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Roger Pope & Partners, the independent optician in London, says...
Roger Pope & Partners, the independent optician in London, says it has been awarded a second Royal Warrant of Appointment for His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, after obtaining the first Royal Warrant for Her Majesty the Queen in 2006. The optician began its business in Marylebone in 1987. ...
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The organizers of the Mido fair in Milan have reported...
The organizers of the Mido fair in Milan have reported an increase of 5.4 percent in the total number of visitors at its latest edition at the beginning of this month as compared to one year ago. More than 45,000 people visited the trade show and about 25,000 came from ...
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The Vision Council and its recently formed European Sunglass Committee...
The Vision Council and its recently formed European Sunglass Committee (ex European Sunglass Association) have opened registrations for their annual spring conference. After the successful event in Portugal in May 2013, this year's convention will be held in Budapest on May 15-16. The presentations and debates will cover topics such ...
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The Silmo trade show in Paris is changing its four-day...
The Silmo trade show in Paris is changing its four-day schedule to start on a Friday rather than on a Thursday, hoping to attract more professional visitors on Monday, when stores are closed in France. It will run from Sept. 26 to Sept. 29. The location of various industry segments ...
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Optometry Giving Sight has become part of a consortium of...
Optometry Giving Sight has become part of a consortium of organizations contributing to the elimination of visual impairment due to uncorrected refractive error in Moldova. The project is conducted through a collaborative course delivered by Australian and Norwegian optometric educators that includes lectures, self-study time and strengthening workshops.
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Correction: Rolf Spectacles, a pioneer in the use of wood...
Correction: Rolf Spectacles, a pioneer in the use of wood in prescription frames, is from the Tyrol region of Austria.
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Essilor and De Rigo have signed a partnership agreement for...
Essilor and De Rigo have signed a partnership agreement for their Spanish business. Essilor will run lens assembly and logistics for General Optica, De Rigo's optical retail chain in Spain, which has 250 stores in the country. As part of the deal, Essilor will also support General Optica in the ...
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Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care in the U.K. has acquired...
Scrivens Opticians & Hearing Care in the U.K. has acquired 19 stores from Rayner Opticians for an undisclosed amount. All 19 branches will remain open and will be fully rebranded to Scrivens by June 2014. For Scrivens, founded 75 years ago in Birmingham, this is a strategic move, taking the ...
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Menicon has announced that its new multipurpose contact lens manufacturingfacility...
Menicon has announced that its new multipurpose contact lens manufacturingfacility in Emmen, Netherlands is now fully operational. At this new 4,675-square-meter plant, the company will produce made-to-order rigid gas permeable and soft lenses. Research and development teams will be working at the site on new lens designs and new support ...
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The Swiss Eyewear Group (SEG), maker of the INVU collection...
The Swiss Eyewear Group (SEG), maker of the INVU collection of ultra-polarized eyewear, has opened a wholly-owned subsidiary in Italy, located in Varese. Ernesto Scotti, former managing director of Polaroid Eyewear Italy, will be the managing director of SEG Italia. Barbara Cocco is also joining the management team as sales ...
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Ocuco, the Irish-based provider of the Acuitas and Focus Practice...
Ocuco, the Irish-based provider of the Acuitas and Focus Practice Management Systems (PMSs), has engaged The Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers to train Ocuco's staff in the U.K. and Ireland in optical practice. The program addresses all 75 of Ocuco's employees in the two countries, including both technical support and ...
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Spy Optic has appointed Nicolas Saumur as European brand manager,...
Spy Optic has appointed Nicolas Saumur as European brand manager, based in Lyon, France. Reporting to Tom Helleberg, vice president of international sales for the U.S. company, he will provide sales and marketing support to the company's European network of distributors, covering both the optical sports retail circuits. I may ...
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Essilor Germany has assigned Stefan Rüdiger to the position as...
Essilor Germany has assigned Stefan Rüdiger to the position as chief executive, after Mathias Schmidt left the company at his own request at the beginning of October. Bernhard Nüsser, senior vice president for Central and Northern Europe, who will assume the post as chief executive of the German subsidiary on ...
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Optiker Bode, the German chain of optical shops, reports that...
Optiker Bode, the German chain of optical shops, reports that its sales increased by 10 percent to €46.5 million in 2013, as compared to the previous year. It was the most successful year in the history of the family business, which celebrates its 75th anniversary this year. Optiker Bode is one ...
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Eye health statistics for Britain have identified a slight increase...
Eye health statistics for Britain have identified a slight increase in the number of eye examinations subsidized by the National Health Service (NHS). According to the recent Eye Health Data Summary report, launched by the UK Vision Strategy Partnership, there were 12.3 million NHS sight tests in 2012/13, representing a ...
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The French Parliament has cast a final vote of approval...
The French Parliament has cast a final vote of approval on the so-called Hamon Bill, a piece of legislation for consumer protection that facilitates the sale of prescription eyeglasses over the internet. It does so through a clause that forces eye doctors to include the patient's interpupillary distance on their ...
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CooperVision will be a lead sponsor of the first IACLE...
CooperVision will be a lead sponsor of the first IACLE Contact Lens Educator of the Year Awards, a program initiated by the International Association of Contact Lens Educators (IACLE) to recognize contact lens educators worldwide for their innovations and achievements in the field. The awards will be presented at the ...
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The European Coalition for Vision (ECV) and the Coalition's manifesto...
The European Coalition for Vision (ECV) and the Coalition's manifesto for the elections to the European Parliament were launched last Feb. 4 at the parliament's seat in Strasbourg. The manifesto, presented by a member of the European Parliament, Marian Harkin, calls on the European Parliament to use its significant powers ...
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The Swiss Eyewear Group (SEG), which was recently formed by...
The Swiss Eyewear Group (SEG), which was recently formed by Jerry Dreifuss and other former managers of Polaroid Eyewear, has announced the signing of an exclusive global license agreement for a line of Marc Stone branded eyewear. Marc Stone is a Swiss fashion label that has received many design awards. ...
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Lissac has announced that it will soon be offering its...
Lissac has announced that it will soon be offering its customers the 3D printings of their glass prototypes. The monochrome prototype, in blue, will be made by a stereo-lithographic printer using a UV-photoresist resin. Stereolithography, also known as 3D layering or 3D printing, is a process allowing the creation of ...
