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|Articles|September 16, 2013
World Sight Day Challenge Coalition supports OGS
Organizations and manufacturers in vision care have joined together to promote expand access to eye care through the World Sight Day Challenge.
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Rancho Cordova, CA-Organizations in the eyecare industry have formed the World Sight Day Challenge Coalition to help raise awareness and mobilize support behind eye health and eye care, leading up to
Coalition members include :
- ABB Optical Group
- Alcon
- AllAboutVision.com
- CooperVision
- Essilor
- Eyefinity
- Marchon Eyewear
- TLC Laser Eye Centers
- Transitions Optical
- Vistakon Division of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc.
- Vision Source
- VSP Optics Group
- VSP Vision Care
The Coalition’s objective is to promote the importance of eye health, and help expand access to eye care through support of
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