SCENE + HEARD: Discover EssilorLuxottica and CooperCompanies Announce Joint Venture for Acquisition of SightGlass Vision and Move to Expand Myopia Management Category By Staff Thursday, February 4, 2021 5:16 PM CHARENTON-LE-PONT, France, and SAN RAMON, Calif.—EssilorLuxottica (Reuters: ESLA.PA) and CooperCompanies (NYSE:COO), two of the world’s leading vision care companies, said late Wednesday that they have entered into an agreement to create a 50/50 joint venture for the acquisition of SightGlass Vision, a U.S.-based life sciences company focused on developing innovative spectacle lenses to reduce the progression of myopia in children. EssilorLuxottica and CooperCompanies will leverage their shared expertise and global leadership in myopia management to accelerate the commercialization of SightGlass Vision spectacle lenses. Through this partnership, they will further strengthen innovation opportunities and go-to-market capabilities to grow the myopia control category, the announcement noted. Read More