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RestoringVision’s annual report released

RestoringVision’s annual report released

RestoringVision has released its 2022 Annual Report, highlighting its impact and growth as the organization served nearly 3.4 million people living in extreme poverty across the globe in a single year with the vision services and eyeglasses they need to see clearly. RestoringVision accelerated its growth on all fronts in 2022 while simultaneously making a bold commitment: to solve the global vision crisis. The annual report reflects the collective efforts of an extraordinary global community…

Philadelphia native re-establishes manufacturing to underserved communities

Philadelphia native and optometrist, Chelise Firmin’s O.D. dream of running an ophthalmic manufacturing facility will become a reality in September thanks to a joint venture with social impact investor and urban healthcare real estate development firm, TPP Capital Holdings, and a collaboration between four optical industry chief executives. Dr. Firmin recently secured $3.5 million in…

Lack of men of color graduating from the Health Professions declared a crisis

Lack of men of color graduating from the Health Professions declared a crisis

The Federation of Associations of Schools of the Health Professions (FASHP) has declared the low number of historically underrepresented men of color (HUMOC) graduating and entering the health care professions a national crisis. Representing 16 CEOs of national academic health professions associations, FASHP has released a consensus statement addressing this critical issue. FASHP is calling…

Zeiss announced stable double-digit growth

Zeiss was able to maintain the high level of incoming orders and revenue in the first half of the new fiscal year with solid growth dynamics across all four four segments. The Zeiss Group’s stable, double-digit growth continued across all four Zeiss segments in the first half of fiscal year 2022/23 (ended 31 March 2023)….

EssilorLuxottica and Chalhoub Group sign a partnership for the development of direct retail in the GCC

EssilorLuxottica and Chalhoub Group sign a partnership for the development of direct retail in the GCC

EssilorLuxottica and Chalhoub Group signed a joint–venture for the development of direct eyewear retail in the GCC region. The agreement aims to shape the eyewear category and achieve new levels of customer service through combining EssilorLuxottica’s eyewear expertise, technology, and brands, with Chalhoub Group’s deep understanding of the region’s consumers and delivery of unforgettable experiences….

New myopia education platform by Hoya Vision Care

New myopia education platform by Hoya Vision Care

Hoya Vision Care announced the roll out of a new myopia education platform for Ophthalmologists and Optometrists. The advanced learning platform, accessible globally, went live in late April. The goal of the platform is to provide independent continuing education and share the latest developments in myopia management to Ophthalmologists and Optometrists across the globe, in…

Four-year clinical trial of Esillor´s Stellest lens released

Four-year clinical trial of Esillor´s Stellest lens released

Latest findings released, for the first time, show sustained myopia control efficacy of the lens in children, saving more than one and a quarter dioptres of myopia over four years. Four–year data follows the recent publication of the three–year clinical trial findings in American Journal of Ophthalmology, which also highlights evidence of continued myopia control…

SIOF 2023 ended with a record number of visitors

SIOF 2023 ended with a record number of visitors

Organised by the China Optometric & Optical Association, and co-organised by the Orient International Exhibition Co Ltd of Hong Kong, the 21st China (Shanghai) International Optics Fair, the most sizeable optical trade fair of Asia, ended on a high note with a record number of visitors attending the three-day event. The fair drew 88,285 times…

First ChatGPT enabled smart eyewear

First ChatGPT enabled smart eyewear

Innovative Eyewear the developer and retailer of smart eyewear under the Lucyd, Nautica, and Eddie Bauer brands, announced that it has launched a new iOS/Android app called Lucyd. The Lucyd app enables a voice interface for ChatGPT on their smart eyewear. The user can ask questions to ChatGPT through microphones already built into the glasses…