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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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Vision Expo East bids farewell to NY ahead of Florida move
Vision Expo East organizers, RX and The Vision Council, have expressed both their satisfaction about the 2024 edition of the show and their anticipation at the move of the event to Orlando, Florida, next year. “We could not be happier to close our final show in New York City on ...
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100% Optical ends 10th edition show with record attendance
Organizers of the 100% Optical show that closed its doors on Feb 26 in London have announced that this year’s edition, which marked the event’s 10th anniversary, has drawn 11,725 attendees or approximately 10 percent more than the year before. The trade fair exhibitors included instrument manufacturers, software providers, contact ...
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MIDO announces revamped conference program
MIDO has announced the program of conferences for the next edition of the trade fair (Feb. 3 to 5, in Milan). ANFAO, the Italian eyewear industry association, will present the results of its female leadership program on Saturday morning and its new Certified Sustainable Eyewear product certification on Sunday afternoon. ...
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Sharp attendance increase at opti
Organizers of opti have announced that a total of 21,500 visitors from 70 countries and 390 exhibitors from 28 countries took part in the 2024 edition of the show that took place in Munich, Germany, from Jan. 12 to 14. The figures mark a significant improvement from last year’s edition ...
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WCO launches Latin American myopia management virtual event
The World Council of Optometry has announced the launch of its first Latin American-based virtual event that will take place on Feb. 20, 22, 27 and 29, 2024, in partnership with CooperVision. Dubbed “Myopia Management: From Theory to Practice” and elaborated with local opticians and optometrists’ organizations, the event will ...
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Silmo Istanbul 10th edition celebrates Turkish optical industry
The organizers of Silmo Istanbul have announced that over 500 exhibitors and brands and a total of 13,385 visitors, up 13 percent versus 2022, took part in the 10th edition of the show that closed its doors on Nov. 26. To celebrate its 10th anniversary, the show inaugurated the Silmo ...
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News briefsMIDO updates website with new layout and accessibility features
MIDO has updated its website with a new layout and technical changes aimed at ensuring digital accessibility for all users in order to comply with Europe’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2. that will become mandatory from June 2025. MIDO said it has redesigned the website with a “Less is More” ...
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Hong Kong show attracted 12,000 visitors, organizers report
The organizers of the Hong Kong International Optical Fair, the Hong Kond Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and the Hong Kong Optical Manufacturers Association (HKOMA), have announced that the 2023 edition of the show that closed its doors on Nov. 10 attracted 12,000 buyers from 92 countries. They highlighted a significant ...
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News briefsVision Expo East opts for the Sunshine State
Like many a New Yorker, Vision Expo East will be heading for balmy Florida after about 40 years of activity. Co-owners The Vision Council and RX will be moving the show to Orlando, Florida – specifically to the Orange County Convention Center – after next year’s edition, scheduled for March ...
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Opti returns to four-hall lay-out
The organizers of opti have announced that 400 exhibitors have already confirmed their participation for the next edition that will take place in Munich from Jan. 12 to 14 next year. Three months ahead of the event, this marks a significant increase in participation from last year’s show when 307 ...
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Bold Optical Fair gathered 2,750 eyewear professionals
Organizers of the Bold Optical Fair, which reunited for the first time three Dutch trade shows under the same roof, said that their 2023 edition had been “the hottest show of the year,” in reference to the unusually hot weather at this time of the year but also to its ...
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DaTE designer eyewear show gathers 1,000 industry professionals in Florence
The organizers of DaTE, the eyewear trade show focusing on the designer eyewear segment, have announced that approximately 1,000 industry professionals and buyers took part in the 11th edition of the show that just closed its doors in Florence, Italy. This marks a decline from the previous edition when 1,500 ...
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News briefsNew segments at Vision Expo West
Vision Expo West – scheduled for Sept. 27-30 at the Venetian Expo & Convention Center in Las Vegas – has added two exhibition segments: ocular aesthetics and audiology. The exhibitors that have signed up for these include MAICO Diagnostics, BlephEx, Dejavi Innovation, MDelite Laser, Avologi and Optometric Aesthetics. In all, ...
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Opti launches industry trends’ analysis program
Organizers of opti have announced the launch of a new initiative aimed at “providing ophthalmic optics with a basis for identifying relevant trends at an early stage and working towards a succesful future (…).” The Trend Radar, as it has been called, is developed in cooperation with Trendone, an innovation ...
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Opti gathers industry players for a roundtable discussion on the event’s concept
The organizers of the opti trade show have announced that they gathered 40 selected industry representatives for one day in Frankfurt at the beginning of July for an open discussion around their expectations for the international trade show. The opti ROUNDTABLE, as the event was named, was organized for the ...
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Dutch eyewear trade shows unite
Three Dutch trade shows, Hall of Frames, Centrop Sales and Bold Optical Fair have joined forces and regrouped under the latter’s banner. Launched seven years ago as a small and exclusive event, the next edition of Bold Optical Fair will showcase a diverse range of 380 brands from different parts ...
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Opti launches sustainability award for opticians
The organizers of the opti trade show have announced the launch of a new sustainability award aimed at German and international opticians at the next edition of the show, from Jan. 12 to 14 next year. The opti Sustainability Award competition will take into consideration a number of criteria such ...
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ANFAO and ICA to showcase independent Italian eyewear in the U.S.
With the support of the Italian Trade Agency, Italian eyewear industry association ANFAO will organize two networking events to promote 20 of the country’s indepedent eyewear brands in the U.S. The events will take place in Seattle and Chicago on next October 10th and 12th, respectively. The organizing partners said ...
