By Staff
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 12:27 AM
NEW YORK and MILAN—Salutes and commentary from dignitaries, designers, colleagues, clients and competitors started to come through on Monday around the world on international media and social media as hundreds shared condolences and observations about the passing of Luxottica founder and
EssilorLuxottica chairman, Leonardo Del Vecchio, who was 87. The news which broke Monday morning in Europe, was shared in a brief message by the company, as
VMAIL reported.
By Staff
Monday, June 6, 2022 8:20 AM
PORT JEFFERSON, N.Y.—Christian Guardino is many things: a New Yorker, a musician, an American Idol finalist and a person born with Leber Congenital Amaurosis. At age 13, Guardino underwent experimental gene therapy to protect his eyesight. He said, “This disease causes inevitable blindness because there is a gene that is missing in the eye, because that gene is missing, it is not producing proteins that your cells need to live, and they slowly die off to cause complete and inevitable blindness.” Through gene therapy, doctors were able to copy the missing gene and inject it into Guardino’s eye.
By Staff
Thursday, June 2, 2022 12:15 AM
NEW YORK—
Vision Monday will once again be highlighting The Most Influential Women in Optical in our July/August issue, marking the 20th anniversary of our signature Special Report saluting women in the eyewear/eyecare industry.
By Staff
Friday, May 27, 2022 12:18 AM
NEW YORK—
Vision Monday will once again be highlighting The Most Influential Women in Optical in our July/August issue, marking the 20th anniversary of our signature Special Report saluting women in the eyewear/eyecare industry. We are currently seeking nominations via an
electronic survey form. The deadline for submitting nominations is June 6, less than 2 weeks away. Women’s influence in optical is undeniable and today, there are more women than ever before are playing vital roles at all levels of our industry.
By Staff
Wednesday, April 6, 2022 1:21 PM
Sophia Visanji, OD, was living a double life: optometrist by day and influencer by night. In 2016, she created
The Monocle Muse, a fashion blog dedicated to sharing her life and showcasing independent eyewear brands. For those who knew Dr. Visanji, the blog launch didn’t come as a surprise. She was actually inspired to pursue optometry because of her experience in optical sales during college. “It combined both the business and fashion aspects, which were two sides I was passionate about,” she says.
By Staff
Wednesday, March 23, 2022 3:11 PM
A minority of highly active users produce the vast majority of tweets from U.S. adults, according to a recent Pew Research Center
study. But what about adult Twitter users who tweet relatively infrequently? Who are they, and how do they use the site?
Here are five facts about so-called Twitter “lurkers,” based on the Center’s recent study. In this analysis, the terms “lurkers” and “infrequent tweeters” are used interchangeably to refer to U.S. adults who have posted an average of fewer than five tweets per month since they first opened their account, whether those tweets were original messages, retweets, quote tweets or replies.
1. Roughly half of U.S. adults who use Twitter (49 percent) post fewer than five tweets per month. Demographically, this group is largely defined by its age. Around six-in-ten infrequent tweeters are ages 30 to 49.
2. Lurkers report visiting Twitter’s site less frequently than more active tweeters. Around one-in-five lurkers (21 percent) say they visit the site every day, compared with 55 percent of more active tweeters.
3. Twitter lurkers are more likely to use the platform to hear other points of view than more frequent tweeters. When asked whether they use the site to express their own opinions or to see what others are saying, 76 percent of lurkers say they use the platform primarily to see what others are saying.
4. Lurkers follow—and are followed by—fewer accounts than more frequent tweeters. The typical (median) lurker is followed by just 15 other accounts, compared with 159 accounts for more active tweeters.
5. Replies make up the largest share of lurkers’ tweets. Replies to other users are the most common type of tweet by infrequent tweeters. They account for roughly half (51 percent) of lurkers’ tweets.
By Staff
Tuesday, March 1, 2022 12:21 AM
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—
The Vision Council and
RX, organizers of Vision Expo, have announced the finalists for the Fourth Annual OPTImum Retail Award, which celebrates independent boutique retailers by showcasing their products, stores, visions, and stories to the optical industry.
By Staff
Monday, January 17, 2022 9:30 AM
NEW YORK—In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, four members of
Transitions Optical’s Diversity Advisory Board are sharing actionable ways eyecare professionals can foster diversity, equity and inclusion in their lives and careers in a new video, being shared for the first time today, on the national holiday honoring the leader. Viewers can understand the impact of the most visible spokesman and leader in the American Civil Rights Movement from conversations with Dr. Darryl Glover,
Defocus Media and
MyEyeDr., Dr. Essence Johnson,
Black Eyecare Perspective, Dr. Janette Dumas Pepper,
Southern College of Optometry and Dr. Devin Sasser,
Eye Clarity. The Transitions Diversity Advisory Board members also share their dreams for the optical industry and world and how eyecare professionals can honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s principle of equality.
By Staff
Friday, January 7, 2022 12:04 AM
Even with the experience of the past two years, there is no model that can predict how the economy responds to a pandemic. What we have learned is that each successive variant has slowed down the economy, but that the degree of slowdown has been less.
By Staff
Wednesday, December 22, 2021 7:50 AM
NEW YORK—With December comes an influx of year-end lists: the best movies of the year, the best albums, the best shows, the funniest live TV moments, and on and on and on. These lists are, of course, subjective, but there’s one year-end announcement that is almost impossible to argue against: Pantone’s Color of the Year.
By Staff
Tuesday, November 23, 2021 8:20 AM
NEW YORK—Thanksgiving signaled the official start of the holiday season. This next month or so will be full of busy days and often complicated business hours, from extended hours for holiday shopping to early closures for holiday celebrations. With all the changes and movement, it can be hard for patients—or employees—to keep track of when things are open and when they’re closed, so it’s always beneficial to communicate your holiday hours as early and as clearly as possible. This week, we’re taking a look at how some practices are sharing their holiday hours on social media—a great way to reach patients where they’re at.
By Staff
Tuesday, November 9, 2021 12:27 PM
This week, the U.S. officially reopened its borders to
vaccinated travelers from 33 countries, including Canada, Mexico and many countries in Europe, leading to lots of happy tears, kisses and smiles. Head over to
NPR to see some of the heartwarming, stunning reunions.
By Staff
Tuesday, November 2, 2021 12:27 AM
NEW YORK—Technology and innovation have been key focus areas for ECPs and retailers for at least a decade, but when the pandemic hit in March 2020 it forced practices and retail groups to step up the pace on change and the speed at which they adapt to this new operating environment for patients and providers. This adaption to change and new technology were the topics at the final session and special panel discussion of the recent VM Summit, which was titled, “How ECPS and Retailers Are Embracing Rapid Change, A Special Panel Discussion.”
By Staff
Tuesday, October 26, 2021 12:21 AM
NEW YORK—
Vision Monday and
20/20 Magazine are teaming up for the 13th annual EyeVote Readers' Choice Awards to
identify the optical industry’s favorite products and companies this year. But time is running out to cast your votes—nominations for EyeVote will take place through Monday, Nov. 1, when voting will close at 11:59 p.m. Only votes from ECPs, optical retail managers and lab executives/managers will be counted.
It only takes a few minutes to cast your vote, which entitles you to a chance to win a $500 American Express gift card or one of two runner up prizes of $100 American Express gift cards.
By Staff
Wednesday, October 6, 2021 8:02 AM
Amid the Delta variant summer surge in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths, some experts warned that the next potential threat was starting to emerge: the SARS-CoV-2 Mu variant.