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2018 American Academy of Optometry Student Travel Fellowship Recipients Announced

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The American Academy of Optometry is pleased to congratulate the recipients of the 2018 Student Travel Fellowship Awards. These travel fellowships will allow students to attend Academy 2018 San Antonio, November 7-10, 2018. Resident Travel Fellowship recipients will be announced at a later time.

Funded by an educational grant from Johnson and Johnson Vision:

Michelle Antonucci, University of California Berkeley
Memoona Arshad, University of New South Wales
Marielle Blumenthaler, The Ohio State University
Paul Brown, University of Alabama Birmingham
Kelly Cochran, University of Missouri St. Louis
Nevin El-Nimri, OD, MS, FAAO, University of California Berkeley
Lacey Haines, OD, FIACLE, University of Waterloo
Kam Ho, University of New South Wales
Deepayan Kar, BOptom, MS, University of Alabama Birmingham
Safal Khanal, OD, FAAO, University of Auckland
Corrin Lesjak, Indiana University
Lydia Pickrell, The Ohio State University
Maureen Plaumann, OD, FAAO, The Ohio State University
Sudan Puri, OD, University of Houston
Noor Haziq Saliman, BOptom, MHSc, University of Manchester
Sidra Sarwat, University of New South Wales
Keyur Savla, BOptom, University of Alabama Birmingham
Alaina Short, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Sloane Weed, The Ohio State University
Angela Zhang, University of Waterloo

Recipients will be honored at the Student and Resident Awards Lunch on Thursday, November 8 from Noon to 1:00 PM in Stars at Night Ballroom B4 in the Henry B. González Convention Center.

To read the full list of Student Travel Fellowship Awards recipients, click HERE.

Essilor Canada Supports Special Olympics Opening Eyes Clinics for the 15th Year

For Essilor Canada, 2018 marks its 15th year of participating in the Opening Eyes clinics of the Special Olympics. Participants are offered visual tests conducted by eye care professionals and given corrective lenses when they need them.

This year, 6 Opening Eyes clinics were held across Canada, where 711 athletes participated in visual screenings and 406 of them, or 57%, received a pair of prescription eyeglasses.

Essilor employees volunteer in the vision clinic at each event and an edging-mounting facility is set up to allow on-site delivery of the more standard prescriptions. More complex work is sent to the Essilor laboratory.

The Special Olympics’ athletes are among the millions of Canadians who have unmet visual needs that impact their lives, their ability to learn and to perform. Studies show that 68% of them have not had their vision checked in the last 3 years, 37 % need eyeglasses and 18 % wear glasses with a prescription that is not right.

Click HERE for the full press release.

Vista Outdoor Finalizes Sale of Bollé, Cébé and Serengeti Brands

Vista Outdoor Inc. announced that it has completed the divestiture of the legal entities operating its Bollé, Cébé and Serengeti brands.

Vista Outdoor announced its intention to sell the Eyewear business in November of 2017. In May of 2018, the company announced its transformation plan to explore strategic options for several brands outside of the company’s core markets of ammunition, hunting and shooting accessories, hydration bottles and packs, and outdoor cooking products. In July, the company announced it had entered into a definitive agreement to sell the eyewear brands to an entity controlled by a significant European private equity fund, as reported on OptikNOW.ca.

Gross proceeds from the divestiture were $158 million. Vista Outdoor’s net proceeds from the sale, after certain transaction adjustments and financial advisor fees, were approximately $154 million. The purchase price will be subject to a customary post-closing true-up for working capital and other items.

Robert W. Baird & Co. served as transaction and financial advisor and Reed Smith LLP served as legal advisor to Vista Outdoor in connection with the transaction.

Full press release HERE.

Rec Specs – Defending Vision with Next Generation Performance Technology

Just in time for the back-to-school season, active youth will be safer with the next generation of sport protective eyewear from Rec Specs by Liberty – the RS-40 and RS-41. Tested to independent ASTM F803 standards, these next generation styles feature new eye rim cushioning, temple padding, and an improved venting system that protects eyes from higher energy collisions while also enhancing all day comfort.

RS 40

The RS-40 is a standard temple frame and features an over mold design on the temple for grip and stability during movement. This unisex frame is available in a 49mm and 52mm eye size and is available in 5 colours.

RS 41

The RS-41 goggle has a new contoured frame line from the eye rim to the strap attachment and sits higher over the ear for a comfortable fit under a helmet. Available in a 49mm and 52mm eye size and in 4 colours.

 

www.RecSpecs.com

Canadian Myopia Management Webinar Registration Now Open

Canadian Eye Care Business Review in collaboration with COPE administrator Clinical & Refractive Optometry are pleased to announce a live CE webinar on Monday, October 29 at 8 PM (EDT). Registration for the webinar is now open.

Speakers and topics for the webinar include:

  • Scott Mundle, OD, President, World Council of Optometry
    Global & Canadian Perspectives on Myopia

  • Debbie Jones, FCOptom, DipCLP FAAO, CORE/Univ. of Waterloo
    Myopia Management – From Research to Clinical Practice

  • Jeff Goodhew, OD, Chief Co-editor Canadian Eye Care Business Review
    Myopia Control in Optometric Practice

Myopia can no longer be considered a benign condition. It must be addressed as a potentially sight-threatening treatable disease.  Dr. Mundle will share the WCO perspectives and plans for a global Myopia awareness week in 2019. All optometrists will understand the coordinated effort toward raising awareness of Myopia as a treatable condition. Dr. Debbie Jones will review some of the interesting research and clinical studies that have been done in Canada, and Dr. Jeff Goodhew will provide pointers on how optometry can integrate myopia control to patients in the optometric practice.

Each of the three presentations will be followed by a panel discussion. As a live interactive webinar, questions from the audience will be addressed.

The webinar is made possible through the generous support of CooperVision Canada and Carl Zeiss Vision Canada.

Clinical & Refractive Optometry is the COPE administrator for this event. COPE registration is pending.

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