Latest News Briefs – Page 267
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Clariti Toric is the latest silicone hydrogel contact lens in...
Clariti Toric is the latest silicone hydrogel contact lens in the stable of Sauflon, joining Clariti monthly and one-day lenses. Sauflon said the new product would be the first choice upgrade for patients who wear hydrogel toric lenses. They will be available only through eye care professionals.
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+++ Marcolin has extended its licensing agreement with Tom Ford,...
+++ Marcolin has extended its licensing agreement with Tom Ford, which began in October 2005, until the end of 2022 +++
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Bausch + Lomb is recalling any Soothe Xtra Protection eyedrops...
Bausch + Lomb is recalling any Soothe Xtra Protection eyedrops in the U.S. with expiration dates from February 2011 to August 2012. Samples of the product found that it might not be effective even before its expiration date; no adverse effects were discovered. The recall is because an ineffective product ...
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MadinItaly, a brand marketed by the Italian company Vista Eyewear,...
MadinItaly, a brand marketed by the Italian company Vista Eyewear, is setting up an Onda Creativa (creative wave) stand in the DesignLab area at Mido to show off its eyeglasses, The actual material of the booth is made of Softwall, 100 percent recycled and recyclable, and its modular design means ...
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Sportfair11 is set for May 23 in Leicester, organized by...
Sportfair11 is set for May 23 in Leicester, organized by Geraint Griffiths, clinical director of Sportvision, and with BBGR as foundation sponsor. The event will be a day of research reviews and presentations by guest speakers, geared toward optometrists and dispensing opticians who are interested in becoming sports vision practitioners.
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REM Eyewear reports the unexpected death on Feb. 16 of...
REM Eyewear reports the unexpected death on Feb. 16 of Kara Casey, who has been vice president of corporate accounts since 2002. She previously worked at Nouveau Eyewear in marketing. REM is setting up a special section of its website to commemorate her death and will host a celebration in ...
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Pro Fit Optix, the Texas-based manufacturer and lens technology company...
Pro Fit Optix, the Texas-based manufacturer and lens technology company headed up by Rudolph Suter, has filed for bankruptcy protection and plans to reorganize. It said the bankruptcy was the result of «an aggressive proxy fight» with Carpathian Resources, its Australian parent company. Financial difficulties faced by its investors have ...
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Bausch + Lomb has signed a global licensing deal with...
Bausch + Lomb has signed a global licensing deal with UltraVision allowing B+L to sell KeraSoft contact lenses through its network of lab partners worldwide. B+L acquired the KeraSoft trademark as part of the deal. The lenses, which U.K.- based UltraVision developed, will begin their rollout later this year. They ...
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Synergies are envisaged between Carl Zeiss Meditec and Carl Zeiss...
Synergies are envisaged between Carl Zeiss Meditec and Carl Zeiss Vision now that the latter is fully owned by the Carl Zeiss group. Carl Zeiss Meditec, which addresses eye doctors and eye clinics with equipment for refractive surgery and other applications, had an exceptionally good quarter in the first three ...
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The optical retail subsidiaries of Hal Holding increased same store...
The optical retail subsidiaries of Hal Holding increased same store sales by 0.3 percent in 2010 based on constant exchange rates. In 2009, same store sales had gone down by 1.6 percent. Hal will release more detailed results on March 24, including the operating income of its optical retail business. ...
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Luxottica has increased its presence in New Zealand by acquiring...
Luxottica has increased its presence in New Zealand by acquiring MySight Vision Specialists Group. The deal gives Luxottica 12 eye care practices operating under the names MySight Optometrists and Vision Specialists Group, plus an online contact lens business called LensDirect. Nine locations will take on Luxottica's Budget Eyewear store name ...
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Optical Express, the British chain, has opened a sports vision...
Optical Express, the British chain, has opened a sports vision clinic in Glasgow. The flagship clinic offers services such as assessment, correction and protection for athletes. It also hopes to increase awareness of sports-specific eye care, and to serve casual sports participants as well as elite athletes.
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Cecop, a Spanish-based buying group that is seeking to expand...
Cecop, a Spanish-based buying group that is seeking to expand on the international market, has already gained 150 retail members in Brazil, chosen as the group's doorway to the South American continent because of its high growth potential. Cecop now has a total of 1,930 members which, on top of ...
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Fielmann is open for discussions about a possible expansion in...
Fielmann is open for discussions about a possible expansion in Asia, according to a recent press report, but company officials stress that the chain's priority is still the consolidation of its strong market position in the German-speaking countries and its development in some neighboring countries such as Poland. The company ...
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iC! Berlin opened a new store in New York in...
iC! Berlin opened a new store in New York in January. The small company sells glasses that are hand-made in Germany. The company already has one store in Berlin; the New York shop is its second.
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Mykita, which has been selling glasses hand-made in Berlin since...
Mykita, which has been selling glasses hand-made in Berlin since 2003, is now expanding to Japan. A new Mykita shop was launched in Japan last October, added to its roster of stores in Berlin, Vienna, Paris, Zurich, Monterrey and Tokyo. The stores in Monterrey, Zurich and Tokyo were all opened ...
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Officials of Carl Zeiss Vision report on a gradual expansion...
Officials of Carl Zeiss Vision report on a gradual expansion of the company's unique high-end Relaxed Vision retail concept, launched in Germany in 2005. Using advanced tools such Zeiss' digital centration system, the Relaxed Vision Terminal, and others, it allows opticians to propose individually optimized ophthalmic correction solutions. Twenty-one opticians ...
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Cutler & Gross is starting to sell its products in...
Cutler & Gross is starting to sell its products in Germany. John Beyer, a sales agent based in Berlin, will be responsible for the German market. Based in London, the company owns two stores in London and one in Hong Kong. All products are hand-made and manufactured in Italy.
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Menrad, which has had a sales subsidiary in China since...
Menrad, which has had a sales subsidiary in China since 2008, is now planning to expand into the Middle East. Currently, Menrad has offices in Germany, Austria, China, Switzerland, France, the U.K., Ireland and the Netherlands. The German company, whose brands of frames and sunglasses include Zeiss, recorded a 1 ...
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While planning to hold workshops and training for opticians in...
While planning to hold workshops and training for opticians in 2011, in order to create more customer proximity, Menicon plans to expand in the near future into Eastern European countries such as Poland and Russia.
