Essilor has an ongoing commitment to optometric education, optometry students and the optometric profession. We are proud to offer many quality educational programs every year for both students and professionals.
HELPING OPTOMETRY SCHOOLS & STUDENTS
Optical Technology Grants
Three $20,000 grants are awarded to optometry schools and colleges that exhibit their commitment to growing the industry through new advancements. Schools must submit a 1,000-word essay on why they need and deserve the grant.
To complete your application or to find out more information, click here.
To view a list of the 2007 Optical Technology Grant winners, click on the following link: 2007 Winners.pdf
Varilux Optometry Super Bowl
A fierce competition between all 19 optometry schools across the country. The best and brightest students coming together to network and increase their understanding of the field. The winning school receives the Varilux Super Bowl Trophy and $1,000 in prize money.
Varilux Student Grant Award Program for Optometry Schools
A $1,000 grant is awarded to one student at each school who submits the best case study on patients fit with Varilux lenses. The papers are judged and chosen by the school’s clinical staff. Those students are then entered to win the national award, which includes two all-expense paid trips for two to the joint meeting of American Optometry Association and American Optometric Student Association. One trip for two is awarded to the student and one trip for two is awarded to the student’s faculty advisor. The meeting is held every year in June at various locations.
Click here to find out more information about this program.
Congratulations to Casey Bartz, our 2008 National Varilux Student Grant Award winner. Click on the following link to read the winning case study: Varilux Winner 2008
Crizal DCRP Award Program
For more than 20 years, Essilor and the Crizal DCRP program have been helping both opticianry and optometry students successfully become eye care professionals. To be selected for the program, fourth-year optometry students and graduating opticianry students who are preferably entering private practice are chosen by the faculty of their schools. The winning student receives one Digital Corneal Reflex Pupilometer and case (valued at approximately $500).
Click here to find out more information about this program.
PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS
Optical Boot Camp
An intense one-day training program that will optimize your sales and service. Minimize the time and cost of training new dispensers and staff in baseline optical knowledge and allow them to better serve your customers. Both level 1 and level 2 programs are available.
Knowledge Quest
This convenient self-paced training program covers all the essential information about Crizal products. In addition, it's proven to help increase practice growth & sales. This program is available for in-office training or online. Please visit www.crizalpro.com for more information.
Stimuleye Educational Series
An interactive and engaging series of courses packed full of new knowledge to keep your business growing and boost your bottom line. Each series addresses the topics you deal with every day and scheduling is at your convenience and best of all, you pick the topics of discussion. Please visit www.stimuleyeonline.com for more information.
Management and Business Academy
A professional education program co-sponsored by Essilor of America and CIBA Vision. Designed to provide easy-to-implement, real-world solutions that are guaranteed to boost practice performance and increase patient loyalty, this program is presented by four of optometry’s premier practice management experts.