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The Exchange Booth Quick Reference Guide

• Advanced Tear
  Diagnostics: #312
• Alcon: #1107
• Arthur J. Gallagher: #921
• CooperVision: #921
• Biotissue: #417
• Demandforce: #911
• ECR Vault: #1021
• Essilor: #1207
• Fedex: #217
• Leadsource: #337
• Luxottica: #1330
• MacuHealth: #1021
• Marco: #1007
• My Social Practice: #233
• Nordic Naturals: #1322
• Oakley: #408
• Oculus: #509
• Optos: #1117
• Safilo: #1011
• Sauflon: #907
• SynergEyes: #931
• U.S. Bank #1223
• Zimco Optics: #414
• Zeiss: #1217

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Top Stories

The Buzz of Success

In just a few days, the exhibit hall at The Exchange 2014 in Boston will certainly be alive with activity. It always is. In fact, this entire issue of The Gazette provides just a glimpse of the many great offers Vision Source^® members will be seeing.

But before we turn our attention to that, I'd like to take a moment to recognize some of our very successful members as they continue to engage with Vision Source^® tools and services and take their practices to the next level. Click here to read what's going on in highly successful practices. These spotlights demonstrate that while every practice is different, the passion and strength of our individual members strengthen the entire network. Also, click here to see the tremendous loyalty our members show to Vision Source^®. These members renewed their Vision Source^® commitment recently. Finally, click here to order customized gift packs for the PCPs in your area.

Jim Greenwood
Vision Source^® President and CEO

Make Way for Vendors

This entire issue of The Gazette is focused on the many vendors who support The Exchange to provide you a preview of what you'll find in the exhibit hall next week.

Find additional details on these offers and promotions for Vision Source^® members in the vendor book at portal.visionsource.com.

  Diamond Level Sponsors

Alcon and Vision Source® Celebrate Long Partnership

Alcon wants to thank Vision Source® for choosing it as the sole Elite Partner with an exclusive contact lens offer. For a limited time, save on DAILIES® AquaComfort Plus® and AIR OPTIX® AQUA contact lenses - trusted technology at a great value for Vision Source® members only. Make Alcon booth (#1107) your first stop.

Order Fresh Day™ Daily Disposable Lenses From Sauflon Online

The online ordering system for Fresh Day™ silicone hydrogel contact lenses is now open. Click here to sign upand after a brief verification and activation (about an hour or two), you can begin ordering your lenses form the Fresh Day family of products. Come learn about the Affordable Innovation in this family of silicone hydrogel daily disposable contact lenses just for Vision Source®, at the general session, expanded content session on Thursday afternoon or in the exhibit hall. Click here for a paper order form.

Grow Your Practice With AMD Services

Vision Source® vendors MacuHealth and AMD iManager (powered by ECR Vault) joined together to support The Exchange at the Diamond level. Stop by booth 1021 to learn why AMD is a significant growth opportunity for optometry and how MacuHealth and AMD iManager can help you start an AMD practice today. By combining science and technology from leading experts, find out how you can join the fight to prevent blindness. Both companies are offering show specials.

Demandforce Fires Up Offer

Demandforce is hot! And it has exclusive show pricing that burns out when the Exchange is over! Visit the Demandforce booth (#911) to learn about all the latest feature additions and this deeply discounted pricing Demandforce has to offer.

Essilor Hints at Show Specials

Visit the Essilor booth (#1207) to learn about the many exclusive offers that it will be launching this year. View demos of the latest dispensing technologies, and take advantage of the show special. But you'll have to wait until the general session to find out what the special is. Hint: it's the lowest price Essilor has ever offered!

Get Prepared for the Future
with Marco

Marco looks forward to the 2014 Vision Source^® Exchange in Boston. The stage presentation and expanded content session will provide you with valuable information to prepare you and your practice for the all that lies ahead in managed care. Visit the booth (#1007) to learn more.

See More of Optos at The Exchange

Expand Your Collections With Safilo

Get great savings with your exclusive Elite frame partner, Safilo. Stop by the booth (#1011) to learn about the collections and the savings. Or visit the vendor book on visionsource.com.

Save Big on ZEISS Instruments

Come and see the exciting portfolio of products, including the NEW FORUM^® Glaucoma Workplace, the CIRRUS^™ OCT Family and the i.Profiler^® at the booth (#1217). Exclusive Vision Source^® Exchange 2014 pricing and special package deals are available. New this year, pick up your customized FORUM quote during the Exchange. Vision Source® members will have first access to the limited supply of demo units available for the Exchange. Don't wait until Thursday to put your order in for a new Cirrus OCT or a Cirrus Photo unit. Take advantage of thousands of dollars in saving and act on this first-come, first-served offer.

Click here for more details and to start the customize quote process.

