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ArticleChina, 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.
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British opticians association partners with Johnson & Johnson on professional training
The Association of British Dispensing Opticians (ABDO) has announced that contact lens maker Johnson & Johnson Vision has become its first Gold CBD Partner. CBD being the acronym for Continuing Professional Development, the partnership is focused on professional training. It includes a series of CPD events, twelve regional sessions and ...
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EuromContact elects new president
EuromContact, the European federation of national associations and international contact lens manufacturers, has announced the election of Richard Smith as its President for the next two years, in replacement of Nicoletta Losi who held that position for the past eight years. A seasoned executive with over 25 years of optical ...
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ANFAO and other Italian fashion associations sign new support deal with government
The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MAECI) signed last week a memorandum of understanding with three Italian industry associations to support the country’s fashion companies in their international expansion by, among other things, enhancing the value of the Made in Italy label and reinforcing the fight against ...
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ArticleUK 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. The new hub forecasts the number of people expected to have a wide range of eye diseases and ...
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Euromcontact issues factsheet on new EU’s UDI regulation
Euromcontact, the European federation of national associations and international contact lens manufacturers, has published a factsheet on the European Unique Device Identifier (UDI) to help Eye Care Professionals (ECPs) familiarize themselves with the latest regulation changes and their implications as regards to contact lens labeling. The UDI system is part ...
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Essilux to launch Nuance in Europe before the US?
In an interview published by Italian newspaper Corriere della Serra last week, Stefano Genco, Global Head of Super Audio and Nuance Audio at EssilorLuxottica, said that the company has obtained the European CE certification for its Nuance hearing-aid glasses, as well as the group’s certification as hearing-aid manufacturer, earlier than ...
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ArticleA 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, ...
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ArticleEyecare 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). Industry representatives have put forward proposals in response to Health Secretary Wes Streeting’s call to clinicians across ...
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Essilux and WCO partner on presbyopia education
EssilorLuxottica and the World Council of Optometry (WCO) have announced the launch of a new joint educational program aimed at providing comprehensive guidelines on presbyopia to eye care practitioners and, more generally, to establish a global standard of care for the eye condition. Dubbed “Presbyopia and the Aging Eye,” ...
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News briefsCanada to develop a national strategy for eyecare
Canada has passed Bill C-284, “an act to establish a national strategy for eye care.” This strategy, to be devised by the Ministry of Health, must “describe the various forms of eye disease.” It may do any of the following: lay out the needs of healthcare and other professionals with ...
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ZVA partners with scientific eye health associations for continuing education
The Zentral Verband der Augenoptiker und Optometristen (ZVA), the German association of opticians and optometrists, has teamed up with four scientific associations in the domain of eye health to develop a framework for continuing education in the field. The associations taking part in the program are the international association for ...
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Kering Eyewear receives French official recognition for its manufacturing facility
Kering Eyewear has announced that its production facility, Manufacture Kering Eyewear, was awarded France’s “Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant” official recognition last month. Granted by the state and created in 2005, the label recognizes French companies for their excellence in craftsmanship and distinctive industrial skills. Founded in 1983 and located in ...
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ArticleEssilux 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 ...
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Eye-tracking tech company joins the AR Alliance
The AR Alliance, the international association regrouping companies in the augmented reality hardware sector, has announced that Viewpointsystem, an Austrian-based company developing advanced eye-tracking and gaze-tracking smart glasses for professional use was joining the organization as an associate member. “Eye tracking is one of the most promising technologies to ...
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ECOO elects new president
Gabriëlle Janssen has been elected president of the European Council of Optometry and Optics, the European federation of national eye care professionals’ associations, for the next two years. Janssen succeeds Matjaž Mihelčič, who will remain on the organization’s executive committee for a further two years as immediate past president. ...
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Eco Eyewear wins trademark dispute
Modo Eyewear, owner of the Eco Eyewear brand, has announced that the European IP Office has upheld its objections and rejected the trademark application made by Eyespace Eyewear for the “Eco Conscious Optics” trademarking. The office considered that there was a likelihood of consumer confusion with the “ECO EARTH CONSCIOUS ...
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Ministerial gaffe puts Japanese eyewear brand in the spotlight
H-Fusion, a Japanese eyewear brand, is getting an unexpected and somewhat awkward publicity in the country after Shigeru Ishiba, the newly elected prime minister, sported one of its models at its inauguraul press conference, reportedly on the suggestion of his wife. The new eyeglasses would have probably remained largely unnoticed ...
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ArticleItalian eyewear industry “strong and resilient” amid market slowdown
Italy’s eyewear industry has seen signs of a slowdown this year, but it is holding up remarkably well. That is clear in Belluno in Italy’s Veneto region, at the heart of the country’s eyewear production district, where factories are operating at full capacity and looking to grow. Lorraine Berton, the ...
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WCO studies scope of optometry practice in 39 countries
The World Council of Optometry (WCO) has published here a new study on the optometric demographics within its 39 member countries, gathering information on the scope of practice and legislation. Among the main findings, the organization stressed that an optometrists serves 23,200 persons on average in the countries surveyed and ...
