Add-on for Google Glass can identify happiness, anger and surprise. Just when you thought the short-term future of technology couldn’t get any creepier, along comes a...
Two co-CEOs will replace Andrea Guerra. Luxottica CEO Andrea Guerra has stepped down as CEO of the Luxottica eyewear empire, replaced by two co-CEOS and an...
“I like being able to see,” says Texas Governor. Texas Governor Rick Perry opens up about his now-trademark new eyeglasses with a reporter for The Atlantic,...
And a psychic, too. The bitcoin’s march into retail has entered the eyewear industry with the announcement that online seller Eight will now accept the alternative...
Close monitoring is necessary, says the agency. The FDA is reminding parents that “contact lenses are medical devices, not cosmetics,” and urging that children who wear...
Device allows doctors to track intraocular pressure over 24 hours. Scientists in France have developed a single-use contact lens for the detection of glaucoma. The lenses...
When Drift founder couldn’t get manufacturing equipment, he made his own. When Chris Mantz set out to start up his Drift Eyewear manufacturing operation in Chicago...
An OD in Henderson, NV houses one of the area’s best-kept secrets. Nearly 175 eyeglasses and sunglasses make up the Famous People’s Eyeglasses Museum at Dr....
Georgia researchers are studying macular pigment. People with more yellow pigment in their eye may be better able to see distant objects in hazy conditions, according...
Krewe du Optic is the only line based in the South. “New Orleans is known for many things, but style is not necessarily one of them,”...
Committee chairman again questions pricing policy of four major manufacturers. Although Congress adjourned for the summer shortly after a hearing on the matter by the U.S....
Optometrists should follow example seen in ophthalmology practices. Results of a workforce study commissioned by the American Optometric Association and the Association of Schools and Colleges...
Her own vintage collection numbers 6,000 frames. Herself a successful eyewear designer, New Yorker Selima Salaun yearns for the good old days. “What was done back...
New virtual try-on feature eliminates the stress, he says. Francis Drake Eyewear has added a Virtual Try-On feature to their website. “With our new virtual try-on...
AOS President seeks member input on plan. The American Optometric Association has called for optometry to work toward an independent continuing education accrediting body. David A....
Hint: You’re probably wrong. San Diego OD and optometry lecturer David I. Geffen – as opposed to Hollywood gazillionaire David L. Geffen – has crunched some...
More than 350 cartons of the fakes confiscated in Savannah. Customs officials in Savannah have seized 377 cartons of counterfeit Ray Ban sunglasses with an estimated...
Woman blames budget shades for loss of an eye. A woman in England is warning the public to avoid budget sunglasses following surgery that took her...
Every pair sold is one-of-a-kind. After University of Utah student Spencer Perkins broke three pairs of expensive sunglasses in a year, he decided to save money...
Both crimes remain under investigation. Eye Q Intelligent Eyewear in Rochester MN has had a run of really bad luck, dating to December 2012, when burglars...
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