The Vision Council has released its quarterly VisionWatch market research reports for Q3 of 2020, indicating a net increase of 1.2 million vision correction users year over year from September 2019 to September 2020 and $37.46 billion in retail revenues during the same period. Designed exclusively for the optical industry, the VisionWatch research reports are…
Today every company is talking about becoming sustainable. That is the future. But it is also a demand that many consumers – especially from Europe – and many governments are now making. However, entrepreneurs consider some “green” demands to be unrealistic. But how does a viable way of making the global frame and lens production…
Jean Gehrig, founder of SCL International, a cleaning and hard coating machine manufacturer based in France, passed away in November 2020. For all who met Jean, they will remember a gentleman, a professional, a real entrepreneur. He was an electrical engineer who founded two companies before SCL International was formed in 1993, producing dip coating…
Digital Ray-Path 2 works in synergy with nature by harnessing the innate power of the human eye to create advanced lens designs. IOT has just launched the Digital Ray-Path 2 technology, an evolution of its predecessor, Digital Ray-Path. This new technology, in addition to mathematically minimizing oblique aberrations, adds the intelligent use of the wearer’s…
The bad news: Wearing face masks will most likely remain for some time to come. The good news: Glasses will no longer fog up thanks to the Schneider Anti Fog Coating technology. All you need is one single consumable chip! Insert and go: No matter what equipment and size you are using, the Schneider Anti…
Coburn Technologies, Inc. is pleased to introduce ProCoat, their most robust and feature-rich hard coating for backside lens coaters. ProCoat is the “pro” when it comes to unsurpassed abrasion resistance, adhesion, tintability, clarity and stability. Expertly formulated by their experienced coating development team, ProCoat delivers higher abrasion resistance and offers a greater degree of adhesion…
The Vision Council and Reed Exhibitions, co-owners of Vision Expo, are reimagining the Show’s continuing education offerings with the launch of VisionEd Direct, a new virtual continuing education platform offering on-demand accredited courses, and plans for a new education area to debut at Vision Expo East 2021. Built on the Quantum Optical platform, one of…
Satisloh Fog-Free is the company’s solution to eliminating the annoying issue of foggy eyeglasses. Fog-Free consists of two elements: a new coating process for Satisloh vacuum box coaters and pre-treated consumer microfiber cloths, which activate the anti-fog functionality. Demand for this product has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, since face masks have become an essential…
EssilorLuxottica has announced a major change in leadership. Hubert Sagnières leaves all his executive responsibilities at EssilorLuxottica and its subsidiaries and will remain as nonexecutive Vice-Chairman of the company. In order to preserve the equal powers principle of the business combination agreement currently in place, Leonardo Del Vecchio decided to voluntarily step back from his…
Mojo Vision, the Invisible Computing company, and the contact lens manufacturer Menicon announced that both companies have entered into a joint development agreement on September 21, 2020. Mojo Vision is developing Mojo Lens, the first true smart contact lens, a technology breakthrough backed by years of scientific research and numerous patents. Using augmented reality (AR),…
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