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CooperVision and AOA call for US optometrists to become myopia management advocates
Contact lens maker CooperVision and the American Optometric Association (AOA) have announced a new partnership with the launch of The Myopia Collective, an organization that aims “to rally the optometry profession and its allies to elevate the standard of care for children with myopia, shifting focus from mere correction to ...
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News briefsHoya communicates new IT incident update
In a new information update published earlier today on the IT incident that has been affecting the group’s operations since March 30, Hoya Corporation announced that, as of April 23, most of its business divisions had restored their production and ordering systems. However, the group added that some units were ...
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Bausch + Lomb’s US recycling programs gather momentum
Bausch + Lomb has annonced that it has collected 84 million units of contact lenses, lens care and eye care materials in the US through its ONE by ONE and Biotrue recycling programs since they were launched in 2016 and 2021, respectively. This corresponds to approximately 231 tons of waste ...
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Warby Parker and Eastman recycled 12 tons of demo lenses in 2023
US optical retailer Warby Parker has announced in its Impact Report 2023 that over 12 tons of demo lenses from its Sloatsburg and Las Vegas labs were collected and recycled through its partnership with Eastman Chemical, marking a significant increase from 2022 (9 tons). In other highlights of its sustainability ...
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News briefsMore visitors at ExpoÓptica
The 34th edition of ExpoÓptica, held on April 12–14 at Ifema Madrid, saw its visitor numbers leap up 29.4 percent from the previous edition, in 2022, according to Look Vision. The total – 8,350 – was a bit higher than in 2018. Total exhibitors amounted to 130, up 30 percent, ...
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Johnson & Johnson Q1 contact lens sales fall 5%
Johnson & Johnson reported contact sales lenses of $910 million in the first quarter of 2024, down by a reported 4.6 percent compared to the year earlier and 2.3 percent lower at constant currency rates. The sales dip was driven by US stocking dynamics and economic pressures in the Asia ...
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Jins slightly downgrades outlook on expected China slowdon in H2
Japanese-based retail group Jins has reported a 13.4 percent year-on-year increase in Q2 sales to 19,852 million Japanese yen (€121m), strongly accelerating from the previous quarter. Sales in Japan grew by 12.1 percent to ¥15,453 million (€94m) while they were up by 18.1 percent overseas. The strong momentum on the ...
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News briefsPush for world CL day in its second year
The Spain’s Association for the Manufacture, Commercialization and General Import of Optics and Ophthalmology (AEO) and Fórum de Contactología are striving to get April 15 declared world contact-lens day – in honor of the invention’s precursor, Leonardo da Vinci. This is a Spanish initiative in its second year. So far ...
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VSP Vision and partner launch innovation challenge
VSP Vision is teaming up with MATTER, a Chicago-based healthcare and innovation hub, for the launch of the first VSP Vision Innovation challenge, a global competition aimed at enhancing the patient experience in eye care through new technologies. Both partners are calling on innovators to submit their solutions. Up to ...
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Charmant is closing its UK subsidiary
Japanese eyewear manufacturer Charmant has announced to its UK customers the closure of its branch in the country by the end of June this year. The company said that it would stop taking orders after April 19. UK clients requiring customer service after June will be rerouted to the company’s ...
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Zeiss creates myopia advisory board
ZEISS has announced the creation of a myopia adivory board to advise the group on various aspects related to myopia management. The board, which was established last year, comprises fourteen experts from clinical practice in optometry and ophthalmology, academia and the business world, covering several regions. Professor Padmaja Sankaridurg, head ...
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News briefsHoya expects IT incident full recovery next week
On April 9, Hoya Vision Care released on its global website a new information update regarding the IT incident that has been affecting its production and order systems since March 30. The Japanese-based lens maker said that it was now expecting all its systems to be back online in the ...
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Safilo and Marc Jacobs renew eyewear partnership
Safilo Group has announced the early renewal of its multi-year eyewear license agreement with Marc Jacobs. The renewed partnership includes the design, manufacturing and global distribution of prescription frames and sunglasses bur also outdoor eyewear, goggles and helmets under the American fashion brand until December 2031. Safilo has been Marc ...
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Myopia management websites see growing interest from ECPs and consumers
Myopia Profile, an Australian-based myopia management information website for eye care professionals (ECPs), has seen a 50 percent year-on-year increase in traffic and engagement. The company said that the surge reflected a continued interest from ECPs for educational material on myopia management practices. The top six countries accessing the website ...
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Menicon promotes EMEA chief from within, acquires French specialty CL supplier
Japanese-based contact lens maker Menicon has announced the promotion of Remco Engelhart to the position of Menicon EMEA CEO. A seasoned manager with over thirty years of experience in the eye care sector, including previous positions at CooperVision, Bausch + Lomb or Sauflon, Engelhart joined Menicon Europe in 2017. Since ...
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News briefsVuzix begins retail sales of AR glasses
Though still working through a backlog, Vuzix has increased production capacity and begun selling the Vuzix Shield to the general public. The Shield is a pair of smart safety glasses that provide augmented reality (AR) with stereoscopic microLED waveguide displays. President and CEO Paul Travers describes it as “the only ...
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Seaport ODLM appoints new president
Seaport ODLM has announced changes in its top management with the appointment of Nicolas Berdugo as president, in replacement of Francis Kessous, co-founder, who becomes president of the French eyewear company’s supervisory board. A seasoned executive, Berdugo has worked in senior management positions at fashion and luxury companies in the ...
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EssilorLuxottica closes Washin’s acquisition
EssilorLuxottica has officially confirmed that it closed the acquisition of Japanese retail chain Washin, on which we reported in February already, following the approval of Japanese competition authorities. The Italo-French group said that this acquisition paved the way for further investments in Japan and would provide greater insights on the ...
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News briefsThe Vision Council has developed a regulatory monitor
The Vision Council is introducing what it calls an online regulatory monitoring service for the optometrists and providers of telemedicine. Dubbed PolicyWatch, the system tracks changes to US laws and regulations pertaining to teleoptometry. It covers all 50 states and the District of Columbia, offers email updates and provides “easy ...
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Specsavers founder interviewed by FT
“I’m quite happy about it and I [shall] go on working for as long as I want to.” This is how Mary Perkins, 80, co-founder of Specsavers with her husband Doug, concluded her interview with the Financial Times, referring to their decision to place the company in a family trust ...
