Addition of Dr. Susy Yu to Board of Directors
“It is with great pleasure that we welcome Dr. Yu to our board of directors. Her years of experience in optometry—in practice, administration, governance, and leadership—will be an enormous asset as she brings valuable insight to the benefit of OGS and our partners,” said Lois Schoenbrun, executive director, OGS.
Développer des soins de la vue à long terme là où les besoins sont les plus grands : Nicaragua
En tant que professionnels des soins de la vue, nous connaissons le pouvoir de l’optométrie. Chaque jour, nous voyons comment la correction de la vue transforme la vie de nos patients. En dehors de nos salles d’examen, dans les régions mal desservies du monde, les soins de la vue les plus élémentaires permettent aux enfants de rester à l’école et aux adultes de continuer à travailler, en plus d’aider les collectivités à sortir de la pauvreté.
Developing long-term eye care where it’s needed most: Nicaragua
As eye care professionals, we know the power of optometry. Every day, we see the effect vision correction has on the lives of our patients. Beyond our exam rooms – in some of the most underserved areas of the world – the most basic eye care keeps kids in school, people at work, and can even bring communities out of poverty.
Welcoming Nikki Earich as our Development Director, North America
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Nikki Earich as our Development Director, North America. In her new role, Earich is responsible for developing and managing the organization’s fundraising initiatives, while building and strengthening partnerships with optometric practices, eye care professionals, and other key industry stakeholders.
OGS Selects FluoreSCENE Media as Official Social Media Partner & Becomes Charity of Choice for the ODs on Facebook Community
Optometry Giving Sight (OGS) has selected FluoreSCENE Media as its official social media partner to help expand the organization’s reach with eye care professionals as the charity of choice for the ODs on Facebook Community.
2022 Year In Review
2022 Year in Review – Your Support Made a Difference! These projects were supported in 2022:
Partenariat élargi entre Optometry Giving Sight & VuePoint IDS
VuePoint IDS fournira plus de 100 000 $ en publicités à Optometry Giving sight pour l’année 2023 seulement, dans l’ensemble de ses publications imprimées et numériques du magazine Optik ainsi que dans sa plateforme d’éducation continue en ligne Clinical & Refractive Optometry. Ces publicités permettront à Optometry Giving Sight d’atteindre un public auquel elle n’avait pas accès auparavant.
Expanded Partnership between Optometry Giving Sight & VuePoint IDS
VuePoint IDS will provide more than $100,000 of in-kind advertising to OGS in 2023 alone, across all of its Optik print and digital publications, as well as its Clinical & Refractive Optometry online continuing education platform, enabling OGS to reach an audience it may not have had easy access to before.
Optometry Giving Sight Grants Over $800,000 in Project Funding for 2021!
YOU Make a Difference – Meet Yamilet from Mexico!
At her primary school in Cienega de Zimatlan, Mexico, Yamilet Castellanos struggled to see her books and the whiteboard at the front of the class. Both her parents suspected Yami, as her parents call her, had an eye problem but were unable to access vision care services due to their extremely limited resources.