Posted: 3/11/2010 12:30 AM
NEW YORK—Two new organizations have been created recently to offer board certification proposals for optometrists, as the American Board of Optometry (ABO) moves closer to launching its own OD certification program, as previously reported.
Posted: 3/11/2010 12:27 AM
RANCHO CORDOVA, Calif.—VSP Global announced on Monday that the VSP Global Board of Directors elected Timothy Jankowski, O.D., F.A.A.O. as chairman of the board for a term of two years.
Posted: 3/11/2010 12:24 AM
MILAN—Mido organizers reported that final attendance at the international optics exhibition held here on a new, three-day timetable Mar. 5-7 was 42,000 visitors, traffic "on a par" with last year's show, including a 5.5 percent increase in attendees from outside of Italy.
Posted: 3/11/2010 12:21 AM
SAN DIEGO—Gunnar Optiks, a manufacturer of digital performance eyewear, is partnering with Carl Zeiss Vision to co-develop, co-market and co-brand the next iteration of Gunnar’s i-Amp prescription lens technology.
Posted: 3/11/2010 12:18 AM
LONGARONE, Italy—The Marcolin Group S.p.A. (MCL-IT) and Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. (NYSE:KCP), the New York-based fashion house, have announced the advance renewal of their licensing agreement for production and distribution of prescription frames and sunglasses under the Kenneth Cole New York and Kenneth Cole Reaction labels through 2014.
Posted: 3/11/2010 12:15 AM
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—Brian Spraberry has been named president and chief executive officer of Callahan Eye Foundation Hospital, effective April 12.
Posted: 3/11/2010 12:14 AM
NEW YORK—International Vision Expo East invites optometrists to Shamrock Fest on Saturday, March 20, 2010 from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. in the Medical and Scientific Theater, Booth MS1274 inside the exhibit hall where they can enjoy complimentary drinks, live Irish music and a free gift.
Posted: 3/11/2010 12:13 AM
NEW YORK—The Olympic flame may be extinguished but the eyewear lives on in VM’s coverage of products worn by this year’s athletes at the close of the 2010 Winter Olympics. This week’s
Olympic Eyewear Tab: Winter Olympians, Eyewear and a Winning OD, wraps up optical's presence on the slopes and rinks.
In this week’s
New & Noteworthy entry, get all the details on Prevent Blindness America’s newest campaign, Star Pupils, the organization’s children’s platform designed to educate parents on children’s vision issues.
Posted: 3/8/2010 12:30 AM
MILAN—Retailers, distributors, suppliers and media from the international optical industry reviewed new collections, technologies and education during the 40th anniversary of the Mido International Optics, Optometry and Opthalmology show held here on a new three-day, Friday through Sunday timetable this past weekend.
Posted: 3/8/2010 12:27 AM
MILAN—In a new collaboration, leading international eyewear company Charmant Group and luxury Italian fashion brand Trussardi have signed a license agreement for Charmant to produce and distribute Trussardi optical frames and sunglasses, starting in spring/summer 2011.
Posted: 3/8/2010 12:24 AM
NORWALK, Conn.—Independent Doctors of Optometric Care (IDOC), has been focusing its information-exchange, preferred group discounts, member benefits and educational offerings in the areas of business development and management advice to enable independent doctors of optometry to better compete, according to IDOC's president and CEO, Mark Feder, OD.
Posted: 3/8/2010 12:21 AM
NEW YORK
—A special, historical exhibition by the Italian Trade Commission-ICE and the Italian Optical Goods Manufacturers’ Association-ANFAO will be produced in New York City's famed Grand Central Terminal, beginning March 19 through March 24.
Posted: 3/8/2010 12:18 AM
CHICAGO—Prevent Blindness America (PBA), the nation’s oldest eye health and safety organization, officially kicks off its Eyes on Capitol Hill event this week with the Congressional Call-in Day on March 9.
Posted: 3/8/2010 12:15 AM
LOS ANGELES—
Junior Blind of America, a nonprofit dedicated to helping children and adults who are blind, visually impaired or multi-disabled achieve independence, announced that legendary singer songwriter, Stevie Wonder, has joined its board of directors.
Posted: 3/4/2010 8:00 AM
CHARENTON-LE-PONT, France—Essilor International (ESSI.PA: Reuters) reported today that it made significant gains in 2009, despite the recessionary economy and what the company characterized as “an unprecedented slowdown in the ophthalmic optical market.”
Posted: 3/4/2010 12:45 AM
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced today that it has reached a settlement with Transitions Optical that bars Transitions Optical from using allegedly anticompetitive practices to maintain its monopoly and increase prices on photochromic lenses.
Posted: 3/4/2010 12:39 AM
MEXICO CITY—On March 1, HAL Holding signed an agreement to acquire a 25 percent interest in Grupo Optico Lux, the 69-store optical chain based here.
As part of the deal, HAL also received an option to purchase an additional 45 percent of the Mexican chain.
Posted: 3/4/2010 12:36 AM
PARIS—World renowned fashion house Christian Lacroix announced earlier this week that it has entered an exclusive multi-year agreement with Mondottica International. The license covers all markets and includes both women’s and men’s sunglasses and optical eyewear.
