Gatson Browne, Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda and the UN Friends of Vision Group have brought together world leaders, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Prime Minister of Nepal, and Terrance Drew, Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis together with ministerial representatives from over 15 countries to discuss eye health and development. The meeting, held in…
IbisVision, the Glasgow-based company that’s leading the move to remote and over-the-Internet eyecare, has unveiled breakthrough technology, the first of its kind, that allows for optometrists to determine a prescription over the Internet, with hardware that’s a fraction of the cost of traditional eyecare systems. The company, backed by a consortium led by Miami-based Compiler…
Safilo Group, one of the eyewear industry’s key players of prescription frames and sunglasses, and Amazon.com – announce the launch of new Carrera Smart Glasses with Alexa, blending Safilo’s Italian design with Alexa technology into two iconic frames. With open-ear audio technology, the new Carrera Smart Glasses direct sound to the ears without covering them,…
Coburn Technologies, a leading provider of computer-integrated ophthalmic lens processing systems and ophthalmic instruments, in collaboration with SDC Technologies (SDC), a recognized global leader in the development and manufacturing of high-performance specialty coatings, will launch CrystalChrome, an innovative photochromic system for optical labs at Vision Expo West in Las Vegas. “This novel lens coating technology…
From 3rd to 8th of July the fifth LensWare Convention took place. For this purpose, the office crew and all international consultants met for one week in Langen, to integrally discuss about latest developments in projects, modules and requirements, and to furtherly agree the strategy in the different markets. After an evolutionary growth over the…
The israeli start-up flō has signed an exclusive license agreement with Yeda Research and Development regarding the use of Weizmann Advanced Materials used for optical coatings to be applied via flō’s proprietary Additive Manufacturing (AM) technology. These optical coatings were developed by Prof. Milko van der Boom and his team. flō seeks to transform the…
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