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Opti 2022 – at last a restart with emotions

Since 1 August this year, industries have once again been able to meet for live events at the site of leading international trade fairs in Munich Germany). This further increases anticipation for opti 2022, 14-16 January, because it focuses on what counts: real encounters with people who do business and want to hold and feel…

Hoya Vision Care welcomes Warren Modlin as VP, Technical Marketing

Ophthalmic lens technology leader Hoya Vision Care announced that Warren Modlin has joined the company as its Vice President of Technical Marketing. In his role, Modlin leads professional relations and innovation strategies for North America, in addition to representing the North American market and delivering on key global initiatives alongside Research & Development. Trained as…

Schneider introduces the power lab of the next decade

Digital, powerful, cost-efficient, sustainable, high quality. Groundbreaking new technology based on new philosophies and fresh concepts. This is what the Schneider team has been working tirelessly on and now the curtains will be drawn. The German pioneer in freeform production announces its largest product release series ever in the company’s history. Starting in July 2021,…

Ocuco neutralizes carbon emissions

Ocuco Ltd announces the launch of a sustainability program. The first action of this plan is neutralizing the carbon emissions of its global headquarters until 2022. In March 2020, the optical software company joined the GoCarbonNeutral.ie initiative to offset its carbon dioxide (COâ‚‚) emissions. The three-year commitment builds on the sustainable mindset already ingrained within…

Program for Vision Expo West 2021 available

The organizers of Vision Expo, The Vision Council and RX, announced the schedule of programming and events set to take place at Vision Expo West 2021, taking place at the Sands Expo & Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada from September 22-25, 2021. The Show’s educational program, together with OptiCon®@Vision Expo, will open Wednesday, Sept. 22…

Silmo: New video interview online

In a new video AmĂ©lie Morel and Eric Lenoir answer the most important questions about the upcoming Silmo. Silmo takes place from 24. – 27. September in Paris, following the motto “Let’s enjoy real contact again!”    

More than 275 exhibiting companies commit to Vision Expo West 2021

The Vision Council and RX, co-organizers of Vision Expo, announced that more than 275 exhibiting companies have committed to Vision Expo West 2021, taking place September 22–25 at the Sands Expo & Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.  To view the list of exhibiting companies committed to-date, click here. Vision Expo West 2021 will take…

Fabrizio Uguzzoni named President of Wholesale at EssilorLuxottica North America

EssilorLuxottica announced that it has named Fabrizio Uguzzoni as President of Wholesale at EssilorLuxottica North America. Uguzzoni, based in New York, will lead the Company’s unified wholesale business in North America. Rick Gadd, President of Essilor North America, will report to him.This integrated leadership structure is a natural next step in the integration process. Essilor…

Vision Health Alliance’s website and social media channels are now live

Vision Health Alliance, The Vision Council’s new consumer education initiative that champions eye health as an important part of overall health and eye health exams as essential components of healthcare, today announces that its website and social media channels are now live. The website can be accessed at visionhealthalliance.org. Resources available on the website include:…

Shamir launches Metaform a new lens manufacturing technology

After years of research and co-development with Satisloh, Shamir is proud to present Metaform, its nano structure lens manufacturing technology that offers a new breed of compromise-free superpowered lenses with all the optical, physical features and coating built-in. Metaform enables the production of a new type of lens that does not currently exist in the…