AUSTIN, Texas—VisionWeb announced that the Opticians Association of America (OAA) and affiliated State Associations will receive a royalty payment of $5,000 for eyecare product orders placed by their members on VisionWeb over the last 12 months. This marks the first year that VisionWeb will pay royalties to the OAA for orders placed by its members to over 400 U.S. suppliers who are part of the VisionWeb supplier network, according to the company.

Under the terms of the program, OAA members enroll their practices toearn royalties from ordering ophthalmic products over VisionWeb during the annual earning period of April to March. Once the practice hits an order volume threshold, they qualify to earn royalties on the transaction fee paid to VisionWeb by the suppliers receiving the orders.

VisionWeb will provide the OAA with a breakdown of royalties earned by their members, by State Association. OAA will distribute the royalties to the affiliated state associations from which the VisionWeb ordering members belong. Royalties earned by OAA members located in states with no affiliate state association will be paid directly to the OAA.

“Opticians are an integral part of both the VisionWeb community and the eyecare industry as a whole,” said Chris Rice, director of sales for VisionWeb. “They use VisionWeb services every day, and through the use of technology, drive efficiency in the practice. The OAA Royalty program is an excellent way to reward Opticians for adopting technology, and to provide support for the professional association that is intensely committed to their professional development.”

New for the current earning period, the OAA affiliated State Association who promotes the program and encourages the largest percentage of their members to participate will receive the title of “OAA State Association of the Year” and will earn them an additional $1,000 added to their royalty payment. This addition was made to encourage State Associations of all sizes to recruit participation among their members.

OAA members and affiliated State Associations should contact Chris Allen, Executive Director of OAA, at (901) 388-2423 with inquiries.

All OAA members who use VisionWeb are eligible to participate in the OAA Royalty Program. Members can log in to their VisionWeb account and click on the OAA Royalty Program registration button to register to participate in the program. Members can also visit www.youtube.com/govisionweb to view a step-by-step video on enrollment.

VisionWeb provides technology solutions for streamlining and simplifying the processes of a variety of eyecare businesses offering online insurance transaction processing and online ordering and tracking, and additional services for eyecare providers, ophthalmic product manufacturers, distributors, laboratoriesand payers.