Posts Tagged ‘eyeglasses’
Posted on April 19th, 2010 by Sara J
File under: Frames & Lenses | Tagged: BBC, British Soldier blinded, Craig Lundberg, eye health, eyecare, eyeglasses, frame, glasses, innovation, Lance Corporal, medical technology, special glasses, tongue, vision
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Posted on April 15th, 2010 by Sara J
Sara J. is a member of Altair's sales team.
Were you aware that VSP’s eyewear companies Marchon and Altair encompass a total of 26 brands including Calvin Klein, Joseph Abboud, Coach and Disney? With such a diverse product offering, Marchon and Altair have a strong marketplace presence and something to offer every consumer. With that in mind, there’s been an exciting update to VSP.com- an Eyewear Gallery!
The new Eyewear Gallery is one comprehensive location for many of the Marchon and Altair brands offered by VSP doctors. You can search frames by specific brand or style category such as Sport, Technology, and Kids, among others.
You can also click through to view style samples for the collections and take a look at the latest trends. This year’s trends of retro style and pop colors such as reds and purples can be seen in many of the style samples.
It’s a great resource whether you’re a patient getting ready to visit your VSP doctor and looking for a new frame, or a VSP doctor looking for new styles to provide your patients.
The best part is that this is just the beginning. More will be coming to the Eyewear Gallery soon, so be sure to check in often! Check out the new Eyewear Gallery today and let us know your thoughts!
File under: fashion, Frames & Lenses | Tagged: Altair, eyeglasses, eyewear, Eyewear gallery, frame, glasses, Marchon, name brand sunglasses, sunglasses, sunwear, trendy sunglasses, vision
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Posted on April 9th, 2010 by Jill N
Jill N. (with minimal personal space between her) and Erik Estrada.
I ran into Erik Estrada at the Transitions PGA Championship in Florida and he graciously took the time to explain why he was running around handing out tickets to guests at the golf tournament. Not only did I get to witness the man in his “CHiP’s” uniform (very impressive he still fits in it by the way), turns out he had very good reasons for harassing the spectators…
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File under: Eye Safety, Fun | Tagged: CHiPs, Erik Estrada, eye exams, eyecare, eyeglasses, eyewear, Florida, frame, glasses, PGA, Transitions, Transitions PGA Tournament, VSP Vision Care
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Posted on March 31st, 2010 by Sara J
Sara J. is an account executive for Altair Eyewear.
I had what I thought was a unique experience at an upscale restaurant recently. The sommelier was walking my group through the evening’s wine choices when his glasses caught my eye. It wasn’t the style (a very trendy, black Buddy-Holly type frame) that I noticed as much as the fact that the lenses looked…different. My dinner companions all happened to be fellow Altair Eyewear employees so I knew they noticed as well (we all seem to obsessively check out people’s frames) and eventually the most outspoken one in our bunch threw the question out there: “Excuse me, but if you don’t mind me asking, can you tell me what kind of lenses you have in your glasses?” The sommelier’s response? “Um, these are the plastic lenses that they came with. I saw these and had to have them-I don’t even need to wear glasses!” We all had a good laugh about it with him, but it made me think-it seems like I see people wearing trendy glasses without an Rx everywhere now! As it turns out, my observation is correct, and, according to the NY Daily Times, men are wearing these “fakes” just as much as women are, and for the same reasons. Who knows-if this trend continues, maybe we’ll see glasses become just as popular an accessory for men as belts, watches and shoes?
File under: fashion, Frames & Lenses, Fun | Tagged: cool frames, eyeglasses, eyes, eyewear, fake glasses, frame, glasses, non prescription lenses, NY Daily Times, plano
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Posted on March 21st, 2010 by Jill N
Jill N. is a member of VSP's Corporate Public Relations team.
The winner of our Facebook Sweepstakes made it to Florida Friday afternoon to the Transitions PGA Championship with his wife, brother-in-law and sister-in-law. Whil PGA player John Mallinger wasn’t able to make it to the tournament last minute, our back up plan did work well with an introduction to non-other than Erik Estrada, that’s right, Ponch himself. That’s a fair trade right?
