All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 19, Issue 1 – Page 3

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    Michael Ness, an American industry veteran, passed away at the...

    2018-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Michael Ness, an American industry veteran, passed away at the age of 61 on Dec. 30 after a long battle with cancer. He worked for Essilor from 1990 to the beginning of 2001. Among other roles, he served as vice president of sales and marketing for Vision Ease Lens from ...

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    More action at Zeiss

    2018-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Carl Zeiss unveiled an innovative new digital system for 3D centration data determination at Opti that assists partnering opticians to provide consumers with a pair of glasses that are better fitted to their needs. With the launch, the Vision Care and Consumer Products division is aiming to maintain the regained ...

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    Luxottica grows by 4.3% currency-neutral

    2018-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Luxottica posted a 2.3 percent decline in fourth-quarter revenues to €2,093 million, due to adverse currency rates, but beat market expectations by about €25 million. At constant exchange rates, the top line grew by 4.3 percent, driven by Europe, North America, Australia and Brazil.The momentum appears to be strong, as ...

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    Luxexcel, the Belgium-based company that has developed a 3D printing...

    2018-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Luxexcel, the Belgium-based company that has developed a 3D printing technology for the production of ophthalmic lenses has announced the creation of its U.S. headquarters in Alpharetta, GA, near Atlanta. The European company that started on this project in 2009 and raised close to €15 million last year from various ...

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    Luxexcel, a developer of 3D printing technologies that has created...

    2018-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Luxexcel, a developer of 3D printing technologies that has created a system to produce ophthalmic lenses for laboratories is also entering the AR (augmented reality) market through a partnership with the American tech firm Vuzix Corp. Prescription lenses produced at one of the American laboratories equipped with Luxexcel's VisionPlatform will ...

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    Marcolin has announced the early renewal of a 25-year-old licensing...

    2018-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Marcolin has announced the early renewal of a 25-year-old licensing agreement with Guess?, extending the expiration date to 2025. The Italian company has also announced the renewal of its exclusive license for Rampage eyewear until the end of 2020.

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    Oculis, a Swiss biotech company, has raised nearly $21 million...

    2018-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Oculis, a Swiss biotech company, has raised nearly $21 million in a Series B financing round backed by investors including Novartis, Bay City Capital and Pivotal bioVenture Partners. Existing investors, including Silfurberg and Brunnur Ventures, have also participated in the round, according to Oculis' announcement. In addition, two former executives ...

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    Novartis should decide on Alcon by mid-2019

    2018-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Novartis said it has made significant progress in the ongoing strategic review of Alcon, and could take a final decision on whether to keep it, or not, by June next year. As previously reported, the group announced in early 2017 that it could sell or spin off its eye care ...

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    GrandVision's store expansion boosts 2017 revenues

    2018-02-02T00:00:00Z

    GrandVision said the expansion of its retail network made the highest contribution to the company's annual growth in its history last year, adding 1.7 percentage points to the turnover, according to preliminary figures. The number of stores rose by more than 250 in 2017 to a total of 7,001 units, ...

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    Eschenbach records a strong 2017

    2018-02-02T00:00:00Z

    The fresh winds promised by a management change two years ago seem to be filling the sails at Eschenbach Optik. Without giving specific numbers, the largest eyewear producer in Germany, which is also a major global supplier of low-vision equipment, says it enjoyed solid growth across all markets, except the ...

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    The German eyewear industry grows by 2.8%

    2018-02-02T00:00:00Z

    The German eyewear industry experienced a 2.8 percent increase in turnover in 2017 to reach a level of €4.44 billion, according to figures released by Spectaris, the national trade association of the industry. Domestic sales rose by 2.1 percent to €2.2 billion, while foreign sales increased by 3.5 percent to ...

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    Hoya Corp. has decided to grant 101 share subscription rights...

    2018-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Hoya Corp. has decided to grant 101 share subscription rights to key directors and employees of the group, allowing them to exercise options to buy 20,400 shares of the company at special conditions between next Oct. 1 and Sept. 30, 2027. The total amount that is subject to be turned ...

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    The organizers of 100% Optical, the London eyewear trade show...

    2018-02-02T00:00:00Z

    The organizers of 100% Optical, the London eyewear trade show that took place from Jan. 27 to 29 announced an attendance of 8,936 visitors, an 11 percent increase from the previous year. The show that was celebrating its 5th anniversary had a total of 200 exhibitors, including a dozen in ...

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    Safilens is introducing Fusion 1Day Vista, the first daily contact...

    2018-02-02T00:00:00Z

    Safilens is introducing Fusion 1Day Vista, the first daily contact lens for asthenopia. The new lens made its debut at the latest edition of Opti, the international trade show for optic and design, which took place in Munich on Jan. 12-14. The new lens features a design called D-Stress, based ...