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CooperVision Specialty EyeCare Names Marie Blanchard as Global Lead for the Irregular Cornea Category

CooperVision Specialty EyeCare has named Marie-Christine Blanchard as Global Lead, Irregular Cornea. She is now responsible for overseeing category growth across the company, including guiding cross-functional teams in support of the increasing number of eye care professionals adopting technologies such as scleral contact lenses.

Prior to the promotion, Ms. Blanchard was the scleral lens lead for the Americas region and was responsible for commercial and manufacturing operations for CooperVision Specialty EyeCare in Canada. Her work with the company began during her formative years, having grown up in the contact lens business with the guidance of her grandfather and father, the renowned Jean-Louis Blanchard and Jean Blanchard, respectively. She is a licensed optician, holds a baccalaureate in business marketing, and earned her MBA in International Business through a joint degree program from the University of Sherbrooke (Canada) and ESCEM (France).

“Marie’s broad and deep category experience will prove invaluable as we expand our global irregular cornea and scleral lens efforts. CooperVision’s innovative scleral designs, technical support services, extensive myopia management investments, and commitment to specialty lenses are well known. With Marie’s leadership, we will make even more strides in partnership with eye care professionals to improve vision and enhance lives,” said Dr. Juan Carlos Aragón, President, CooperVision Specialty EyeCare.

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CNIB Lake Joe Makes Transformational Change Thanks to grant from Ontario Trillium Foundation

After receiving a $147,600 capital grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation in 2019, CNIB was able to make an incredible transformation to its waterfront facility, CNIB Lake Joe. Thanks to this grant, the space received key upgrades that will ensure it’s inclusive for everyone. Last winter, a new sound-absorbing wood ceiling was installed in the lounge, and the dining hall ceiling was lowered to help improve the acoustics. 

“CNIB’s facility on Lake Joe is a special place for many and the work they do there is a credit to the riding of Parry Sound-Muskoka. I am happy to see this grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation being used to make the local facility more inclusive and more barrier free,” said Norman Miller, MPP for Parry Sound-Muskoka.   

Anyone who has been to CNIB Lake Joe knows that the dining hall and lounge are the heart and soul of the camp experience. It’s a place where people gather for meals, connect with old friends, enjoy music, and so much more. While it can be an amazing place to enjoy the weekly talent show, or simply a meal, the rising noise level can present a challenge – especially for campers with hearing loss, sensory sensitivities, or anyone with sight loss who relies on their hearing to navigate and communicate.  

“The dining hall and lounge has always been a space where our guests can connect with the community. Whether it’s enjoying a meal with old friends or playing games with new ones, there’s never a time where it’s empty,” says Eugene Chong, General Manager of CNIB Lake Joe. “This has meant that it’s challenging for many our guests to fully enjoy the space, as the sound levels can reach extremely high levels. We’re truly grateful to the Ontario Trillium Foundation and the CNIB Lake Joe community for helping us ensure that everyone can enjoy the space without barriers.”  

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Morel by Jean Nouvel

The Morel collaboration by Jean Nouvel defies preconceived notions by bringing together architecture and eyewear.  As a world-renowned conceptualist architect, Jean Nouvel’s philosophy is rooted in structures that are pure and simple. The collaboration consists of creating ties between universes that, at first, may not appear compatible, and yet, architecture and eyewear are closer than they seem. This exercise in style stems from a common approach to structure, materials, lines, and attitudes to offer a premium product without compromise.

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Transitions Reveals a New Generation of Transitions® XTRActive® Lenses

Transitions Optical unveiled Transitions® XTRActive® new generation lenses, their latest innovation, which will offer the best extra darkness and the best light protection in the clear to dark photochromic category. Transitions XTRActive new generation includes features that enhance the wearer’s life in all settings.   

Offering the best extra darkness in the clear to dark photochromic category, Transitions XTRActive new generation lenses are the darkest photochromic lenses in hot temperatures and the only photochromic lenses achieving category 3 levels of darkness at 35 degrees Celsius. In addition, Transitions XTRActive new generation lenses are the only photochromic lens achieving category 2 levels of darkness in the car, offering maximum darkness at 23 degrees Celsius with no driving restriction. The technology also offers the best harmful blue light protection across more light situations, including the best blue light protection indoors. As with all Transitions lens technologies, they block 100% of UVA and UVB.

Compared to the Transitions XTRActive lenses on the market today, this new generation is darker overall, darker in hot temperatures and in the car, and up to 35% faster to fade back. These advances are possible thanks to the new nano-composite matrix technology combined with new, extra powerful broad spectrum dyes which activate in both the UV and visible light spectrum.

“People are experiencing increased symptoms of eye strain and discomfort whether inside from screens or outdoors, and Transitions XTRActive lenses were designed with this issue in mind,”  said Brian O’Neil, Ph.D., global vice president, Innovation, Technology & Operations, Transitions Optical.

Transitions XTRActive new generation lenses will be available in Canada and the US in the third quarter of 2021 in grey, brown, graphite green and in five style mirrors in Canada.

In addition to this new generation, Transitions Optical began the rolling launch of Transitions® XTRActive® Polarized™ in Canada and the US in January 2021. Both products provide extra protection for eyeglass wearers who are frequently in intense light situations or who are very light sensitive. Transitions XTRActive Polarized is an extension of the Transitions XTRActive range bringing the additional benefits of polarization to the extra dark photochromic category, while Transitions XTRActive new generation lenses offer the best extra darkness.

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Essilor and Luxottica Launch “Ray-Ban Authentic” Enhanced with Essilor Technology in Canada

EssilorLuxottica is launching the first commercial product leveraging the strength of the new Group by strategically combining the expertise of Essilor and Luxottica.

The latest edition of Ray-Ban Authentic represents the perfect match of Ray-Ban’s legendary style and Essilor’s expertise in sight. This latest edition will launch on February 16, 2021.

Ray-Ban’s history in the field of prescription lenses has witnessed many ground-breaking developments, but the combination of iconic frames and the latest generation of clear, gradient and sun lenses is a significant revolution made possible by the integration of Essilor and Luxottica. The key innovation is the ability to offer premium and lightweight lenses that perfectly adapt to the shape and curvature of the Ray-Ban frame.

With prescription glasses being an important part of every look, there will be over 1,400 lens-frame combinations available to consumers, including those featuring Transitions technology with photochromic lenses and blue light filtering. In addition, the new range of Ray-Ban Authenthic also includes a Special Edition enhanced with Essilor’s best-known and most innovative lens solutions such as Varilux, Eyezen and Crizal.

Fabrizio Uguzzoni, President of Luxottica Wholesale for the Americas says: “We are thrilled to be bringing Ray-Ban Authentic to Canada. Consumers and patients are looking for a complete branded experience – they don’t want to have to sacrifice their favorite eyewear brand or the best lens technology. With Ray-Ban Authentic, they will have the best of both worlds, essentially creating a new category that will benefit ECPs and consumers alike.”

“With this new integrated offer that combines the renowned expertise of both Essilor and Luxottica, the Canadian practitioners will have in hand an attractive eye care product that makes no compromise on style and sight expertise. In other words, this new offer represents a tremendous opportunity to grow their business and to maximize their customer’s satisfaction. And this is just the beginning,” affirms Christophe Perreault, President of Essilor Canada.

Go to www.essilor.ca/en/ray-ban-pro for more information.

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