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Safilo to start using Tritan Renew in polarized lenses
The Safilo Group is pursuing its partnership with Eastman with the scheduled introduction of the U.S. chemical supplier’s Tritan Renew material for its polarized lenses. The Italian eyewear manufacturer will start using the material from August 2023 in its Under Armour collections, before a progressive roll-out across its portfolio of ...
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ArticleBollé accelerates in RX
Bollé Brands has announced the launch of a new RX program that will enable its customers in Europe and North America to order its branded eyewear and goggles adapted to their eyesight from the group’s optical network. The new online service includes the brands in the group’s sport and luxury ...
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News briefsRevo releases audio sunglasses
Source: Revo Revo has launched audio sunglasses that combine Bluetooth with the brand’s usual NASA-designed lens polarization. Called Sonic, the sunglasses enable wearers to “field phone calls, listen to music, and, with an optional app, monitor their fitness workouts” without earphones or earbuds. A touch of the ...
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HOYA shares more myopia control research data
During the myopia symposium hosted by HOYA Vision Care at the International Myopia Conference in Rotterdam earlier this month, several ophthalmology experts shared new data on the performance of MiYOSMART, the Japanese group’s myopia control lens. Research by Dr. Andrea Lembo of the University Hospital San Giuseppe Multimedica in Milan ...
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Marchon secures Paul Smith license
Marchon Eyewear has reached an exclusive, long-term global licensing deal with Paul Smith, the independent design company in the U.K., for which it has been serving as North American distributor. Coming into force in January 2023, the deal will cover design, manufacture and global distribution. According to Marchon, “customers can ...
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De Rigo signs Roberto Cavalli license
The De Rigo Group has signed a license agreement for the degisn, production and global distribution of Roberto Cavalli and Just Cavalli-branded eyewear. The sunglasses and prescription eyewear collections will be available in optical stores and in Roberto Cavalli own stores and e-commerce website from 2023. Michele Acrari, managing director ...
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EssilorLuxottica and Armani renew license deal
EssilorLuxottica and the Armani Group have announced the renewal of their license agreement for the design, production and global distribution of eyewear under the Giorgio Armani, Giorgio Armani Privé, Emporio Armani, EA7 Emporio Armani and A|X Armani Exchange brands. The current agreement took effect on Jan. 1, 2013 and will ...
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ArticleNew myopia control trial results announced at IMC
EssilorLuxottica released an update on its clinical trial for its myopia management lens Essilor Stellest at the International Myopia Conference that took place in Rotterdam a few days ago. The three-year clinical trial, which was conducted together with the Wenzhou Medical University with over 200 children aged 8 to 13, ...
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Demetz launches a safety eyewear collection
Leveraging its expertise in prescription sports glasses and goggles, Demetz, a subsidiary of Opal-Demetz, is branching out into safety eyewear. The French company is launching a first collection of seven designs for industry workers, in line with EU safety regulations.
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ArticleWalmart enters partnership with Waldo
Walmart has established a partnership with Waldo, a company in London that delivers contact lenses by subscription. The deal with Walmart concerns in particular Waldo’s Hydra Boost Daily lenses, which deliver vitamins such as B12 to the eye of the wearer. On July 26 Walmart began selling a pack of ...
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Encouraging results for Sightglass Vision’s myopia glasses
Interim data from the first 24 months of a CYPRESS clinical trial suggest that glasses with SightGlass Vision’s Diffusion Optics Technology reduce both axial length and cycloplegic SER progression in six- and seven-year-old children. A paper on the trial – titled “Two Year Effectiveness of a Novel Myopia Management Spectacle ...
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Kubota Glass hits the U.S. market in New York
Manhattan Vision Associates (MVA) of New York will be the first eyecare shop to prescribe Kubota Vision’s myopia-management glasses in the U.S. As we have reported, the U.S. subsidiary of Kabuta Pharmaceutical Holdings registered its device with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration earlier this month. Registration with Taiwan’s Ministry ...
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New eco-friendly eyewear brand from Switzerland
Veteran action sports designer Tony McWilliam is the driving force behind Attika, a new eco-friendly sports eyewear manufacturer that uses only biopolymers and recycled materials instead of virgin plastic and offers a repair service and used product (end-of-life) collection. Based in Verbier, Switzerland, Attika says its management team includes seasoned ...
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Younger Optics launches NuPolar 1.74
Younger Optics is launching its NuPolar polarized lens for high index 1.74 lenses in the U.S., Canada and Latin America. The new lens is made from Mitsui’s MR-174 material, offered in four base curves and covers the -13.00 D to +9.00 D Rx range. According to David Rips, CEO of ...
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Kubota Glass gets FDA registration
Kubota Vision, the U.S. subsidiary of Japanese-based Kubota Pharmaceutical Holdings, has announced that it has completed the registration with the Food and Drug Administration of its myopia management glasses. Called Kubota Glass, the device is based on the company’s proprietary technology, which consists in the projection of myopically-defocused virtual images ...
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News briefsCapsule collection with video game creator for Jean-François Rey
French eyewear designer Jean-Frannçois Rey and Hideo Kojima have partnered for a new capsule collection inspired by the futuristic universe of the Japanese video game creator, known for its Metal Gear Solid series and the Death Stranding video game. It is the second time that both designers collaborate on eyewear ...
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ArticleMyopia management research updates presented at ARVO
Three recent studies by the three main players that have developed myopia management eyeglass lenses were presented at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) conference earlier this month. Hoya Vision Care has announced results from a six-year study of its MiYoSmart lens, which is based on the ...
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Anon Optics releases sunglass collection
The goggle brand Anon Optics released a collection of sunglasses on May 2. Made in small batches by craftsmen from Japan’s Fukui region, the glasses have Perceive polarized, high-contrast lenses, with water- and oil-repellant treatments and glare reduction. The frames are made of hypoallergenic beta-titanium and cellulose acetate, with stainless-steel ...
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Kenmark’s new collection to use Eastman materials
Kenmark has launched the Spring Paradigm collection, with a 1970s aesthetic and frames and lenses made of Eastman’s Acetate Renew and Tritan Renew, respectively. It is the brand’s first collection to have received ISCC Plus certification in the U.S. Eastman Renew, which is being adopted by a growing number of ...
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Marchon renews with Nike, signs with Shinola
Marchon Eyewear has signed two licensing deals. First, as Vision Monday reports, the VSP Vision-owned manufacturer and distributor has renewed its multi-year global deal with Nike to design, develop, produce and distribute ophthalmic eyewear and sunglasses under the Nike Vision brand. The original deal dates to 1999, and Marchon has ...
