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Video of the Week: Becoming Comfortable with Small Talk
In this episode of the “Think Fast, Talk Smart” podcast, strategic communications lecturer Matt Abrahams shares tips to becoming proficient in small talk—from cocktail parties to professional networking events.
View VideoVideo of the Week: Strategy 101
Harvard Business School’s Felix Oberholzer-Gee, author of "Better, Simpler Strategy,” demystifies successful strategizing by focusing on two main value drivers: employee and customer satisfaction.
View VideoBreaking Glass Ceilings in Eye Care
Meet Patricia Bath, M.D., the inventor of laserphaco cataract surgery and the first Black woman doctor to perform the procedure on a patient. Dr. Bath was a woman of many firsts within the field, though as she puts it in this interview with Time magazine, “I was not seeking to be first; I was just attempting to do my thing.”
View VideoLessons from Black History
Cultural competence in vision care, and health care overall, is crucial. Here, Trusted Health invites Portia, a nurse, writer, and digital marketer, to discuss how fostering cultural diversity is essential to providing exceptional care with a focus on historical context.
View VideoEB Behind the Scenes
Eyecare Business shares a behind-the-scenes look at the NYC photo shoot highlighting the eyewear trends that define the Spring/Summer 2024 season, featuring jazz singer and actress Dolly Lowe, illustrator Mokshini, and global concert violinist Filip Pogady—shot by award-winning art photographer Kasia Idzkowska.
View VideoNo Optician Today?
The optical business advisor for the Professional Eye Care Associates of America (PECAA), Kayla Groves, shares tips for involving the rest of your staff when the optician is unexpectedly unable to come into the practice.
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EB's Trends Talk at Vision Expo East 2024
Eyecare Business editor-in-chief Erinn Morgan and managing editor Kerri Ann Raimo present the top eyewear and fashion trends defining the Spring/Summer 2024 season, while celebrated illustrator and star of EB’s March cover Mokshini sketches the trends in real time.
View VideoContact Lens Institute Panel Discussion
Following the Contact Lens Institute (CLI)’s panel at Vision Expo East, “Beyond Vision: Behaviors to Supercharge Your Contact Lens Business,” Eyecare Business editor-in-chief + Contact Lens Spectrum editorial director Erinn Morgan sits down with the CLI Visionary panelists to discuss the untapped opportunity and benefits of prescribing contact lenses.
View VideoEye Safety + The Solar Eclipse: April 8
The total solar eclipse taking place on Monday, April 8, will be the last total solar eclipse visible from the contiguous U.S. until 2045. Here, Prevent Blindness shares tips for viewing the once-in-a-lifetime event safely with former NASA astronaut Mike Massimino, Ph.D., retired NASA physicist Rafat Ansari, Ph.D., and medical retinal specialist Amy Babiuch, M.D., from Cleveland Clinic.
View Video“Transporting Data…Not Patients”
Believing that health care is a fundamental human right, an optometrist in Norway’s remote Lofoten Islands—where patients often have to travel by plane to receive care—tackles the challenge of delivering eye care to the rural area through the use of telemedicine technology from Zeiss.
View VideoEye on Recycling
Eastman is tackling today’s plastic waste problem with mixed plastics processing at its material-to-material molecular recycling facility, which produces virgin-quality material containing up to 50% recycled content, according to the company. Many eyewear brands are utilizing Eastman’s products, including its Acetate Renew, Tritan Renew copolyester, and Tenite Renew materials.
View VideoSaving the Sea from Plastic Waste
Eco Eyewear by Modo has partnered with Waste Free Oceans, and their combined efforts achieved a massive milestone, preventing 10 tons of plastic waste from entering the Caribbean Sea. In total, Eco’s Wave of Change commitment has collected more than 40 tons of ocean-based or ocean-bound plastic. Here, they share their process toward closing the loop on a circular economy.
View VideoThe Talent of Roberto Cavalli
The world recently said goodbye to a fashion industry legend, Roberto Cavalli. The celebrated Italian fashion designer passed away at the age of 83, leaving behind a robust, colorful, and memorable legacy that includes one of his last eyewear collections, shown here from De Rigo Rem.
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