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Spectaris, the German optical industry association, approves the German government's...
Spectaris, the German optical industry association, approves the German government's negative position on mandatory labels of imports for nonfood products made outside the European Union. The Competitiveness Council of the European Union held a meeting on Dec. 4 to discuss the status of product safety and market surveillance. In the ...
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A dedicated eyewear section has been created inside the Council...
A dedicated eyewear section has been created inside the Council of Fashion Designers of America. It is meant to improve the creativity of the sector with the contribution of experts from the industry such as Robert Marc or Selima Salaun from the eponymous company; Barbara McReynolds and Gai Sherardi from ...
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Malcolm Polley, chief executive of the London-based Federation of Manufacturing...
Malcolm Polley, chief executive of the London-based Federation of Manufacturing Opticians (FMO), is to retire from his position. Polley took up this role in 2006. Kevin Gutsell, the former vice-president of ABDO, will take over his role at FMO, while continuing as director of Optrafair. The Federation of Manufacturing Opticians ...
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The Federal Court of Justice in Germany has prohibited the...
The Federal Court of Justice in Germany has prohibited the advertising of a free spare pair glasses when a consumer purchases a pair at full price. A German optical chain from Böblingen, Binder, had advertised the second free pair for everyone, who bought glasses with certain lenses. Consumers had the ...
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R. Michael (Mike) Daley has been named as the chief...
R. Michael (Mike) Daley has been named as the chief executive officer of The Vision Council, effective Oct. 1. He replaces Ed Greene, who will retire after leading the organization for the past eight years. Daley, an optical industry veteran, began his career as an instructor with Ferris State University ...
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A short-sighted woman in the U.K. is suing Optical Express,...
A short-sighted woman in the U.K. is suing Optical Express, the British optical retail chain that also offers laser surgery, claiming that laser surgery ruined her dream of becoming a policewoman. According to a report in The Mail Online, Stephanie Holloway, 28, spent £2,900 (€3,716-$4,728) to correct her myopia in an ...
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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 in mid-September. Dr. Andreas Nitze, chief executive officer of Berliner Glas, and André Schulte, chief executive officer of Weinmann Emergency Medical Technology, were re-elected as vice-presidents of ...
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Brazilian police seized about 80,000 pieces of counterfeit eyewear hidden...
Brazilian police seized about 80,000 pieces of counterfeit eyewear hidden in a truck in São Paulo a few days ago. They were apparently bought in Paraguay. National and state authorities seized a total of 70.2 million units of counterfeit or otherwise illegally sold eyewear in Brazil between 2006 and 2013, ...
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Optometry Giving Sight has set a goal to raise $1...
Optometry Giving Sight has set a goal to raise $1 million this year to aid people who need vision correction with eye exams and a pair of glasses. It is encouraging potential participants to be as creative as possible in engaging employees, patients and customers to donate in the period ...
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Eschenbach Optik of America is joining the Think About Your...
Eschenbach Optik of America is joining the Think About Your Eyes health promotion initiative sponsored by a non-profit organization under the Vision Council
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Renewing a collective agreement, workers in Italian eyewear manufacturing workshops...
Renewing a collective agreement, workers in Italian eyewear manufacturing workshops and other fashion related firms that employ between 12 and 22 people have seen their monthly salaries raised by €65 between 2013 and 2015. The previous agreement had expired at the end of 2012, and the new one takes effect ...
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The World Council of Optometry (WCO) has announced the launch...
The World Council of Optometry (WCO) has announced the launch of two new membership categories. The two categories are “individual” and “corporate” membership. Individual membership will be open to individual optometrists, vision scientists, faculty, researchers and eyecare industry professionals. The cost of individual membership is US$100, or US$50 if the ...
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The Japanese Patent Office has granted Zeiss two patents related...
The Japanese Patent Office has granted Zeiss two patents related to its freeform progressive technology. These include the types of progressive lenses whose front surfaces are rotationally symmetric with the back-surface progressive design determined by the individual prescriptions alone or in combination with other customization options. The back-surface freeform progressive ...
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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has strengthened the validity...
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has strengthened the validity of Carl Zeiss' 6.089.713 patent for back-surface, free-form progressive lenses, in response to a request filed by Ocuco for its review last October. In addition to supporting its eight original claims, it has said that 15 other new claims submitted ...
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The Italian government is seeking €1.2 billion in damages from...
The Italian government is seeking €1.2 billion in damages from Novartis and Roche for losses after allegations the two drugmakers colluded to direct patients with an eye disorder to a more expensive medicine. That resulted in damages to the Italian health system of €45 million in 2012, €540 million last ...
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The Vision Council has formally announced that Ed Greene, who...
The Vision Council has formally announced that Ed Greene, who has been running the U.S.-based organization for nearly eight years, will retire in the late part of 2014. The recruitment of his successor is already in progress. Formerly called the Vision Council of America (VCA), the association has grown under ...
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The World Council of Optometry has appointed a new chief...
The World Council of Optometry has appointed a new chief executive, Natalie Briggs, who served most recently as CEO of Vision Aid Overseas. She previously headed the Raven Department of Education at the Royal College of Surgeons of England. Briggs has also served as a trustee on the Vision 20/20 ...
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Marcus Kuhlmann assumes the management of the medical engineering section...
Marcus Kuhlmann assumes the management of the medical engineering section of Spectaris, the German ophthalmic industry association. The 44-year-old previously worked as chief executive for an association of independent professionals in Germany. The German companies working in the field of medical engineering reported total sales of €22.3 million in 2012.
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Mark Truss, sales director of Norville Group, has been elected...
Mark Truss, sales director of Norville Group, has been elected vice chairman of the Federation of Manufacturing Opticians (FMO). He is likely to succeed the current chairman of the British industry association, Barry Dribble, at the end of his second term in office in December 2015. Truss' boss, Frank Norville, ...
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Mercy Jeysingham, a committee member of the U.K. General Optical...
Mercy Jeysingham, a committee member of the U.K. General Optical Council, has been appointed chief executive of Vision 2020 UK, replacing the retiring Anita Lightstone. Launched in 2008, Vision 20/20 UK is part of the global Vision 20/20 strategic initiative led by the World Health Organization and the International Association ...
