One of the most important exams in a students’ school year isn’t administered in the classroom, but rather in the optometrist’s office. For millions of children around the U.S., vision problems that go undetected, and a lack of access to eye exams and glasses, make learning a challenge. To provide children in need with quality …
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14 VSP employes and two VSP doctors volunteered, but soon discovered how much they received in return for their time.
If you follow our blog regularly, or touch base with us on Facebook or Twitter, you’ll know that one of our primary goals is to make eyecare important, immediate, easy and fun. For current members, that means taking advantage of existing benefits and making sure that vision care is a part of your family’s overall …
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Recently VSP announced the launch of VSP Eye on Diabetes, a five state campaign created in response to the increasing spread of diabetes across the U.S. A lot of people (did you know?) are unaware that diabetes can be detected through an annual eye exam, sometimes as much as five years earlier than through a Fasting …
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The title of the event alone provides insight into why VSP Vision Care is aligned to the esteemed Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) located in Atlanta, Georgia. The dinner, emceed by CNN Weekend Anchor, T.J. Holmes, was the third annual for the Hugh M. Gloster Society and VSP is proud to be a supporter of the …
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Remember that post with the self-adjustable liquid frames? Not really? Was it because you didn’t want to read too much or because you were tired from all the reading and typing you do on the computer all day? Guess what – now you have NO excuse not to know about this. Just. Press. Play. Adspecs …
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Appearing this morning on Good Morning America, a new study shows that nearsightedness is up 66 percent since the 1970s. View GMA segment
In recognition of Diabetes Awareness Month, Dr. Joel Kestenbaum has shared some thoughts regarding diabetes and eyecare. VSP is a proud National Strategic Partner of the American Diabetes Association. Join the fight. STOP Diabetes. One of the first lessons I learned in optometry school was that diabetes was a leading cause of blindness. We …
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November is Diabetes Awareness Month and as a National Strategic Partner of the American Diabetes Association (ADA), VSP is committed to joining to the fight to STOP DIABETES. Studies show that diabetes accounts for about 24,000 new cases of vision loss each year. The most prevalent eye disease in patients with diabetes is diabetic retinopathy, …
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Last week, The Sacramento Bee published an opinion editorial article regarding the impact healthcare reform could have to stand alone benefits. In the article Rob says: Whether you are for or against the current health care legislation soon to go to a floor debate in Congress nearly all can agree that the current health care …
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