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CooperVision and AOA call for US optometrists to become myopia management advocates
Contact lens maker CooperVision and the American Optometric Association (AOA) have announced a new partnership with the launch of The Myopia Collective, an organization that aims “to rally the optometry profession and its allies to elevate the standard of care for children with myopia, shifting focus from mere correction to ...
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News briefsPush for world CL day in its second year
The Spain’s Association for the Manufacture, Commercialization and General Import of Optics and Ophthalmology (AEO) and Fórum de Contactología are striving to get April 15 declared world contact-lens day – in honor of the invention’s precursor, Leonardo da Vinci. This is a Spanish initiative in its second year. So far ...
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News briefsThe Vision Council has developed a regulatory monitor
The Vision Council is introducing what it calls an online regulatory monitoring service for the optometrists and providers of telemedicine. Dubbed PolicyWatch, the system tracks changes to US laws and regulations pertaining to teleoptometry. It covers all 50 states and the District of Columbia, offers email updates and provides “easy ...
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ECOO joins European AI project on macular degeneration
The European Council of Optometry and Optics (ECOO) is one of the twelve European partnering institutions involved in I-SCREEN, an AI-powered project aimed at identifying and monitoring age-related macular degeneration (AMD) at its early stages. Backed by the European Innovation Council’s Pathfinder program, which will invest €4.7 million in the ...
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WCO launches global framework for optometry competencies, partners with Essiluxottica on presbyopia
The World Council of Optometry (WCO) is introducing its Competency Framework for Optometry, a new resource aimed at harmonizing the optometry profession and enhancing optometrics education globally. Aligned on the World Health Organization Eye Care Competency Framework (ECCF), the framework outlines the competencies expected from optometry graduates in five different ...
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Anfao exits Confindustria Moda
Italian eyewear industry association Anfao said it was exiting Confindustria Moda, the umbrella association representing the country’s fashion industry. Anfao’s exit comes after Sistema Moda Italia (SMI), which groups textile and apparel firms, and Ferorarafi, for jewelers, left the body. According to Anfao, a founding member of Confindustria Moda, the ...
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News briefsMicroOLED joins AR Alliance
MicroOLED, the producer of high-resolution, low-power OLED micro-displays, has joined the AR Alliance as a founding member. The company is particularly interested in establishing “unified protocol for Light AR devices,” as this will enable the aforementioned cross-platform compatibility, extended battery life, lightweight design and “enhanced usability.” Its micro-displays are used ...
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French eyewear industry association elects new president
Prûne Marre, managing director of Essilor France, was elected as the new president of GIFO, the French eyewear industry association, last week. She succeeds Eric Lefort, managing director of Marcolin France, who led the organization since April 2022. Jean-Michel Lambert (HOYA Vision Care), Matthieu Lafont (Lafont) and Sandra Timon (Minima) ...
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Topcon settles U.S. lawsuit with Carl Zeiss Meditec
Japanese-based equipment maker Topcon has announced that it would incur an extraordinary loss of 3,341 million Japanese yen (€21 m) to settle a lawsuit filed against its U.S. subsidiaries, Topcon Medical Systems and Topcon Healthcare Solutions, by Carl Zeiss Meditec. According to the German company’s statement, Topcon U.S. branches made ...
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Hoya settles IP lawsuit in China with limited duration license agreement
Hoya Vision Care has announced that it has settled its intellectual property lawsuit with Shanghai Weixing Optical, a Chinese manufacturer and distributor of optical lenses, after “extensive” negotiations. Under the settlement, Shanghai Weixing Optical has issued a “significant” payment to obtain the license covering sales of Shanghai Weixing Optical lenses ...
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Article“We need to train the eyewear factory workers of the future”
During our previous interview with Giovanni Vitolani in December, the president of Mido also shared some thoughts on the state of affairs in the Italian eyewear district and at ANFAO, the Italian eyewear industry association which he led for six years until December last year. “As anticipated after a solid ...
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ArticleANFAO taps Lorraine Berton as new president
Lorraine Berton has been elected as the new president of Italian eyewear association ANFAO, becoming the first woman to hold the position and succeeding Giovanni Vitaloni, who had served as president since 2017. Berton will lead the association for the next four years. Berton is the co-owner along with her ...
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EssilorLuxottica joins AR alliance
EssilorLuxottica has joined the just created AR Alliance as a founding member with a seat on the board, the organization has announced. According to its mission statement, AR Alliance ”provides a supportive and neutral environment for companies and organizations of all sizes to take an active role in advancing and ...
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Optical Center CEO investigated for massive money laundering
According to an investigation by Mediapart, a French online news service, Laurent Lévy, CEO and owner of Optical Center, is suspected by the country’s tax authorities of having embezzled approximately €275 million from the group between 2018 and 2022. The executive has reportedly built up a system through which companies ...
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ANFAO unveils restricted substances list, elects new president of lens group
Italian eyewear association ANFAO and its majority-owned certification subsidiary Certottica on Oct. 13 unveiled their first Product Restricted Substances List (PRLS) for eyewear. According to ANFAO, the list will be constantly updated and is meant to be a “clear and effective” handbook covering product conformity parameters in the main international ...
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The Vision Council updates Lens Product Desciption Standard
The Vision Council has announced the completion of Version 1.00 of its Lens Product Description Standard (LPDS), a reference industry standard for lens manufacturers to provide technical information on their lenses and lens blanks. The new standard, which was unanimously approved by the U.S. association’s LPDS committee at the recent ...
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French interprofessional council to focus on CSR
The members of the Conseil Interprofessionel de l’Optique, a French eyewear umbrella organization for both the retail sector and its suppliers, has reappointed Henri Grasset, CEO of Lunettes Grasset, and Jean-François Porte, CEO of Edgard Opticiens and recent recipient of the International Optician of the Year award at Silmo, as ...
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WCO announces leadership changes
The World Council of Optometry (WCO) has announced the installation of Dr. Sandra S. Block (U.S.) as president of the organization for the 2023-25 period. Dr. Block is a Professor Emeritus at Illinois College of Optometry and has held previous leadership roles at the National Center for Children Vision and ...
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Spectaris has a new chairman
SPECTARIS, the German industry association for optics and other related sectors, has announced the election of Dr. Bernhard Ohnesorge as its new chairman. Ohnesorge, who is the managing director of Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH was elected with over 90 percent of the votes at the last general meeting of the ...
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News briefsNew report on workplace dangers to the eye
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) have released a report titled Eye health and the world of work and available free of charge online. In it, they estimate that 2.2 billion people in the world suffer from some form of vision ...
