Tag: Ophthalmology and Vision
Eye Safety and the Upcoming Solar Eclipse
DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- Doctors of optometry across Colorado are addressing the eye safety concerns that come with an Annular Solar Eclipse by teaming up with Eyes of Colorado and the Colorado Optometric Association (COA) throughout September 2023.
Established Knoxville ophthalmology practice expands its services with a new doctor
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. /ScoopCloud/ -- Drs. Campbell, Cunningham, Taylor & Haun, a leading eye care provider in East Tennessee, recently expanded its team of skilled medical professionals with the addition of General Ophthalmologist Andrew Johnston, M.D., to offer its growing patient base even more options for top-rate eye care.
Native Tennessean Eric Sollenberger, M.D., expands Knoxville Ophthalmology practice as Cornea Specialist
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. /ScoopCloud/ -- Drs. Campbell, Cunningham, Taylor & Haun, a leading eye care provider in East Tennessee, recently expanded with the addition of Ophthalmologist and Cornea Specialist Eric Sollenberger, M.D. Joining the practice, for Sollenberger, essentially means the continuation of an almost 70-year family legacy of eye care in East Tennessee.
GlassesUSA.com Promises Protection, Style, and Convenience with Their Largest Selection of Affordable Clip-On Sunglasses Available Online
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /ScoopCloud/ -- GlassesUSA.com, the fastest-growing, leading online glasses store in the U.S., is the premier destination for all your clip-on sunglasses needs. Anyone aiming to maximize their glasses-wearing experience should consider clip-on sunglasses. With clip-ons, it is easy and convenient to turn any pair of prescription eyeglasses into prescription sunglasses.
Ask An Optometrist to Improve Your Eye-Q
DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- The Colorado Optometric Association (COA) and 2020 Eyes Colorado are answering commonly asked patient questions to educate the public on eye health. 2020 Eyes Colorado is the COA's public awareness initiative to promote healthy eyes and vision across the state throughout the year.
Steps to Improve Independence When Living with Visual Impairment
DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- The Colorado Optometric Association (COA) and 2020 Eyes Colorado are speaking out about how to improve independence and quality of life when experiencing permanent vision loss. 2020 Eyes Colorado is the COA's eye health public awareness initiative to promote healthy eyes and vision across the state throughout the year.
Optometrists Speak Out About Colorado’s Dangerous Driving
DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- The Colorado Optometric Association's doctors of optometry are speaking out this month about dangerous driving in the state. Colorado optometrists are seeing a problem rising on the roads that impact more than just eye health. Fatal car accidents across Colorado have increased over the course of the pandemic even though less miles were driven.
Winners Announced for Second Annual Colorado Youth Art Contest
DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- 2020 Eyes Colorado and the Colorado Optometric Association (COA) announce the winners of the Second Annual Youth Art Contest. Students grades 1-12 were invited to submit 2D artwork while reflecting on the value of their eyesight through the theme, "My Future Vision."
Participating Colorado Optometrists Give Infants One-time No-cost Eye Exam Through National InfantSEE® Program
DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- Leaders in Colorado eye health advocacy, the Colorado Optometric Association (COA) and 2020 Eyes Colorado, announce that participating local optometrists are offering no-cost comprehensive eye exams to infants 6-12 months of age regardless of income or insurance.
Eyeglass Wearers Finally Seeing Clearly with a Face Mask
HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. /ScoopCloud/ -- After a long year, we're seeing light at the end of the pandemic tunnel, but face coverings will remain the new norm. The No Fog Cloth™ from EyeFi LLC eliminates the common inconvenience of foggy glasses that interferes with productivity at work, especially for healthcare professionals who are forced to wear goggles and face shields all day while wearing a mask.
Eternal NYC Restaurant Week: Doctor LASEK’s Anecdote
NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. /ScoopCloud/ -- Park Avenue LASEK shared today the person behind the continuity of the exuberant NYC Restaurant Week for all these years: Emil Chynn. New York restaurant week is one of the most famous institutions for food enthusiasts in the United States.
Local Ophthalmology practice celebrates seven and a half years with Retina Specialist Matthew Cole, M.D.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. /ScoopCloud/ -- Ophthalmology practice Drs. Campbell, Cunningham, Taylor & Haun celebrates a special seven and a half year anniversary to commemorate the addition of Retina Specialist Matthew Cole, M.D., to the team of Knoxville eye doctors.
Knoxville eye care provider offers exclusive designer frames under the brand Optique 865
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. /ScoopCloud/ -- EyeCare Optical, a local eye care provider in East Tennessee, can now add the title of "designer" to its list of specialties thanks to the unveiling of a new line of designer eyeglass frames under the brand Optique 865.
