell Skates By

Essilor’s Howard Purcell, OD (followed closely by cohort Janelle Routhier, OD) skateboards down to his appearance on “The Power Hour.”

Marco Demonstration

Mark Maio (l) gives a demonstration of Marco Ophthalmic’s Ion Imaging App which is an all-in-one anterior segment system used with an iPhone 6 Plus to examine the eye of Glenn Erickson.