Sept. 24, 2021 — CooperVision, Inc., announced its seventh annual search for the country’s best eyecare practices.
The Best Practices program celebrates the innovative ways that U.S. eyecare practices deliver exceptional patient care and advance the profession, bringing them together to share their insights with their peers, shares the company.

The program structure has been enhanced for 2022 so that honorees will now be recognized in five categories: industry advancement, community impact, patient experience, specialty services, and team building.

CooperVision's description of the categories are as follows:

• Industry Advancement. A practice’s involvement in advocacy, academia, and/or peer and student mentorship.
• Community Impact. Practices who exemplify what it means to truly go above and beyond to positively impact the people in their community, or around the world.
• Patient Experience. Whether through state-of-the-art technologies, outstanding customer service, or unique office designs, these practices excel at creating a stellar experience for those who walk through their doors.
• Specialty Services. For those who have focused on a specific area of practice—like vision therapy, myopia management, or specialty contact lenses—to enhance their practice’s offerings and overall growth.
• Team Building. Practices who have found the key to success through investing time and resources into their staff to build and/or maintain a high-performing, positive, and thriving workplace.

“Best Practices is a testament to the fact that no matter who you are or where you’re located, you can offer patients an excellent eyecare experience, and in your own way,” says Michele Andrews, O.D., vice president of professional & government affairs at CooperVision. “Each year, honorees stand out for their excellence and expertise in many areas of practice—the same areas in which their peers often look for guidance and inspiration. Now, our Best Practices will be recognized specifically for the areas of optometry in which they truly shine. We look forward to learning how more of today’s practices are finding success despite the enormous challenges of the last two years, then giving them the platform to share that with others.”

The 2022 honorees will join a diverse group of 60 Best Practices. The program is designed to offer industry recognition and exclusive opportunities for collaboration with the goal of discovering new ways to serve patients and the eyecare profession.

Honorees are celebrated at the annual Best Practices Summit, offering education and collaboration opportunities on various practice management and clinical practice topics. Past Best Practices Summits have also featured keynote speakers focusing on change management, innovation, and storytelling. In 2020, CooperVision introduced a complementary Best Practices scholarship program, which provides third-year optometry students with the opportunity to attend the educational summit. Applications for this aspect of the program will be opened later this year.

CooperVision shares that honorees are recognized by serving on professional panels, showcasing their expertise with industry media, and representing the program at industry events.

All U.S. independent and corporate optometry practices currently fitting any brand of contact lenses are eligible to apply, although the program is not solely focused on such, shares CooperVision.

Applications can be submitted here through Nov. 30, 2021 and will be reviewed by a panel including previous Best Practices honorees, industry experts, and CooperVision leaders. These honorees will be announced in 2022.