Colorado Doctors of Optometry Encourage Eating Nutrient Dense Foods This Holiday Season
DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- Doctors of optometry across Colorado, 2020 Eyes Colorado, and the Colorado Optometric Association (COA) are addressing nutrition and eye health in the December awareness theme Eating Your Way to Better Eye Health.
#2020EyesColorado Youth Art Contest Winners Announced
DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- 2020 Eyes Colorado and the Colorado Optometric Association (COA) announce the winners of the #2020EyesColorado First Annual Youth Art Contest. Students grades 1-12 were invited to submit 2D artwork while reflecting on the value of their eyesight through the theme, A Beautiful Sight. The goal of the competition was to engage Colorado students in understanding the value of their eyes and their own eye health.
EyeCare Optical Extends its Coverage of the Greater Knoxville Area with New Locations in Oak Ridge and Hardin Valley
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. /ScoopCloud/ -- Earlier this year, EyeCare Optical expanded its reach in the greater Knoxville area by opening its seventh area office-this one in Oak Ridge-right on the heels of its sixth location opening in Hardin Valley. It's part of a plan, says the company, to make comprehensive eye care readily available for greater Knoxville residents in their own neighborhoods.
Colorado Doctors of Optometry Announce Public Health Initiative to Keep Eye Emergencies Out of Emergency Rooms This Winter
DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- Doctors of optometry across Colorado, 2020 Eyes Colorado, and the Colorado Optometric Association (COA) have launched an October awareness initiative to educate Coloradans on Eye Emergencies: Where to Go and What to Do.
Pandemic Stress Can Change Eyesight and Impact Eye Health
DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- Doctors of optometry across Colorado, 2020 Eyes Colorado, and the Colorado Optometric Association (COA) have launched a September awareness initiative to help educate Coloradans on the impact of stress on eyesight and eye health.
Colorado’s Doctors of Optometry Offer 5 Ways to Prepare for School in a Pandemic
DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- The 2020-2021 school year is starting with a baseline of caution, anxiety and an ever-changing game plan during a global pandemic. Local doctors of optometry have teamed up with the Colorado Optometric Association and 2020 Eyes Colorado to compile a unique list of five areas to consider as families near the start of school.
Colorado Optometrists Announce 8 Ways to Protect Your Eyes This Summer
DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- A lot has changed for the summer of 2020, but the Colorado Optometric Association and 2020 Eyes Colorado wants everyone to know that summer eye health is still important. Colorado's sunlight is roughly 20% brighter than at sea level and is even more intense at the top of a mountain as there is less atmosphere at higher elevations to filter out UV rays.
Colorado Optometrists Announce Tips to Help Avoid Eye Health Challenges from Increased Screen Time During COVID-19 Pandemic
DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- As social distancing becomes a normal way of life during the COVID-19 pandemic many individuals are participating in increased screen time. The Colorado Optometric Association (COA) and the public health campaign 2020 Eyes Colorado, have collected tips from its doctors of optometry on how to keep eyes healthy.
Colorado Optometric Association Warns Patients to Be Cautious of ‘At-Home Eye Exam’ or ‘Vision Test’ Product Claims
DENVER, Colo. /ScoopCloud/ -- Some companies are taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic and asserting that their devices make it easy to conduct an eye exam at home. The Colorado Optometric Association, together with the American Optometric Association (AOA), warns that it is more important than ever to be aware of products that give the mistaken impression that their devices can substitute for a comprehensive eye examination or that they can shortcut getting a contact lens or eyeglasses prescription.
Paragon Gives Announces Call for 2020 Koch Kellan Scholarship Applicants
PORTLAND, Ore. /ScoopCloud/ -- Paragon Gives, a Paragon BioTeck, Inc. initiative, is excited to announce a call for applications for the 2020 Koch Kellan Scholarship worth $10,000. This annual scholarship is awarded to one (1) outstanding graduate medical student committed to pursuing a clinical, teaching or research career in ophthalmology.
EyeBuyDirect Announces Chillhouse NYC Curated Collection to ‘Stay Chill in the Digital World’
NEW YORK, N.Y. /ScoopCloud/ -- EyeBuyDirect has partnered with the wellness experts at Chillhouse NYC to curate a collection of fashion forward eyewear that offers blue-light-blocking lenses to protect your eyes from the harmful effects of digital blue light.
EyeBuyDirect Announces Collaboration with Queer Eye’s Tan France – Fans Will ‘Style the Stylist’ for Chance to Win $500 in Fabulous Eyewear
AUSTIN, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- Global eyewear retailer EyeBuyDirect is teaming up with Tan France in a campaign to let his followers style him. Fans will get to turn the tables on the style guru when they vote on which glasses look best on him. France, who is best known for his role on the Emmy-award-winning series "Queer Eye," has of late found even more followers with the release of his book "Naturally Tan."
