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CORRECTION: Murai has operational control over Mondottica Japan, the new...
CORRECTION: Murai has operational control over Mondottica Japan, the new joint venture of Mondottica in Japan, but it will not own the majority of its shares. As in other countries, Mondottica will share the ownership on a 50-50 basis. Mondottica has similar agreements with Menrad in Germany and Optic House ...
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Tom Davies has announced that he will launch a new...
Tom Davies has announced that he will launch a new service called Made To Order, or MTO, in 2016. This service will make it faster and easier for opticians to make changes when using the Tom Davies Bespoke or Designer services, while only costing a fraction more than a stock ...
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A three-year study on children's myopia in China has revealed...
A three-year study on children's myopia in China has revealed that spending more time outdoors helps to prevent this eye condition. The study, reported by the Journal of the American Medical Association, was conducted among students at 12 primary schools in Guangzhou, China between Oct. 2010 and Oct. 2013. The ...
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The Italian section of the Christian Blind Mission (CBM), the...
The Italian section of the Christian Blind Mission (CBM), the international non-profit organization for the blind, presented the second edition of “Unlimited Love,” a campaign intended to raise funds to restore sight to 1,000 women in Africa. The event was celebrated on July 2, at the flagship store of Salmoiraghi ...
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Maui Jim has agreed to be a “Silver European Sponsor”...
Maui Jim has agreed to be a “Silver European Sponsor” of Optometry Giving Sight, the international charity, starting from July 6. The American brand of sunglasses made the announcement at Wimbledon in the presence of one of the brand's ambassadors, Martina Hingis, and the head coach of the All England ...
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Jobson Optical Research has released “2015 Selling Eyewear To Children,”...
Jobson Optical Research has released “2015 Selling Eyewear To Children,” a comprehensive report on the under-18 eyewear market from the perspective of eye care practitioners (ECPs). The study illustrates the consumer's buying patterns within the distinct age groups of Infants, Kids and Tweens Teens, and provides information on ...
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The Vision Council has announced the release of the 2015/2016...
The Vision Council has announced the release of the 2015/2016 edition of the Progressive Identifier Book, the industry guide to the identifying marks engraved on progressive addition lenses (PALs). The publication is provided by the The Vision Council's Optical Lab member companies. This latest edition features graphics for 160 lens ...
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Clarification: We reported in the last issue that Westgroupe of...
Clarification: We reported in the last issue that Westgroupe of Canada was founded in 2011. To be more precise, the company was founded in 1961 under the name of Western Optical. It launched a second, premium division in 2002, called Wescan. In 2011, the entire operation was renamed as Westgroupe, ...
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Safilo has announced the launch of its Product School (“Scuola...
Safilo has announced the launch of its Product School (“Scuola Prodotto Safilo”). Starting in 2015, the school will be offering a three-year apprenticeship program to up to 10 young professionals every year. The school curriculum focuses on product creation and all product-related functions including design, product development, prototyping, manufacturing, materials, ...
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The Italian section of the Christoffel Blindenmission (CBM) the international...
The Italian section of the Christoffel Blindenmission (CBM) the international non-profit organization for the blind, has presented “Unlimited Love,” a campaign intended to raise awareness and funds whose objective is to completely cover the costs of surgery that will restore sight to 1,000 women in Africa. For the launch of ...
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Optoms Cycling for Sight, the annual cycling initiative organized by...
Optoms Cycling for Sight, the annual cycling initiative organized by Optometry Giving Sight to raise funds for vision correction in developing countries, has been nominated for an award as “Charity Initiative of the Year” by the Association of Optometrists (AOP) in the U.K. The initiative, on which we have reported ...
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Thailand's military coup, on May 22, has not interrupted ophthalmic...
Thailand's military coup, on May 22, has not interrupted ophthalmic lens production in that country, according to industry sources and as reported by VMail. The situation is being monitored closely but day-to-day operations in the industry have not been impacted by the political instability thus far. A spokesperson for Essilor ...
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Correction: Rolf Spectacles, a pioneer in the use of wood...
Correction: Rolf Spectacles, a pioneer in the use of wood in prescription frames, is from the Tyrol region of Austria.
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Optometry Giving Sight has become part of a consortium of...
Optometry Giving Sight has become part of a consortium of organizations contributing to the elimination of visual impairment due to uncorrected refractive error in Moldova. The project is conducted through a collaborative course delivered by Australian and Norwegian optometric educators that includes lectures, self-study time and strengthening workshops.
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CORRECTION: Marcolin has not become the third-largest producer of eyeglasses...
CORRECTION: Marcolin has not become the third-largest producer of eyeglasses and sunglasses following its acquisition of Viva International, as incorrectly stated in the previous issue of Eyewear Intelligence and some other publications. In fact, even after this acquisition, Marchon Eyewear, which is part of a much larger group involved in ...
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Our German friend and colleague Jörg Spangemacher has transferred all...
Our German friend and colleague Jörg Spangemacher has transferred all his shares in his publishing company, MediaWelt, to his two daughters, Isabel Karen Spangemacher-Fürst and Julia Anout Eckmann. Isabel, 35,who has been involved in the Ratingen-based company for several years, will oversee the editorial operations of its various publications, including ...
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CLARIFICATION: Pascal Brouard, who left as chief executive of the...
CLARIFICATION: Pascal Brouard, who left as chief executive of the Logo Group a few weeks ago, previously declared that he was contemplating a new offer in the eyewear industry but finally he has left the sector and decided to join Groupe Royer, one of the biggest French companies in the ...
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Sightsavers, the international charity based in the U.K., says it...
Sightsavers, the international charity based in the U.K., says it and its partners in developing countries performed over 13 million examination in the course of 2012. They also carried out more than 280,000 operations to restore sight or prevent blindness. They engaged schools to support more than 8,000 children suffering ...
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The German opticians' association, ZVA, opened an account for donations...
The German opticians association, ZVA, opened an account for donations to opticians affected by the recent floods and severe weather conditions in eastern and southern Germany. A contribution from the ZVA of €10,000 was set to be forwarded to affected businesses without any deduction for administrative charges. During the ...
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REM Eyewear reports the unexpected death on Feb. 16 of...
REM Eyewear reports the unexpected death on Feb. 16 of Kara Casey , who has been vice president of corporate accounts since 2002. She previously worked at Nouveau Eyewear in marketing. REM is setting up a special section of its website to commemorate her death and will host ...
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