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The World Council of Optometry (WCO) has a new president....
The World Council of Optometry (WCO) has a new president. It is Uduak Udom of Nigeria, whose presidency was announced at the recent WCO annual general meeting in Medellin, Colombia, on Aug. 14-16. She succeeds Susan Cooper from Canada, who has completed her two-year term at the head of the ...
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David Shannon will be the new European regional manager of...
David Shannon will be the new European regional manager of Optometry Giving Sight, replacing Donna Power after six years. Working for an optometry practice in central London, he rose through the ranks of the U.K.'s Association of Optometrists (AOP) and became its chairman after 24 years. He participated in its ...
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Christian Döhr, senior professional affairs manager of Johnson & Johnson...
Christian Döhr, senior professional affairs manager of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care for the German-speaking countries, is replacing Volker Grahl as chairman of the contact lens committee of Spectaris, the German eyewear industry association. The committee started several interesting initiatives under Grahl's chairmanship in the last three years. Among others, ...
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Kevin Thompson, owner of Thompson Opticians, has been appointed as...
Kevin Thompson, owner of Thompson Opticians, has been appointed as chairman of the Association of Optometrists (AOP) in the U.K. Thompson has been on the association's council since 2007. He has taken over the role from Lyndon Taylor, who was presented at the annual general meeting with honorary membership of ...
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Commissione Difesa Vista (CDV), an organization that promotes vision correction...
Commissione Difesa Vista (CDV), an organization that promotes vision correction in Italy, has announced the release of a new version of its “Sole Amico” app, developed with Unipro and Francesco Loperfido, head of ophthalmology at a prestigious hospital in Milan. The app provides real-time advice on how to protect eyes ...
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Euromcontact has welcomed the inclusion of plano contact lenses in...
Euromcontact has welcomed the inclusion of plano contact lenses in the scope of a new Medical Devices Regulation adopted at the European level, a change that has been supported by the industry for many years and which will ensure higher patient safety. However, the trade organization expressed reservations about unclear ...
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Adlens, the British eyewear brand with adjustable lenses, is taking...
Adlens, the British eyewear brand with adjustable lenses, is taking part in Leading for Impact, a program organized for Oxford University students in India by the Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship and the Do School. Starting from the observation that a significant proportion of the Indian population do not have ...
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+ Euromcontact has re-elected Helmer Schweizer of Alcon as chairman...
+ Euromcontact has re-elected Helmer Schweizer of Alcon as chairman and Simon Rodwell from the U.K. Association of Contact Lens Manufacturers as secretary general, both for an additional two-year term
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Armin Duddek of Prolens, Switzerland, was elected president of Efclin,...
Armin Duddek of Prolens, Switzerland, was elected president of Efclin, the European contact lens industry association, at its 42nd Congress & Exhibition, held near Venice on May 7-9. He takes the place of Marcel Kopitos, who has retired from Bausch & Lomb. A new general manager will have to be ...
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ZVA, the German opticians' association, has changed its name to...
ZVA, the German opticians' association, has changed its name to Zentralverband der Augenoptiker und der Optometristen to include the increasingly important segment of the optometrists. More and more opticians in Germany have been extending their training in the past few years to develop optometric services.
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Kevin Gutsell has resigned as chief executive of the Federation...
Kevin Gutsell has resigned as chief executive of the Federation of Manufacturing Opticians (FMO) in the U.K.
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The World Council of Optometry (WCO) is moving its head...
The World Council of Optometry (WCO) is moving its head office from London to the premises of the American Optometric Association in St. Louis, Missouri. The AOA will also house the World Optometric Foundation, a partner of Optometry Giving Sight in the sponsorship of World Sight Day. With its global ...
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Mexico's parliament has modified Article 79 of its Health Act...
Mexico's parliament has modified Article 79 of its Health Act to include optometry in the list of health professions that requires a university degree to practice. The amendment will apply to new graduates. Visual impairment is the second most frequently occurring disability in the country, according to the Mexican Institute ...
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Rand-Ban Wayfarer sunglasses are no longer sold by Rand Paul,...
Rand-Ban Wayfarer sunglasses are no longer sold by Rand Paul, a candidate to the U.S. presidency, through his website. According to Mashable, he did not get permission to do so by Luxottica, owner of the Ray-Ban brand name.
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The chief executives of Luxottica and Safilo did not express...
The chief executives of Luxottica and Safilo did not express great concern earlier this month about the likelihood of more stringent social security reimbursement guidelines for prescription frames that may be soon adopted by the French government. Adil Mehboob-Khan, Luxottica's co-chief executive in charge of markets, said that the size ...
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The Vision Council and the American Optometric Association have announced...
The Vision Council and the American Optometric Association have announced the re-launch of Think About Your Eyes, the initiative aimed at increasing consumer awareness in the U.S. of the importance of vision health. The 2015 campaign will feature more than 5,000 television spots across 22 cable networks, around 540,000 radio ...
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The five major optical retailers in Switzerland have formed AOVS,...
The five major optical retailers in Switzerland have formed AOVS, the first Swiss optical retailers' association. They are Fielmann, Visilab, Kochoptik, Berdoz Optic and McOptik. Together, last year they sold about 60 percent of all the glasses and contact lenses purchased by consumers in Switzerland. Fridrich Grumm of Kochoptik will ...
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Luxottica has reached an agreement with Italian tax authorities with...
Luxottica has reached an agreement with Italian tax authorities with regard to transfer pricing, the method used to determine intra-group pricing guidelines, for the 2008 tax year. The settlement totals €29 million. The group had previously reached a settlement of €33 million for similar claims referred to the 2007 tax ...
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The Vision Council promoted this week Marty Bassett of Walman...
The Vision Council promoted this week Marty Bassett of Walman Optical as its new chairman at the organization's Executive Summit in Florida. Bassett, who has set the promotion of market growth as one of his priorities, replaces Raanan Naftalovich of Shamir Insight, who had been elected chairman two years ago. ...
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Ed Greene, the retired chief executive of The Vision Council,...
Ed Greene, the retired chief executive of The Vision Council, has been chosen by Prevent Blindness as the 2015 Person of Vision. The prize honors an individual for outstanding leadership and dedication in the field of vision and eye health. Prevent Blindness is a volunteer eye health and safety organization ...
