VisionWeb, the premier provider of technology services to streamline the optical industry, announced today the retirement of Stan Yamane, O.D., Vice President of Professional Relations for VisionWeb, effective August 31, 2008.

Stan leaves behind a legacy of influence and a dedication to helping eyecare providers ameliorate both their businesses and the care they provide their patients. He is widely recognized and well known within the eyecare industry as a creative thought leader and enthusiastic advocate of how to best serve the eyecare profession. These attributes have made Stan an integral part of VisionWeb’s development. His keen insight into the needs of eyecare practitioners has provided VisionWeb with an important pulse on its customer. Stan has motivated countless eyecare practitioners to utilize and benefit from VisionWeb technology. Additionally, his input has been vital to VisionWeb’s ability to develop new technology and service offerings that truly align with the company’s ultimate goal of streamlining and simplifying the eyecare industry.

Upon his retirement, Stan and his wife, Joyce, will remain in Jacksonville, Florida, which has been their primary residence since 1991. Stan and Joyce look forward to having more opportunities to travel to Hawaii to visit their parents, and to having more time to spend with their children.

"In my career, I have experienced the joy of caring for patients in my private practice, the thrill of working with Vistakon to successfully launch the disposable contact lens concept, and the honor of helping my colleagues to improve the way they do business through the use of technology," said Stan Yamane. "It has been especially rewarding to work with VisionWeb where the collective goal is to improve the profession of eyecare. I would like to thank my many colleagues for their ongoing support and dedication to helping the eyecare industry reach its full potential. My retirement is the culmination of an exhilarating career and I am anxious to embark on my life’s next big adventure."

"Stan Yamane has long been, and will remain, a very dear friend and colleague. His contribution to the eyecare industry is truly immeasurable; VisionWeb is fortunate to have been influenced by his creativity and vast understanding of the needs of the eyecare practitioner," said Jeffery B. Saddington, president and CEO for VisionWeb. "I speak for everyone at VisionWeb when I say that we are all fervent admirers of Stan Yamane. He has been an enthusiastic member of the VisionWeb team and we are honored to cheer him on as he enters this new, very well deserved, chapter of his life."

Prior to joining VisionWeb, Stan served as Vice President of Professional Affairs at Vistakon, a division of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. In addition to his 12 years at Vistakon, Stan was in private practice for over 24 years, founding a highly successful, multi-doctor optometric practice on Oahu, HI. Throughout his career, Stan served as a consultant and clinical investigator to most major contact lens and pharmaceutical manufacturers, and held many elected professional positions including, serving as President of the American Optometric Foundation, the Hawaii

Optometric Association, the Hawaii Board of Examiners in Optometry, and the Hawaii Chapter of the American Academy of Optometry. Stan’s many accomplishments have been recognized by numerous professional and government organizations, and he has served as an adjunct clinical faculty member for four schools and colleges of optometry.