Mohima Sanyal Named 2019 Koch Kellan Scholar
PORTLAND, Ore. /ScoopCloud/ -- Paragon BioTeck, Inc., an ophthalmic pharmaceutical and medical device company, announced today that Mohima Sanyal has been named its 2019 Koch Kellan Scholar. Paragon Gives, a Paragon BioTeck initiative, awards the Koch Kellan Scholarship to an outstanding graduate medical student committed to elevating the standard of eye care.
EyeBuyDirect Introduces Limited 2018 Holiday Colors for Most Popular Frames
AUSTIN, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- EyeBuyDirect, the fastest growing online retailer of prescription glasses, today released new festive colors for three of their most popular frames, just in time for the holiday season. These new colors will be in a very limited stock and only available from December 3-7, or until they sell out.
EyeBuyDirect Introduces SightRelax, Enhanced Digital Protection Prescription Lenses, Starting at Just $81
AUSTIN, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- A recent survey of over 1,000 individuals conducted by EyeBuyDirect, the fastest growing online prescription eyewear retailer, found 4 in 5 people spend five or more hours a day looking at a screen, with a third in front of a screen for eight hours or more. The company recently introduced SightRelax(TM), a new line of digital-protection lenses with the blue-light filter, scratch-resistant and anti-glare coatings, and UV protection.
EyeBuyDirect Launches New Line of RFLKT Glasses – Premium Winter Eyewear
AUSTIN, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- EyeBuyDirect today announced a new line of RFLKT glasses designed with the winter months in the forefront. New styles released include Planete, Illusion, Resonance, Luminous and Era, and will be available starting November 12, 2018. The five new frames in EyeBuyDirect's premium line reflect the best winter has to offer when it comes to colors - clear blue, pink golden and brown striped.
The future in your eyes is now: Lucyd Loud, the latest technology in smart glasses
MIAMI, Fla. /ScoopCloud/ -- Answer and control phone calls, text via voice, listen to music, receive notifications and access WhatsApp without the need to take your smartphone out of your pocket, and still be able to hear the world around you. Say hello to Lucyd Loud, the latest technology in smart eyeglasses.
EyeBuyDirect Launches its New ‘Catch of the Day’ Summer Collection
AUSTIN, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- At the beach or by the pool, EyeBuyDirect's new Catch of the Day summer collection, released today, aims to highlight an individual's personal style. As the fastest-growing online prescription eyewear retailer, the collection marks the beginning of EyeBuyDirect's #ItsHowYouFrameIt campaign, which focuses on bright colors, limitless expression and positivity.
EyeBuyDirect Announces ‘Buy 1 Give 1’ Initiative, Will Donate a Pair of Glasses with Every Order
AUSTIN, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- EyeBuyDirect, the fastest growing online prescription eyewear retailer, announced today a new 'Buy 1 Give 1' Program that donates a pair of prescription glasses to someone in need worldwide for every transaction made through the online retailer. With over 2.5 billion people currently living with poor vision, the company is taking concrete action to provide solutions for those who cannot afford to buy their own eyewear.
Alejandro Arboleda Named 2018 Koch Kellan Scholar
PORTLAND, Ore. /ScoopCloud/ -- Paragon BioTeck, Inc., an ophthalmic pharmaceutical and medical device company, announced today that Alejandro Arboleda has been named its 2018 Koch Kellan Scholar. Paragon Gives, a Paragon BioTeck initiative, awards the Koch Kellan Scholarship to an outstanding graduate medical student committed to elevating the standard of eye care through social responsibility and a clinical, teaching or research career in ophthalmology.
EyeBuyDirect Launches Winter Whims 2017 Fall-Winter Collection
AUSTIN, Texas /ScoopCloud/ -- The fastest growing online eyewear retailer, EyeBuyDirect, has launched its new collection, Winter Whims. The collection includes 21 frames that embody the colors, textures and feeling of winter. The new Winter Whims collection is available online now. It features chocolate-brown and cinnamon-red frames that invoke the smell and tastes of the holiday season.
Paragon BioTeck Calls Emerging Leaders to Apply for 2018 Ophthalmology Scholarship
PORTLAND, Ore. /ScoopCloud/ -- Paragon BioTeck, Inc., a privately-held pharmaceutical and medical device company, today announced the call for the next Koch Kellan Scholar. The annual Koch Kellan Scholarship honors one outstanding graduate medical student committed to elevating the standard of eye care through social responsibility and a clinical, teaching, or research career in ophthalmology. A Paragon Gives initiative, the scholarship reinforces the fundamental mission of Paragon BioTeck to drive innovations to address unmet and underserved medical needs.