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Safilo and David Beckham sign perpetual eyewear license agreement
Safilo Group has announced that is has agreed on a perpetual eyewear license agreement for David Beckham Eyewear with Authentic Brands Group, the brand owner. The new agreement substitutes the current license that was set to expire at the end of 2030. As is customary, the license includes the design, ...
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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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VSP Vision and partner launch innovation challenge
VSP Vision is teaming up with MATTER, a Chicago-based healthcare and innovation hub, for the launch of the first VSP Vision Innovation challenge, a global competition aimed at enhancing the patient experience in eye care through new technologies. Both partners are calling on innovators to submit their solutions. Up to ...
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Safilo and Marc Jacobs renew eyewear partnership
Safilo Group has announced the early renewal of its multi-year eyewear license agreement with Marc Jacobs. The renewed partnership includes the design, manufacturing and global distribution of prescription frames and sunglasses bur also outdoor eyewear, goggles and helmets under the American fashion brand until December 2031. Safilo has been Marc ...
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News briefsVuzix begins retail sales of AR glasses
Though still working through a backlog, Vuzix has increased production capacity and begun selling the Vuzix Shield to the general public. The Shield is a pair of smart safety glasses that provide augmented reality (AR) with stereoscopic microLED waveguide displays. President and CEO Paul Travers describes it as “the only ...
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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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News briefsMeta, U.S.Vision using Zenni’s IT platform
Zenni Optical has struck deals with Meta, U.S.Vision and PPG to provide “eye care solutions” through its B2B platform, Zenni Business. Zenni has in fact been working with Meta since early 2023, supplying prescription lens inserts for the Meta Quest 3 headset. U.S.Vision is using the platform for e-commerce, so ...
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Optiswiss enters myopia management category
Optiswiss has announced the launch of SMYLE, its first myopia management lens, which was developed in partnership with Indizen Optical Technologies (IOT), following guidelines and using patents from the Brien Holden Vision Institute (BHVI) that licensed the technology. According to the Swiss-based lens maker presentation, SMYLE lenses combine a central ...
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Safilo Group and Missoni extend eyewear partnership
Safilo Group has announced the renewal until 2029 of its license agreement for the design, production and global distribution of Missoni-branded eyewear. Safilo has been partnering with the women’s luxury fashion brand since 2020 and Angelo Trocchia, CEO of the eyewear group, stressed that the Missoni eyewear collection has been ...
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ArticleMeta to provide glimpse of a second line of AR glasses
There is a push within Meta to prepare a demonstration of the company’s first “true” augmented-reality (AR) glasses at its forthcoming show for third-party developers, Connect, scheduled for the autumn. The news comes from Business Insider, which has spoken to “two people familiar with the plans,” confirming their identities and ...
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ArticleTPI aims to solve the “chicken-and-egg” 3D printed eyewear problem
During the recent Mido trade fair in Milan, we stopped at the booth of Tech Print Industries (TPI), a company specialized in the development of technologies for the production of 3D-printed glasses, and had the opportunity to speak with Marc Notenboom, co-founder and chief technology officer. TPI was presenting at ...
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EssilorLuxottica and Michael Kors extend their collaboration
EssilorLuxottica and Michael Kors have announced the early renewal of their licensing agreement for the design, production and global distribution of prescription frames and sunglasses under the Michael Kors brand. Both companies started their eyewear partnership in 2015. The new agreement will take effect from Jan. 1, 2025 for a ...
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ArticleRodenstock upgrades portfolio, fine-tunes group strategy and synergies
After its participation at the opti show in Munich in January, Rodenstock presented its latest innovations at its booth during the Mido show in Milan, from Feb. 3 to 5. The German-based lens maker introduced this year its new LayR coating, which it describes as an extension of its biometric ...
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ArticleModo begins turnaround of Italia Independent with presentation of spring/summer collection
Modo Group, owner of the Eco and Modo brands, is moving quickly to turn around its latest addition, the Italia Independent brand it acquired only on Sept. 12. Lapo Elkann, the former owner and co-founder of Italia Independent, has agreed to stay on as creative director, and the first collection ...
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ArticleZeiss acquires IP from Mitsui Chemicals
Zeiss Vision Care has acquired a “comprehensive intellectual property (IP) portfolio, including a suite of patents,” from Mitsui Chemicals (MCI), a Japanese company with wide-ranging business lines, among them “vision care materials,” and an R&D department split between synthesis, polymer science and tech for manufacturing processes. Zeiss has not disclosed ...
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News briefsLouboutin enters eyewear segment with Marcolin partnership
Christian Louboutin, the Paris-based luxury footwear brand, is entering the eyewear segment, signing a global license agreement with Marcolin, as both partners have announced. The partnership, which includes the design, production and distribution of optical frames and sunglasses, runs until 2029, and the first Christian Louboutin eyewear collections will be ...
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News briefsTooz and Chinese firm introduce AR vision correction
Tooz and North Ocean Photonics have developed a planar diffractive waveguide with integrated vision correction for augmented-reality (AR) glasses. They introduced their product in prototype a few days ago at San Francisco’s Photonics West SPIE trade show, a hardware showcase for augmented, virtual and mixed reality. Tooz is the in-house ...
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News briefsVuzix says it can provide vision correction at scale for AR
Vuzix has begun integrating vision correction into its waveguides for augmented-reality (AR) glasses and head-mounted displays (HMDs). The corrective power extends from +2D to -8D diopters for now but will in time expand to cover the full range. According to the company’s press release, the product “can be produced in ...
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News briefsBlackfin partners with Barberini for AirGlass lenses
The Italian eyewear company Blackfin has partnered with mineral-glass lens producer Barberini, part of the EssilorLuxottica group, to introduce AirGlass lenses. The polarized lenses in ultra-thin glass will be paired with Blackfin’s titanium frames and make their debut on Blackfin’s new MAVERICKS eyewear. The lenses make use of Blackfin’s ultra-HDR ...
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