ECPs alerted to Google Glass opportunity

VSP Vision Care has marked its arrival on UK soil with a preview of the Google Glass frame just a few months after announcing a partnership with the technology giant.

Meeting with Optician during a visit to the UK and Ireland, VSP president Jim McGrann (pictured) said the global profession would have much to gain from embracing Google Glass – slated for a commercial launch in the US this year.

‘You have to look at this as an optical product. Over time we are likely to see it integrated by the top eyewear brands,’ he said. ‘It gives the practice a little extra panache. The patient will think “that [eye] doctor is Google certified”, so being associated with it now is only a good thing.’