By Staff
Tuesday, September 12, 2023 12:27 AM
NEW YORK—
MyEyeDr. received the #1 Eyewear retailer spot, honored for “America’s Best Customer Service for 2024” from
Newsweek, which ranks retailers based on independent surveys of over 30,000 U.S. customers. The Newsweek/Statista survey on customer service reviews more than 166 categories. In the Eyewear category for brick-and-mortar retailers in 2024, the top three winners were 1) MyEyeDr., 2)
Warby Parker and 3)
Kaiser Permanente.
By Staff
Monday, September 11, 2023 12:15 AM
NEW YORK—
The Accessories Council has announced the finalists for its 2023
Design Excellence Awards and among them are many eyewear and sunwear products, along with a range of fashion accessories companies in fine jewelry, fashion jewelry, handbags, general accessories and footwear.
By Staff
Thursday, August 31, 2023 12:18 AM
NEW YORK—Alumni from across the country will come together in New York City in September to celebrate with former classmates and honor distinguished colleagues at the
SUNY College of Optometry Alumni Reunion and celebration on Saturday, Sept. 9 at The Empire Ballroom here.
By Staff
Wednesday, August 30, 2023 12:15 AM
ORLANDO, Fla.—The
American Academy of Optometry has announced the recipients of the 2023 Garland W. Clay award, which is presented to the authors of the manuscript published in
Optometry and Vision Science (OVS) that has been among the top OVS papers cited in the world research literature in the preceding five years.
By Staff
Friday, August 25, 2023 12:15 AM
NEW YORK—Organizers of the
Accessories Council's 5th Annual Design Excellence Awards (DEA) are reminding companies that the deadline for submissions is Aug. 31. "The Design Excellence Awards were created to formally recognize the products that make our industry so dynamic. The goal of the awards is to provide our finalists and winners a tool to promote your items, initiate conversation and inspire sales in the important 3rd and 4th quarters," stated Karen Giberson, president and CEO of the Council.
By Staff
Thursday, August 24, 2023 12:24 AM
NEW YORK—
Women In Optometry has announced the winners of its eighth annual Theia Awards of Excellence. The awards will be presented on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, toward the end of the Women In Optometry Women’s Leadership Conference, held in conjunction with the American Academy of Optometry in New Orleans, Louisiana. Erin O'Malley, a leadership advisor and communication specialist, will deliver the keynote at the event. Each year,
WO asks readers and friends to submit the names of women who have been extraordinarily influential in the industry. The categories are: Leadership, Mentoring, Education, Young OD, Industry Influencer and Business.
By Staff
Wednesday, August 23, 2023 12:15 AM
ST. LOUIS—The
World Council of Optometry (WCO) has announced the recipients of its prestigious international awards, which recognize individuals who have made outstanding contributions to advancing optometry around the globe.
By Staff
Wednesday, August 9, 2023 12:18 AM
RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif.—
VSP Vision announced April Bettencourt, vice president of global employee benefits, was named a winner of the Teladoc Health Forum 2023 Transformational Leadership Award.
By Staff
Monday, August 7, 2023 12:18 AM
ORLANDO, Fla.—The
American Academy of Optometry has announced its 2023 award recipients, recognizing individuals who have made important contributions to advancing the profession of optometry.
By Staff
Thursday, August 3, 2023 12:15 AM
DALLAS—
All About Vision (AAV), a leading online portal for vision and eyecare information, was awarded two bronze awards and one merit award for articles for All About Vision, according to an announcement. Additionally, the brand’s Myopia Hub, an online resource with articles and interactive content to spread myopia awareness, was awarded the bronze award for "Best Web Portal.” The annual awards, announced by the
Digital Health Awards, honor the best digital health resources developed for consumers and health professionals.
By Staff
Wednesday, August 2, 2023 12:15 AM
NEW YORK—Collaborative. Confident. Accomplished. Supportive. These are the characteristics that describe this year’s “class” of Vision Monday’s Most Influential Women. Today,
Vision Monday is announcing its 2023 roster of 51 women of accomplishment, who were selected by
VM’s editors from several hundreds of submissions. All are leaders who are contributing their many talents to the optical business and vision care field in many ways. They join hundreds of women in prior years who have been recognized for their work and contributions.
By Staff
Tuesday, August 1, 2023 12:15 AM
NEW YORK—
Vision Monday and
20/20 Magazine asked their readers to share their choices for great business support partners in another challenging business year, via the Ultimate Partners program. Readers were asked to recall when they were facing a critical challenge, in 2022 and into this year, and to salute the business partner who showed up at the right moment to reshape that problem into an opportunity or name which supplier (or representative) came to the rescue with valuable new solutions.
By Staff
Monday, July 31, 2023 12:27 AM
NEW YORK—Collaborative. Confident. Accomplished. Supportive. These are the characteristics that describe this year’s “class” of Vision Monday’s Most Influential Women. Today,
Vision Monday is announcing its 2023 roster of 51 women of accomplishment, who were selected by
VM’s editors from several hundreds of submissions. All are leaders who are contributing their many talents to the optical business and vision care field in many ways. They join hundreds of women in prior years who have been recognized for their work and contributions.