By Staff
Tuesday, August 13, 2024 12:18 AM
NEW YORK—The
Hope for Depression Research Foundation’s (HDRF) 6th Annual Week of Hope in Southampton, NY, held from July 25 to Aug. 4, has concluded.
Revo Sunglasses sponsored and participated this year in the annual event, which raises awareness and funds for mental health research.
By Staff
Wednesday, July 24, 2024 12:21 AM
GOLDEN, Colo—
Optometry Giving Sight (OGS), a global fundraising initiative that targets the prevention of blindness and impaired vision due to uncorrected refractive error, has announced that executive director Lois Schoenbrun, CAE (Retired), FAAO, will retire from the organization in December 2024.
By Staff
Friday, June 21, 2024 12:15 AM
ROSEMERE, Quebec—The
Ontario Association of Optometrists in Canada has recognized
Modern Optical Canada for its contributions to the Eye See Eye Learn program, which aims to detect, diagnose and treat kindergarten children with vision problems, according to an announcement from Modern Optical in Canada.
By Staff
Thursday, June 20, 2024 12:18 AM
CHICAGO—
Prevent Blindness, a nonprofit eye health and safety organization, has announced that the
16th Annual Prevent Blindness Swing Fore Sight golf outing will take place on Wed., Sept. 18, 2024, at the Bali Hai Golf Club, Las Vegas, Nev., in conjunction with
Vision Expo West.
By Staff
Friday, June 7, 2024 12:15 AM
SAN FRANCISCO—
RestoringVision, a global nonprofit provider of new reading glasses to people living in impoverished communities, has been awarded a $4 million grant from
Founders Pledge, a global nonprofit that empowers entrepreneurs to do the most good possible with their charitable giving, to address presbyopia at scale in India and Nigeria.
By Staff
Wednesday, June 5, 2024 12:15 AM
NEW YORK—
Lighthouse Guild, a nonprofit organization that provides services to those who are visually impaired, has announced that it has received a $25,000 grant from the
CTA Foundation to expand its assistive technology training.
By Staff
Monday, June 3, 2024 12:18 AM
NEW YORK—In recognition of National Eyewear Day,
Lighthouse Guild’s "EyeCare EyeWear" optical boutique is hosting Where Art Intersects Vision, an exclusive fashion-forward eyewear preview show and reception on Thursday, June 6, National Eyewear Day.
By Staff
Friday, May 3, 2024 12:15 AM
BOSTON—
20/20 Onsite, a mobile eyecare company, is partnering with Southbridge Public Schools (SPS) and the
Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts to provide comprehensive eye exams and glasses to SPS students at no cost to their families through the “Vision for Southbridge” program.
By Staff
Monday, April 29, 2024 12:24 AM
NEW YORK—This April, in honor of Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month, the
OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation is highlighting innovative programs that are globally expanding vision care access to women and empowering them to provide care in their communities.
By Staff
Wednesday, April 24, 2024 12:24 AM
CHICAGO—
Prevent Blindness, a nonprofit eye health and safety organization,
Vision Ireland, a nonprofit national sight loss agency, and the
TAD Foundation, dedicated to increasing employment for the blind and low vision community, have announced that the 2nd Annual New York Golf Classic will be held at the
Wykagyl Country Club in New Rochelle, N.Y., on Monday, May 20, 2024. Wykagyl is challenging for the expert golfer yet playable and enjoyable for the novice, and it is ranked one of the top 100 golf courses in the U.S., according to the announcement.
By Mary Kane
Friday, April 19, 2024 8:30 AM
Just how valuable are a pair of reading glasses? According to a recent study, having access to a pair of readers can make all the difference, especially if you are presbyopic and live in a part of the world with limited access to eyecare and eyewear products. This past week,
VisionSpring, a nonprofit provider of affordable eyeglasses to people in need,
BRAC, an international development organization that works with marginalized communities, and
Queen’s University Belfast released the findings of their collaborative THRIVE study, which found that a pair of reading glasses increases the earnings of people in low-income communities by 33 percent. Ella Gudwin, CEO of VisionSpring, summed it up best when she said, “THRIVE strengthens the case that it’s not about the eyeglasses—it’s about everything that comes after.”
By Staff
Tuesday, March 19, 2024 12:24 AM
NEW YORK—Ahead of Pride Month in June, seven
CFDA eyewear designers are uniting to launch the third annual edCFDA Pride Eyewear Initiative. The designers will each offer a limited edition sunglass design, with a portion of the proceeds collectively benefiting Bring Change to Mind.