Posts Tagged ‘Transitions’
Posted on April 14th, 2010 by Jill N
Jill N. is a member of VSP's Corporate Public Relations team.
Well, maybe. As someone who swears by polarized lenses due to my Scandinavian love of water, I have gone through life assuming those lenses will do me just fine in whatever activities I participate in. After spending a week learning all about Nike Vision while in the Competitive Advantage Tent at the Transitions PGA Championship last month, my eyes started crossing (definitely not helpful when playing golf) with all of the amazing lens technology that is currently out there.
There was one that completely reasonated with me because I could really identify with it. I asked Andy S. with Nike Vision to share with us why the Nike Max Optics and Max Golf Tint may be a better option than a polarized tint when trying to hit a little round contraption into that obscure hole hundreds of yards away…
File under: Frames & Lenses, Fun, sports | Tagged: competitive advantage, eyewear, frame, glasses, golf, lens technology, lenses, Nike Max Golf Tint, Nike Max Optics, Nike Vision, PGA, polarized lens, scandanavian, sunglasses, sunwear, Transitions, Transitions Championship, vision, VSP Vision Care
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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 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 March 16th, 2010 by Liz B.
Today at an unveiling ceremony in Pinellas Park, FL, VSP and Transitions Optical launched a new mobile clinic that will provide charitable eye exams and eyewear to people in need across the U.S.
Today, more than 50 pre-screened students from Azalea Elementary located in Pinellas County are the first to benefit from the new clinic. The evaluation process for students grades K-5 included initial screenings by Prevent Blindness Florida. Students who failed the screenings will be given comprehensive examinations in the clinic, staffed by VSP eye doctors. For students requiring prescription lenses, VSP and Transitions Optical will provide the students with complimentary eyewear fitted with Transitions® lenses.
A student of Azalea Elementary School was the first patient and is wearing the first glasses made on board the clinic in the finishing lab!
This partnership marks another milestone in furthering the efforts of the VSP Mobile Eyes® Program. What started as an extension of relief efforts following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, the program features two mobile eyecare clinics, each with two comprehensive exam rooms and full eyeglass dispensaries, which respond to disasters and assist people in need in communities throughout the U.S. The new clinic will be the third clinic in the fleet and has the unique feature of a finishing lab featuring full-service lens finishing equipment, donated by Santinelli International, providing patients with glasses on-site.
Rob Lynch, CEO of VSP Global and Dave Cole, Managing Director of Transitions Optical, unveil the new mobile clinic at Transitions headquarters in Pinellas Park, FL.
Here’s what VSP Global’s CEO Rob Lynch said about today’s events:
“Transitions and VSP both have a strong commitment to supporting the community and helping people see better. By leveraging the strength of our two organizations, and in partnership with our 26,000 private practice eye doctors, we will be able to extend our reach even further to help more people in need!”
File under: VSP in the Community | Tagged: charitable eyecare, children, eye exams, eye health, eyecare, eyewear, glasses, kids, kids' glasses, lenses, private practice eye doctors, Sight for Students, Transitions, VSP Mobile Eyes, VSP Vision Care
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Posted on March 10th, 2010 by Jill N
Jill N. is a member of VSP's Corporate Public Relations team
“Golf is an ineffectual attempt to put an elusive ball into an obscure hole with implements ill-adapted to the purpose.” ~Woodrow Wilson
For the second year in a row VSP has the opportunity to participate with Transitions Optical at the 2010 Transitions Championship for Healthy Sight as part of the “Live Your Vision Pavillion” and “Healthy Sight Village.” VSP will be one of a few optical industry partners on hand providing information, education, and hands-on experiences that will include sports-vision demonstrations, golf clinics, eyewear fashion shows and health and wellness screenings.
VSP will be included in a new “Competitive Advantage” area developed by Transitions, VSP and Nike Golf, where attendees will have the opportunity to learn how vision impacts athletic performance (I don’t know about you, but I definitely blame my eyesight, among other things, for my golf performance…), how general fitness impacts their golf swing (so you’re NOT supposed to match the number of beers to the number of strokes?), and how the latest technological innovations like performance eyewear and golf apparel can help them golf and look their best (who cares how good you are if you don’t LOOK good doing it?).
