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Volume 37 | Number 3 | March 2019
ON THE COVER
18 New innovation in lenses
By Jody Johnson-Pettit
28 Hello, yellow!
By Denis Langlois
SPECIAL FEATURES
24 Guarding against the blues
By Jody Johnson-Pettit
30 NEXT GEN: ECPs can be lifesavers
By Jody Johnson-Pettit
32 10 things you must do before firing an employee
By Trudi Charest, RO
34 Ocuco offers solutions to help ECPs
compete online
By Denis Langlois
36 Transitions shows why it’s ‘Light Years Ahead’
at Academy
By Denis Langlois
DEPARTMENTS
06 From The Editor
08 Vision & Voice
NEWS
10
16 Nikon’s SeeMax Ultimate available in Canada
38 Study shines light on inadequate hand hygiene among
contact lens wearers
Preview
Alternative, Marchon, Marcolin, Ogi, Safilo,
Spectacle, WestGroupe
40 Glimpses
42 Calendar
43 Classified
44 Framed: An optician’s mission
By Denis Langlois
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Cover image: Glacée model GL6900 by
Plan “B” Eyewear
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