EssilorLuxottica announces the launch of the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation marking a new chapter in the Group’s journey to achieve its unique Mission to help everyone in the world “see more and be more”. This comes as a major pillar in EssilorLuxottica’s sustainability strategy and supports its commitment to advocate for good vision as a basic human right. 

The OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation unites many of the Group’s global advocacy and philanthropic actions. By raising awareness on the importance of good vision and supporting the creation of sustainable vision care through philanthropic grants, the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation will work with like-minded partners to help realize the United Nations’ resolution, “Vision for All”, and help eliminate uncorrected poor vision in a generation. 

“Our role as the industry leader extends to bringing the life-changing benefits of good vision to everyone around the world. Through the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation, our global expertise, capabilities and partnerships are best positioned to support the catalytic change needed in public visual health. Together with the support of governments, Non-Profit Organizations and other committed partners, we are now better organized to help meet the targets set out by the United Nations in the Sustainable Development Goals for universal vision care. The OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation brings together both Essilor and Luxottica’s long history of sustainable development in action,” said Francesco Milleri and Paul du Saillant, respectively CEO and Deputy CEO of EssilorLuxottica.

“EssilorLuxottica has long been a pioneer in the fight against poor vision and relentless in our pursuit to eliminating uncorrected poor vision in a generation. Through our combined actions, we have created permanent vision care access for half a billion people and created 50 million eyeglass wearers in underserved communities since 2013, the majority of them experiencing the benefit of glasses for the first time in their lives. We have also trained nearly 20,000 primary vision care providers who are now able to support their families by earning a livelihood by providing vision care services to their communities. Through the OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation, we are today set to unlock our full potential,” said Anurag Hans, Head of Mission for EssilorLuxottica. 

The OneSight EssilorLuxottica Foundation unites the following organizations: Vision for Life, Essilor Vision Foundations in North America, India, Southeast Asia and China, Fondazione Salmoiraghi & Viganò in Italy as well as the Company’s long term global partners OneSight and the Vision Impact Institute.

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Transitions Optical has launched a new contest to encourage wearers to register their Transitions Certificate of Authenticity after receiving their Transitions lenses. By registering, eye care professionals (ECPs) and their patients will have a chance to win various prizes, including a $1,000 CAD gift card for patients per month and one of $500 CAD gift cards awarded to eye care professionals monthly. Winners will be selected at random each month from April until the end of December.  For every patient that wins, so does their eye care professional

For a chance to win, eye care professionals must provide their patients with a Transitions Certificate of Authenticity when delivering the Transitions lenses to the patient. ECPs should encourage their patients to register their lenses using the information listed on the back of the certificate (registration takes place at www.Transitions.com/COA).

Once the wearer has registered their Transitions Certificate of Authenticity, both the wearer and the eye care professional will be entered into the contest. Patients who win will receive a $1,000 gift card while eye care professional will receive a $500 gift card.

“It is our goal that through this contest, patients who register their Certificate of Authenticity will have peace of mind knowing they own a pair of authentic Transitions lenses,” said Arnaud Rajchenbach, marketing and sales manager, Transitions Optical Canada. “It is important for patients to know if they are wearing authentic Transitions lenses so they can trust they are receiving quality protection, seamless comfort, the latest in photochromic technology and the brand they pay for.”

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CooperVision has named Alex Wilkes as President, Americas, effective June 14. Wilkes brings more than a decade of experience in the eye care industry, having most recently served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Pearle Vision at Luxottica.

At CooperVision, Wilkes will be responsible for the executive leadership and driving the growth of the company’s largest region, determining the strategic direction for the United States, Canada, and Latin America. He will be based at CooperVision’s offices in Victor, N.Y.

“In the years Alex has spent in vision care, he has led the expansion of one of the largest franchises in the industry, working directly with eye care professionals to build their businesses while playing a key role in branding, marketing, operations, product strategy, and supply chain management,” said Mark Harty, Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, CooperVision. “Alex’s proven track record of driving growth, developing market-shifting strategies, and leading high-performing teams is sure to benefit CooperVision and our customers in the years ahead.”

“The current pace of change in the optical category is unprecedented, and I’m thrilled to join the talented team at CooperVision to deliver some of the most innovative products in the market to eye care professionals and their patients,” said Wilkes. “I have admired CooperVision for many years and I am completely aligned with the values and direction of the company.”

Wilkes joined Luxottica in 2010 as Senior Director of Strategy and Business Development, where he was responsible for the strategic planning and implementation of several growth initiatives for LensCrafters. In 2012, he was promoted to the Vice President of Vision Care for LensCrafters. As part of the executive leadership team, he had responsibility for 3,000 eye care professionals, all clinical services, and the company’s contact lens portfolio.

Wilkes succeeds Jerry Warner, who was promoted to President of CooperVision in February 2022.

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Bausch + Lomb announced that Health Canada has approved LUMIFY^® (brimonidine tartrate ophthalmic solution 0.025% w/v), the first and only over the counter (OTC) eye drop developed with low-dose brimonidine tartrate to relieve redness of the eye due to minor eye irritations for adults.

“With Health Canada’s approval of LUMIFY^®, we are excited to be able to now offer Canadians a new option to help relieve their red, irritated eyes,” said Joe Gordon, president, Global Consumer, Surgical and Vision Care.

LUMIFY^® works by selectively targeting redness and thereby reducing the potential for side effects such as rebound redness and tachyphylaxis. In clinical trials, LUMIFY^® eye drops demonstrated significant reduction in ocular redness seen as early as one minute and persisted up to eight hours. An in-home-use-study with over 300 participants also resulted in a 95% satisfaction rating for the product.

LUMIFY^® is expected to be available at all major pharmacy retailers in Canada by July 2022 in both 3.5 mL and 7.5 mL size formats. 

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These feminine sunglasses are designed in an oversized rectangular silhouette, crafted in lightweight acetate. The iconic Mother and Child logo is placed on the temples in shiny gold, while hollowed temple tips have been designed to host the Lanvin eyewear chain.

Offered in four classic colorations, including a tiger-striped acetate as seen on the featured model.

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