Vision Monday’s editorial team was at theparties and on the show floor at International Vision Expo West. To see all the photos from all four days of the show, go to www.visionmonday.com and click on the slide show in the upper right hand corner of the page.

Signature hosted a get together at the V Bar at the Venetian. Signature Eyewear’s Michael Prince (l) welcomed the Clarkson Eyecare gang from Ellisville, Mo. (l to r): Rita Schmidt, Sarah Ritter, Kelly Klaus, and William Jehling. Optical Shop of Aspen hosted a party at the TABU Ultra Lounge at the MGM Grand. OSA’s team included (l to r) Adrienne Weller, Michael Copping and Christina Sands.
The Club Marchon Full House Party returned to the Flamingo Hilton complete with cocktails, live music and lots of dancing. Marchon’s Al Berg greets Elvis, who entertained the crowd. From l to r: Mike and Cathy Daley and Pam and Bob Colucci hang out together at the Essilor party held at Pure Nightclub at Caesar’s Palace.
After discussing super-hydrophobic lens coatings and other slippery topics, the members of the Vision Council of America’s AR Technical Committee relaxed over drinks and hors d’oeuvres. (l to r) Julianne West, Ed McGhee and Mike Yager of Optical Dynamics Corp. enjoying VCA’s AR technical committee’s party. Carl Zeiss Vision and Transitions Optical celebrated the launch of the GT2 Zeiss with a party and sweepstakes at the Venetian’s Palazzo Ballroom. Flanked by showgirls, sweepstakes prize winners (l to r) Kevin Robbins, Susanna Chu, Ty Kenney, Celeste Celestial and Ada Valencia enjoy the scenery.
Rem Eyewear held a reception at the Pinot Brasserie at the Venetian. Rem Eyewear’s Steve Horowitz welcomed Jennifer Webb and Lola Markovich (l), both of Kaiser Permanente Colorado in Denver. Shamir hosted a customer appreciation party with a 50’s theme at the Venetian Hotel. Shamir’s Eye Care Professional of the Year, (second from left) Steven Faith, OD, Livermore Optometric Group, accepted his award from (l to r) Shamir’s Carmen Renschler, Raanan Naftalovich and Hilaire van der Veen.
Guests gathered at the Mirage Hotel for a party hosted by Sutherlin Optical. The Sutherlin Optical brothers (l to r), Mike, John and Steve, welcomed their customers to Las Vegas with a special party featuring dancing to the music of Prince.