Official calls it a “huge opportunity.” The American Optometric Association is partnering on the development of a state-of-the art patient registry that will allow the organization’s...
Net profit advanced more than 33 percent in first quarter. Eyewear giant Luxottica got even bigger during the first quarter, with record sales in North America...
Price expected to go as high as $15,000. A pair of John Lennon’s characteristic rimless, round glasses could fetch as much as $15,000 at auction later...
But company could be “just tinkering.” Microsoft has acquired a U.S. patent for internet-connected glasses that can detect and interpret the emotions of people within their...
At 21 months, he is already a fashion trendsetter. Add 21-month-old Prince George to the list of trend-setting royals. People magazine reports that a pair of...
Bill gets second Senate committee approval. A bill requiring eye exams for school-age children passed through the California State Senate’s Health Committee last week by a...
Karen Rose Gold of A-morir also made him a monocle. The woman behind the A-morir sunglass line took a little break from eyewear to design the...
Although still not profitable, the company keeps growing. Following a recent $100 million round of funding, Warby Parker is reportedly now worth $1.2 billion. “Warby Parker...
Instead, Cincinnati start-up will get a loan from the state. Those Cincinnati eyewear designers who last week presented their line of glasses with interchangeable lenses...
Company produces line with interchangeable frames and lenses. A Cincinnati eyewear startup will appear May 1 on ABC’s “Shark Tank” – that show where small businesses...
Candidate was putting his own name on their brand. Following a complaint from Ray-Ban, ophthalmologist and current presidential candidate Rand Paul has stopped selling Rand-branded Wayfarers....
The eyewear giant is also going ahead with an Intel partnership. The not-unexpected resurrection of Google Glass will take place under the stewardship of Luxottica, which...
Value estimated at $2,000 Elton John, the man of a quarter-million pair of glasses, had better keep an eye on his collection: There may be a...
Join Versace at the bottom of Google search results. Websites deemed mobile-friendly will get premium placement at the top of Google search results acquired on smartphones...
A Mini model will strive for maxi-appeal. The Mini people – as in British cars – are working to develop “Augmented Vision Goggles” for one of...
Oh, just maybe eliminate migraines and correct dyslexia. The tech website Mashable casts a glance at all the recent developments in what eyeglasses can do beyond,...
Ample news coverage accompanied an event in Minnesota. Premium eyewear brand Scojo New York sent its biggest guns, sales VP John Nides and chief designer Dave...
Analysts predict increasing consolidation for the industry. With an apparent dearth of $250-million investment opportunities out there, equity firms are turning their attentions to smaller scores,...
But gabardine, no less, is the star. Thomas Burberry invented gabardine in 1879 as a tough, tightly woven fabric for his namesake trench coats. Burberry the...
Madonna mirrors the new fashion. Long a source of music trends, the Coachella Festival in California, continuing next weekend, is also emerging as a something of...
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