20/20 and Vision Monday are pleased to announce the selections in the fifth annual EyeVote Readers’ Choice Awards, a special survey aimed at identifying readers’ favorite products and companies of the year.
Optical retailers and ECP readers of the two Jobson Medical Information publications were asked to identify their “favorite” products in eight distinct categories: optical frames, spectacle lenses, sunglasses, contact lenses, optical equipment, diagnostic equipment, practice management software and online ordering. Selected companies were chosen based on both brand and company choices supplied by readers. This year’s survey spanned a wide range of product brands and product groups.
Nearly 660 voters took part in the EyeVote Survey, which was conducted from Oct. 6-31, 2013. An incentive for a chance to win a $500 Amex Gift Card and two $100 Amex Gift Cards was offered to encourage respondents to answer the survey.
The winner of the $500 prize was Dawn Guthrie, a practice manager with Stigge Vision Care in Junction City, Kan. The winners of the $100 prizes were won by Robbie Lootens, a dispensing optician with Physicians Optical Service in Jefferson City, Mo., and Diana W. Gilbert, OD, of Cincinnati Eyecare Team in West Chester, Ohio.
—Mary Kane
OPTICAL FRAMES
•Readers’ Choice, Company: Sàfilo
•Readers’ Choice, Frame Brand, Men: Tie: Nike & Ray-Ban
•Readers’ Choice, Frame Brand, Women: Kate Spade
•Readers’ Choice, Frame Brand, Teens: Ray-Ban
•Readers’ Choice, Frame Brand, Kids: Ray-Ban
•Readers’ Choice, Frame Brand,
New Launch: Salvatore Ferragamo
SPECTACLE LENSES
•Readers’ Choice, Company: Essilor
•Readers’ Choice, Lens Brand: Varilux
•Readers’ Choice, Lens Anti-Reflective Coating Brand: Crizal Avance
•Readers’ Choice, Lens Progressive Brand: Varilux Physio
•Readers’ Choice, Lens Photochromic Brand: Transitions
SUNGLASSES
•Readers’ Choice, Company: Maui Jim
•Readers’ Choice, Sport Brand, Men: Oakley
•Readers’ Choice, Fashion Brand, Men: Ray-Ban
•Readers’ Choice, Sport Brand, Women: Oakley
•Readers’ Choice, Fashion Brand, Women: Kate Spade
CONTACT LENSES
•Readers’ Choice, Company: Alcon
•Readers’ Choice, Toric Brand: Biofinity Toric
•Readers’ Choice, Daily Disposable Brand: 1-Day Acuvue Moist
•Readers’ Choice, Extended Wear Disposable Brand: Air Optix Night & Day
•Readers’ Choice, Multifocal Brand: Air Optix Multifocal
OPTICAL EQUIPMENT
•Readers’ Choice, Company: Hilco
•Readers’ Choice, Brand for Finishing: Santinelli
•Readers’ Choice, Brand for Surfacing: Coburn Technologies
•Readers’ Choice, Brand for Supplies/Consumables: Hilco
•Readers’ Choice, Brand for Dispensing Tools: Hilco
DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT
•Readers’ Choice, Company: Carl Zeiss Meditec
•Readers’ Choice, Brand for Equipment: Carl Zeiss Meditec
PRACTICE MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
•Readers’ Choice, Company: Eyefinity
ONLINE ORDERING
•Readers’ Choice, Company Website: VisionWeb
