Sunday, 22 November 2009, 12:42 pm Press Release: Auckland City Mission Media release 21 November 2009 The gift of sight at Auckland City Mission Free eye tests for Auckland's rough sleepers and homeless are being provided by OPSM optometrists this Sunday at Auckland City Mission.

Why nominated "Kaitlin is an amazing 11-year-old with a huge heart!" wrote Kaitlin's optometrist, Kara Fedders.

The American Optometric Association and Digital Healthcare, Inc. have joined together to assist optometrists in providing better care for patients with diabetes and other chronic diseases, and in promoting public health.

Dr. Mary VanHoy is a developmental optometrist with Eyes for Wellness, a private practice in Carmel specializing in vision rehabilitation.

For ODs looking to the future, some honest help to answer the question of whether it is more profitable for you to buck the trend and go back to doing your own edging in office.

Check out an outstanding offer made by Briot USA on a new state of the art edger to attendees at American Academy of Optometry 2009 Meeting in Orlando, Florida .

Who knows, maybe they are extending it to the end of the year.

Bringing people into focus with a pair of new glasses is a community mission for a new optometry program at St.

Rebecca Cloutier, junior at Great Falls High School, has worn glasses most her life and therefore has had plenty of visits to the eye doctor.

Industry Market Research Synopsis This Industry Market Research report provides a detailed analysis of the Optometry and Optical Dispensing in Australia industry, including key growth trends, statistics, forecasts, the competitive environment including market shares and the key issues facing the industry.

Bidal Aguero took a stand for Hispanic equality, the well-being of his family, the voice of his culture through his newspaper, El Editor, and for other humanitarian causes, until his death Nov.

Hollywood Eyes can now transform a patient's primary pair of lenses into a pair of fashionable and high-performing sunglasses with just a click thanks to the new Chemistrie Lens Layering System .

By SHIRLEY JINKINS EVERMAN - Danny Perez's eyes opened wide in surprise as soon as his new glasses were perched on his nose.'This looks blurry,' said the Townley Elementary fourth-grader as he removed and then replaced them.

The American Optometric Association and ophthalmic technology manufacturer Digital Healthcare are partnering "to assist optometrists in providing better care for patients with diabetes and other chronic diseases, and in promoting public health," according to the AOA.

Recently, a Telegraph writer offered a personal experience about problems with health care when he tried to get a replacement for prescription eyeglasses broken while hiking in New Hampshire.

The South Plains Optometric Society will honor the 94th birthday of local optometrist J. Davis Armistead at 6 p.m. at the Lubbock Club.

Katherine Sechkar of Worthington has joined the Columbus Speech and Hearing Center as a speech language pathologist.

Debra Leahy was diagnosed with glaucoma four years ago at age 37. If she had not been diagnosed she could have gone blind in five years.

A local dentist and optometrist are willing to pay cash for your kids' Halloween haul.

'Dosha' means nothing more than a person having vision or insight. When you unscramble the word 'dosha' you get 'has OD'. You don't have to be an optometrist to know OD is a term for vision I can't remember.

Dr. Gilbert Pierce recently was elected president of the Ohio Optometric Association, which represents more than 1,400 optometrists.

Most of us go take a trip to the optometrist every year or so to see if our prescription has changed.