With just two weeks left before Mido opens, the leading international eyewear show has reached its 52nd edition. Opticians, buyers, journalists and trade professionals from around the world will meet at Fieramilano Rho from February 3rd to 5th for an advance preview of the latest in eyewear trends, business and innovations.
The opti organizers announced that this year’s opti ended very successfully and was a great success on all sides. This year’s opti inspired opticians as an industry highlight at the start of the year. 21,500 visitors appreciated the common hub of all protagonists from the ophthalmic world.
Vision Expo East 2024, co-hosted by The Vision Council and RX, is on track to be a landmark event for the eyecare and eyewear industry worldwide, with over 450 eyewear and eyecare companies gearing up to display their latest products and technologies across an expansive 150,000 square feet of exhibit space for one final show in New York City before heading to the sunshine state.
Coburn Technologies celebrates the company’s 70th anniversary as a pioneering force in the optical industry. For seven decades, Coburn Technologies has been at the forefront of innovation, driving advancements in eyewear technology and shaping the way the world sees.
For the first time, EssilorLuxottica will exhibit at CES in Las Vegas showcasing Nuance Audio, first-of-its-kind glasses with advanced hearing solution, as well as Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses and other innovative solutions in the world of optics.
A top-class program and a large audience await participants at this year’s MAFO – The Conference in Milan. Ticket sales have already broken all records of recent years, meaning that the conference is once again attracting new attention after the break due to corona virus restrictions.
The Fielmann Group bids farewell to its founder and long-standing Chairman of the Management Board Günther Fielmann. After a long and fulfilled life, the German entrepreneur passed away on January 3, 2024 at the the age of 84 at his home in Lütjensee in Schleswig-Holstein (Germany), peacefully surrounded by his family.
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With great sadness shared The Vision Council the passing of Steve Sutherlin on December 28. He died of a heart attack at the age of 70. Steve was The Vision Council’s Lab Division Liaison from 2015 to 2020 when he retired.
Carl Zeiss Meditec AG announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in Dutch Ophthalmic Research Center (International) B.V. (D.O.R.C.) from the investment firm Eurazeo SE, Paris, France. The acquisition will enhance and complement Zeiss Medical Technology’s broad ophthalmic portfolio and range of digitally connected workflow solutions for addressing a wide variety of eye conditions, including retinal disorders, cataracts, glaucoma and refractive errors.
