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Vision Source is there to support independent optometry and help your practice succeed. Walter West, O.D., FAAO is our very own Vice President of Practice Development. For many years, Dr. West has spearheaded Vision Source's practice management education for member doctors and staff. You may be w...

It's almost time for The Exchange 2015, Vision Source's North American Meeting in Phoenix. The Exchange®, Vision Source's annual meeting, has grown to one of the largest in all of optometry. The 2014 Exchange in Boston attracted more than 3,000 doctors, staff, friends, family and vendors. The 2...

Health risks from smoking are well known, but little attention is paid to the increased risk of eye disease and potential for blindness. Smoking has detrimental effects on the cardiovascular system and can affect the small blood vessels that line the retina in the back of the eye.  Increased hi...

So I was invited to write a guest blog on the subject of Glaucoma. With the complexity of diagnosis and the multitude of treatments an effort to keep it simple and straight forward was difficult and I quickly hit a writer’s block.So I thought, what if I had Glaucoma? This is a coincidence as t...