Google Glass may be the most hyped piece of technology in years, but according to a new study, only one in 10 American smartphone owners would wear the high-tech specs regularly.More »
SAN DIEGO—At the second joint Specialty Health Summit sponsored by the National Association of Vision Care Plans (NAVCP) and the National Association of Specialty Health Organizations, Andrew Alcorn,More »
VANCOUVER, British Columbia—Online eyewear provider, Coastal Contacts, Inc. (NASDAQ: COA) (TSX: COA) has opened its first U.S. production and distribution facility.More »
MILAN—Citing success in the optical sector and estimations that “there will be around an extra half a billion people wearing glasses in the next 10 years,” according to Andrea Guerra, CEO, Luxottica GMore »
NEW YORK— EyeMed Vision Care and VSP Vision Care are among the latest insurers to join Mercer Marketplace, a private insurance exchange being launched by Mercer L.L.C.More »
LAS VEGAS—The newly branded annual Vision Source member meeting, The Exchange, hosted more than 3,100 attendees last week here at Caesars Palace.More »
NEW YORK—A job as an optometrist or optician apparently is a good career path in 2013, according to a recent ranking by CareerCast.com, a career website that listed 200 jobs from best to worst.More »
TALLAHASSEE, Fla.—Florida Governor Rick Scott signed Florida Senate Bill 278 on Friday, April 19, authorizing optometrists in that state to prescribe ocular pharmaceutical agents.More »