CooperVision Supports You

CooperVision is dedicated to providing Vision Source^® independent practitioners products, programs, unique tools and solutions that help to improve profit margins as well as grow and retain more patients. Stop by the booth (#921) to learn more about special offers.

  Platinum Level Sponsors

Bio-Tissue^™ Previews Cliradex^™ Complete

Bio-Tissue^™ will be previewing a new in-office kit called Cliradex^™ Complete, designed to be the first step in managing symptoms of lid margin diseases in the office. Visit the Cliradex^™ Lounge booth (#417) or click here for more information.

Luxottica Features Specials and Raffles Booth #1330 Visit the Luxottica booth (#1330) for special Vision Source® exclusive promotions and raffles with one grand prize per day offered at The Exchange. Click here or on the image at right to view in full size.

  Gold Level Sponsors

SynergEyes Sets Your Practice Apart

SynergEyes is proud to share the Vision Source^® commitment to the independent eye care professional. The company believes that its lenses give you a unique way to deliver exceptional vision for your patients, whether they're astigmats, presbyopes or have irregular corneas. The Duette and UltraHealth lenses are available exclusively through the independent ECP to provide unique opportunities for increased patient satisfaction, practice differentiation and a recurring revenue stream.

Stop by the Synergeyes booth (#931) for more information. Click here or on the images to view in full size.

Nordic Naturals Supports Children's Eye Health

Nordic Naturals is pleased to provide you with an opportunity to increase sales of its top-selling children's products and support a good cause at the same time. In April, Nordic Naturals is offering a 20 percent discount on all products in its Pediatric Support category. Additionally, for every bottle you buy, Nordic Naturals will donate $1 to the Children's Eye Foundation. Click here or visit the booth (#1322) for more information.

  Other Special Offers

Advanced Tear Diagnostics Joins as New Vendor

New vendor Advanced Tear Diagnostics would like to invite all attendees of the 2014 Boston Vision Source® Exchange to visit its booth (#312) to learn more about the clinical and economic advantages of adopting ATD's Point-of-Care diagnostic lab testing system. Click here for more information.

Insurance Made Easy

As the newly endorsed insurance and risk management firm for Vision Source®,replacing Blueberry Benefits, Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. wants to invite you to explore the dedicated Vision Source® franchisee insurance portal. Here you will be able to complete a simple application for insurance and gain access to various tools and resources to assist you in managing risk within your business. Within the next week you will receive a separate e-mail containing a link to the Vision Source franchisee insurance portal. It will also contain a personal invitation code that will give you access to an application for insurance that is prepopulated with basic information about your business.

Stop by the booth (#335) or click here to learn more about the services.

Customize Your Communications

Stop by the FedEx booth, (#217) at The Exchange 2014. FedEx reps are ready to show you samples and answer your questions.

Find Your Leads With Lead Source

Visit the booth to learn how Lead Source delivers turnkey lead generation and real-time tracking for your practice. Click here to read more.

Vision Source^® Partners with My Social Practice

After months of testing, Vision Source^® and My Social Practice have teamed up to offer the best social media marketing solution in the industry. Member doctors can take advantage of significant discounts and waived fees for this fantastic service.  My Social Practice will also be speaking at The Exchange on Saturday and will have a booth (#233). Stop by the booth to get the scoop on the show special.

For those doctors who have been wondering how to build your practice using social media, click here or on the image at right to view the full-size PDF and download the ebook titled The 5 Things Every Eye Doctor Should Know About Social Media Marketing.

Oakley Offers Exclusive Benefits

Stop by the Oakley booth (#408) to learn how the 2014 program of exclusive benefits can help you. Visit the Oakley page in the vendor book at portal.visionsource.com for more information on deals for Vision Source^® members at The Exchange.

OCULUS Offers German Precision Since 1895

OCULUS has been setting milestones in the eye care industry since 1895. OCULUS offers a wide range of products including the popular Pentacam^®, Keratograph^® 5M, visual field perimeters, slit-lamp cameras, pachymeters, autorefractors, keratometers, trial frames and loupes. OCULUS products are 100 percent made in Germany and fully supported in the United States. Visit the OCULUS booth (#509) to learn about the special pricing to Vision Source^® members.

Finance Your Exhibit Hall Dreams

U.S. Bank Equipment Finance, the exclusive finance source for Vision Source^® and sponsor of the Saturday lunch at The Exchange, invites members to get preapproved for their current or upcoming business equipment purchases. Simply fill out the application here for a credit line up to $150,000—it's that easy. Or visit the booth (#1223) at The Exchange.

Zimco Optics Unveils English Laundry Eyewear

The newly launched English Laundry Eyewear is getting two special promotions at The Exchange—these show special offer a free $100 shirt for purchasing 24 English Laundry frames, and a travel pack of English Laundry fragrance when you order 15 or more English Laundry frames. Stop by the booth (#414) to learn about other discounts.

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