For Immediate ReleaseOctober 10, 2023 Black EyeCare Perspective to Host Fourth Annual IMPACT HBCU Event as a Part of their Pipeline for Black Students into Optometry IMPACT HBCU is a community awareness and targeted recruitment event to create and develop more Black Doctors of Optometry  Although Historically...

Future Optometrist Newsletter: July 2023

Future Optometrist Newsletter: April 2023

RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif. – Today, VSP Vision™ and Black EyeCare Perspective announced the creation of the “Empowering Equity Scholarship,” which will provide $15,000 scholarships to a pair of eligible optometry students. The inaugural scholarship is part of the ongoing partnership between VSP Vision and Black EyeCare Perspective, an organization that cultivates and...

For Immediate Release: April 1, 2023 SIGNING DAY is a celebration of the achievements of the BEPPOC members who have gained acceptance into a school or college of optometry, as well as recognize any student who will be a part of the class of 2027.  Over...

VSP Vision™ and Black EyeCare Perspective, a not-for-profit dedicated to redefining the color of the eye care industry 1% at a time, have completed the first year of their multi-year partnership. Over the course of 2022, the partnership hosted two-day, outreach events at three Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), including Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, FL; Tennessee State University in Nashville, TN; and Paul Quinn College in Dallas, TX. 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact Courtney Myers Red Havas 412 512 6542 tel courtney.myers@redhavas.com The two companies will provide educational experiences at three historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU) in November, creating an opportunity to spark multicultural individuals’ interest in joining the field of optometry PINELLAS PARK, Fla., November 4, 2022 – Currently, 13.6 percent of...

PALM BEACH GARDENS, FL – Black EyeCare Perspective, founded by optometrists Drs. Adam Ramsey and Darryl Glover, was designed, and created to cultivate and foster lifelong relationships between African Americans and the eyecare industry.  Along with Drs. Essence Johnson (Chief Visionary Officer), Jacobi Cleaver (Chief Program Officer) and Tiffany Humes (Business Transformation Manager), Black EyeCare Perspective is redefining the color of the eyecare industry 1% at a time by creating a pipeline for Black students into optometry.  According to the 2021-2022 ASCO Annual Student Data Report, . “The percentage of full-time Black or African American students increased to 4.0% from 3.4% last year, and from 2.8% five years ago.”