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November 17, 2020November 17, 2020

FYidoctors Continues Expansion with Announcement of Merger with Beautiful Canadian Laser and Skincare

ReNue, a group of doctor-led aesthetic medicine clinics headquartered in Calgary, Alberta announced the acquisition of Beautiful Canadian Laser and Skincare (“BC Laser and Skincare”), British Columbia’s largest laser and skincare clinic located in Surrey, BC. The ReNue medical aesthetetic clinics were acquired by FYidoctors in December 2019.

Founded in 2000 by Dr. Sachit Shah, a practitioner with over 30 years of experience, BC Laser and Skincare provides laser and cosmetic procedures. The doctor-led clinic houses over 20 different medical and aesthetic devices, helping deliver a wide range of treatment options for its patients.

“We look forward to working with Dr. Shah and his team at BC Laser and Skincare,” said Dr. Jason McWhirter, VP and Chief Medical Officer of FYidoctors’ Medical Aesthetics Division. “Regarded as a reputable, experienced clinic with a patient-focused approach to aesthetic medicine, the partnership represents a shared vision for establishing a trusted, innovative aesthetic medicine brand in the Canadian marketplace and we couldn’t be more excited to build on this together.”

The acquisition marks ReNue’s continued expansion in the aesthetic medicine field, as it seeks to become a leading provider of aesthetic medicine services across Canada.

The 5,000-square-foot clinic currently serves over 35,000 patients and specializes in a variety of technologies and solutions including carbon dioxide resurfacing, body contouring and skincare treatments for all skin types.

“Our clinic has put in a lot of work to be a leader in the aesthetic medicine industry in British Columbia, and we look forward to introducing new technologies and procedures to the practice,” said Dr. Shah. “Through this alliance, BC Laser and Skincare will now have the added benefits of working with the team of experts at ReNue, and we’re thrilled to provide this to the main beneficiaries of the partnership, our patients.”

The clinic has served the community of Surrey and surrounding areas for decades and is also highly engaged in community initiatives including pro bono tattoo removal to individuals currently receiving rehabilitation services from the RCMP.

According to the company, te global non-invasive medical aesthetics market will grow to over $14 billion USD by 2021 – a figure that could increase as experts in the field have noted significant growth in revenue during the pandemic.

Click HERE for the full press release.

November 17, 2020November 17, 2020

FYidoctors Announces Latest Acquisition in Simcoe County

FYidoctors announces the acquisition of Ontario-based vision clinic, Beach Eye Care. Centrally located in Wasaga Beach, the announcement marks FYidoctors’ second clinic in Simcoe County.

Beach Eye Care has provided quality eye care to patients living in Wasaga Beach, Collingwood, and South Georgian Bay since 2011, and is led by optometrists Dr. Ben Pezik and Dr. Angela Fabiano. Both engaged members of the optometry industry, they bring to the clinic years of experience in the vision care field. Dr. Pezik holds a Doctor of Optometry from the University of Waterloo; and Dr. Fabiano holds an Honours BSc from the University of Toronto, in addition to her Doctor of Optometry from the Nova Southeastern University College of Optometry.

“For nearly a decade, Beach Eye Care has proudly served its patients and provided them with quality vision care,” said Dr. Ben Pezik. “We are excited about the new partnership and how this will evolve our practice – not only in continuing to provide them with the exceptional care they’ve come to expect, but with the added resources and benefits provided through FYidoctors.”

Currently, the family-friendly practice provides sophisticated diagnostic technology, extensive experience, and impeccable skill to assess and treat every kind of vision concerns and offers a range of services including dry eye treatment, comprehensive eye exams, pediatric eye exams, eye infection treatment, eye disease management, emergency eye care, contact lens services; and sports and specialty eyewear fitting.

Click HERE for the full press release.

November 16, 2020November 16, 2020

Bausch + Lomb Reports Nearly 27 Million Units of Contact Lens Materials Recycled

Bausch + Lomb announced that its exclusive ONE by ONE Recycling program has recycled nearly 27 million used contact lenses, top foils and blister packs since launching in November 2016. The program, made possible through a collaboration with TerraCycle^®, a world leader in the collection and repurposing of hard-to-recycle post-consumer waste, has diverted more than 162,000 pounds of contact lens waste from oceans, lakes, streams and landfills.

“As a leader in the eye health industry and the originator of the first soft contact lens, we are proud to provide the ONE by ONE Recycling program to contact lens wearers to help prevent these used materials do not end up in our environment,” said John Ferris, general manager, U.S. Vision Care, Bausch + Lomb. “In addition, as part of our overall approach to sustainability, we continually evaluate the full life cycle of our lenses. In fact, many of our contact lenses, including Biotrue^® ONEday daily disposables, are manufactured in facilities that have adopted zero-waste-to-landfill initiatives and have achieved diversion rates of 94-99% during the past few years, further supporting our longstanding commitment to doing all we can to lessen our company’s overall environmental footprint.”

