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Bausch & Lomb has named two new executives. John W....
Bausch & Lomb has named two new executives. John W. Sheets Jr. is its new corporate vice president and chief technology officer, and Joseph Barr has been named to the new position of vice president for global clinical and medical affairs and professional services, vision care. Sheets will lead global ...
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Shamir Optical Industry will buy the remaining 49 percent of...
Shamir Optical Industry will buy the remaining 49 percent of Altra Trading from the company's minority shareholders. The Israeli company already holds 51 percent of the share capital of Altra, and expects the purchase to help it increase its presence in Europe. Shamir has agreed to pay an amount calculated ...
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The agreement for Novartis to buy Alcon from Nestlé has...
The agreement for Novartis to buy Alcon from Nestlé has completed its first step, with Novartis paying about $10.4 billion for 74 million shares of Alcon, or just under 25 percent of the company's common stock. At this point, Nestlé retains majority ownership with about 52 percent. However, Novartis has ...
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Advanced Medical Optics announced that it has entered into a...
Advanced Medical Optics announced that it has entered into a patent cross-licensing agreement with Alcon relating to lubricious coatings for intraocular lens (IOL) inserters and one-piece IOL haptic designs. The agreement gives AMO worldwide licenses under a family of Alcon patents, restricted to single-piece IOLs having essentially the same design ...
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The U.S. Justice Department has given permission to Highmark and...
The U.S. Justice Department has given permission to Highmark and Independence Blue Cross, the two largest insurers in Pennsylvania, to merge. The companies were granted clearance for the move in May 2007, but such clearances expire after a year and so Highmark and Blue Cross had to request permission again. ...
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Alpina, the eyewear brand under the Uvex umbrella, is reconsidering...
Alpina, the eyewear brand under the Uvex umbrella, is reconsidering its distribution policy outside the sporting goods business, especially in the optical retail channel. For the time being, the brand is pulling out its sales representatives from this channel, but the supply of parts and services is guaranteed. Sales were ...
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Tokai has created a new lens to enhance vision for...
Tokai has created a new lens to enhance vision for presbyopes who need to see clearly in the intermediate vision field. The BS Indoor lens maintains the far and near vision of most lenses, but its back surface design creates a wider and deeper intermediate field with fewer lateral distortions.
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Corning Ophthalmic's SunSensors family just got a little bigger, with...
Corning Ophthalmic's SunSensors family just got a little bigger, with the addition of its new High Performance Photochromic Coating. SunSensors HPC blocks 100 percent of UVA and UVB rays, and can be used on a wide range of materials, such as polycarbonate, 1.60 index and 1.67 index plastic lenses. The ...
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Optigen has developed specific prescription and protective eyewear on occasion...
Optigen has developed specific prescription and protective eyewear on occasion of the participation of an Italian astronaut, Paolo Nespoli, in NASA's STS-120 mission. It will be used on the Space Shuttle and on the International Space Station during the mission. Optigen's NiTi flexible material guarantees lightness and strength, but it ...
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Davis Vision has agreed to join two groups' efforts to...
Davis Vision has agreed to join two groups' efforts to provide eye care to homeless people in Baltimore. Twice a month for more than 15 years, the Maryland Society for Sight has sent its «Vision Van» to Health Care for the Homeless in the city. Volunteers provide vision screenings and ...
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Transitions Optical has signed a deal to be the sponsor...
Transitions Optical has signed a deal to be the sponsor of a competition of the Professional Golfers' Association of America. The PGA Tour event, held at the Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club in Florida, will be the «Transitions Championship for Healthy Sight» for the next four years. The next one ...
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Oakley has signed on to be an official licensee of...
Oakley has signed on to be an official licensee of Major League Baseball Authentic Collection eyewear. As part of its deal with Major League Baseball Properties, is will make its Flak Jacket XLJ sunglasses available to the public in collectible editions featuring colors and logos of 11 major-league teams.
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GHM, the new organizer of the Opti '09 trade show...
GHM, the new organizer of the Opti '09 trade show in Munich, has appointed a new project manager, Claudia Weidner, to replace Nadja Katnani as the person responsible for this fair and for another one, IBA. The 29-year-old executive has worked in the tourism sector and for two other German ...
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International Vision Expo will hold an Optical Boot Camp on...
International Vision Expo will hold an Optical Boot Camp on Sept. 13 in Dallas. Sponsored by Essilor of America, the event is designed to help those who are new to the optical field to get the information necessary for quality patient care and assistance. The International Vision Expo East fair ...
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The organizers of the International Vision Expo West in Las...
The organizers of the International Vision Expo West in Las Vegas have big plans for the event's 20th anniversary, which will be held from Thursday, Oct. 2, through Monday, Oct. 6. Eye care professionals will be able to use the new «Travel Ease» system, which provides a free shuttle from ...
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René Grandperret, a co-founder of Essilor, has died at the...
René Grandperret, a co-founder of Essilor, has died at the age of 90 years. He set up the company in 1972 together with Anatole Temkine by supervising the merger between Essel and Sidol. He remained chairman of Essilor until 1980, playing a leading role in the internationalization of the company. ...
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The Salmoiraghi & Viganò group has acquired five stores from...
The Salmoiraghi & Viganò group has acquired five stores from the Mister Optik chain, which has 28 stores in Italy. The change of ownership will allow Mister Optik to concentrate on the regions of Tuscany and Emilia Romagna, where it plans to open new outlets. The five stores are in ...
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Specsavers, which recently entered the Australian market, is now expanding...
Specsavers, which recently entered the Australian market, is now expanding into New Zealand. The chain is ready to open 60 franchised stores in New Zealand, with plans for 150 by the end of 2008. The company says the optical market in the country is worth an estimated 65 million New ...
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Bushnell Outdoor Products has bought the brand and certain assets...
Bushnell Outdoor Products has bought the brand and certain assets of Simmons Outdoor Corporation. The American group, which also owns Bollé, Serengeti and a growing stable of properties in the outdoor sector, says its optical business will be enhanced by the rifle scopes and binoculars that Simmons is known for. ...
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Optixx has opened a new subsidiary, Optixx Portugal, to service...
Optixx has opened a new subsidiary, Optixx Portugal, to service customers in Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey and the Middle East with its low-cost free-form back-side progressive lenses, which have been recently completed by single-vision lenses. Run by José Jorge, a well-known personality in the market, the new Portuguese sales ...
