This website was launched in January 2000 to provide consumers with an independent source of trustworthy information on eye health and vision correction options.
Many eye care products and services are available to improve your vision and eye health. However, each is effective only when used properly and in the right circumstances. Please make decisions about your eyes and vision in consultation with an eye care professional that can provide guidance based on their experience and knowledge of your individual needs.
American Board of Opticianry/National Contact Lens Examiners:
ABO and NCLE are national not-for- profit organizations for the voluntary certification of ophthalmic dispensers. ABO, the American Board of Opticianry, certifies opticians — those who dispense and work with spectacles. NCLE, the National Contact Lens Examiners, certifies those ophthalmic dispensers who fit and work with contact lenses.
Vision Aids are amazing and their history is truly fascinating. As works of art, they have a beauty all their own and they continue to be one of the most significant inventions of all time. They are an amazing symbol of man's incredible ingenuity and craftsmanship.
Visit antiquespectacles.com and embrace the profound impact that spectacles have had on the human experience over the past 730 years, eventhough they are taken for granted by nearly everyone worldwide!
The Commission on Opticianry Accreditation:
COA is a not-for-profit agency, accredits Opticianry training in the United States. The mission of the Commission on Opticianry Accreditation is to foster excellence in opticianry education by setting standards, assessing educational effectiveness, and identifying those academic programs that meet the standards, in order to aid programs to produce competent graduates who will provide professional services to the public.
Contact Lens Society of America:
CLSA is dedicated to the education, evolution, and promotion of contact lens technology. The objective of the CLSA is to promote education, mutual understanding and cooperation among all persons interested in contact lens fitting.
EyeCare Professional Magazine:
This publication keeps the optical industry updated on the latest frame designs, lenses, contact lenses, equipment news; and the latest technological advances in the optical field.
The Eye Health Summit was one of the most exciting events the vision and eye health community has witnessed in years.
This Summit was to begin the process of building a strong consensus among interested parties/stakeholders in the community on a public health/eye health message, an implementation plan to deliver the message and integrated support to sustain it.
Summit participants joined in a facilitated discussion using the “Appreciative Inquiry" method to gather ideas and build consensus about the best, most positive way for the community to tell the story about advancing public/eye health.
The U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Healthcare 411 audio news source provides practical health care information, research findings, and data to help consumers, health providers, health insurers, researchers, and policymakers make informed decisions about health care issues.
National Federation of Opticianry Schools:
The National Federation of Opticianry Schools (NFOS) is the national organization dedicated to the promotion of formal opticianry education offered by accredited educational institutions. Formal education is fundamental to the credibility of the Optician as a vision care professional.
The Optical Vision Site is the new, upbeat and innovative optical blog that is rapidly becoming the ultimate resource for all things optical. Whether you are an independent retailer, doctor, optician, sales rep, optical vendor or anything else related to the optical industry, this blog provides information to inspire, inform, and encourage you and your associates to compete in the optical workplace.
Since 1908, Prevent Blindness America has been the nation's leading volunteer eye health and safety organization with the sole mission of preventing blindness and preserving sight.
AWARE, a national not-for-profit organization has launched a free and practical website specifically designed to provide self-help information to adults with vision loss, their families and friends, and those who work with them. The site aims to compliment services provided by state and local agencies, and has been developed by experienced vision rehabilitation personnel from the field of blindness and low vision.
Established in September 2000, First Vision Media Group, Inc. is a health care communications company based in Northern New Jersey. Our primary emphasis is to provide product intelligence and continuing education information on vision care and the professionals, manufacturers, and distributors that serve this community.
First Vision Media Group publishes magazines, supplements, and custom print products for these markets, and hosts a suite of electronic products such as Web sites, e-mail newsletters, a business-specific e-zine, and Internet-based education. Also, check out: Totally Optical: www.totallyoptical.com
The Vision Council works to provide better vision care for all people. We are a non-profit organization and our members are leaders in vision correction and vision health.