ASSOCIATIONS

■ The Ocular Nutrition Society (ONS) (ocularnutritionsociety.org) will sponsor a Nutrition Education Symposium before the AAO’s Meeting on October 6, 2015, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the New Orleans Convention Center. The symposium costs $150 for non-ONS members.

■ The 2015 conference of the Student Optometric Leadership Network (SOLutioN) convened in Sacramento, Calif. from June 4th to 6th, where Mark Wright, O.D., Dave Kading, O.D., Mile Brujic, O.D., Ryan Parker, O.D., Justin Bazan, O.D., and Mindy Nguyen, O.D., spoke about private practice. For more, visit SOLNoptometry.com.

■ Optometry Giving Sight’s World Sight Day Challenge is once again inviting optometry students, eye care practitioners, their staff, patients and industry partners to raise funds in September and October to aid the 600 million throughout the world who don’t have access to eye care. Visit givingsight.org, or call (888) OGS-GIVE.

COMPANY NEWS

■ Accu-Lens is sponsoring a second UCHealth Eye Clinic Scleral Lens Academy at the Rocky Mountain Lions Eye Institute in Denver on September 26. Call Accu-Lens at (800) 525-2470 x 101 for information.

■ ABB OPTICAL GROUP has begun accepting applications for the ABB Cares program. The program recognizes outstanding U.S. nonprofit organizations with grants ranging from $1,000 to $5,000. Applications are due August 31. For more information, visit ABBconcise.com/ABBCares.

■ Alcon offers the free downloadable e-book, “Howard and the Amazing Eye Exam,” at THEeyeSOLUTION.com to raise awareness about the importance of eye exams for children and prepare them for the visit as well.

■ Allergan has launched the REFRESH AMERICA campaign (helpREFRESHAmerica.com) to provide the company’s Refresh eye drops to U.S. first responders who deal with dry-eye inducing environments.

■ Bausch + Lomb and Nicox have submitted a New Drug Application to the FDA for the approval of latanoprostene bunod ophthalmic solution 0.024% (Vesneo) for the lowering of IOP.

■ CooperVision has appointed Guy Whittaker vice president, Global Marketing. He is in charge of advancing the company’s master and product brands, marketing CooperVision’s contacts lens products and services and strengthening its worldwide reputation.

■ David Keeler has retired from Keeler Instruments after 50 years of service. His grandfather started the company in 1917.

■ NovaBay Pharmaceuticals, Inc., maker of Avenova eyelid cleanser, announced it has signed a nationwide distribution agreement with AmerisourceBergen, large global pharmaceutical sourcing and distribution services companies, to carry and distribute Avenova to U.S. pharmacies.

■ Optometric Management, through a grant from Vision Source, is providing a free ICD-10 Webinar/CE to prepare O.D.s for the new coding system at optometricmanagement.com/icd10_ce.aspx.

■ Optovue has launched the Optovue Academy, an online portal offering clinical education, technical training and practice development tracks. Visit OptovueAcademy.com for more information.

■ SynergEyes has named Bob Ferrigno senior vice president of Global Sales and Marketing. He is in charge of marketing, professional relations and sales.

■ Valeant Pharmaceuticals will buy Unilens Vision for $28 million. The transaction is expected to be completed by September 1, subject to stockholder approval and customary closing conditions.

■ ZeaVision LLC., the parent company of the EyePromise line of ocular supplements, has named Dennis Pardo, O.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.O., vice president of Medical and Professional Affairs.