Prior to the tournament, VSP will also partner with Transitions and Prevent Blindness Florida to provide three days of charitable outreach to local Tampa children and adults in need. After the outreach, the VSP mobile clinic will be showcased during the tournament to help educate attendees on the importance of eye health and giving back to your community.
As part of the fun leading up to the tournament, VSP conducted a sweepstakes and one lucky winner was selected to attend the tournament with three friends. Stay tuned to see the tournament through his eyes as he creates and posts a video diary of his experience.
Check out a video from last year’s event with SeeZar! 
File under: Fun, VSP in the Community | Tagged: 2010 Transitions Championship for Healthy Site, charitable eyecare, children, competitive advantage, eye health, eyewear, fashion show, FL, golf apparel, golf clinics, Golf Quotes, health screenings, Innsibrook Resort, Nike Golf, performance eyewear, PGA Tournament, President Woodrow Wilson, Prevent Blindness Florida, Sports-Vision demonstration, sweepstakes, Tampa, Transitions, Transitions Optical, vision and athletic performance, VSP Vision Care, wellness screenings, Woodrow Wilson
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Posted on February 18th, 2010 by Liz B.
FORE! Even better – Four!
That’s right! VSP will send you and three friends to the 2010 Transitions PGA Championship for Healthy Sight!
Need more details about the prize?
Well, VSP and Transitions are teaming up to offer a lucky fan and three friends a free trip to the 2010 Transitions PGA Championship for Healthy Sight at the Innisbrook Golf Club and Resort in Florida on March 19 – 21 including:
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- Roundtrip airfare for 4 to Tampa + transportation to and from airport to Resort
- 2 Double Occupancy hotel rooms at Innisbrook Resort for three nights (Friday, Saturday, Sunday)
- Tickets to Championship for (3rd Round) Saturday and (Final Round) Sunday
- Admission to Links & Drinks event featuring special guest Pro Golfer John Mallinger
- Nike Sunwear
- Private consultation with kinesiologist for swing improvement
- HD Flip Camera
Sound good?
The sweepstakes is open to legal residents of the United States (except Florida, New York & Rhode Island) who are at least 18 years of age.
Act now!
Entries are only accepted until February 29 at 11:59 p.m! You can be our lucky winner! Go to VSP’s Facebook Fan Page to enter, and while you are there, become a fan of VSP!
File under: Contests, Fun | Tagged: Championship, golf, HD Flip Cam, Innisbrook Resort, John Mallinger, kinesiologist, PGA, PGA Championship for Healthy Sight, Professional Golf Tournament, resort, sports, sweepstakes, Tampa, Tournament, Transitions, VSP, VSP Vision Care
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Posted on December 14th, 2009 by Vernon D.
File under: Frames & Lenses | Tagged: contact lenses, contacts, IBN, Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, sunglasses, sunwear alternative, Technology Review, Transitions, ultraviolet, UV
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Posted on August 14th, 2009 by Patti S
Patti S. is a member of VSP's Ophthalmic Services team
This is not a treatise on the benefits of the natural feeding of human infants, but rather the first installment of a two-part post containing my ideas of what constitutes optical nirvana when filling your child’s ophthalmic lens prescription. Well, maybe only fools like me achieve anything close to nirvana when considering the composition of the ultimate pair of lenses given the needs of the recipient. Having children of my own and obviously working in this esteemed industry, I have developed a vast array of opinions over the years. I am about to share a few more with you.
Before approaching your optician, bear in mind that lens material is the first consideration you must think about. I was going to say “should,” but I think “must” fits the bill far more accurately in this case. You want to provide an impact resistant (note the italics) material. There are no ophthalmic lens materials, of which I am aware, that are impact proof, just resistant, and that is a relative term. Two readily available materials spring to mind and will do so for nearly anyone concerned with children’s vision and eyewear. These are polycarbonate and Trivex. Both of these materials will not only provide your child with safer lenses than standard plastic (don’t even think about glass), but they will be lighter in weight and possibly thinner, depending on the correction. So, poly (in optical nerd jargon) and Trivex are a done deal. Consider this bit of advice indispensable law.
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File under: eye health, Eye Safety, Frames & Lenses, Uncategorized | Tagged: children's lenses, impact resistant lenses, kids' glasses, photochromic, polycarbonate, Transitions, Trivex, UV protection
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