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Allergan gets FDA approval for presbyopia eye drop
Allergan has announced the approval that its VUITY eye-drop presbyopia solution had just received the approval of the U.S. Foods & Drugs Administration (FDA). Phase 3 clinical studies have showed that VUITY, based on a formulation of pilocarpine and delivered by the company’s proprietary technology pHast, improved near and intermediate ...
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Ray-Ban enters the NFT market
EssilorLuxottica is entering the world of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) with its Ray-Ban brand in collaboration with Extraweg, a German artist renown for its 3D Motion Designs. NFTs, which are assets certifying the authenticity and uniqueness of digital products, have been gaining popularity in the contemporary art sector in the last ...
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ArticleMICROOLED partners with urban mobility start-up on smart eyewear
Cosmo Connected, a French start-up company founded in 2015, has announced the launch of Cosmo Vision, its connected glasses designed to replace the use of smartphone for bicycle and motorbike users during their rides. The company, which is led by Romain Afflelou, develops safety solutions for urban mobility such as ...
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Kubota gets ISO certification for myopia management device
Kubota Vision, a subsidiary of Kubota Pharmaceutical, has announced that it has received the Quality Management System - ISO 13485:2016 certification, an international safety and quality standard, for the design and development of ophthalmic medical devices. The company said it was in the final development stages of its Kubota Glass. ...
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Horizons launches VR system for tailored progressive lenses
Horizons Optical, the supplier of lens designs, coatings and services, has launched Mimesys, a new technology for the personalization of progressive lenses, at the recent Silmo trade fair in Paris. Based on VR measurements, the system registers and interprets the gaze dynamics of the patients. The information is collected through ...
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ArticleFirst launch and 2-year trial results announced for SightGlass Vision
In conjunction with the commercial launch of the product in the Netherlands, CooperVision released last week the results of the ongoing clinical trial on the performance of its SightGlass Vision lenses in terms of myopia progression reduction after two years of research. The CYPRESS clinical study, as it is called, ...
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ArticleHOYA and Haag-Streit partner in myopia management
HOYA Vision Care and Haag-Streit Diagnostics, a leading manufacturer of ophthalmic instruments and medical equipment, have announced a global partnership in the area of myopia management. Both companies said that the global sales and marketing agreement created a preferred partnership between them to help eye care professionals (ECP) in the ...
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Marchon and Zeiss announce license agreement
Marchon Eyewear and ZEISS Vision Care jointly announced yesterday that they have agreed on a multi-year and global licensing agreement for the development and the distribution of Zeiss-branded optical eyewear and sunglasses. The first eyewear collection under the new partnership will be launched internationally at the beginning of Spring 2022, ...
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Essilor to present 2-year results of Stellest research
Essilor will be presenting the results from a clinical trial of its Stellest lens at this year’s congress of the World Society of Paediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (WSPOS), scheduled for Sept. 25. Drs. Damien Paillé, Guillaume Giraudet and Björn Drobe, from Essilor International’s research and development team, will be on ...
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ArticleBrand heritage and international expansion drive Revo growth
Revo, the American brand of high-end polarized sunglasses, is launching Revo Black, a new collection showcasing the brand’s latest developments in both lens and frame technologies. The new range includes three concepts – one featuring a carbon fiber frame, one with a titanium wire frame for the lightest Revo sunglass ...
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Thélios and Givenchy announce license partnership
Thélios, the joint venture between LVMH and Marcolin, and the French fashion brand Givenchy have announced a multi-year global license agreement for the design, production and distribution of Givenchy Eyewear, starting Jan. 1, 2022. The eyewear collections will be designed in collaboration with Matthew M. Williams, Givenchy’s creative director, and ...
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Spektre puts out capsule collection with Ruf
Spektre has signed an agreement with Ruf, the car manufacturer linked to Porsche, for the production of a 6-models capsule collection. Their frames will be offered to buyers of a Ruf car, and sold exclusively in the accessories’ line of the car manufacturer or directly from Spektre to the final ...
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Gold & Wood partners with Hoet for capsule collection
Gold & Wood is launching a 6-piece capsule collection in collaboration with eyewear designer Patrick Hoet, creator of the Hoet brand and one of the founding partners of the Belgian-based brand Theo Eyewear. The co-branded collection, which has been inspired by Gold & Wood’s know how and luxury materials such ...
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Xiaomi might have developed advanced smart glasses, or not
Xiaomi has informed The Verge both that it has developed smart glasses and that it has no plan to put them into production. Xiaomi Smart Glasses, as they are called, reportedly boast a display suitable for augmented reality (AR) – which, as The Verge notes, would put them ahead technologically ...
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Mega Optic to produce and distribute Kodak lenses in France
Mega Optic, a French subsidiary of the EssilorLuxottica group, will produce and distribute in France Kodak-branded lenses from January 2022. The company said that the Kodak lenses will receive the Origine France Garantie certification, a label guaranteeing that at least 50 percent of the product’s added value is acquired in ...
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Safilo wants to boost digital engagement with younger customers through new license
Safilo has announced the signature of a new multi-year licensing agreement with digital influencer and fashion designer Chiara Ferragni for the design, manufacture and distribution of eyewear under her eponymous brand. The eyewear collection will include both sunglasses and eyeglasses, and will first be presented for the Spring/Summer 2022 season ...
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ArticleFacebook and Ray-Ban launch their first smart eyewear
About a year after they first announced their partnership, Facebook and Ray-Ban presented last Thursday their first range of smart glasses, called Ray-Ban Stories. Based on the most popular Ray-Ban designs, including the iconic Wayfarer and Wayfarer Large, and available in five color variations, the Ray-Ban Stories embark an optimized ...
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Luxexcel partners with Optiswiss on smart eyewear prescription lenses
Luxexcel, the supplier of 3D-printed solutions for prescription lenses, has announced a new partnership with Optiswiss in the area of 3D-printed smart eyewear. As part of the new deal, Luxexcel will provide the Swiss lens manufacturer with its technology and equipment, and Optiswiss will then 3D-print prescription lenses for Augmented ...
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Out Of comes out with electronic photochromic sunglasses
An Italian startup, Out Of, is launching its first collection of sunglasses for cycling and other outdoor sports equipped with an award-winning lens, called Irid, that adapts to the ambient light in less than a second, using a small solar cell that powers a microchip and a special liquid crystal ...
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ArticleINVISION FIT 3D-centering platform adds value to ECP services
HORIZONS OPTICAL, the Spanish-based provider of lens designs, coatings and services for the ophthalmic lab will be showcasing INVISION FIT, its new 3D-centering system, at the next Silmo show in Paris from Sept. 24 to 27 (Hall 5a Stand H032). The platform was initially presented during the last digital edition ...
