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To ensure clinical excellence, Specsavers has set out to build the largest network of opticians in Canada.
This is because Specsavers believe opticians are crucial to providing high-quality patient care, as they directly and significantly influence a patient’s quality of life.
Leading the charge is Claudia Rojas, Head of Opticianry, Specsavers Canada. Claudia has over 20 years of experience working as a licensed refracting optician and has made tremendous strides in the optical industry. With her commitment to promote eyecare and eye health awareness, Claudia has served on the College of Opticians of British Columbia and is currently the Vice President of the Opticians Association of Canada (OAC) and President of the OAC’s British Columbia Chapter.
“In my new role as Head of Opticianry, I am guided by my commitment to promote eyecare and eye health awareness,” said Claudia Rojas, Head of Opticianry at Specsavers Canada. “I look forward to broadening our network and ensuring opticians feel relevant, important and appreciated, as they are integral to the eyecare industry.”
Specsavers aims to have at least one optician present at all optical stores, at all times, to mentor eyecare consultants and optimize patient care.
“Opticians are integral to the delivery of Specsavers’ purpose, which is to provide accessible, quality eyecare and affordable eyewear,” said Bill Moir, General Manager of Specsavers Canada. “With Claudia at the helm, we’ll continue to support, train and mentor opticians to provide the best care possible, for example, using our OCT scans as a standard part of pre-test and our range of quality eyewear and advanced lenses, to best serve their patients.”
Specsavers is committed to offering its retail team career-progression plans to become licensed opticians and contact lens practitioners through a sponsorship program currently in development.
Click HERE for the full press release.
ZEISS has launched ZEISS ClearView FSV lenses, creating a new category of Single Vision (SV) lens that incorporates attributes of a complex SV freeform lens design into a Stock Finished SV lens. The benefits: improved peripheral optics and lens aesthetics (flatter, thinner) at a lower cost and faster delivery compared to surfaced lens alternatives.
ZEISS has made this possible using their new ClearForm® manufacturing process that enables transposing advanced freeform designs into the finished SV lens.
The final lens delivers, on average, a three times larger zone of clear vision providing more clarity from the lens centre to the periphery in a flatter and thinner lens. ZEISS SV ClearView lenses are, on average, 34 percent flatter across all prescriptions and up to 16 percent thinner compared to typical spherical single vision lenses.
ClearView FSV comes in a wide range of material types with an extensive Rx range. A made to order SV surfaced option is also available. Contact your ZEISS representative for details.
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Following the recent appointment of Dr. Susan Resnick, Editor-in-Chief, CRO (Clinical & Refractive Optometry) Journal, Dr. Resnick announced three outstanding additions to the CRO editorial board.
The new appointments include:
Bridget Hendricks, OD, MS, FAAO
Clinical Chief, Glaucoma and Retina Service
Associate Professor, School of Optometry, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health services
Kelly A. Malloy, OD, FAAO, Dipl.
Professor, Director of Neuro-Ophthalmic Disease Service
Salus University, The Eye Institute of the Pennsylvania College of Optometry
Anith Pillai, OD, FSLS, FIAOMC
Adjunct Clinical Professor,
University of Houston College of Optometry
“I am excited and honored to collaborate with these outstanding clinicians in furthering the educational goals of CRO”, said Dr. Resnick.
Dr. Hendricks joined the School of Optometry at MCPHS as an Associate Professor of Optometry in 2017. She is the Chief of Services for the Glaucoma Clinic, as well as a Primary Eye Care provider in the Eye and Vision Center. Her clinical and research areas of interest are in optometric education, diversity equity and inclusion, and ocular disease with special focus on Glaucoma.
Dr. Kelly Malloy is the Chief of the Neuro-Ophthalmic Disease Specialty Clinical Service at The Eye Institute and Co-Director of the Neuro-Ophthalmic Disease residency program at PCO/Salus. She holds the rank of Professor at the Pennsylvania College of Optometry (PCO) of Salus University, where she specializes in neuro-ophthalmic disease.
Dr. Anith Pillai is a Therapeutic Optometric Glaucoma Specialist. His clinical externships included training at The Multiple Sclerosis Eye Care Center at the University of Houston College of Optometry where he aided in Neuro-Ophthalmic and Multiple Sclerosis Eye Care. He serves on the Board for the American Academy of Orthokeratology and Myopia Control, and is the Texas leader of the Young ODs of America.
On June 14th in the House of Commons, Hon. Judy Sgro, MP for Humber River-Black Creek, introduced Bill C-284 to establish a National Strategy for Eye Care.
Fighting Blindness Canada applauds this step. For years, Fighting Blindness Canada in partnership with other vision organizations including Canadian Council of the Blind, CNIB, Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada, Diabetes Canada, Canadian Association of Optometrists and Canadian Ophthalmological Society have advocated for a National Vision Health Plan. This plan is necessary to focus energy and resources on eye health and the impact that vision loss has for health and well-being.
When introducing the Bill, Mrs. Sgro said “Mr. Speaker, I am very happy today to have the opportunity to introduce this bill calling for a national strategy on eye care, something that, for many years, Canadians have been calling for, and something that the government has promised many times before that.
I want to acknowledge that I am introducing this bill in memory of my grandmother, Annie Steeves, and I continue to see my aunt Ruby Gentile and my long-time friend and mentor Paul Valenti, who suffer from blindness.”
Mrs. Sgro cited the over eight million Canadians living with a blinding eye disease as why the House needs to pass this Bill. “I ask all of my colleagues to just imagine how their lives would change if they lost their eyesight. We take it for granted, and we do not stop to think enough. Over eight million people currently live with a blinding eye disease that puts them at risk, and these numbers are expected to grow to almost 14 million people.”
“Many of us currently in the House may also develop macular degeneration, and I would like to see February designated as macular degeneration awareness month.” Mrs. Srgo continued.
“The Canadian Council of the Blind, Fighting Blindness Canada, CNIB and countless other organizations have been calling for an eye strategy for Canada, to move forward with the commitment made previously to develop a national eye strategy that will protect the eye health of all Canadians.”
The Bill’s first reading motion was adopted and the Bill will now move to a second reading. Fighting Blindness Canada urges you to write to your M.P. to encourage them to support the Bill.
Click HERE for the full press release.
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