Latest News Briefs – Page 243
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Allergan's total product sales increased by 7.2 percent in the...
Allergan's total product sales increased by 7.2 percent in the fourth quarter ended Dec. 31 to $1,382.8 million on a net basis, up by 8.2 percent on a currency-neutral basis. Also in terms of constant currencies, sales of specialty pharmaceuticals went up by 10.1 percent, while those of medical devices ...
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More German customers are buying new combinations of lenses and...
More German customers are buying new combinations of lenses and frames than before, according to the latest survey conducted by Kuratorium Gutes Sehen in Berlin. That was the case for 74.3 percent of spectacle wearers last year. Back in 2004, instead, after the German health reform, 31 percent changed the ...
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U.S. eye care professionals' optimism for the industry remained stable...
U.S. eye care professionals' optimism for the industry remained stable in January, according to the latest Optical Business Barometer by Jobson Optical Research. The rating was 3.8, the same as in December but up from 3.6 in January 2011. The rating scale goes from 1 to 5, where 1 is ...
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BNL Eurolens will unveil a new lens for premium polarized...
BNL Eurolens will unveil a new lens for premium polarized sunglasses, made at its own facilities in France. Called New Dream, the new polarized lens features a versatile material that will match the creativity of designers for all types of fashion and lifestyle sunglasses, says the company. It offers clarity ...
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Transitions is introducing its new Vantage lenses for glasses, everyday...
Transitions is introducing its new Vantage lenses for glasses, everyday adaptive lenses that darken as well as polarize when they're exposed to UV light. This allows for sharper vision even in the strongest glare. The variable tint and variable polarization of the new lenses use different technology from conventional photochromic ...
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Carl Zeiss Vision launches Officelens, a new range of progressive...
Carl Zeiss Vision launches Officelens, a new range of progressive lenses for the office. Based on the company's Gradal RD technology, they are said to offer dynamic vision and better management of aberrations. Head movements are said to be comfortable.
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Carl Zeiss Vision Sunless is producing an exclusive limited collection...
Carl Zeiss Vision Sunless is producing an exclusive limited collection of sunglasses signed by Simon Chin, the Hong Kong designer. The line is part of Carl Zeiss' celebration of the 100th anniversary of its introduction of Punktal eyeglass lenses, which revolutionized the optics market. Chin's line, called CR-39, will be ...
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Alain Mikli is launching a new collection and a new...
Alain Mikli is launching a new collection and a new label, called Mileage, that is intended to reinvent the famous aviator style of water-drop frames. The new line comprises eight different styles in various shapes. Every style can be used for prescription frames or sunglasses and is available in four ...
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Live Eyewear, based in California, has added polarized photochromic lenses...
Live Eyewear, based in California, has added polarized photochromic lenses to its Cocoons brand of eyewear. The Polaré lenses are activated by UV exposure and will come in gray or amber tints. Live Eyewear will unveil the new lens option at International Vision Expo East in New York, March 23-25. ...
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Google isn't commenting on reports that its so-called Google Goggles...
Google isn't commenting on reports that its so-called Google Goggles will go on sale by the end of the year. A blogger first reported on the product in December, and more recently The New York Times followed up with an article describing the heads-up display glasses, with a small screen ...
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Polycore Optical has developed what it claims are the first...
Polycore Optical has developed what it claims are the first swim goggles with progressive lenses. Its new Polycore Dive system features free-form mineral glasses that are glazed on the backside.
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Scott Sports is now offering snow goggles that use Recon's...
Scott Sports is now offering snow goggles that use Recon's Micro Optic Display, which delivers real-time GPS data to the user. Recon is a Canadian firm that already works with Briko.
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ZionEyez, a company based in Seattle, is now selling its...
ZionEyez, a company based in Seattle, is now selling its Eyez product, a pair of eyeglasses with an HD video camera embedded within to record live video and take pictures. The glasses have 8GB of storage, and you can transfer the video or photos to a computer, iPhone or Android; ...
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Nyxio Technologies Corporation has introduces its Venture Mobile Media Viewer...
Nyxio Technologies Corporation has introduces its Venture Mobile Media Viewer for watching movies, reading e-books and playing videogames right in your eyewear. It has 2GB of memory built in, and sleek, designer styling. With a USB cable the user can upload media files to a 62-inch virtual display. The starting ...
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Silhouette has revamped its website to make picking out eyewear...
Silhouette has revamped its website to make picking out eyewear and choosing a retailer easier, using clear graphics and large visuals. Visitors to Silhouette.com can use filters to select for color and lens shape in choosing their glasses, and can upload a photo of themselves to see how the glasses ...
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PFO Global's new website, www.pfoglobal.com, went live on Jan. 22...
PFO Global's new website, www.pfoglobal.com, went live on Jan. 22 offering high-quality, low-cost complete eyewear for eye care professionals. The Texas-based company, which is a pioneer in free form lens technology and global fabrication of finished eyewear through its B2B logistics technology, Acuity Global Systems, offers eye care professionals a ...
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Charmant is celebrating 25 years of presence in Europe with...
Charmant is celebrating 25 years of presence in Europe with an advertising campaign taglined “Japan Meets Europe” and with the collection of donations for a charity helping children who lost their parents during the tsunami and earthquake of 2011.
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To help mark its 75th anniversary, Polaroid Eyewear is partnering...
To help mark its 75th anniversary, Polaroid Eyewear is partnering with Sightsavers, the global charity that helps fund work to restore sight and prevent blindness in the world's poorest countries. Throughout 2012, for every pair of sunglasses from its Best Under the Sun Anniversary Collection sold, Polaroid with donate a ...
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Transitions Optical has kicked off a new $20 million ad...
Transitions Optical has kicked off a new $20 million ad campaign, “Life Well Lit,” set to run in the U.S. through November. Timed to coincide with the announcement of its new Vantage lenses (see news brief in the product section), the ads will tout Transitions products in print, on television ...
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Adidas Eyewear is going to supply the Movistar professional cycling...
Adidas Eyewear is going to supply the Movistar professional cycling team of Spain with neon blue, evil eye halfrim sunglasses to wear during races throughout the year. The frame lies flat against the cyclist's face for comfort, and has adjustable nose pads and a sweat blocker to protect from wind ...
