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ArticleU.S. market back over 2019 level in Q2
The Vision Council has announced the release of its quarterly VisionWatch research report and disclosed some key figures and trends in the U.S. optical market for the second quarter of 2021. According to the Vision Council’s data, the U.S. eyewear market more than doubled in Q2 as compared to the ...
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The Vision Health Alliance goes live
The Vision Council announced last week that the Vision Health Alliance website and social media channels were now live. The Vision Health Alliance is the new initiative by the U.S. industry association to raise the public’s awareness on eye health issues, and in particular the importance of ...
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U.S. optical market slightly above 2019 level in Q1
According to the quarterly VisionWatch market report by The Vision Council, vision correction industry sales in the U.S. jumped by 16.5 percent year-on-year in Q1 2021 to $11.6 billion, also representing a small 1.9 percent hike from 2019 levels. The number of U.S. adults using prescription eyewear rose by 0.4 ...
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Vision Expo launches sourcing platform
In a partnership with Balluun , a global supplier in business-to-business technologies, the Vision Council and RX , the new brand name for Reed Exhibitions , launched their ShopVISION platform during the Vision Expo East trade show in early June. Described as a year-round marketplace where vendors ...
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The Vision Council starts new consumer awareness’ program
The shift of consumer attitudes towards healthcare in the context of the Covid-19 crisis is a unique opportunity to raise the general public’s awareness on the importance of eye care, according to the Vision Council . The U.S. organization is therefore rethinking its consumers’ education program, and has replaced ...
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Vision Expo East upbeat about its 2021 edition
The Vision Council and Reed Exhibitions , joint organizers of the Vision Expo eyewear trade shows, seem upbeat about the next edition of Vision Expo East , which should be the first major industry event to take place since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. Initially planned to ...
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The Vision Council releases diversity report
The Vision Council just released the results of its first Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) report, based on a survey among its members at the end of last year, for which the organization received a total of 1,527 responses. All survey participants were based in the U.S., with retailers ...
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The Vision Council reports signs of recovery in the U.S. market
The U.S. vision care market declined by 17.4 percent year-on-year to $36.05 billion at retail between December 2019 and December 2020, according to The Vision Council that just published its quarterly VisionWatch report for last year’s Q4. The market started to recover at the end of the year with retail ...
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U.S. ANSI lens standards updated
The Vision Council announced on April 6 the publication of ANSIZ80.1-2020, a new set of recommendations by the American National Standards Institute ’s for prescription and plano lenses, contact lenses, ophthalmic instruments and ocular medical devices. The new recommendations, which serve as reference for the eyewear and optical industry, ...
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ArticleVision Expo West cancelled due to Covid-19 uncertainty
The Vision Council and Reed Exhibitions , the organizers of Vision Expo , have decided to cancel Vision Expo West 2020 , that was scheduled to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada, from Sept. 23 to 26 due to ongoing concern about the coronavirus pandemic. The decision comes ...
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Americans are adjusting to the Covid-19 crisis
Interesting new trends have emerged in The Vision Council’s newly released April COVID-19 Optical Impact Consumer Study. In the words of the council’s chief executive, Ashley Mills, the team behind the survey has identified “subtle shifts in consumer sentiment toward eyecare and vision correction.” Over the course of April, the ...
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