All Eyewear Intelligence articles in Volume 26 No. 3+4 – Page 2
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News briefsModest growth in the US market in FY24, says The Vision Council
According to the latest edition of The Vision Council’s Market inSights report, the US optical industry grew by 2.7 percent over the course of 2024 to a value of $68.3 billion. More than 240 million adults (92% of the population) use some kind of eyewear, according to Alysse Henkel, the ...
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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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High-profile ophthalmologist to chair Ocumetra board
Ocumetra, a supplier of myopia management software and services to eye care professionals (ECPs), has announced the appointment of Arthur Cummings as its board chairman. A cataract and refractive surgeon with over three decades of expertise in clinical practice and research, Cummings has received multiple international awards for his work ...
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ArticleZEISS looks for innovation in product, processes and business models to support commitment to global eye health
In December last year, ZEISS Group reported that sales of its consumer markets division, of which vision care is the main component, rose by 3 percent year-on-year to approximately €1.7 billion. The company stressed that, despite “a noticeable reluctance on the part of customers to spend,” vision care sales generated ...
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Mister Spex adds “New Vision” and “New Mission” to business relaunch
After announcing both a new brand positioning and a restructuration plan in August last year, Mister Spex has now communicated its new vision and new mission. “We empower people to see and to be seen” was chosen for the earlier. As for the latter: “Our mission is to become the ...
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ArticleFrench NPO takes deep dive in ophthalmic lenses and eyewear frames’ carbon emissions
French consumers purchased 32 million lenses and 16 million frames in 2023, for a total carbon footprint of 130 tkCO2e. The report looks at the share of various components (raw materials, energy, transport, packaging, etc.) in the mix.
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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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Vuzix appoints distributor for Asia Pacific
Smart eyewear maker Vuzix has announced the signature of a partnership with Evantek for the distribution of its products in the Asia Pacific market. An initial order of the company’s M400 smart glasses were shipped as part of the agreement. Established in 1995 and based in Singapore, Evantek is a ...
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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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ArticleVision Expo East presents show novelties, program ahead of first Florida edition
About one month from the first edition of Vision Expo East in its new location – Orlando, Florida – after almost four decades in New York, The Vision Council (TVC), the US eyewear association that co-organizes the event with RX, hosted an online preview webinar last week to present the ...
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Synsam Group opens Denmark’s largest optical store
Synsam Group is opening a 449-square meter store in central Copenhagen, Denmark, under its Profil Optik banner. The company says the new location is the largest optical store in the country. It will offer over 4,000 frames – branded eyewear and in-house collections – including a large selection of sports ...
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Revo announces new distribution set up in the US optical channel
One week after the communication of several key appointments for its distribution in Europe, Revo has just announced a new “direct sales structure” for the commercialization of its products in the US optical channel through a partnership with Launchpad Vision, a sales agency “dedicated to accelerating innovation in the eyecare ...
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News briefsTopcon has a new VP in R&D
Topcon Healthcare, the division of Japanese optical manufacturer Topcon Corporation, has hired Dr. Tilman Otto to serve as Vice President of Technology Innovation and Incubation. He is charged with identifying, developing, and scaling new tech, overseeing the R&D pipeline for new imaging and diagnostic systems. Otto was most recently Head ...
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ArticleNational Vision reports improved performance in Q4, reshuffles top management
Sales were up by 3.8 percent in Q4 and in the full year. Adjusted profit ratios are expected to be in line with last revised outlook.
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Evex Group has a new CEO
Evex Group, a supplier of software for optician and hearing aids specialists, has appointed Dr. Tom Kirschbaum, an experienced manager in the B2B software industry, as his new CEO. Kirschbaum is replacing Dr. Toni Schmidt who will assume portfolio responsibilities at FLEX Capital, the Berlin-based private equity fund owning EVEX. ...
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MIDO announces Vision Stage conference program
Three weeks ahead of the start of MIDO 2025, the event organizers have announced that over 1,200 exhibitors from 50+ countries will be present at the Rho Fiera Milano fairgrounds from Feb. 8 to 10. The exhibiting surface has been expanded by 1,000 square meters compared with last year 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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Rodenstock Group manager for Iberia promoted from within
Rodenstock Group has promoted Luis Elzaurdia to the position of General Manager for Spain and Portugal, overseeing the business of all its brands – Rodenstock, Indo and Optovision – in the region. A former Essilor executive, Elzaurdia joined Indo in 2021 as international sales manager, one year before the Spanish ...
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ArticleKits CEO: 'We are building an eyewear business for the customer of tomorrow'
On its Investor Day last September, Kits Eyecare concluded its presentation with a bold and somewhat cryptic claim: “Setting our sights on 500 in 5.” This made for an obvious first question when we had to opportunity to sit down with Roger Hardy, co-founder and CEO of the Canadian-based pure ...
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