Prevent Blindness to Host the 2024 ASPECT Patient Engagement and Advocacy Summit May 14-16 in Washington, D.C.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Prevent Blindness, a nonprofit eye health and safety organization, announced that it will host the ASPECT Patient Engagement and Advocacy Summit, May 14-16, 2024, at the Madison Hotel in Washington, D.C. The Summit will bring together ASPECT (Advocacy, Support, Perspective, Empowerment, Communication, and Training) Patient Engagement Program graduates and program sponsors. As part of the event, Prevent Blindness will also hold its 19th Annual Eyes on Capitol Hill legislative day, providing participants with the opportunity to meet elected officials and their staff to discuss public policy and federal funding requests, the announcement stated.

VSP Vision Partners With HUED to Provide Cultural Competency and Humility Training for Network Doctors

RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif.—VSP Vision, an eye health company with a focus on delivering access to health-centric vision care, and HUED, a learning and development company that creates equitable and inclusive health care content, have announced a partnership to offer cultural competency and humility training at no cost for VSP network doctors. Optometrists who complete the training will receive a continuing education credit (CE), council on optometric practitioner education (COPE) accreditation, and placement on the HUED Directory of Increased Visibility as a culturally competent and humbled provider.

Myopia Awareness Week Calls Attention to Global Eye Health Concern

The numbers are overwhelming and still climbing. Myopia is growing around the world, with a recent study estimating that on average, 30 percent of the world is currently myopic, and by 2050 almost 50 percent (5 billion people) will be myopic, according to the International Myopia Institute. Myopia prevalence is also rising in the U.S., with a reported prevalence of 42 percent, a number that has almost doubled in three decades. The week of May 13-19 has been designated as Myopia Awareness Week 2024, a global event that aims to raise awareness about juvenile-onset myopia and encourage eyecare professionals to take necessary actions.

Warby Parker Announces Strong First Quarter 2024 Results and Raises Full-Year Guidance

NEW YORK—Warby Parker Inc. (NYSE: WRBY), has announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024. Net revenue increased $28.0 million, or 16.3 percent, to $200.0 million, as compared with the prior-year period. The company also announced that average revenue per customer increased 9.6 percent year-over-year to $296 with increased active customer growth of 3.2 percent to 2.36 million.

The Vision Council Supports National Eye Institute in Celebrating Healthy Vision Month in May

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The Vision Council, the leading trade association for the optical industry, has partnered with the National Eye Institute this May in celebrating Healthy Vision Month, according to an announcement from the association. The 2024 campaign, “Reframe Your Future," seeks to teach those living with a visual impairment about the importance of utilizing mental health services and vision rehabilitation to enhance their day-to-day lives. According to the U.S. Surgeon General, the U.S. is facing a loneliness and isolation epidemic.