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Kubota Glass myopia control technology patented in the US
Kubota Vision, a subsidiary of Kubota Pharmaceutical Holdings, has announced the issuance of a patent covering its Kubota Glass technology from the US Patent and Trademark Office for both glasses-based and contact-lens devices. Designed to slow down the progression of myopia, the technology works by projecting images slightly in front ...
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ArticleElectronics blue light specialist steps into eyewear, aims to establish new standards
Partnering with global consumer electronics brands such as Dell, HP or Samsung, Eyesafe has focused until now on devices for its blue light products. The company is now entering the eyewear market in the US with a wholesale and direct-to-consumer approach.
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ArticleEssilux to ramp up Ray-Ban Meta annual capacity to 10m pairs
Product innovations by EssilorLuxottica, most notably Ray-Ban Meta and to a lesser extent Nuance Audio, were the main focus point during the group’s financial results presentation yesterday. They were also very much at the center of questions by investors in the Q & A session during which Francesco Milleri, Chairman ...
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News briefsEssilux to coordinate French research program in myopia
With several other entities, EssilorLuxottica has inaugurated a five-year research program in personalized optical myopia treatment, with the objective of diagnosing myopia in childhood and slowing its progress. Called Premyom, the program will make use of large-cohort studies, clinical trials, data analytics, digital modeling, biomechanical simulation of the myopic eye, ...
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Ocumetra launches new myopia management web-based platform
Irish-based software and services supplier Ocumetra is launching mEYE Suite, a new web-based and multilingual platform aimed at assisting eye care professionals (ECPs) in the treatment of myopia management and communication with parents. Ocumetra says that mEYE Suite is based on a global database of over one million records. Its ...
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ArticleZEISS launches new connected eye care service and screening device
ZEISS Vision Care presented ZEISS EyeCare Network, a digital system connecting opticians and optometrists with ophthalmologists, and ZEISS VISUREF 1000, a new multifontion device at the recent opti trade show in Munich.
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Nuance Audio cleared to launch in both the US and the EU
EssilorLuxottica has announced that it has received the FDA clearance for its over-the-counter Nuance Audio glasses and that is has also simultaneously received all the necessary authorizations, including the CE marking under the Medical Devices Regulation, to market the product in the European Union. Essilux has said that it ...
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ZEISS Vision Care launches new coating and sun lens colors at opti
ZEISS Vision Care is expanding its coating portfolio with the launch of ZEISS DuraVision Gold UV, a new lens coating in the premium-tier segment that the company says offers even greater cleanability and improved scratch resistance. The upgraded durability and scratch resistance is enabled by multiple densely packed metal oxide ...
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Blue light specialist Eyesafe to enter the eyewear market
Eyesafe, a US-based company that presents itself as “the world leader in blue light management”, has announced that it will launch Eyesafe Eyewear, its own line of blue light glasses. According to the company’s presentation, its product represents a breakthrough in quality and performance compared to any other glasses on ...
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ArticleLaclarée could have commercial autofocals next year, thanks to seed round
The French start-up adds a Chinese shareholder.
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ArticleMeta developing smart glasses for Oakley – among other things
Meta is working on a model of smart glasses designed for athletes and to be sold under the Oakley brand, according to Bloomberg. That something like this might occur we suggested back in September, when EssilorLuxottica and Meta announced their long-term partnership. We speculated at the time that the new ...
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Marchon signs eyewear license with Kendra Scott
Marchon Eyewear has announced the signature of a “long-term” eyewear license agreement with Kendra Scott, a brand of jewelry products and accessories based in Austin, Texas, and known for its design, material innovation and philantropy initiatives. The first collections – sunglasses and eyeglasses – will be available from September 2025 ...
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ArticleTo see or not to see? Rokid seeks a middle way between AR and VR
Rokid has been exhibiting at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) for years, but we’ve covered the company only once before, in April 2020. Back then police in China’s Zhejiang Province were wearing Rokid smart glasses for their thermal sensors, to gauge the skin temperature of people within a meter’s radius ...
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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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MiYOSMART and Stellest equally efficient in myopia control for European children, study concludes
According to a new study published at the end of last year, HOYA’s and EssilorLuxottica’s myopia management lenses, respectively branded MiYOSMART and Stellest, are equally efficient to treat European children. Authors of the research stressed that this was the first such study as previous ones have focused on Asian children. ...
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ArticleFamiliar faces at the CES Awards for 2025
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) has announced the winners of its CES Innovation Awards for 2025. Submissions were up 13 percent this time around – to 3,400 – and the number of AI-related submission was up by almost 50 percent. Below are the winners most relevant to the eyewear industry. ...
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EssilorLuxottica and Prada renew multi-brand eyewear license
EssilorLuxottica and Prada Group have announced the extension of their eyewear licensing agreement until Dec. 31, 2030, with the provision for renewal until the end of 2035. The current license was expiring at the end of next year. The partnership includes the design, production and worldwide distribution of eyewear under ...
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Visibilia signs license agreement with Kappa
Visibilia has announced the signature of an exclusive licence partnership with Kappa for the design, production and distribution of eyewear under the Italian sportswear brand. The first Kappa eyewear collections will be presented in August 2025 for delivery in the fourth quarter of the year. Kappa is a brand ...
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ArticleiVision Tech launches smart glasses for visually impaired
The glasses will be available online for €599 at the end of this year before their official presentation at the Mido trade show in February next year.
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News briefsRay-Ban Meta glasses gain AI in parts of Europe
Meta has extended part of AI service for Ray-Ban Meta glasses to France, Italy, Ireland and Spain. Accordingly, the AI now works in French, Italian and Spanish as well as English. In particular, wearers can now ask the AI general questions, using their voice, and receive answers. They might ask ...
