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China, Mexico and beyond; the US optical sector braces for Trump tariffs storm
US eyewear industry association takes an in-depth look at the present and potential future US import tariffs and their impact on the sector.
UK eye care health sector creates new online hub to predict disease, staffing trends
Britain’s eye care sector has collaborated to create a new online data tool to help providers plan and design future services to deal with the National Health Service’s (NHS) large case backlog.
A look at myopia management in Europe with ECOO
While Asia, and China in particular, remains by far the largest myopia management market globally, the category is gaining traction in Europe at all levels: eye care professionals (ECPs), industry suppliers, health authorities and, perhaps to a lesser extent, the general public. In a written interview with Dr Sylwia Kropacz-Sobkowiak, ...
Eyecare industry urges UK govt to allow more private sector involvement in primary health provision
Public eyecare in Britain faces a radical shake up with more use of private sector services under potentially controversial plans by the new Labour government to reform the struggling National Health Service (NHS).
Essilux backs chief strategy officer Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio amid hacking probe
EssilorLuxottica has expressed its support for Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio, its chief strategy officer and the son of the late founder of Luxottica, amid a probe that has seen four individuals placed under arrest and Del Vecchio and dozens of others being investigated by the Milan public prosecutor’s office for ...