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The striking shapes, details and unexpected combinations of the 2020 Fall/Winter
acetate collection invite you to search within yourself and be free.
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FYidoctors announced the latest merger for the brand with the addition of Vision Care Plus, based in Alberta. With four locations, including Leduc, Wetaskiwin, Camrose, and Drayton Valley – the merger brings the total of FYidoctors clinics in the province to 57.
According to VuePoint Marketing Research Services (MRS), FYidoctors has 8% of the total provincial footprint of non-MD eye care locations in the province.
“We couldn’t be more pleased to partner with Vision Care Plus and announce the addition of four optometry clinics to the FYidoctors banner,” said Dr. Alan Ulsifer, CEO and Chairman of FYidoctors. “With our Home Office located in Calgary, we’re thrilled with the continued expansion across the province and look forward to now reaching more Albertans through vision care.”
In operation for over 30 years, Vision Care Plus was founded by Dr. Donald LeDrew in Leduc, AB. A graduate of the University of Waterloo’s School of Optometry, Dr. LeDrew’s practice has grown over the years with the addition of three additional clinics across the province.
The clinics offer a lineup of comprehensive eye care services including complete vision and eye health exams; cataract assessments; dry eye and glaucoma assessments; optomap; eyewear and frames; contact lenses; laser refractive surgery (LASIK) consultations, evaluations, referrals, follow-ups and more.
“For decades, Vision Care Plus has been diligent in providing comprehensive, personalized eye care to the communities we serve,” said Dr. LeDrew. “With this new partnership, we’re excited to continue building on this commitment and to providing the highest level of care possible to our patients in the years to come.”
The Vision Care Plus team of professionals is led by Dr. LeDrew, and includes a team of administrative staff, and optometry professionals including Dr. Shelena Ask, Dr. Donald Chin, Dr. Carolle McCarron, Dr. Jonathon Niblett and Dr. Julie Theng.
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Travel restrictions, including border closures caused by COVID-19, have resulted in a 300% increase in interest for CNIB Guide Dogs applications.
Guide dog handlers who have travelled to the United States in the past to obtain a guide dog are now looking for a “made in Canada” solution as soon as possible.
Jack McCormick turned to CNIB Guide Dogs after he and his guide dog were hit by a distracted driver in March 2020. As a result, his guide dog was traumatized and had to retire.
“Not having a guide dog has decreased my confidence. I feel less safe when I travel. I’m constantly worrying about bumping into something or harming myself,” says McCormick, a 23-year-old Oakville, Ontario resident. “A guide dog can help me do so many things, like finding a seat on the bus. I have the flexibility and freedom to go to new places and do things that I can’t do with a white cane.”
The border closure means McCormick is unable to return to the school in the United States that provided him with a guide dog in 2014. Like so many other guide dog handlers in Canada, he is relying on CNIB Guide Dogs to match him with a guide dog to provide him with increased independence and connection with the world.
CNIB Guide Dogs’ Canine Campus opened in June, but physical distancing measures have meant group training is not an option. In order to keep staff and people who are training with their new guide dogs safe, CNIB Guide Dogs has adjusted its training program to accommodate one-on-one training – but that comes at a significant cost.
To meet the need for guide dogs in Canada, CNIB Guide Dogs must hire more guide dog trainers and guide dog mobility instructors. People with those specific skills are uncommon, so the organization is exploring apprentice opportunities.
Funded solely by the generosity of Canadians, CNIB needs more donors than ever before to ensure everyone has access to a guide dog for mobility, safety and confidence.
Click HERE for the full press release and to find out how you can help CNIB.
COVID-19 may have somewhat hampered plans, but it certainly did not deter Essilorians from marking an important date in the year for the Group – World Sight Day 2020! Despite the challenging circumstances, so many of our teams supported the Essilor Group Corporate campaign and got creative online or offline.
The Essilor Group’s campaign with its mix of light-hearted visuals and impactful messages about the importance of protecting one’s eyes from light both, indoors and outdoors, was met with enthusiasm and digital engagement. More than 17 million people were exposed to this campaign on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, which in turn generated around 70,000 clicks driving visitors to the specially revamped putvisionfirst.com website. The most recent count shows at least 500 posts promoting the site through the hashtag #putvisionfirst on D-day. All in all, the total estimated reach of the campaign across all social media platforms is around 80 million people.
Paul du Saillant, Essilor CEO commented: “This year, World Sight Day took place within a complicated context and I have admired the creativity deployed by our teams across the globe to make this edition a success despite the circumstances. Improving lives by improving sight is intrinsic to what we do and Essilorians have demonstrated, once again, how powerful our Mission is, celebrating the importance of good vision through meaningful initiatives in all the regions.”
Click HERE for the full press release and to discover some of the different ways this World Sight Day was celebrated around the world.
Funds advised by Equistone Partners Europe have agreed to sell their majority stake in Nuremberg-based Eschenbach Holding. Eschenbach is a German leader in eyewear and low vision products, offering correction frames, and ready to wear sunglasses, with further strong positions in Europe and the US. Eschenbach will be an even stronger player together with the British Inspecs Group based in Bath and listed in London. The financial terms of the transaction are undisclosed and the transaction remains subject to approval from the relevant competition authorities and fulfilment of conditions precedent.
Barclays Private Equity, the predecessor organisation of Equistone, acquired Eschenbach from the founding family and a financial investor in July 2007, together with the company’s management team. Since then, Eschenbach’s turnover has increased from an initial Euro 100 million to 143 million in 2019. The strategic sale of its technical optics division in 2014 and the important acquisitions of British eyewear business International Eyewear Limited (2008) and US-based eyewear brand Tura (2009) also fall within this ownership period.
Inspecs was founded by Robin Totterman (CEO) in 1988 and is a designer, manufacturer and distributor of eyewear frames and lenses. The Group produces a broad range of frames, covering optical, sunglasses and safety, which are either “Branded” (either under licence or under the Group’s own proprietary brands), or “OEM” (including private label on behalf of retail customers and un-branded). As one of only a few companies that can offer this one-stop-shop solution to global retail chains, Inspecs is well positioned to continue to take market share in the globally expanding eyewear market.
“The successes we achieved during our partnership as well as a very positive 2019 financial year and a new five-year growth strategy form an ideal basis for Eschenbach’s continued, successful development. Joining forces with Inspecs will provide Eschenbach with an additional boost of momentum to reliably strengthen its global market position and to write a new chapter of its success story”, says Dr. Marc Arens, Managing Director and Partner at Equistone’s Munich office.
“During our successful partnership, Equistone has always proved to be a reliable and growth-oriented investor and partner for more than a decade”, says Dr Jörg Zobel, CEO of Eschenbach Optik. “Together with Equistone we found in Inspecs the right strategic partner for our new five-year growth vision.”
“We have followed Eschenbach’s progress for some time and are pleased to be welcoming Germany’s No.1 eyewear company and its great people into the Inspecs Group. Joining these two industry leading businesses together will create the 6th largest eyewear company in the world and enable the enlarged Group to further penetrate key global markets while also diversifying our combined customer and product portfolios”, commented Robin Totterman, CEO of Inspecs.
Click HERE for the full press release.
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Learn More Discover how prioritizing pediatric eye care drives generational practice growth and builds lasting patient loyalty. Expert practice-building insights by Dr. Diana M. Monea.
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