Glimpses
ESSILOR ACADEMY CANADA LAUNCHES
2018 TRAINING PROGRAM
business, Make your life easier and Be
the eyecare expert.
Essilor Academy Canada has launched
a new series of webinars to help eyecare
professionals across the country adapt
to an ever changing marketplace and
consumer needs.
The brand new program brings to-
gether all of Essilor Canada's training
activities and includes nine webinars
based on three pillars: Growing your
The newly launched program is dynamic
and flexible, sharing information on
current industry topics, engaging
participants and motivating eyecare
professionals to act on the learnings.
Each webinar is 30 minutes or less and
the series contains relevant lessons for
each member of your team.
Seminars include:
• May 15: Luxury Trends - A guide on
to how to sell luxury
• September 18: Tips and tricks for
recommending and ordering products
• October 16: Prescribing in the chair
• November 20th: Surprise guest
• December 18: Planning a success-
ful 2019
Registration for the 2018 webinars
and the Optics 101-The Basics online
training series are open now. To
register or for any questions you may
have, please contact Essilor Academy
Canada by email at: essilor.academie@
essilor.ca.
• June 19: Eye health and wellness -
UV capsules, blue light, etc.
CONTACT LENS
RESOURCE NOW
ONLINE
The premier searchable contact lens database
for optometrists - the Contact Lens Com-
pendium - is now available, with the latest
product information for 2018.
This free resource details the most up-to-date
listing of products, including the latest param-
eters on lenses, solutions and rewetting drops
currently available on the Canadian market.
Maintained by the Centre for Ocular Research
& Education, the searchable version of the
Compendium is updated on a regular basis.
It offers a variety of search options and the op-
portunity for manufacturers to update product
information directly.
It can be accessed at contactlensupdate.
com/compendium.
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