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Cazal recorded a 4 percent increase in total sales in...
Cazal recorded a 4 percent increase in total sales in 2011, but the company is not presenting any final figures yet. Its biggest markets in 2011 were Germany, the U.S. and Japan. In the U.S., the company recorded a sales increase of 14 percent in 2011. In Japan, sales decreased ...
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Jobson's Optical Business Barometer for December shows a heartening increase...
Jobson's Optical Business Barometer for December shows a heartening increase for the U.S. optical market. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being very negative and 5 being very positive, optical professionals in the U.S. gave the industry a 3.8 rating, up from 3.5 in November and higher ...
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A study that Bausch + Lomb conducted in the U.K....
A study that Bausch + Lomb conducted in the U.K. found that 90 percent of contact lens wearers keep their lenses in longer than they're supposed to. Half of those surveyed admitted that they would keep their lenses in for seven hours longer than advised; about 20 percent said that ...
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The British College of Optometrists took a look at ready-made...
The British College of Optometrists took a look at ready-made reading glasses and found that nearly half of them don't meet British and European standards. The ones with higher strengths tended to have the biggest problems. The researchers, from Bradford University, said that the readers they studied, all priced from ...
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Genetic factors notoriously play a role in the development glaucoma,...
Genetic factors notoriously play a role in the development glaucoma, but a study in this month's Ophthalmology journal has found that the weather where is also a big factor. Temperature and sun exposure were found to increase incidences of exfoliation syndrome (ES), an eye condition that is a major cause ...
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Signet Armorlite's license agreement with Kodak will remain intact, despite...
Signet Armorlite's license agreement with Kodak will remain intact, despite the recent announcement that Eastman Kodak has declared bankruptcy. Essilor of America, Signet Armorlite's parent company, told VMail that it will continue to produce, distribute and sell Kodak Lens products. All of those activities are integrated into the operations of ...
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The Advertising Standards Authority in the U.K. has ruled that...
The Advertising Standards Authority in the U.K. has ruled that Specsavers must not air two national ads anymore. Both of the ads, out last year, urged customers to save a specific amount of money on contact lenses by switching from Boots to Specsavers. Boots complained, saying that Specsavers was citing ...
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The Swiss optician Marc-Etienne Berdoz has asked a court to...
The Swiss optician Marc-Etienne Berdoz has asked a court to order the television channel TSR to remove from its website the findings of an inquiry that ranked Berdoz Optic fifth among the best-priced opticians in the country. The Swiss newspaper 24 Heures reports that Berdoz argued that the whole purpose ...
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The Forever K. Michael Collection is putting out a line...
The Forever K. Michael Collection is putting out a line of eyewear in cooperation with Shaquille O'Neal, the American basketball star. The new line, called Dunkman Eyewear, is available now.
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Visitors to the Pitti Uomo menswear show in Florence this...
Visitors to the Pitti Uomo menswear show in Florence this month got a sneak peek of the new Cuero collection of sunglasses, put out by La Martina and Allison. The line uses La Martina's signature leather as an accent on some models, and comes in several colors. The full collection ...
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Optiswiss is launching a new line of glasses called Stockline....
Optiswiss is launching a new line of glasses called Stockline. The lenses treated with Optiplas Max+, making them antireflective, water-resistant and anti-static. They also have a sub-base layer of Permadur for superior hardness. As they are stock lenses, they will be delivered in a shorter period of time. They will ...
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Smith Optics is showing new products at Ispo and other...
Smith Optics is showing new products at Ispo and other trade shows that incorporate direct-to-eye technology from Recon Instruments. The two companies' partnership uses Bluetooth connectivity along with smartphones so that skiers and snowboarders have access to more information and features than before, including a wide-screen LCD installed in the ...
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Zeal Optics is emerging from its overhaul with 13 new...
Zeal Optics is emerging from its overhaul with 13 new snow goggles. They are categorized into three segments: Summit, Select and Tech, which comprises three models with built-in GPS. Most styles use the company's anti-fog, high-density, impact-resistant lenses that allow for full visibility.
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Targeting male and female teenagers, Nau! is coming out with...
Targeting male and female teenagers, Nau! is coming out with a new collection of sunglasses and prescription frames whose temples are covered with the kind of denim fabric that is used for jeans. The Italian company points out that both denim and acetate are derivatives of cotton.
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Nigura Metzler will present its new Oilily collection at the...
Nigura Metzler will present its new Oilily collection at the Mido trade show in Italy in March. The collection will include five models of sunglasses for kids to be sold in the U.S. and Europe. As this Dutch brand of children's clothing is experiencing growth in the Asian market, there ...
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Sightsavers has embarked on a 10-year program to eliminate onchocerciasis,...
Sightsavers has embarked on a 10-year program to eliminate onchocerciasis, also known as river blindness, a leading cause of preventable blindness that is transmitted by the bite of the black simulium fly. Its first stop is in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where the disease is endemic, but it ...
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Essilor International, which has supported the Special Olympics since 2003,...
Essilor International, which has supported the Special Olympics since 2003, has renewed this arrangement. It will continue to provide corrective lenses for the Special Olympics-Lions Club International Opening Eyes program, which provides vision screenings, referrals, and corrective and sports protective eyewear for needy athletes.
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Charmant is celebrating 25 years in Europe with events throughout...
Charmant is celebrating 25 years in Europe with events throughout 2012 to collect money for a Japanese charity that helps children orphaned from last year's earthquake and tsunami, as well as people in refugee camps. Charmant hopes to raise at least €25,000 – €1,000 for each year of its existence ...
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Spy Optic has signed on to be an official sponsor...
Spy Optic has signed on to be an official sponsor of USA Cycling. Part of the deal includes production of its Performance Screw sunglasses in the colors of the American flag, exclusively for USA Cycling members.
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Götti has won the iF Product Design Award 2012 for...
Götti has won the iF Product Design Award 2012 for a style of sunglasses, Fons, from its Spin & Stow collection. The patented Spin & Stow functionality allows the sunglasses to be folded flat and placed easily in pockets or small cases. Götti says its sunglasses sold very well in ...
