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ArticleDo soft contacts contain PFAS?
An American blog has commissioned a laboratory to test 18 varieties of soft contact lens, from three brands, and found that all contain the same “marker” – an organic fluorine – for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. PFAS are commonly called “forever chemicals,” because they do not break down ...
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ArticleEssilorLuxottica unveils Ray-Ban Reverse collection
EssilorLuxottica has officially announced the launch of Ray-Ban Reverse, giving more details on the new sunglasses that were described as a “revolution” and a “reinvention” during the group’s last financial results presentation. The Reverse collection’s innovation lies in the design of the frames lenses that come with an inverted look ...
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Vuzix bullish about smart eyewear adoption by fashion glasses brands
Presenting its Q1 financial results earlier this week, smart glasses manufacturer Vuzix gave an update on the development of its Vuzix Ultralite OEM platform which the company said had an array of customers lining up, across different sectors. These include fashion glasses companies but also companies in the sporting goods, ...
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LVMH brings Bulgari eyewear license home
Thélios, the eyewear division of LVMH, has announced the signature of a new eyewear license with Bulgari, also an entity of the French luxury group. The agreement will start on January next year and includes the design, production and distribution of Bulgari-branded eyewear. The announcement was widely expected following the ...
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News briefsNational Vision gives a nod to mental health
In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, National Vision has released a new limited edition of 24 frame models, in a variety of shapes and colors, some with a two-tone design, all with an icon of the month’s symbol, a green ribbon. The line is called See Inside, and the ...
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News briefsOliver Peoples partners with Federer on co-branded eyewear
Oliver Peoples, a brand of EssilorLuxottica, has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Roger Federer for the design, manufacture and worldwide distribution of co-branded eyewear under the RF - Oliver Peoples’ name until 2025. The first collection will be available in the spring of next year.
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News briefsMiami eyewear company invites you to ditch the keyboard
Innovative Eyewear has both released an app for its smart eyewear and filed for a patent in the U.S. for the app’s software. Available for both the iOS and Android operating systems, the Lucyd app provides a vocal interface for chatbots, such as ChatGPT. “The user can ask questions to ...
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News briefsNew frames at Sea2see
Sea2see has added seven wraparound frames, for land and water sports, to its Seastainable Sunglasses Collection for spring/summer 2023. All are made in Italy of the company’s fully upcycled marine plastic, come in various sizes, have adjustable temples and are fitted with UV 400 Cat 3 Italian polycarbonate polarized lenses. ...
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HOYA expands MiYOSMART range with sun lenses
HOYA Vision Care has announced the expansion of its myopia management lens’ range with the addition of two sun lenses. Dubbed MiYOSMART Chameleon for the photochromic lens and MiYOSMART Sunbird for the polarized lens, both products will be based on the D.I.M.S technology that the group developed for its MiYOSMART ...
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Essilux-Bulgari eyewear license to expire at the end of the year
Italian news agency Ansa and other media in the country report that the eyewear license between Bulgari, a brand of the LVMH group, and EssilorLuxottica will not be extended when it expires at the end of this year. It seems very likely that Thélios, the eyewear division of LVMH, will ...
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Five U.S. eyewear designers launch 2nd Pride Eyewear program
To celebrate Pride Month in June, five eyewear designers and members of the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) will each offer a limited edition sungass design. Companies taking part in the charitiy program are Blake Kuwahara Eyewear, Christian Roth Eyewear, Krewe Eyewear, l.a. Eyeworks and Selima Optique. Parts ...
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ArticleThe second demise of Google Glass
Google ended sales of Google Glass on March 15 and will be “supporting” Glass Enterprise Edition until Sept. 15,” after which the surviving pairs of connected glasses will be on their own. If they break, they break. By autumn, then, Glass as a product will have died its second death. ...
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Spescavers launches myopia management in domestic market
The Specsavers group has announced that it was launching the myopia management product category in the U.K. and the Republic of Ireland after having trained clinicians and retail colleagues through online sessions and roadshows. The company noted that the training of retail staff was aimed at giving them an understanding ...
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ArticleZEISS Vision Care advocates carefulness over speed in myopia management
ZEISS Vision Care, which has been active in myopia management (MM) clinical research in Asia for over ten years and has been marketing specific lenses in the region since 2011, is launching the category in Europe this spring, a couple of years after its main lens competitors entered the segment ...
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ArticleThe trade-off game behind Ray-Ban Stories
On its website, Meta has laid out the two-year saga behind the development of its joint-product with the EssilorLuxottica brand Ray-Ban: the Stories series of smart glasses. One of the concerns was privacy, which for Meta amounts to protection – for wearers and the people around them – against unwanted ...
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News briefsNew online course for myopia treatment focuses on eyeglasses
Myopia Profile, an Australian “information center” for professionals in clinical myopia management, has released an online course detailing the latest in lens design and advise on the prescriptions for children. Called Myopia Management with Spectacles, the two-hour course is interactive and covers all aspects of prescription, “from first corrections in ...
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ArticleEssilux to launch new AI-powered Varilux lens
After it skipped the 2022 edition of MIDO, EssilorLuxottica came back in force to the Milan trade show this year with a stand surface of over 1,000 square meters to present its range of frames, lenses and instruments. The group presented, for the first time at the show and in ...
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MEI presented all-in-one unit at MIDO
MEI, the Italian maker of lens edging machines, presented its new CoreTBA equipment at the recent edition of MIDO in Milan. The company says that, thanks to its capacity to run different operations in parallel, the machine performs seven essential stages of the lens production in one single unit: front ...
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FGX signs LOI with Eastman for Tritan Renew procurement
FGX International, a subsidiary of the EssilorLuxottica group, has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Eastman to reserve a “significant” volume of the company’s Tritan Renew to be produced at the materials’ supplier new plant in Kingsport, which will become operational later this year. Tritan Renew is a copolyester ...
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De Rigo adds new license to portfolio
The De Rigo group has announced the signature of a new license agreement for the design, production and global distribution of optical frames and sunglasses under the Twinset Milano brand. Founded in 1987, Twinset is a brand of women’s clothing active in the contemporary luxury sector, according to the announcement. ...
