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Bridgitte Shen Lee, OD, and Bradley Owens, OD, of Vision Optique in Houston.
2018 Best Practices Profile: Vision Optique

This month, Bridgitte Shen Lee, OD, and Bradley Owens, OD, of Vision Optique in Houston, discuss current eye care challenges such as digital eye strain and the education of patients about the importance of optometry—and what everyone can learn from Amazon.

OD-Wire On The Line webinar screenshot. Michele Andrews, OD, Senior Director, Professional and Academic Affairs CooperVision.
Take a fresh look at Biofinity Energys® with Dr. Michele Andrews

Dr. Michele Andrews, Senior Director of North America Professional and Academic Affairs at CooperVision, recently took some time to discuss the innovative technology of Biofinity Energys® with Dr. Adam Farkas and OD-Wire. 

2018 Best Practices with CooperVision logo
A look back at Best Practices 2018

As 2018 comes to a close, we anxiously await the announcement of 2019’s Best Practices honorees.  Meanwhile, now is a great time to take a look back at our year with the remarkable group of doctors who made up the Best Practices Class of 2018. 

Northestern State University’s Oklahoma College of Optometry students visit Roatan on a mission trip.
SVOSH Stories: NSU-OCO visits Roatan

As we continue our series on student mission trips through SVOSH, we share the stories that came from Northestern State University’s Oklahoma College of Optometry.  CooperVision is proud to sponsor these trips at every school and college of optometry in the U.S. that has an SVOSH chapter. 

Dr. Potter examines patient
Results from EYEdea Lab, Part 2

Last month, we took a closer look at the first topic that was investigated by our Best Practices honorees in the EYEdea Lab in June: the nature and necessity of the doctor-patient relationship.  This month, let’s examine the findings from the second topic.

OptiExpert app
CooperVision releases popular OptiExpert® app in the U.S.

A digital reference used by tens of thousands of eye care professionals (ECPs) worldwide is coming to the United States and Canada for the first time. CooperVison’s OptiExpert™ app provides a series of tools that aid in contact lens-related decision support and patient communication, including confidence-building multifocal and toric calculators plus oxygen profiles.

EYEdea lab
Results from EYEdea Lab, Part 1

In this summer's EYEdea Lab, the Best Practices honorees wondered: Are patients placing a lower value on the in-office eye exam experience, looking instead for automated procedures?

give back
Thankful for Vision: CooperVision Continues Philanthropic Efforts

CooperVision recently reaffirmed its extensive philanthropic support for domestic and international optometry initiatives at the Academy of Optometry meeting in San Antonio this month.

Doctor My Eyes Honorees
2018 Best Practices Profile: Doctor My Eyes

This month, Stephen Cohen, OD, of Doctor My Eyes in Scottsdale, Ariz., discusses the importance of building relationships with patients, and how he has managed to integrate innovative technology into his practice without losing a “personal touch.” 

CooperVision sponsors Academy of Optometry travel fellowships.
CooperVision sponsors Academy of Optometry travel fellowships

CooperVision sponsored 31 Cornea, Contact Lenses and Refractive Technologies resident travel fellowships this year.  The fellowship awards allowed contact lens residents from around the country to attend the Academy of Optometry meeting in San Antonio, November 7-10, 2018. 

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