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Alain Mikli takes over the eyewear license for Jean Paul...
Alain Mikli takes over the eyewear license for Jean Paul Gaultier from De Rigo
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Just in time for the back-to-school season, Ray-Ban is launching...
Just in time for the back-to-school season, Ray-Ban is launching its Flip Out sunglasses, which feature interchangeable lenses. Each model comes with three pairs of lenses that you can switch depending on the level of tint you want. The Aviator and Caravan styles of glasses are available in a Flip ...
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Noggs is a new brand of sports sunglasses focusing on...
Noggs is a new brand of sports sunglasses focusing on hiking and other outdoor activities. It was launched by Peyramex, a big U.S. company that has been supplying safety and military eyewear for over 20 years, at the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market in Salt Lake City at the beginning of ...
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Oakley is extending its customization service throughout Europe. The Oakley...
Oakley is extending its customization service throughout Europe. The Oakley Custom Program, launched in 1997, allows the user to create and view their self-designed sunglasses online or at kiosks installed around Europe. Dozens of styles are available for customization, including the color of the frame, lens, “O” logo and earpieces. ...
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Revolution Eyewear is introducing a line of eyewear inspired by...
Revolution Eyewear is introducing a line of eyewear inspired by the “Toy Story” movies. The five styles for girls and seven for boys include depictions of the movies' animated stars, including Woody, Buzz Lightyear and Jessie. They have cable or zyl temples, and come in round or square shapes.
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Working together with researchers at the University of Oxford in...
Working together with researchers at the University of Oxford in England, an Australian neuroscientist, Stephen Hicks, has developed an initial prototype of smart glasses for people affected by age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and other kinds of partial visual impairment. The relatively inexpensive and non-invasive technology is based on the ...
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De Rigo has signed a license agreement with the French...
De Rigo has signed a license agreement with the French fashion house of Lanvin for the design, production and worldwide distribution of prescription frames and sunglasses. The 2012 collection will be available from December 2011 and will be sold in optical and department stores as well as Lanvin's boutiques. The ...
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Anateo Jeevan by BBGR is the first progressive lens in...
Anateo Jeevan by BBGR is the first progressive lens in the U.K. designed for presbyopes from the Indian subcontinent. A yearlong study of patients in Chennai and Bangalore found significant differences between them and European and North American patients, including eye length, rotational axis and wrap angle. Indians were also ...
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Shamir has created a dedicated line of single-vision and progressive...
Shamir has created a dedicated line of single-vision and progressive lenses for golfers. They are specifically adapted to different types of light conditions, and they can be polarized. They are available in Trivex, polycarbonate and Superlite, and they can be edged to fit a high base-curve frame.
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Carrera has introduced three new products, the C-ALU3, C-TF02 and...
Carrera has introduced three new products, the C-ALU3, C-TF02 and R&B X-Lite, all touted as being ergonomic. The multiple position system allows the wearer to adjust the width and height of the nosepiece; the end pieces are adjustable; and the nosepieces and temples are coated in Megol, a hypoallergenic rubber ...
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Polaroid Eyewear has launched a contest for the 10 best...
Polaroid Eyewear has launched a contest for the 10 best sunglasses designs, which will be launched at the March 2013 Mido show in Milan. The designers will win a trip to the fair and will get royalties on the sale of the glasses. Their names will be mentioned in the ...
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Zoobug is the licensee for the official London 2012 sunglass...
Zoobug is the licensee for the official London 2012 sunglass collection for children up to age 12 to mark the 2012 Olympics and Paralympics. Through its agreement with the London 2012 Organizing Committee, Zoobug will be launching the collection next month, and the products will be available for opticians in ...
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Tumi, the international brand of high-end luggage and travel accessories...
Tumi, the international brand of high-end luggage and travel accessories founded in 1975, has come out with its first line of sunglasses. Developed in-house, it consists of 13 styles with glasses in different colors. In Europe, they are sold in Tumi boutiques at prices ranging from €245 to €295.
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The mens' wear designer Thom Browne has signed a global...
The mens' wear designer Thom Browne has signed a global licensing agreement with Dita Eyewear for Dita to make and distribute a new collection of Thom Browne sunglasses and ophthalmic eyewear. The new collection, which should be out this autumn, was designed with the co-founders of Dita Eyewear, Jeff Solorio ...
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Safilo and Gucci presented a series of environmentally friendly models...
Safilo and Gucci presented a series of environmentally friendly models of eyewear scheduled for launch in August. Four Gucci frames use an innovative acetate containing a much higher percentage of natural ingredients than the traditional material. The acetate was created in two exclusive colors for the brand. Meanwhile, the Gucci ...
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Oko by Oko Paris presented the prototype of a prescription...
Oko by Oko Paris presented the prototype of a prescription frame with integrated computer memory at a European interactive product distribution show in Monte Carlo last month. Called the Key, the frame features one or two USB sticks, developed by Verbatim, that are inserted in one or both of the ...
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A British software company, See20/20, showed an interesting system at...
A British software company, See20/20, showed an interesting system at last month's Optrafair in Birmingham, described as the world's first internet-based practice management system that integrates an application for insurance covering the spectacles. The system is already used by more than 300 organizations and stores across the U.K. Based on ...
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Transitions' photochromic technology has been adopted by Lazer, a Belgian...
Transitions' photochromic technology has been adopted by Lazer, a Belgian supplier of motorcycling helmets, for its Solfx line of products, which is being marketed with immediate effect all over Europe
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The London Eye Hospital has performed the first-ever bifocal light...
The London Eye Hospital has performed the first-ever bifocal light adjustable lens surgery, where a light adjustable lens is implanted after a clear lens extraction or cataract surgery. The new lens can be adjusted according to each patient, and corrects for both hyperopia and myopia with one lens. It is ...
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The Theo brand is launching a new limited edition line,...
The Theo brand is launching a new limited edition line, Matheo, a collection of four titanium frames and four plastic frames in black accented with fluorescent-colored mathematical symbols such as equals, greater than and absolute value
