Transitions has named the finalists for its annual Transitions Innovation Awards program, which recognizes individuals and organizations who have shown the highest commitment to innovating their businesses over the past year.

“This year’s finalists are a diverse group of professionals, teams and organizations that exemplified Transitions’ values of quality, education, service, and innovation. It is an honor for us to recognize their achievements and we look forward to celebrating each and every one of them at the upcoming Transitions Academy event,” said Drew Smith, Senior Director, North American Channels, Transitions Optical.

We are proud to celebrate the following finalists in each of the 7 categories:

Transitions Healthy Sight Ambassador
Véronique Desrochers, optician and owner – Optique Cloutier (Châteauguay, Quebec)
Michael Frayler, founder and CEO – Austin Ryan Optika (New Paltz and Pleasant Valley, New York)
Camelia Hammiche, optician and district manager - Lunetterie New Look Eyewear (Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Quebec)

U.S. Eyecare Practice of the Year
Pathway Eye (Athens, Decatur, Huntsville, Madison, and Rogersville, Alabama, and Chattanooga, and Collegedale, Tennessee)
Sterling Optical U.S. Virgin Islands (St. Croix and St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands)
Webb Eyecare (Alliance, Bridgeport, and Scottsbluff, Nebraska)

Canada Eyecare Practice of the Year
LOPTICIEN.CA (Laval, Quebec)
Optique Cloutier (Châteauguay, Quebec)
Sun City Optics (Kamloops, British Columbia)

U.S. Retailer of the Year
Henry Ford OptimEyes
National Vision, Inc.
Target Optical

Canada Retailer of the Year
Costco Optical
Lunetterie New Look Eyewear
Vogue Optical

Channel Partner of the Year
Cherry Optical Lab
The Optical Retail Group

Best in Training
Harvey & Lewis Opticians
Pathway Eye

The winners of the 2022 Innovation Awards will be announced on May 23rd at Transitions Academy in Orlando, Florida. To learn more about the Transitions Innovation Awards categories, visit: Innovation Awards