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Alicia Hoglund

PEOPLE

John Barr, Bausch + Lomb

John Sexton has joined Nanofilm as director of optical sales, and will be working in a variety of markets including retail optical chains and lens laboratories, as well as overseeing the company's national network of sales representatives.

Bausch + Lomb has named John Barr global president of the company's surgical business. In his new role, Barr will oversee B + Ľs full suite of ophthalmic surgical products, intraocular lenses, and delivery systems, which include such brand names as enVista Crystalens, Stellaris PC, STorz, and VICTUS.

Santinelli International has welcomed two new sales consultants to its team: Bridger Hodsden and Ryan Smith.

Oliver Golding recently joined the Maui Jim team as one of the company's newest tennis ambassadors

BUSINESS UPDATES

Maui Jim has welcomed David Ferrer and Oliver Golding to its team of tennis ambassadors.

Transitions Optical, Inc., has announced sponsorship of AMA Pro Road Racer Josh Herrin for the 2012 racing season.

FEA Industries has acquired two high-production, digital surfacing lines from Schneider Optical Machines, more than doubling FEA's daily production of digital lens lines, and further expanding its growth in the free-form market.

Santinelli's Mark Kaplan was on hand to present awards to George Westinghouse High School students on behalf of the school's Optical Advisory Council

AWARDS

Santinelli's Mark Kaplan handed out various awards to George Westinghouse High School students at the school's Senior Vision Care Award Presentation, held in May.

Essilor of America recently announced the 2012 Student Grant Award recipients, who each received a $1,000 grant from Varilux: Marilyn Zuniga; Natalie Nguyen; Justine Aguilar; Greg Wingren; Mirage Shah; Mary Beth Emmick; Cibele S. Parrish; Jennifer Tran; Andrea Sis; Robbyn Dupuis; Ji Yun Lee; Jeffrey J. Lant; Cara Wolfish; Jennifer Cheng; Chrissy Hines; Benjamin Dietrich; Salma Zaman Kiani; Michelle Meyer; and Jenna Liechty. Liechty was also honored with the overall 2012 National Award.

VSP team members and Willow Clinic volunteers at the Eyes on Diabetes event

GOOD DEEDS

Prevent Blindness America provided free vision screenings and informational seminars at various locations across the country through its AMD: Awareness Makes a Difference campaign.

On Memorial Day, VSP Vision Care, along with the Sacramento Community Veterans Alliance and the California Optometric Association, provided free comprehensive eye exams, glasses, and health risk assessments for diabetes as part its Eye on Diabetes campaign in Sacramento, Calif.

Test Your Mettle ANSWERS
Thanks to Essilor and the NFOS for providing this month's questions and answers. Optometry Answer: Prostaglandin analogs Opticianry Answer: A Cylinder

Knowledge Center

The June issue of EB featured the “Into the Light” crossword puzzle as an accompaniment to the “Light and Vision” article by Jenean Carlton, ABOC, NCLC. Here, we provide the clues and answers to the puzzle.

ACROSS

1. The scientist who first proposed the speed of light.

3. Each color of the visible spectrum equates to a different

of light.

7. Newton thought that light consisted of tiny particles or

.

8. The scientist who proved that light propagates with wave-like properties.

11. A mnemonic for the colors of the visible spectrum.

13. The bending of light as it passes through a transparent medium.

14. He explained that light has two distinct sets of behavior.

15. The number of vibrations of a given wavelength in one second.

18. To transport energy from one place to another.

21. The tendency of light to bend around corners of objects.

22. The highest point on a wave.

23. Sometimes light behaves as packets of energy called

.

24. The

light spectrum lies in the middle of the electromagnetic spectrum.

26.

propagation of light. Begins with an 'R'.

27. The amount of energy a wave carries is dependent on this.

28. The speed of

moves at 186,282 miles per second.

DOWN

1. An orderly arrangement of all known radiant energy.

2. Our primary light source.

4. The speed of

is 1,130 feet per second.

5.

has the shortest wave length at 380 nanometers.

6. Light moves through this medium at 140,000 miles per second.

9. Refers to the science of matter and energy.

10. Our eyes are only able to perceive

in the visible spectrum range.

12. The process of splitting white light into its color components.

13. This occurs when light strikes a surface and then bounces off.

16. A

is one-billionth of a meter.

17. Light travels in straight lines or

.

19. Frequency is measured in

.

20. Objects either

or reflect different color wavelengths.

23. He proposed the Quantum Theory of Light.

25. The lowest point on a wave.