Posted: 3/4/2010 12:33 AM
ALZENAU, Germany—Leybold Optics has appointed Antonio Requena as general manager of its optics division. He will report to Kurt Hakansson. Hakansson, who has been leading as the Leybold Optics corporation since October 2009 as CEO.
Posted: 3/4/2010 12:30 AM
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—With International Vision Expo East as a backdrop, The Vision Council has planned several initiatives surrounding the show to educate consumers and the media about the latest eyewear fashion trends, as well as advances in eyecare and eyewear technology.
Posted: 3/4/2010 12:27 AM
AUSTIN, Texas—Industry Internet portal VisionWeb is joining up with the Opticians Associations of America to create a royalty program for opticians, similar to a program VisionWeb has offered to American Optometric Association members for a number of years.
Posted: 3/4/2010 12:24 AM
MILAN—In a special collaboration, launching this week just prior to the start of MIDO, the Italian eyewear exhibition here, Vogue Italia’s editor-in-chief, Franca Sozzani, art directed a special seven-page section on Marchon Eyewear, Inc. kicking off a series of events and high-visibility partnerships during the show and in the Italian market.
Posted: 3/4/2010 12:21 AM
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—National Lens has announced a North American distribution agreement with TreviColiseum of Italy for the distribution of TreviColiseum eyewear, including the Cotton Club, Clark and Coliseum collections.
Posted: 3/4/2010 12:18 AM
ST. LOUIS, Mo.—In honor of March’s Save Your Vision Month, the American Optometric Association has issued a series of recommendations to help Americans prevent workplace eye strain and eye injuries.
Posted: 3/4/2010 12:15 AM
NEW YORK—In this week’s
Personnel File,
VM takes a detailed look at the business-oriented continuing education program scheduled for this month’s Vision Expo East. Over 20 hours of continuing education, including the popular Visionomics program, offers courses that will develop and build strong, savvy and successful eyecare practices. And coming soon on
VisionMonday.com, follow what people are tweeting on our new “Twitter Ticker” streaming live on the Web site. Follow us there and don’t forget to become a fan of
Vision Monday on Facebook.
Posted: 3/2/2010 11:15 AM
LONDON—Luxottica Group (NYSE: LUX) is using a number of new strategies this year to address the world's ongoing economic challenges to the company's pricing and product-mix equation, chief executive officer Andrea Guerra told financial analysts here today.
Posted: 3/1/2010 12:50 PM
MILAN—With his company's business currently improving in most parts of the world, Luxottica Group's (NYSE: LUX) chief executive officer, Andrea Guerra, today singled out the U.S. market as "showing solid signs of a turnaround" in the first two months of 2010.
Posted: 3/1/2010 12:36 AM
SAN ANTONIO—In an organizational announcement this week, San Antonio-based Eye Care Centers of America (ECCA) said it has brought its ophthalmic lenses and contact lens business operations under the watch of the company’s merchandising and sales development area, headed by ECCA vice president Kelly Carter, who joined the company in August 2009.
Posted: 3/1/2010 12:33 AM
NORWALK, Conn.— More than 15,200 eyecare professionals and buyers have registered for the upcoming Vision Expo East slated for March 19 to 21, according to show organizers.
Posted: 3/1/2010 12:30 AM
CHICAGO—Prevent Blindness America (PBA), the nation’s leading volunteer eye health and safety organization, is launching its “Star Pupils” campaign, the organization’s children’s platform designed to educate parents on children’s vision issues.
Posted: 3/1/2010 12:27 AM
CARLSBAD, Calif.—Orange21 (NASDAQ:ORNG), owner of the Spy Optic brand of sunglasses and goggles, has teamed up with world-renowned singer, songwriter, author and pilot, Jimmy Buffett to produce a signature line of eyewear for his Margaritaville brand.
Posted: 3/1/2010 12:24 AM
SOMERVILLE, N.J.—Viva International Group has named Kelly O’Grady as director of sales, West. In his new role, O’Grady will oversee and manage all sales activities for that region, including independent optical, key accounts and alliance customers.
Posted: 3/1/2010 12:21 AM
MINNEAPOLIS—OGI Eyewear has recently expanded its international distribution. The company has signed new partnerships for its Seraphin Collection to be distributed by Eye Society of the Netherlands and Eye Society of Switzerland, according to Joseph Tallier, vice president, global sales.
Posted: 3/1/2010 12:18 AM
NEW YORK— Find out about the impetus behind our newest editorial initiative,
A Greater Vision, as
Vision Monday and industry leaders, including National Vision’s president and CEO, Reade Fahs, spearhead an effort to shine the spotlight on various vision-centric philanthropic efforts throughout the optical community. Also, look for continuing coverage of this initiative in upcoming issues of
Vision Monday as we profile organizations dedicated to improving vision here and abroad.
Posted: 3/1/2010 12:15 AM
NEW YORK—Registration is still open for Vision Monday’s March 17 Global Leadership Summit. For the latest updates on the speaker roster and program lineup for this “must attend” event, go to the dedicated
VM Summit page for details, exclusively onVisionMonday.com.
Also on
VisionMonday.com, masculine eyewear trends are everywhere these days and being shown off by some of the hottest male talents in music, film and television. Take a look at styles by Marchon, Sama and Altair in this week’s
Bold Face: Men, Men, Men.
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