The American Optometric Association's (AOA) annual American Eye-Q® survey shows that men and women see and treat vision health differently. For example, almost three-quarters of women suffer from seasonal eye allergies, compared to only two-thirds of the men surveyed. The report adds, "Surprisingly though, more men (16 percent) than women (9 percent) have missed work because of seasonal eye allergies."

Thirty-five percent of women (compared to 28 percent for men) check for UV protection when purchasing sunglasses. The survey also showed that "more men (36 percent) than women (27 percent) mistakenly believe name-brand sunglasses are better for your eyes and offer more protection than generic or less expensive sunglasses."

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"Eyeglasses that failed ballistic tests four years ago are available in Self Service Supply Centers, and the Army wants them off the shelves now. What’s more, the Army is warning soldiers against wearing the inferior glasses. All Army Action Message calls on the supply centers to stop stocking and issuing Pyramex Venture II glasses, national stock number 4240-01-500-6173, and directs commanders to ensure their personnel are wearing Army-approved eyewear." That's a story from ArmyTimes.

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A story posted by 3news says that "a complaint about a website advertisement for contact lenses wrongly claiming approval by optometrists has been upheld by the New Zealand's Advertising Standards Authority (ASA). L Frederikson of the New Zealand Association of Optometrists (NZAO) complained about claims made by Luxottica Retail NZ on its Contacts2Go website, saying they contained errors in fact and were misleading."

Optometrists in New Zealand objected to the phrase on the home webpage saying "Optometrist Approved" and the body of the ad that stated Contacts2Go has been approved by optometrists.

The story noted that "the ASA said there was a high standard of social responsibility expected in the advertising of therapeutic products and the ad failed to meet those standards, so breached the therapeutic products advertising code."

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Who cares? Great Britiain's DailyMirror apparently has little better to do than follow David Beckham, wondering why he was honing and then removing his eyewear.

Here's one from VisionMonday: "The President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies appeared in newspapers and on national TV wearing Pramaor eyewear."

Posted by ct3/opticalceu at 7:46 AM EDT
Updated: Sunday, 12 September 2010 8:03 AM EDT
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Opticians have become accustomed to an end-of-the-year sales rush--not sparked by the holidays. Customers want to spend the remainder of the flex spending (FSA--flexibile spending accounts). With the passage of the recent health care bill, FSA's will change.

OTC meds and devices will require a doctor's note if the patient wants to apply his/her FSA. There are exceptions, such as contact lens supplies and reading glasses.

By  2013, the law limits FSA allocations to $2500 annually tax-free,  down from the current $5000 tax-free. Apparently individuals in the past would use their left over flex spending to go on buying sprees. Click here for more.

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Under considerable pressure from the Federal Trade Commission, Novartis is readying to sell Miochol-E to competitor Bausch & Lomb. Novartis had to csell the drug before the FTC would approve its aquisition of Alcon. Why?  Both companies made the only injectable miotics, which physicians use in cataract surgery.That's the report from Business Week.

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