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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 ...
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News briefsToku’s eye scan for kidney trouble on regulatory fast track in US
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has qualified for its Breakthrough Device Program an AI suite from Toku Inc. that is designed to detect chronic kidney disease (CKD) from the retinal scans of diabetics. As the FDA explains online, the program is “voluntary” and expedites the “development, assessment, and ...
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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 ...