Today, more than 5,500 optometry practices are registered with the ONE by ONE Recycling program. To participate, contact lens wearers can bring their used contact lenses and packaging to one of these offices, which collects the used lens materials in a custom recycling bin provided by Bausch + Lomb. Once the bin is filled, the optometry practice will ship the materials to TerraCycle for proper recycling using a pre-paid shipping label.

Additionally, for every 10 pounds of material received from the ONE by ONE Recycling Program, TerraCycle donates $10 to Optometry Giving Sight.

In 2019, Bausch + Lomb took the program one step further by repurposing the recycled waste and combining it with other recycled material to create custom training modules that were donated to the Guide Dog Foundation, a national not-for-profit that trains guide dogs for people who are blind or visually impaired. The modules, which included benches, tables, waste stations and an agility ramp, are used to train the dogs and to further enhance the organization’s Smithtown, New York campus for those who visit.

In Canada, the Bausch + Lomb Every Contact Counts Recycling Program recycles Bausch + Lomb and other contact lenses and blister packs.

Click HERE for the full press release.

November 13, 2020November 18, 2020

CooperVision Specialty EyeCare Announces Regional Leaders

CooperVision Specialty EyeCare announced the creation of a regional business structure to more closely integrate its portfolio of Paragon, Blanchard, and Procornea specialty contact lens brands and to be closer to customers. In conjunction, it has named three executives to regional leadership roles, further strengthening support for the growing number of eye care professionals worldwide who fit specialty contact lenses.

Arthur Kung is appointed Head of CooperVision Specialty EyeCare China, based in Shanghai.

Alex Lamse becomes Head of CooperVision Specialty EyeCare EMEA, based in Eerbeek, Netherlands. He led Procornea’s expansion in China and continued as managing director following its acquisition by CooperVision.

David Raimondo becomes Head of CooperVision Specialty EyeCare Americas, based in Phoenix, Ariz. He joined CooperVision in 2013 and most recently led the company’s Latin America region.

In conjunction, two highly respected industry veterans have moved into part-time roles with the company. Both will continue to lend their globally recognized expertise to the company while transitioning over the next year toward retirement:

Jean Blanchard has shifted from running operations at his eponymous company to leading development and evolution of CooperVision Specialty EyeCare lenses for irregular cornea, building on his experience with Onefit^™ and other keratoconus-focused products.
Rich Jeffries, who formerly led the Paragon business, is now working alongside the recently acquired GP Specialists team as part of their CooperVision Specialty EyeCare onboarding, while also developing Asia-Pacific markets outside of China.

GP Specialists, which became part of the company in August 2020 as reported by Optik NOW, remains an aligned yet separately-managed business within CooperVision Specialty EyeCare.

Click HERE for the full press release.

November 13, 2020November 13, 2020

OGS Awards $50,000 in COVID Relief Funds to 12 North American Charities

In an effort to support North American organizations and to further enhance their national presence, Optometry Giving Sight (OGS) awarded 12 organizations with grants up to $5,000. The funding will support their work in providing eye exams and glasses to individuals in underrepresented communities, special project funding to build sustainable vision care efforts, and opportunities to provide diversity and inclusion training to staff, volunteers and board members.

“I am grateful that we were able to provide funding to such a diverse group of worthwhile organizations who are doing critical work within their communities,” says Anne Marie Hand, Executive Director of OGS who started in June. “It was a quick turnaround and I’m so appreciative that my team and our Board of Directors supported this endeavor,” she added.

The Vision Institute of Canada plans on using their award to purchase new equipment. “The Pachymeter helps me diagnose glaucoma in its earlier stages to facilitate treatment and reduce both vision impairment and low vision. It is a key diagnostic tool I always take with me when I make on-site visits to my patients in long-term care homes,” says Dr. Lois Calder, Clinic Director.

The three Canadian grant recipients are:

Canadian National Institute for the Blind
Downtown Eastside Eye Clinic
Vision Institute of Canada

Click HERE for the full press release.

FYidoctors Continues Expansion with Announcement of Merger with Beautiful Canadian Laser and Skincare

FYidoctors Announces Latest Acquisition in Simcoe County

Bausch + Lomb Reports Nearly 27 Million Units of Contact Lens Materials Recycled

CooperVision Specialty EyeCare Announces Regional Leaders

OGS Awards $50,000 in COVID Relief Funds to 12 North American Charities

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