After a good night sleep, Dave and guests joined us at the Transitions/VSP/Nike Competitive Advantage Tent to receive a private swing consultation with Kinesiologist, Tyler, walk through the newest lens and frame technology from Nike and Transitions and learn about the importance of annual eye exams and eye health through a putting excercise wearing glasses that simulated different eye conditions such as diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration and glaucoma.
Erik Estrada hanging with Dave W.
Next, we walked next door and took a tour of our newest mobile eye clinic (yet to be named!) and recorded a video on the video kiosk showing their squinty faces when they are caught outdoors in bright light. Last stop was the Live Your Vision Pavillion where they experienced Optomate technology and watched the Transitions/VSP/Nike fashion show before sneaking onto Ponch’s tricked out CHP car for a quick photo.
Stay tuned for some videos of Dave’s experience and updates from Sunday, including Erik Estrada’s explanation of the “Sightations” he has been giving out all weekend.
File under: Contests, Fun | Tagged: eye exams, eyeglasses, eyewear, facebook, Florida, frame, sunglasses, sunwear, UV protection, VSP Vision Care
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Posted on March 18th, 2010 by Liz B.
See all the action from the VSP Vision Care & Transitions Optical mobile eyecare clinic!
After viewing the video, vote for the clinic name and be entered to win an HD Flip Cam!
File under: Contests, Fun, VSP in the Community | Tagged: 2010 Transitions Championship for Healthy Site, charitable eyecare, children, eye exams, eye health, eyecare, eyecare videos, eyeglasses, eyewear, glasses, kids' glasses, private practice eye doctors, Transitions, Transitions Optical, Video, vision benefits, VSP Vision Care
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Posted on March 18th, 2010 by Jill N
Jill N. is a member of VSP's Corporate Public Relations team.
On Tuesday, March 16th, VSP Vision Care and Transitions Optical unveiled a new mobile clinic, the third to be added to the VSP Mobile Eyes fleet. Outfitted with a state-of-the-art comprehensive eye exam room and a full dispensary, this new clinic also houses a finishing lab, providing glasses to patients on-site!
With this clinic comes a new name – that’s where you come in!
Starting today through March 31st, we’d like you to vote for your favorite name for the new clinic. You can vote up to twice – just go to the VSP Vision Care and Transitions Lenses fan pages on Facebook, vote and have the chance to an HD Flip Camera and more!
Thank you for participating and good luck!
Tell us which name you think fits best!
The new clinic at the Transitions PGA Championship for Healthy Sight!
File under: Contests, VSP in the Community | Tagged: charitable eyecare, disaster, eye exams, eyecare, eyeglasses, facebook, finishing lab, glasses, HD Flip Camera, lenses, Santinelli, Transitions, voting, VSP Mobile Eyes
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Posted on December 17th, 2009 by Jessica G.
File under: Frames & Lenses, Fun | Tagged: eyeglasses, eyewear, fashion, frame, glasses, lenses, monocle, trends, vsp blog
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Posted on December 9th, 2009 by Jill N
Will B. works in VSP’s Customer Service department, part of our fabulous team that achieved the prestigious Service Quality Measurement, Inc. (SQM) Award of “World Class Customer Satisfaction” for the seventh year in a row! He shares his experience as a first time Mobile Response Team (MRT) member with the VSP Mobile Eyes® program.
I was fortunate enough to be selected to go on the last Mobile Eyes trip for 2009 and am quickly experiencing first hand, the work is truly some of the most rewarding work I have done with VSP.
We are half way done with our trip to Central California, and so far everything is running smoothly. Before the trip, I had a general idea of what to expect. I was impressed that we have most everything onboard that you would find in a VSP doctor’s office. We can read the prescription off the patient’s current glasses, we can test for Glaucoma and even do an auto-refraction for the doctor. The VSP doctors who come on board and provide the exams have everything they need to complete a comprehensive exam. They even dilate patient’s eyes if they need to get a closer look.
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File under: VSP in the Community | Tagged: auto-refractor, California, charitable eyecare, comprehensive eye exam, dilate, eye exams, eyecare, Eyefinity/OfficeMate, eyeglasses, eyes, eyewear, glaucoma, Inc., Not-For-Profit, SeeZar, Service Quality Measurement, SQM, vsp doctors, VSP Mobile Eyes, VSP Vision Care, World Class Customer Satisfaction
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