All Legal & Institutional articles – Page 8
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Jill Kemp will retire in April as head of operations...
Jill Kemp will retire in April as head of operations at the ABDO College after four years in the job. She will be replaced by Steve Hertz, who has been a member of the operations department for a year. Based in Godmersham, Kent, the college was created in 2001 by ...
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The Vision Council and the American Optometric Association (AOA) have...
The Vision Council and the American Optometric Association (AOA) have announced this year's plans for their ongoing U.S. marketing campaign, “Think About Your Eyes,” to raise awareness of the need to schedule eye exams annually. The campaign relies mostly on advertisements, both on television and online. A notable addition this ...
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Vision Direct, the online retailer of contact lenses bought by...
Vision Direct, the online retailer of contact lenses bought by Essilor in 2016, announced on Nov. 19 on its website that the personal and financial details of some of its customers had been stolen, adding that the breach had been resolved. It said that it had taken the necessary steps ...
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The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced the postponement...
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced the postponement of a third batch of increases in duties on Chinese imports. The increase in duties from 10 percent to 25 percent on a third tranche of Chinese goods was pushed backed to March 2, 2019 from Jan.1. Eyeglass cases and ...
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Johnson & Johnson has joined the Singapore National Eye Centre...
Johnson Johnson has joined the Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC) and its Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI), to establish a three-year, $26 million research program into the nature, treatment, prediction and prevention of myopia. Calling the condition the 21st century's greatest threat to the human eye, the three ...
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Josef May, chief executive of Silhouette Germany, was re-elected chairman...
Josef May, chief executive of Silhouette Germany, was re-elected chairman of Spectaris during the general meeting of the German optical industry association on Sept. 13. May has been chairman of Spectaris since 2007 and will remain president for the next two years. He will also be leading Spectaris' consumer-optics specialist ...
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The Vision Council has announced an updated Version 3.12 of...
The Vision Council has announced an updated Version 3.12 of the DCS standard for data exchanges between manufacturers of optical lab equipment and software for the production of ophthalmic lenses. The new standard, which is regarded by the American association as a de facto global standard (ISO 16284), includes added ...
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The General Optical Council of the U.K. has launched an...
The General Optical Council of the U.K. has launched an online consultation among opticians, optometrists, patients and other stakeholders to develop a new set of standards for the sector, replacing the GOC's current Code of Conduct. The consultation is due to be closed at the end of August to enable ...
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Novartis, the Italian Ophthalmology Society (SOI) and Cottino Foundation are...
Novartis, the Italian Ophthalmology Society (SOI) and Cottino Foundation are the promoters of H40 - Hackathon for Ophthalmology, a collaborative initiative to boost innovation in the development of solutions for visually impaired and blind people. During a 48-hour marathon, small interdisciplinary teams made up of doctors, developers, students, patients and ...
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Two graffiti artists have sued Oakley for using images of...
Two graffiti artists have sued Oakley for using images of the outdoor murals that they created in San Francisco in a marketing campaign without their knowledge or consent. The murals were reproduced in stores and in advertising material, adding Oakley's logos and taking off the signatures of the two artists, ...
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The Vision Council of the U.S. has appointed David Pierson...
The Vision Council of the U.S. has appointed David Pierson to be the staff liaison with its recently created optical retail division, which already counts more than 30 retail companies of various sizes. It has elected James Rosin as vice chairman and Stuart Jolly as vice chairman of the division. ...
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The International Opticians Association (IOA) has announced the re-election of...
The International Opticians Association (IOA) has announced the re-election of Fiona Anderson as its president. Anderson, who is the former president of the Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO), will serve a further two-year mandate as president of the IOA. She was elected alongside Donald Crichton, the president of the ...
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During the latest Optrafair show in Birmingham, Clive Marchant was...
During the latest Optrafair show in Birmingham, Clive Marchant was inaugurated as the new president of the Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO). Marchant is a contact lens optician and director of the Colin Lee group that has seven practices in the West Midlands and Staffordshire. He takes over from ...
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The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust (the Trust) has announced...
The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust (the Trust) has announced it has begun working on a multi-stakeholder initiative to lay the foundations for a new $1 billion Vision Catalyst Fund. For this initiative, which will be developed ove r the next two ...
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Anfao, the Italian eyewear industry association, has been screening the...
Anfao, the Italian eyewear industry association, has been screening the U.S. market with the help of Ice, the Italian export promotion agency, in view of new development opportunities. Last year, the agency helped Anfao to organize collective exhibitions for small and medium-sized member companies for their expansion in other parts ...
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In California, a bill has been introduced that would require...
In California, a bill has been introduced that would require students to receive eye health information when enrolling in school. The bill – AB 2444 - has been introduced by Autumn Burke, a member of California Assembly (D-Inglewood), and is supported by the State Board of Optometry and the California ...
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After several rounds in different French courts of justice, a...
After several rounds in different French courts of justice, a final decision in the case that had been opposing Optical Center to Gadol Optic 2000 since 2008 was announced earlier this month. Optical Center had accused about 20 Optic 2000 shops of unfair competition, by regularly optimizing their consumers' bills ...
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The German Federal Ministry of Health has sided with the...
The German Federal Ministry of Health has sided with the national organization of opticians and optometrists (ZVA) concerning changes to a recent health care act. At issue is the Healing and Aid Provision Act (HHVG), which was passed by the German Parliament last April. Under the act, state insurers are ...
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A Canadian judge has ruled in favor of The College...
A Canadian judge has ruled in favor of The College of Optometrists and The College of Opticians, two Toronto-based regulatory colleges, which filed a lawsuit in Dec. 2016 seeking to prevent Clearly from dispensing prescription eyewear over the internet. Clearly is Essilor's Canadian online retail company. As reported by VMail, ...
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Multiparty negotiations started last month in France between the Ministry...
Multiparty negotiations started last month in France between the Ministry of Health, private insurance companies and professional associations representing the dental, hearing care and eyewear sectors. The discussion partners will have to define the nature of the products and the corresponding amount of money that will be fully refunded to ...
