NEW YORK—Despite some uncertainty around health care and the implications of new technologies, there was still plenty of optimism in the air and among the speakers who participated in the Corporate Optometry Reports (COR) program on March 30. The annual half-day session held a day ahead of Vision Expo East’s opening was sponsored by Alcon and VisionWeb.

Speakers included Alcon director of professional development and implementation Carl Spear, OD; Marge Axelrad, SVP and editorial director of Vision Monday; Richard Edlow, OD, a senior advisor at Eyecare Services Partners; Rick Weisbarth, OD, vice president of professional affairs at Alcon; VisionWeb vice president of customer development and professional relations Ian Lane, OD; Brad McCorkle, chief executive officer of Local Eye Site; and a panel discussion led by Mark Wright, OD, of The Ohio State University School of Optometry.