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October 13, 2016April 24, 2018

VuePoint and Vision Institute Team up to Provide Made-in-Canada CE Service

VuePoint IDS Inc. and the Vision Institute of Canada (VIC) announce they are partnering to provide online Continuing Education to Optometrists in Canada. VuePoint’s new online CE portal is supported by the World Continuing Education Alliance in partnership with the World Council of Optometry. Canadian optometrists may register online to view and take online CE courses at:
www.VuePoint.ca/CE4CanadianODs/.

VIC, a Canadian Registered Charitable Organization, has long been recognized as a provider of high quality Continuing Education events. The new online medium provides an opportunity to meet the needs of those who are unable to attend live CE events and extends the Institute’s excellent CE to a wider cross-country audience. The proceeds from the sale of online Continuing Education will, in part, be donated to the Institute.

The initial tranche of on-line courses leverages the Aboriginal Vision Health lecture series. “This education series is still very relevant today, as Aboriginal health issues are increasingly in the spotlight and the communities’ needs remain complex and vast,” said Dr. Paul Chris, Executive Director.

Optometrists registering on the VuePoint CE education portal will be able to view the audiovisual courses, download the exam notes and courses and take the online examination to earn credits appropriate to the length of the course. The VuePoint CE portal will serve as platform for its own course delivery and for delivery of third party authors. “The online portal is a tremendous complement to our print and digital publishing platform, and will facilitate delivery of quality CE in multiple formats helping ensure the nuances and needs of the Canadian practice environment are taken into account,” indicates VuePoint president David Pietrobon. “Our research shows that Canadian eye care professionals prefer to have a Canadian context for their CE content.”

VuePoint iDS is a COPE-approved administrator, and will also be providing COPE approved courses through the platform in the future. Additional CE channels for other eye care professionals are under development and will be deployed over the next few months.

VuePoint Continuing Education Services
Organizations and course authors interested in leveraging the VuePoint CE Platform can contact David Pietrobon, President, to explore potential partnership opportunities this platform presents.

Contact Information:
Phone: 226 780 6871 x 5111
Email: dpietrobon@vuepoint.ca

October 13, 2016April 24, 2018

Eyes Could Be Reservoir for Zika Virus

A new study from the Washington University School of Medicine, published in Cell Reports, reveals that Zika virus may persist in a patient’s eyes for some time, and that tears may be a possible route of infection.

Researchers infected mice with Zika virus subdermally, and found that in seven days live virus was located in the eye. It is not yet known how the Zika virus enters the eye; whether it is able to cross the blood-retina barrier or if it travels along the optic nerve.

The body’s immune system is less active in the eye than other parts of the body, which allows some infections to persist there after the live virus has been destroyed elsewhere.

In adults Zika is a mild disease, but in some cases can lead to conjunctivitis or, rarely, uveitis and permanent vision loss. One third of babies infected in utero with Zika develop eye disease.

“We are planning studies in people to find out whether infectious virus persists in the cornea or other compartments of the eye, because that would have implications for corneal transplantation,” said Rajendra S. Apte, MD, PhD, the Paul A. Cibis Distinguished Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, a senior author of the study.

More information: https://medicine.wustl.edu/news/evidence-zika-virus-found-tears/

(Photo credit Robert Boston)

October 13, 2016April 24, 2018

World Sight Day Challenge Celebrates its 10-Year Anniversary Today

Optometry Giving Sight has launched its 10th Annual fundraising campaign to help raise funds for people who are needlessly blind or vision impaired simply because they can’t access an eye exam and vision care provided by an optometrist.

This year’s World Sight Day Challenge will focus on the need for effective, sustainable eye health initiatives for children and adolescents. The campaign will run from September 1st until October 31st and will help support vision care services being delivered around the world. World Sight Day is Thursday, October 13th.

“All of us can appreciate the importance of good vision – not just for ourselves and our families, but for the many children around the world who don’t have access to the vision care services they need,” said Dr. Juan Carlos Aragon, Global Chair of Optometry Giving Sight. “After all, if you can’t see, you can’t learn, and that condemns many to a life of poverty and disadvantage.”

For the past 10 years, thousands of Optometrists, their staff, patients, students and colleagues in industry have all taken the World Sight Day Challenge by raising funds to help eliminate the backlog of uncorrected refractive error, estimated to affect more than 600 million people.

“It’s simple and fun to do,” said Clive Miller, Global CEO of Optometry Giving Sight. “Practices, schools and companies can involve their staff, friends, family and colleagues in fundraising activities throughout September and October; or they can visit our website and make a personal, practice or company donation. “We have materials to help promote your involvement, lots of fun fundraising ideas, and information that you can share that shows how your donations are having an impact on the lives of people in need.”

Funds raised will help support Our Children’s Vision – a global campaign to bring better vision, and eye health services to 50 million children by 2020. This will be in addition to our ongoing support for Optometry Development programs which train local people as Optometrists.

To donate, or pledge your participation by selecting one of our Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum Award levels, please visit www.givingsight.org or call 888 OGS GIVE.

October 12, 2016May 20, 2026

Cool Frames for Real Men

Mexx launches two new models 5169, 5356-photo. A striking, manly temple design with cut-out logo and casual embossing combined with a long, sporty temple tip distinguish both of these men’s styles. The fronts are available in brushed acetate and stainless steel, both in the same stylish, square shape. Eye-catching, cool frames that are super comfortable to wear.

Distributed by Lanctôt. www.rlanctot.com

October 12, 2016April 24, 2018

Hoya Acquires Performance Optics

HOYA Corporation (“HOYA”) announced decision and execution of the definitive agreement to acquire Performance Optics, LLC (“Performance Optics”), including its subsidiaries VISION EASE and Daemyung Optical.

Ophthalmic eyewear lenses is the largest business unit in HOYA’s Life Care segment, which HOYA positions as a source of its continuing future growth. The acquisition of Performance Optics continues HOYA’s strategic initiatives in the Life Care segment.

This acquisition will strengthen HOYA’s ability to provide customers with a broader portfolio of leading products, while continuing to provide best-in-class services to the eyewear industry. The acquisition of Performance Optics expands HOYA’s customer reach, particularly through VISION EASE’s presence in the Americas and its strengths in polycarbonate products and technologies. Performance Optics provides HOYA with additional capabilities in polycarbonate, photochromic and
polarized lens technologies, as well as an expansion of our global footprint in high index lens casting to reinforce our position as a global technology leader in lens manufacturing. Importantly, we also will augment our global research & development capabilities, creating a new technology center of excellence.

Performance Optics is a global ophthalmic lens manufacturer specializing in polycarbonate, photochromic, polarized and high index eyeglass lenses, employing over 2,000 people around the world with manufacturing facilities in the United States, Korea, China, Thailand and Indonesia.

This acquisition is not expected to materially impact HOYA’s financial performance.

To read full press release, click HERE.

VuePoint and Vision Institute Team up to Provide Made-in-Canada CE Service

Eyes Could Be Reservoir for Zika Virus

World Sight Day Challenge Celebrates its 10-Year Anniversary Today

Cool Frames for Real Men

Hoya Acquires Performance Optics

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