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With Pennsylvanians now required to use face masks when out at essential businesses to help mitigate the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, covered faces are becoming more normal. But for the bespectacled among us, that can often mean dealing with foggy eyeglasses.

There are plenty of cliches and puns about vision, including “the eyes are the window to the soul,” “a sight for sore eyes” and even “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” But eyesight is certainly no laughing matter.

When it comes to health, wellness and care, the first part of 2020 has been almost entirely focused on the novel coronavirus and resulting COVID-19 illness—and for good reason, as the number of cases around the world skyrocketed and governments took precautionary measures to ensure their most at-risk populations stay safe.

Whether an employee is handling heavy machinery or filing spreadsheets on a computer, clear vision is necessary to get the job done as efficiently and effectively as possible.

Versant Health, a leading national managed eye health and vision plan company, has named Lula Richards as their new chief compliance officer, according to an announcement from the company.

Versant Health, a national managed eye health and vision plan company, has appointed Lula Richards as its new chief compliance officer.

New Year’s resolutions are a time-honored tradition, with getting healthy and losing weight topping many lists. Another less honored tradition is realizing, at some point in February, that you haven’t actually taken action on any of your resolutions.

Open enrollment season typically refers to the four-to-six-week period every fall when employees can select their employer-sponsored health and life insurance benefits for the next year.

Most Americans will receive an eye exam in the next two years, if not sooner. Yet, nearly all (84 percent) say that if they were aware of the connection between eyecare and early disease detection, they’d be more likely to make an eye doctor appointment.