ASSOCIATIONS

■ “Comprehensive Eye Exams: Vital But Underutilized Preventative Healthcare Tools” is a report published by AOA, Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry, The National Council on Aging (NCA), The National Eye Institute and LensCrafters, to help change perceptions of comprehensive eye exams around the country. The report is available on NCA’s website at tinyurl.com/NCACompExams.

■ AAO announced its new Academy Career Development Award to encourage optometric research at a younger age. Awardees will be announced at the 2016 Academy meeting Awards Ceremony. For more, visit aapot.org.

■ Optometry Cares is accepting nominations for its new Dr. W. David Sullins Jr. InfantSEE Award. Candidates are those who go above and beyond to serve pediatric patients. Deadline for nominations is April 30. For more, visit aoa.org/sullins. In other news, the organization announced its scholarship winners for 2016. To donate, visit aoafoundation.org/endowment-fund.

■ The Vision Council released its report “Eyes Overexposed: Digital Device Dilemma.” To view the report, visit thevisioncouncil.org. In related news, the Council inducted its board of directors at its 2016 executive summit. They are Marty Bassett, Walman Optical, chairman; Mike Hundert, REM Eyewear, vice chairman and chairman of the Council’s Show Committee; and Ken Bradley, Eschenbach Optik of America, secretary/treasurer. Newly elected directors at-large include Don Oakley, VSP Optics; Catherine Rauscher, Transitions Optical, and Ray Khalil, Lafont USA. Immediate past chairman is Raanan Naftalovich, Shamir Insight Inc.

COMPANY NEWS

■ Alcon, which partnered with Verily, the life sciences team within GoogleX, to create a glucose-sensing contact lens for diabetes patients, announced it is also working on developing a smart contact lens and a smart IOL for patients who have presbyopia. Both lenses would provide accommodative vision correction. In related news, Alcon’s CLEAR CARE PLUS with HydraGlyde was named Eye Care Product of the Year in the 2016 Consumer Survey of Product Innovation.

■ Alden Optical received ISO 13485 certification, an international designation indicating the implementation of a quality management system for the design and manufacture of medical devices. In related news, the company is a silver-level sponsor of the International Keratoconus Academy. For more, visit aldenoptical.com.

■ AccuLens is collaborating with Block Business Group (BBG) to offer its scleral lenses to O.D.s with benefits and promotions for members. For more, visit acculens.com.

■ Bausch + Lomb partnered with Prevent Blindness to draw attention to AMD during its awareness month in February.

■ Ram Liebenthal has been named U.S. general manager of Heidelberg Engineering Inc.

■ Myolite Inc. has received a patent for Electromagnetic Radiation Refractive Therapy. It is the second patent of its kind to teach this therapy and “describe how specific light sources with emission in the visible spectrum can be placed in spectacle lenses, contact lenses and spectacle frames,” according to the company. The patent was issued to Jerry A. Legerton, O.D.

■ Friedrich von Bohlen, Ph.D., has been appointed chairman of Novaliq GmbH’s supervisory board. Jerry Cagle, Ph.D., has joined the board as a member. For more visit novaliq.com.

■ Prevent Blindness announced the support of OCuSOFT, which will donate 10% of its gross monthly online sales from ocusoft.com to Prevent Blindness during April’s Women’s Eye Health and Safety Awareness Month.

■ The Opti-Port SPARK Conference will be held on April 14 in New York City. For more visit optiport.com.

■ The Primary Eyecare Network, of ABB Optical Group, offers the following educational opportunities in April: The Frame Adjusting Workshop, April 26; Frame Selection Workshop, April 26; Basic Lensometry, April 27; and Advanced Lensometry, April 27. All classes take place in Irvine, Calif. For more information about the programs, visit PrimaryEye.net. OM