ASSOCIATIONS

• The International Association of Contact Lens Educators (IACLE) presented the IACLE Contact Lens Educator of the Year Awards and IACLE Travel Award to Dr. Jan Bergmanson, University of Houston, Houston; Dr. Yazan Gammoh, Amman Ahliyah University, Amman, Jordan; Koon-Ja Lee, Eulji University, Seongnam, Korea; and Kristina Mihic, University of Applied Sciences, Velika Gorica, Croatia. Visit IACLE.org

COMPANY NEWS

• ABB Optical Group is accepting applications for its fourth annual ABB Cares program, which celebrates organizations that have improved the quality of life in local communities. For information, visit ABBOptical.com/ABBCares .
• Johnson & Johnson Vision Care appointed Jonathan Talamo, M.D., to chief medical officer and worldwide vice president of medical affairs and clinical affairs. He will oversee the company’s vision care and surgical businesses.
• MacuLogix Inc. released a guide to treat AMD patients. It is titled “12 Ways to Turn an AMD Diagnosis into News That’s Worth Celebrating” and is available in ebook at maculogix.com/amdguide .
• Notal Vision, which developed the Foresee system for home-based monitoring of AMD, announced the appointment of Jim Long, M.B.A., as chief financial officer.
• Sun Ophthalmics appointed Brittany Mitchell, O.D., as the associate director of professional relations.
• SynergEyes announced the addition of Louise Sclafani, O.D., as vice president of professional affairs.
• Transitions Optical offers Generation Z staff education and marketing materials. For information, visit TransitionsPro.com/Kids .
• Zeiss announced that Jörg Schmitz will become Head of the company’s Consumer Optics business group.

NONPROFIT

• Prevent Blindness created a downloadable fact sheet about the Aug. 21 solar eclipse. See bit.ly/2uZXGhd . OM