The goal is to “create efficiency.” One possibility for the future as Essilor and Luxottica merge is “investing in the doctor alliances,” an Essilor official said....
The new spot “felt like us.” Native Eyewear, a Costa Sunglasses company that makes sunglasses and goggles for outdoor enthusiasts, has left its Denver home for...
The event starts today. International Vision Expo East in New York City and International Vision Expo West in Las Vegas have been named to the Trade Show News Network’s...
They’re rolling out worldwide this year. Ray-Ban announced that it is launching prescription lenses. The lenses officially became available this month. A press release explains: “Thanks...
It’s optometry against ophthalmology. Florida’s notorious “eyeball wars” have re-emerged as the state’s optometrists and ophthalmologists take their long-running disagreements to the legislature. A proposal to...
The name is “merely a descriptive term.” The U.S. Patent Trademark Office has refused Snapchat’s application for trademark protection of the term “Spectacles,” according to a...
They could have some highly practical applications. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have created glasses that give their wearer a superhuman ability to distinguish similar...
They’ve made long-lasting contributions to the field. The American Optometric Association and Optometry Cares—The AOA Foundation announced that three doctors of optometry have been selected for...
A reward is being offered. Burglars took $250,000 worth of sunglasses from a warehouse in North Miami Beach, FL. The two men entered by breaking through...
It’s called the DOC Access Act. A new federal bill seeks to “put patients and doctors – rather than health and vision plan executives — back...
He has more than 25 years of experience. TAMPA, FL — Jeff Nowak, an experienced leader in healthcare operations and technology, has joined Premier Eye Care...
The money will support a US launch. ALPHARETTA, GA — Visioneering Technologies Inc., which makes NaturalVue Multifocal 1 Day contact lenses, has raised $33.3 million Australian...
It begins with the Cartier 2018 Spring Summer collection. Kering announced that its Kering Eyewear subsidiary will partner with Maison Cartier on the development, manufacturing and...
They suffered from macular degeneration. Three women in Florida were left blind after receiving treatment using stem cells, NPR reports. The women, who were in their...
But things aren’t all bad. Finding and keeping good people is a challenge for business owners — and it’s getting tougher. The number of Americans quitting...
It would be the state’s first. A state senator in North Carolina is seeking $2.1 million to establish an optometry school at the University of North...
It’s called the EyeVan. The College of Optometry at Pacific University in Oregon has unveiled a new mobile eyecare and vision clinic. Nearly 100 supporters gathered on March...
Visa is developing the idea. If Visa has its way, you might someday buy things using sunglasses. The company is developing is payment-enabled sunwear, KTRK-TV reports....
It’s expanding a distribution facility. Luxottica Group plans to create more than 1,000 jobs with the expansion of its North American distribution facility in Henry County,...
Opternative and others lobbied for the legislation. New legislation in Virginia allows eyecare providers to prescribe through telemedicine, Healio reports. The legislation states, in part: “For...
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