Latest News Briefs – Page 276
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Vito Domenico De Martino is the new president of Italy's...
Vito Domenico De Martino is the new president of Italy's Optical Master Club, stepping in for Lorenzo Barberini, founding member. De Martino was previously vice president of the group, and takes the position after Barberini spent three years at the helm. The new vice president is Filomena Giovagnoli.
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The new director of retail relationships at Davis Vision is...
The new director of retail relationships at Davis Vision is Dave Merwitz, who will be the main liaison to contracted retailers to improve relationships between them and the U.S. company. Merwitz has been with Davis Vision, which belongs to the HVHC group, for 13 years.
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Dick Whitney is the new chairman of the American National...
Dick Whitney is the new chairman of the American National Standards Institute's Z80 subcommittee on prescription glasses lenses. As such, he will lead the U.S. industry in developing the Z80.1 standard. Whitney is global standards manager for corporate research and development at Carl Zeiss Vision. He takes the place of ...
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Signature Eyewear has struck a new licensing deal with HMX...
Signature Eyewear has struck a new licensing deal with HMX Group, enabling it to continue using the Hart Schaffner Marx brand while adding the Hickey Freeman, Bobby Jones and Monarchy brands to its portfolio. The agreement gives Signature exclusive rights to distribute the brands' optical and sunglass collections worldwide. The ...
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A new distribution agreement between Pro Fit Optix and Indo...
A new distribution agreement between Pro Fit Optix and Indo means that Pro Fit will distribute Indo's DMS Advanced Software in the U.S. lab market, and install the software in its own lab, planned to open in the first quarter of 2011. This will be in addition to Pro Fit's ...
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The American Optical Distributor Group will begin introducing Safigel's 1-Day...
The American Optical Distributor Group will begin introducing Safigel's 1-Day Disposable contact lenses to eye care professionals in the U.S. through a new distributor agreement. Safigel is said to be the world's only hyaluronate contact lens. The Optical Distributor Group is the second-largest distributor of contact lenses in the U.S.
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Galaxy Optical introduced its new collection of Dunlop men's eyewear...
Galaxy Optical introduced its new collection of Dunlop men's eyewear at Silmo last month. The styles are simple, with minimal design. The optical designs will be available at the end of this month; the sunglasses styles will come out at the end of January.
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Oakley is preparing to launch its 3D eyewear in the...
Oakley is preparing to launch its 3D eyewear in the U.S. as a special edition brought out in conjunction with the film «Tron: Legacy,» opening in the U.S. on Dec. 17. The 3D Disney film is the namesake for the Tron Limited Edition 3D Gascan, designed for indoor cinema and ...
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Another company, besides Oakley and Marchon, is joining the fray...
Another company, besides Oakley and Marchon, is joining the fray of 3D competitors with TD Tom Davies' new clip-ons. The clip-ons can be used on any TD Tom Davies' frame. They are said to be using the latest 3D technology, in addition to an anti-scratch coating. They are made to ...
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Marcolin has an agreement with Salmoiraghi e Viganò for the...
Marcolin has an agreement with Salmoiraghi e Viganò for the exclusive launch of a line of sun eyewear called Dea, to celebrate the 40th year of activity of the Italian designer Roberto Cavalli, whose eyewear lines are licensed by the Italian manufacturer. From the launch on Sept. 24 in Salmoiraghi's ...
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Okia, a Hong Kong-based company with a strong presence in...
Okia, a Hong Kong-based company with a strong presence in Western markets with sophisticated models and a number of own brands, has patented two new technologies for processing acetate. The first technology concerns a very fine plastic that has the same resistance and weight as metal. The second, called HD ...
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Grimont, an Italian producer of eyewear components, is revamping its...
Grimont, an Italian producer of eyewear components, is revamping its technology after buying a next-generation two-component Arburg injection-molding press. This will make production more innovative and versatile. Grimont was founded in 1980 by Giuseppe Gris, who remains as honorary president after selling it to Giovanni Bronca and Giancarlo Recchia, who ...
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The Vision Council of the U.S. has released a new...
The Vision Council of the U.S. has released a new online Optical Product Code Manager, which sells and distributes optical product codes to lens manufacturers and labs. By automating the process, manufacturers will be able to request and get their optical product codes online and process payments directly through the ...
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Gerber Coburn has a new website that it says will...
Gerber Coburn has a new website that it says will help it to provide members of the industry with information and news about the company and its products, and to answer questions that prospective customers might have. The revamped design has company announcements, special offers, brochures and videos. The company ...
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GPS Optical, a subsidiary of the Association of Optometrists of...
GPS Optical, a subsidiary of the Association of Optometrists of Ireland, has launched an initiative designed to promote the quality of service provided by independent practices in the country. The new EyeZone campaign will hopefully help Irish practices compete against the likes of Tesco, Specsavers and Vision Express. Peter Coleman, ...
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Blue Magic is a new, Bologna-based Italian eyewear company that...
Blue Magic is a new, Bologna-based Italian eyewear company that arrived on the scene in 2009 in the midst of the recession, and that expressed satisfaction with the business done at this October's Silmo show. Its frames play on the use of two different materials ? acetate and metal ? ...
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Jobson Optical Research's monthly evaluation of the attitude of independent...
Jobson Optical Research's monthly evaluation of the attitude of independent eye care professionals in the U.S. found that September was the least optimistic month of 2010. The Optical Business Barometer, which gauges optical business trends, uses a scale of 1 to 5, in which 1 is «very negative» and 5 ...
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A London appeals court has affirmed the decision of a...
A London appeals court has affirmed the decision of a lower court that the Nicolson patent held by CIBA Vision for its breathable Air Optix and Night&Day lenses was invalid. The previous court had ruled that there had been insufficient disclosure. Novartis, the parent of CIBA Vision, pointed out that ...
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Preliminary figures from the International Vision Expo West show held...
Preliminary figures from the International Vision Expo West show held earlier this month in Las Vegas indicate that attendance was up by 9 percent, bringing the total above that of the pre-recession show in 2008. There were more than 450 exhibitors, including 70 new ones, as well as an area ...
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Opti '11, the trade fair in Munich, has four big...
Opti '11, the trade fair in Munich, has four big companies that have said they will exhibit at the show Jan. 28-30. Luxottica, Marcolin, Charmant and Alain Mikli will be participating, so the total number of companies exhibiting will again exceed 430. The 2010 edition counted 434 companies and 20,700 ...
