Edan Stanley

Vision Monday — Cover story for June 2026 issue of Vision Monday

Vision Monday — FOND-DES-BLANCS, Haiti-What began as short clinical missions and two-week volunteer trips for Anshu Chandra, OD, has grown into the Global Eye Project (GEP), a nonprofit delivering comprehensive eyecare to one of Haiti's most isolated regions and training for the next generation of local eyecare providers.

Vision Monday — With private equity (PE) interest gaining momentum across the health care economy, the eyewear and eyecare sectors continue to find themselves at a crossroads of scale, capital, clinician independence, patient choice and evolving technology that are rapidly changing the expectations of care delivery.

Vision Monday — ORLANDO, Fla.-Adam Markel, workplace futurist, resilience researcher and noted author, opened the 2026 VM Leadership Summit as the keynote speaker with high energy and an interactive presentation, prompting attendees to evaluate what resilience looks like in their own lives.

Vision Monday — What if the things we wear to see also shape who we are? In "A Four-Eyed World," David King Dunaway's book blends personal memoir-including a week he spent living without his glasses-with a lively cultural history that traces spectacles from medieval reading stones to today's smart eyewear.

Vision Monday — The Winter Olympics present a visual environment that is uniquely unforgiving: high contrast white slopes, bright UV rays reflected from snow and ice, and rapid temperature changes that turn lenses into fogging hazards. These conditions make clear that performance vision at the games is as much about managing environment and equipment as it is about acuity.

Accessories Council Magazine — As the optical industry enters the new year, Jobson Research conducted a survey of eyecare professionals (ECPs) to gather insight on how tariffs have impacted their businesses and the steps they are taking to reduce financial strain. This latest survey follows three earlier surveys conducted in February, March, and April 2025, each of which found that most respondents were very or somewhat concerned about how the tariffs would affect their cost of goods. Now, having lived with the effects of the tariffs since their implementation on April 2, the January 2026 survey reflects the actual impact: 21 percent of respondents reported increases of 11 to 20 percent on their cost of goods, while six percent reported that the tariffs decreased their bottom line by more than 30 percent.

Vision Monday — As the practice of optometry continues to evolve, so does the way optometrists are trained. Driven by new technology, shifting reimbursement and changing collaborative care pathways-schools of optometry are broadening their curricula to produce clinicians who are comfortable not only with diagnosis and treatment, but with the business, operational and leadership demands of contemporary practice.

Vision Monday — World Braille Literacy Month, celebrated each January, is a reminder that literacy is so much more than what meets the eye. For those who are blind or have low vision, Braille, first developed in the 19th century, continues to unlock independence, education and opportunity.

Vision Monday — As children, the idea that eating carrots granted us superior eyesight was commonplace. You missed a catch, bumped into the furniture or overlooked objects right in front of you and one of the adults would say, "See! This is why you need to eat your carrots at dinner."

Vision Monday — "Optical Empathy," Colleen Woolpert's immersive installation on view through November 26 at Ferris State University's (FSU) Fine Art Gallery in Big Rapids, Mich., invites visitors to reconsider how sight shapes experience and how empathy can be cultivated by literally seeing through another person's eyes.

Vision Monday — NEWARK, N.J.—On November 15 in the U.S., we will celebrate America Recycles Day, a nationally recognized holiday created by nonprofit Keep America Beautiful and endorsed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The day is dedicated to spreading awareness of how recycling helps reduce waste, saves energy and conserves precious resources. Beyond individual efforts, both groups use the day to encourage people and businesses to apply better recycling practices into their everyday routines.

Vision Monday — Each October as Halloween approaches, eyecare professionals (ECPs) see same-day appointment slots fill up as parents call about red eyes after a costume party and patients ask whether that wild pair of decorative lenses is okay "just for one night." For ECPs and optical retailers, Halloween is predictably busy, but it's also an opportunity.

Vision Monday — NEW YORK-House of Modo's Eco Eyewear announced it has officially planted 4 million trees in more than 1,300 forest gardens through its "One Frame, One Tree" social purpose initiative in collaboration with the non-profit organization Trees for the Future in which a tree is planted for every frame purchased.

Vision Monday — When people talk about optometry scope expansion in 2025, the conversation is less about a single national trend and more about a patchwork of state laws-each with their own priorities, exclusions and gatekeepers. More than a dozen states have had active bills this year seeking everything from added topical and oral prescribing authority to injectables, lesion removal and in-office lasers.

Vision Monday — NEW YORK-Eco Eyewear has announced it sponsored a community cleanup event at the Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve, a vital habitat located at the southern end of Tampa Bay that supports diverse fish and bird populations in Florida, in honor of World Cleanup Day, which took place on September 20.

Vision Monday — Optometry education is expanding fast, driven by growing clinical demand and university strategy, but that growth is straining applicant pools, clinical placements and faculty supply. Four deans from both established and new programs weigh in on how schools are responding by modernizing curricula with tech and AI, forging creative clinical partnerships, and pushing accreditation to balance quality with innovation-all while wrestling with tuition, debt and workforce placement.

Vision Monday — For decades, optometry education in the U.S. has been anchored by a trove of venerated programs, advanced clinics, state-of-the-art labs and decades of alumni networks. But the aging population of Baby Boomers continues to grow, joined by rising rates of myopia and increased incidence of dry eye and diabetic eye disease, placing growing demands on optometry practices and driving the need for more doctors.

Vision Monday — For decades, optometry education in the U.S. has been anchored by a trove of venerated programs, advanced clinics, state-of-the-art labs and decades of alumni networks. But the aging population of Baby Boomers continues to grow, joined by rising rates of myopia and increased incidence of dry eye and diabetic eye disease, placing growing demands on optometry practices and driving the need for more doctors.

Physician's Weekly — A newly identified rare cell subset that drives immune tolerance in dietary and gut microbiota may offer a new therapeutic target, according to researchers.

Physician's Weekly — A Stanford-led study shows that a weekend workshop for physicians and their partners significantly reduced burnout and improved relationship satisfaction.

Physician's Weekly — Among patients with cardiogenic shock, vasopressin administration in the first 24 hours was linked to lower in-hospital mortality, according to a recent study.

Physician's Weekly — Edmund Pezalla, MD, MPH, spoke with Physician's Weekly about findings that show proton pump inhibitors may not increase risk for infections like C. difficile.

Physician's Weekly — A study suggests that antibiotic use within one month of immune checkpoint inhibitor treatment may undermine survival in cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma.