All Legal & Institutional articles – Page 14
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The Vision Council has announced the promotion of Ashley Mills...
The Vision Council has announced the promotion of Ashley Mills as its new chief executive, effective Nov. 1, and of Greg Chavez as executive vice president in charge of operations and memberships. Mills replaces Mike Daley, who has retired, although he will continue to work with the organization until Dec. ...
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Gifo, the French optical industry association, has declared its satisfaction...
Gifo, the French optical industry association, has declared its satisfaction with a government decree that allows opticians to amplifying the range of services they can perform, allowing the eye doctors to concentrate on complex pathologies.
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Josef May, who runs Silhouette in Germany, was re-elected as...
Josef May, who runs Silhouette in Germany, was re-elected as chairman of Spectaris during the general meeting of the German eyewear industry association on Oct. 4. May has been chairman of Spectaris since 2007. André Schulte, chief executive of Weinmann Emergency Medical Technology, was re-elected as vice president of Spectaris. ...
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In 2014, Optic 2000 was sentenced by a court in...
In 2014, Optic 2000 was sentenced by a court in Paris, France to pay €30 million in damages to Optical Center for unfair competition. The fine was related to a lawsuit filed in 2008, in which Optical Center claimed that around 20 stores of the Gadol Optic 2000 group had ...
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The concept of facial scanning for the production of 3D...
The concept of facial scanning for the production of 3D customized eyewear is making further progress. Sfered Intelligence announced yesterday what it claims to be the first mirror-based 3D scanning system for the deployment and fitting of custom-made spectacles. Peter Tutuarima, CEO of Sfered, notes that customers tend to relax, ...
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After the success of its DriveSafe line for night vision,...
After the success of its DriveSafe line for night vision, Carl Zeiss Vision has released a line of new Office Lenses, designed to minimize digital eye strain as a result of bad posture in front of the computer screen. Following in the heels of Zeiss' DriveSafe, Essilor is introducing an ...
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Eschenbach Optik is extending its range of low-vision aids through...
Eschenbach Optik is extending its range of low-vision aids through the addition of the visolux Digital HD, a new electronic reading device. The new device features a non-reflective 7-inch LCD display and the DLS function (Dynamic Line Scrolling), and offers a magnification range of 2 to 22x. The two scroll ...
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Safilo will take the place of Allison and the new...
Safilo will take the place of Allison and the new global licensee for the Moschino and Love Moschino brands, starting in January 2018. The agreement covers prescription eyewear and sunglasses and expires in December 2025, with an option for renewal. Safilo has also announced the renewal of its license ...
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Eschenbach Optik has signed new global licenses with BeYu Lizenz,...
Eschenbach Optik has signed new global licenses with BeYu Lizenz, a company in Austria, for the Art Deco and Beyu brands, starting next year. GVIS has these licenses until the end of 2016. The German company will also be the first eyewear licensee of Anny, a brand of nail polish.
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ClearVision Optical and Steve Madden, the U.S. brand of footwear...
ClearVision Optical and Steve Madden, the U.S. brand of footwear and accessories, have signed a global multi-year licensing agreement for eyewear and sunglasses. ClearVision is taking over the license from Color & Optics at a time when Madden is working with new partners in Europe as part of an ambitious ...
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Brulimar Optical is launching a new unisex collection of prescription...
Brulimar Optical is launching a new unisex collection of prescription frames, called Flextra, whose temples use a shape-memory alloy. They are made with inert and nickel-free titanium. They use a special coloring process to added bright color accents on the temple covers and other locations.
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VSP Global and the University of South California (USC) Center...
VSP Global and the University of South California (USC) Center for Body Computing (CBC) are teaming up on a study and consumer pilot test of tech-enabled eyewear called the Level. Last year, VSP unveiled a pair of prototype glasses with health-tracking sensors built into the temple. A partnership with USC's ...
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Hoya Vision Care is introducing Hoya EyeGenius, a new high-precision...
Hoya Vision Care is introducing Hoya EyeGenius, a new high-precision system for the measurement and correction of fixation disparities in the case of heterophoria, an eye condition characterized by a failure of the visual axes to remain parallel. Hoya EyeGenius is said to calculate the ideal prismatic prescription for the ...
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Commissione Difesa Vista (CDV), the Italian organization that promotes vision...
Commissione Difesa Vista (CDV), the Italian organization that promotes vision and eye health, has become a “Non-profit Organization of Social Utility” (ONLUS), a formal step to mark the organization's social commitment in its field of action. CDV's founding members represent various categories concerned with vision and eye health, and include: ...
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Christian Roméas, a well-known personality in the French eyewear sector,...
Christian Roméas, a well-known personality in the French eyewear sector, has resigned as president of SynOpe, the biggest association of independent opticians in France, which he helped to found in 2004 and which he has led for ten years. SynOpe groups voluntary chains such as Acuitis, Krys Group, Optic 2000 ...
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Club OpticLibre, the French voluntary group of opticians, has filed...
Club OpticLibre, the French voluntary group of opticians, has filed a lawsuit against Kalivia, a big French network of mutual funds, alleging anti-competitive behavior on the occasion of its latest call for proposals. On March 17, 2016, Kalivia launched a call for proposals to renew its network of partner opticians ...
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FittingBox, the specialist in virtual try-on solutions for eyewear, and...
FittingBox, the specialist in virtual try-on solutions for eyewear, and Fuel3D, which specializes in 3D capture and imaging, have announced a new collaboration, which is supposed to enhance the eyewear virtual try-on offering. FittingBox already offers the Owiz Mirror, an in-store virtual try-on product combining a digital camera and screen, ...
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Spektre is launching the new Mambo line, its first ophthalmic...
Spektre is launching the new Mambo line, its first ophthalmic collection. Until now, the Milan-based company had only produced sunglasses. The Mambo collection comprises 13 ophthalmic frames, available in a choice of neutral tones. The company said Mambo frames are inspired by “a modern street style” as well as some ...
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Essilor of America has acknowledged that it is being investigated...
Essilor of America has acknowledged that it is being investigated by the U.S. federal government about “promotional activity occurring in the lens industry.” Essilor says it is providing the requested information and taking the opportunity to review and standardize its promotional programs.
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Essilor of America has acknowledged that it is being investigated...
Essilor of America has acknowledged that it is being investigated by the U.S. federal government about “promotional activity occurring in the lens industry.” Essilor says it is providing the requested information and taking the opportunity to review and standardize its promotional programs.
