LIGHT FOR THE WORLD at the ASCRS Annual Meeting Last weekend we took a trip to Chicago for the ASCRS Annual Meeting. It was great to walk the showroom floor and see so many companies, new and old, presenting their latest technology and ideas in interactive ways. Gabriel Müller, Head of Communications at LIGHT FOR [...]

SOLO Eyewear – A Mission to Prevent Blindness   80 percent of the world’s blindness is preventable. If you’re involved in the eye care field, this is a stat you have probably heard before. Approximately 39 million people around the globe are blind due to preventable diseases or conditions like cataract, trachoma, glaucoma, onchocerciasis (river [...]

Philanthropy Spotlight: Social Giving Part 2   In our last Philanthropy Spotlight, we told you about Causes’ efforts to utilize the power of social media to make giving to charity easier and more personal. While Causes delivers an effective way to get people involved in charity, the site OpenIDEO offers a collaborative platform for people [...]

Philanthropy Spotlight: Social Giving Part 1   As we’ve highlighted in previous posts, there are many charitable organizations within the eye care industry doing their part to better the lives of those suffering from visual impairment and ocular disease all around the globe. While the organizations we’ve covered have been doing most of their work [...]

World Sight Day 2011   This Thursday marks the 14th annual World Sight Day, a global event focusing attention on blindness and vision impairment, observed on the second Thursday of October each year. The World Health Organization (WHO), the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), and dozens of other community organizations, NGOs, and [...]