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News

2010-02-01 - Vision Monday - Hardy Named President of Optelec US, Hanlon Named VP Operations
2010-01-31 - Blind Bargains & SeroTalk - ATIA Interview with Kelly O’Neill
2010-01-27 - Times Herald-Record – Picture of determination: Visually impaired artist and teach returns to the work she loves
2010-01-25 - Vista’s Optelec Innovates to Help People See the World Anew
2010-01-14 - Baltimore Sun – Protecting Eyes is Serious Business
2009-12-05 - Wall Street Journal - Caring For Your Eye Sight & Living with Low Vision
2009-11-19 - Connecting Women Blog Talk Radio on Eye Health with Andre Hardy (4:30 mark)
2009-11-17 - New Jersey Suburban Parent - The Optelec FarView: An Aid for Better Vision
2009-11-13 - New York Times - A Product (You Think) You’ll Never Need
2009-11-03 - ABC-TV - Device Gives Visually Impaired A Better Look At Life
2009-10-19 - ABC Medical News - When Blindness Comes Too Soon
2009-10-12 - Aging News Alert - (PARTNERING) Nonprofit, For-Profit Form Alliance That Just Makes Sense
2009-10-01 - Connecting Women Blog Talk Radio on Eye Health with Andre Hardy
2009-06-01 - San Diego Business Journal: Tech Firms Fill Eternal Demand for Health Care Products
2009-05-06 - Diabetes Health: Tips and Solutions for Diabetic Retinopathy and Low Vision
2009-04-29 - Orange County Register: Protecting the Eyes is Serious Business
2009-03-31 - Optelec Featured on ABC - TV Los Angeles!
2009-02-27 - Orange County Register. He's Almost Blind, But He's Got Vision
2009-02-12 - Services Help Those With Low Vision
2009-02-02 - WYPL-FM (Tennessee) & Sam on the Net: ATIA Interviews with Andre Hardy
2008-05-12 - Elaine Dundy, 86 author wrote about life with Kenneth Tynan

Events

2009-09-21 - Optelec Supports Southern California College of Optometry’s Shared Visions 2009-2010 International Art Exhibit
2009-05-25 - Optelec and ShopLowVision.com Partner with Foundation Fighting Blindness for San Diego’s Dining in the Dark and VisionWalk
2009-05-25 - Optelec Joins the Boston Vision 5K Run & Walk in a Collaborative Mission to Improve the Lives of the Blind and Visually Impaired
2009-04-15 - ShopLowVision.com represented at AOTA 2009
2009-01-29 - Optelec and ShopLowVision.com Bring Life Back Into Focus at ATIA 2009 Orlando
2007-12-07 - Optelec's Compact+ Awarded Top Independent Living Design Award
2006-08-07 - Optelec Launches New Mountbatten Learning System at CTEVH 2006
2006-03-20 - Come Join Optelec At CSUN 2006
2004-03-12 - The National Association for the Visually Handicapped Receives $28,000

Press

2010-03-10 - Optelec Gets Creative: CSUN San Diego and VisionZone Premier with Special Movie Debut
2010-02-22 - Optelec Launches the Compact Mini™, a New Low Vision Spot Reading & Portable Solution
2010-02-09 - Optelec Spearheads Low Vision Trend towards High Contrast with Low Magnification
2010-01-25 - Andre Hardy Named President of Optelec U.S.
2010-01-23 - ‘Tis the Low Vision Holiday Season with Optelec and ShopLowVision.com
2009-12-01 - ‘Tis the Low Vision Holiday Season with Optelec and ShopLowVision.com
2009-10-01 - Optelec and ShopLowVision.com Announce Partnership to Join Foundation Fighting Blindness
2009-09-01 - Optelec Offers Back-to-School Low Vision Tech & Eye Health Tips
2009-07-01 - ShopLowVision.com's Optelec FarView Independence and Monthly Compact+ Giveaways
2009-06-30 - Optelec Reduces Price of Compact+ Video Magnifier for Low Vision Users
2009-05-25 - Takashi Yamashita Appointed Low Vision Advocate for Optelec Holding Group
2009-04-15 - Takashi Yamashita Departs Optelec US Inc. as CEO
2009-03-18 - Optelec Offers New Solutions for the Visually Impaired and Low Vision User
2008-11-12 - Optelec Introduces The New FarView
2008-11-05 - Optelec Introduces The New ClearNote Portable
2008-05-01 - ShopLowVision.com Monthly Compact+ Giveaway April Winner Announced
2008-04-02 - ShopLowVision.com Announces Monthly Give Away of the Optelec Compact+
2008-01-30 - Optelec Introduces The First Ever ClearView 22-inch Widescreen Display
2008-01-13 - Optelec US Introduces The Next Evolution In PowerMag Series
2007-04-11 - Optelec US, Inc., Appoints Andre Hardy to Serve as Director of Sales and Marketing