COMPANY NEWS

• ABB Optical named Steve Heft, senior vice president of operations. In related news, Primary Eyecare Network, a division of ABB, has added Gateway Professional Network to its vendor panel. Abboptical.com
• Essilor was recognized by Sustainable Business Awards, Singapore, in the category UN Sustainable Development Goals.” Essilorusa.com .
• King-Devick Technologies partnered with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt to provide the former’s Reading Acceleration Program to elementary school students. Kingdevicktest.com .
• IDOC re-launched idoc.net . to include exclusive content to members and a geo-targeted study group finder.
• Johnson & Johnson Vision Care launched the Donate a Photo Platform. One can donate a photo a day using the app, select InfantSEE as the nonprofit to support, and the company gives $1 to the cause. Donateaphoto.com .
• Notal Vision appointed Jim Long, M.B.A., as its chief financial officer.
• Topcon Medical Systems established the Topcon Research Foundation to provide support for studies utilizing Topcon products to advance ophthalmology. To apply, visit topconresearchfoundation.com .
• The Vision Council recognizes Marty Bassett, president and CEO of Walman Optical Co. as its Directors’ Choice Award recipient. Also, the organization is inducting John Art, Interstate Optical; Lorinda Fraboni, Walman Optical; James Goerges, Precision Tool Technologies Inc.; William H. Heffner, III, FEA Industries Inc.; Lawrence Lahr, Eye-Kraft Optical Inc.; Mark Mattison-Shupnick, MMS Consulting; Drake McLean, Dietz-McLean Optical; and Joe Vitale, Essilor of America Inc. into its lab division hall of fame.
• ZEISS board members decided to continue the appointment of Dr. Michael Kaschke as president and CEO through June 2020. In addition, Dr. Matthias Metz and Dr. Ludwin Monz will continue in their respective rolls.

NONPROFIT

• A study, published in “The Lancet Global Health” estimates more than 1 billion people are vision impaired because of lack of access to reading glasses, according to a media release from Brien Holden Vision Institute. To view study: http://bit.ly/2i39c8X .
• Envision Institute’s July Level Up Conference received a $5,000 grant from Monsanto Fund.

FDA APPROVAL

• Bausch + Lomb received FDA 510(k) clearance for its Boston XO and Boston XO2 materials in treating ocular surface diseases. Bausch.com
• Visionary Optics received FDA 510(k) clearance for its line of scleral contact lenses sold under Jupiter, Europa and Elara lenses. OM