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Essilux and WCO partner on presbyopia education
EssilorLuxottica and the World Council of Optometry (WCO) have announced the launch of a new joint educational program aimed at providing comprehensive guidelines on presbyopia to eye care practitioners and, more generally, to establish a global standard of care for the eye condition. Dubbed “Presbyopia and the Aging Eye,” ...
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News briefsCanada to develop a national strategy for eyecare
Canada has passed Bill C-284, “an act to establish a national strategy for eye care.” This strategy, to be devised by the Ministry of Health, must “describe the various forms of eye disease.” It may do any of the following: lay out the needs of healthcare and other professionals with ...
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ZVA partners with scientific eye health associations for continuing education
The Zentral Verband der Augenoptiker und Optometristen (ZVA), the German association of opticians and optometrists, has teamed up with four scientific associations in the domain of eye health to develop a framework for continuing education in the field. The associations taking part in the program are the international association for ...
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Kering Eyewear receives French official recognition for its manufacturing facility
Kering Eyewear has announced that its production facility, Manufacture Kering Eyewear, was awarded France’s “Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant” official recognition last month. Granted by the state and created in 2005, the label recognizes French companies for their excellence in craftsmanship and distinctive industrial skills. Founded in 1983 and located in ...
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ArticleEssilux backs chief strategy officer Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio amid hacking probe
EssilorLuxottica has expressed its support for Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio, its chief strategy officer and the son of the late founder of Luxottica, amid a probe that has seen four individuals placed under arrest and Del Vecchio and dozens of others being investigated by the Milan public prosecutor’s office for ...
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Eye-tracking tech company joins the AR Alliance
The AR Alliance, the international association regrouping companies in the augmented reality hardware sector, has announced that Viewpointsystem, an Austrian-based company developing advanced eye-tracking and gaze-tracking smart glasses for professional use was joining the organization as an associate member. “Eye tracking is one of the most promising technologies to ...
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ECOO elects new president
Gabriëlle Janssen has been elected president of the European Council of Optometry and Optics, the European federation of national eye care professionals’ associations, for the next two years. Janssen succeeds Matjaž Mihelčič, who will remain on the organization’s executive committee for a further two years as immediate past president. ...
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Eco Eyewear wins trademark dispute
Modo Eyewear, owner of the Eco Eyewear brand, has announced that the European IP Office has upheld its objections and rejected the trademark application made by Eyespace Eyewear for the “Eco Conscious Optics” trademarking. The office considered that there was a likelihood of consumer confusion with the “ECO EARTH CONSCIOUS ...
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Ministerial gaffe puts Japanese eyewear brand in the spotlight
H-Fusion, a Japanese eyewear brand, is getting an unexpected and somewhat awkward publicity in the country after Shigeru Ishiba, the newly elected prime minister, sported one of its models at its inauguraul press conference, reportedly on the suggestion of his wife. The new eyeglasses would have probably remained largely unnoticed ...
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ArticleItalian eyewear industry “strong and resilient” amid market slowdown
Italy’s eyewear industry has seen signs of a slowdown this year, but it is holding up remarkably well. That is clear in Belluno in Italy’s Veneto region, at the heart of the country’s eyewear production district, where factories are operating at full capacity and looking to grow. Lorraine Berton, the ...
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WCO studies scope of optometry practice in 39 countries
The World Council of Optometry (WCO) has published here a new study on the optometric demographics within its 39 member countries, gathering information on the scope of practice and legislation. Among the main findings, the organization stressed that an optometrists serves 23,200 persons on average in the countries surveyed and ...
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Switzerland includes myopia management in basic health insurance
Effective July 1, 2024, Switzerland has included myopia management into the basic coverage of its national health care system for patients up to 21 years old and under certain conditions, according to a report by the European Council of Optometry and Optics (ECOO), the organization regrouping European eye care professionals’ ...
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News briefsEU prosecutors allege customs fraud on Chinese imports
On June 25 and 26, expecting to find illegally imported eyewear from China, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Paris had 90 policemen conduct simultaneous searches of 17 sites in Belgium, France and the Netherlands, as we have learned from Acuité. It is unclear from the EPPO’s statement whether ...
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ArticleGoogle takes a seat at AR Alliance’s board, alongside Meta, Essilux and others
The AR Alliance, an international body regrouping companies and organizations in the augmented reality hardware sector, has announced that Google has become a new founding member of the association, taking a seat at its board of directors. The announcement seems to give more substance to speculations that the high-tech giant ...
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Spectaris calls for a lighter and harmonized EU regulatory framework
SPECTARIS, the German industry association for optics, photonics, analytical and medical technologies, has issued a position paper ahead of the European elections, presenting its recommendations on European policy. According to the organization, the predominantly medium-sized companies in the high-tech industry sector are facing enormous changes, some life-threatening, due to their ...
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French eyewear and lens companies welcome 600 ECPs in second open doors event
LEOO, the French association of optical products manufacturers, has announced that 600 eye care professionals (ECPs) took part in its “Manufacture Tour” event organized on June 3, up from 450 last year. The event is aimed at presenting the production process of eyewear frames and lenses to French ECPs. A ...
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Spectaris concerned by German medical technology industry's profitability
According to Germany’s Federal Statistical Office data relayed by SPECTARIS, the country’s industry association for optics, photonics, analytical and medical technologies, sales of the German medical technology industry rose by 5.1 percent year-on-year to €40.4 billion in 2023. The increase was driven by exports, whose value went up by approximately ...
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Hoya Vision Care partners with EAOO on optometry education
HOYA Vision Care has announced the launch of a new partnership with the European Academy of Optometry and Optics (EAOO). The objective of the agreement is to provide educational contents in the field of optometry and myopia management to EAOO members but also to non-members in some cases. The collaboration ...
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ECOO adds two new members
The European Council of Optometry and Optics (ECOO), the umbrella organization for European eye care professionals’ (ECPs) national associations, has announced that two new members were joining its ranks. The two new members are the Fédération Nationale des Opticiens de France (FNOF) and the Panhellenic Union of Opticians and Optometrists ...
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New president for UK’s ABDO
The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) has announced that Kevin Gutsell, a longtime board member of the association, has become its new president, succeeding Daryl Newsome who held the position for the last two years. Gutsell qualified as a dispensing optician in 1987 and, after a decade working in ...
