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April 7, 2021April 7, 2021

ZEISS Opens High-Tech Center in North America

ZEISS has completed construction of its new R&D, production, sales and customer service site in the San Francisco Bay Area. Bringing together hundreds of ZEISS employees and key functions under one roof represents a major milestone in the company’s international innovation and growth strategy.

“The new ZEISS Innovation Center harnesses our technological, research and customer services strengths in one of the world’s premier technology innovation locations,” said Dr. Christian Müller, Chief Financial Officer of the ZEISS Group.

The $180 million investment in the new high-tech site in Dublin, a fast-growing city near San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose, is an integral part of the ZEISS global strategy to expand its presence close to research centers and growth markets. The ZEISS Innovation Center’s R&D efforts will increasingly focus on digital solutions and scientific and industry partnerships spanning disciplines and technologies.

The ZEISS Innovation Center houses customer experience and demonstration centers showcasing recent ZEISS innovations, as well as research laboratories, service and production facilities.

The new Center meets the highest green energy and sustainability standards. The building is powered by solar energy, supported by use-based light and air controls and a heat recovery system. Sophisticated light and insulation technologies help regulate the indoor temperature. Rainwater collection and retention, along with wetland enhancement and maintenance, are incorporated into the exterior design.

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April 7, 2021May 20, 2026

ba&sh’s BA 1032 was Nominated at SILMO d’Or 2020 for Fashion Trends

The BA 1032 is a rounded acetate frame with an extra flat lug. The delicacy of the front softens this strong shape, sublimated by a nude havana with a clear and luminous marbled appearance. The style features a thin tubular temple made of two materials, the engraved logo on the metal temple’s side and on the acetate temple tips. Both temple ends are embellished with a subtle diamond-shaped engraved aged metal piece with ethno-chic inspirations, that the brand loves so much.

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April 7, 2021April 9, 2021

CooperVision, OGS, and Special Olympics Partner to Enhance Eye Care for People with Intellectual Disabilities

CooperVision, Optometry Giving Sight (OGS) and Special Olympics have come together to support the Special Olympics Lions Clubs International Foundation Opening Eyes® program, which aims to strengthen vision care inclusion for individuals with intellectual disabilities. The organizations have committed $300,000 through 2023 to provide Special Olympics athletes with high-quality vision and eye health screenings, prescription eyewear and sports goggles, while also providing improved education and training for eye care professionals (ECPs) and optometry students so they are better able to meet the unique needs of this marginalized group.

“Our athletes suffer some of the lowest access to vision care of any population globally,” said Dr. Alicia Bazzano, Chief Health Officer, Special Olympics. “Globally, 35% of our Special Olympics athletes need new prescription glasses and 23% have never even had an eye exam. Together with CooperVision and Optometry Giving Sight, we are able to continue to bring the benefits of Opening Eyes around the world and help close the gap to access to vision care for people with intellectual disabilities.”

Now present in over 90 nations, the Special Olympics Lions Clubs International Foundation Opening Eyes® program has helped strengthen national health systems while creating increased access to care for individuals with intellectual disabilities, one of the most socially isolated, at-risk population subsets. Since its founding, Opening Eyes has conducted over 430,000 screenings and provided over 259,000 prescription eyeglasses and sport goggles to Special Olympics athletes around the world. The program has also offered practical training opportunities for over 50,000 ECPs and students.

The sponsorship dollars will be used to promote vision care inclusion as part of Special Olympics programming in Kenya, starting in 2021, and in the United States in 2022. As part of the partnership focus, the financial and technical support offered by CooperVision and Optometry Giving Sight will enable vision screenings, training for ECPs and resources for athletes.

In the United States, the partnership will bring the power of the Opening Eyes program to the 2022 Special Olympics USA Games in Orlando, Florida, making high-quality vision care a reality for over 2,000 athletes, while delivering clinical training for inclusive vision care to at least 50 ECPs, while supporting additional volunteer opportunities as part of the Opening Eyes program.

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Revisiting Classic Chic from Morel’s AZUR Mustang Collection

This eyewear offers a beautiful combination of an acetate wire and a decorated metal bar. Luminous effects create a brilliance with bevels to add mesmerizing reflections. Complete with an elegant bridge and detailed metal temples. Truly a unique style that highlights richness and intrigue.

Featured model: 80040A MD12

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April 1, 2021March 31, 2021

ReNue Announces Merger with Ethemba Health and Image Centres

ReNue, a doctor-led aesthetic medicine company and division of FYidoctors, today announced its merger with Ethemba Health and Image Centres, an aesthetic medicine practice with locations in Regina, Saskatchewan and Sherwood Park, Alberta.

Co-founded in 2012 by husband-and-wife duo, Dr. Richard Hatfield and Shannon Hatfield, Ethemba Health and Image Centres’ mission is to help motivate, inspire, and encourage its clients to achieve healthy living from the inside out. The practice was named after the African word ‘Ethemba’, which translates to ‘trust, to believe and to have faith in’, and encompasses the attributes the practice considers as fundamental in a health provider.

“We are excited to be a part of ReNue’s national group of physicians who share the same values as our practice – namely, taking a patient-first approach while providing excellence in medical care,” said Dr. Hatfield, Co-founder of Ethemba Health and Image Centres. “By joining a larger organization like ReNue, we will be able to enhance our current services, provide new and innovative offerings and gain access to a suite of tools which will allow us to operate more efficiently.”

“We’re thrilled to be merging with Ethemba Health and Image Centres,” said Dr. Jason McWhirter, VP and Chief Medical Officer of FYidoctors’ Medical Aesthetics Division. “Dr. Hatfield and his team’s passion for healthcare, paired with experience in the medical aesthetics space is unparalleled and we’re excited to call them our partners.”

From its inception, the practice and its co-founders have contributed to non-profits in the community that support healthy and active lifestyles, in addition to local hospitals in the region including the Stollery Children’s Hospital, and The Glenrose Hospital.

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