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Page 5 Optical Brain Teaser A recent survey found that 3 out of 4 consumers are unsure of the effects of blue light on their eyes. As the discussion regarding blue light protection continues in our industry what Transitions lens color offers the most protection against blue light indoors A Transitions Signature VII B Transitions XTRActive C Transitions Vantage D None of the above Attend our next meeting to find out the answer moving in new directions. With growth comes the need for more people to get involved and help us achieve our goals. If you are able to spare any time please contact me or one of our board members for more information. I am looking forward to our March meeting and expect another great turnout. Steven Lehrer Message from page 1 What Would You Do Thinking Outside the Box We are pleased to present this months installment of What Would You Do Thinking Outside the Box. Each month well present an optically related topic in our newsletter and then publish the answer in our next newsletter. Wed like to thank Peter Bacotti for providing this months topic. If you have an optical topic youd like to discuss and would like to share it with us please let us know so we can present it in future newsletters. In last months newsletter we asked When it comes to safety on the job why is it important when taking in an Rx to do a lifestyle evaluation in order to determine the type of eyewear and lens material needed for the patient The answer It is up to the dispenser to determine the proper eyewear and lens materials to ward off damage that may be caused in everyday events. It is also a good source of additional revenue. Each day 2000 workers have job related eye injuries requiring medical treatment. One-third are treated in hospital emergency rooms. Objects like nails staples or slivers of wood or metal penetrate the eyeball and result in a permanent loss of vision. Optical Topic 26 This months question How do we educate and help our patients understand the need to protect the eyes from blue light absorption problems What would you do Look for the answer next month Visit Our New and Re-Designed Website Our new and re-designed website www.oany.org is now online and ready to be viewed. We undertook a complete rebuild of the site and shut it down for approximately 4 weeks while all the design changes were being made. There are several pages that are not yet functioning and will go online in the coming days and weeks. All members should have received an e-mail with a new user name and password. Please follow the instructions in that e-mail to register and update your profile. It will only take a few moments to do so. If you did not receive an e-mail please let us know when you attend our upcoming meeting. For those who are not members there is an application available online to join our organization. Become a member of the Opticians Alliance of New York and you are automatically a member of the Opticians Association of America OAA. Join with the future of the profession by joining with us.