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December 22, 2020December 22, 2020

FYidoctors Announces First Location in Georgetown

FYidoctors announces that Ontario-based optometry clinic, Eyes Focused on You has joined the FYidoctors brand. The merger marks the company’s first location in Georgetown, Ontario as growth continues across the Greater Toronto Area.

Eyes Focused on You was founded in 1996 by Dr. Caroline Teske, a skilled eye care professional with over 25 years of experience. A graduate of the University of Waterloo, Dr. Teske holds a BSc and Doctor of Optometry, and over the years has worked with many organizations in the eye care field including the TLC Laser Eye Centre and Eye See Eye Learn, a program with the Ontario Association of Optometrists to encourage the eye testing of young children to enhance future learning.

“Our top priority at Eyes Focused on You has always been to ensure our patients receive thorough and comprehensive vision care, in addition to keeping their overall health top of mind,” said Dr. Caroline Teske. “We achieve this by using an integrated health care approach, and we look forward to now combining this knowledge with the hundreds of Canadian optometrists and experts working within the FYidoctors family.”

Working alongside Dr. Teske is Dr. Kari Stashuk and Eyes Focused on You’s team of dedicated optometric assistants and administrators. Practicing since 2004, Dr. Stashuk earned both her BSc and Doctor of Optometry from the University of Waterloo and holds a special interest in laser correction, vision therapy and is a certified TLC laser eye care doctor.

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Fearlessly Feminine!

Spectacle Eyeworks launched five styles into their exclusive house collection. Available in lively colour combinations, the stainless steel yet lightweight German-made designs strike the perfect balance between being sleek and modern yet fun and funky.

Each new addition is available in these lively colour combinations including raspberry and fuchsia, peacock blue with bronze, sunset havana with red, and time-honored black and white.

Featured model: Lana, col. 880

Distributed by Spectacle Eyeworks: www.spec-eyeworks.com

December 21, 2020December 21, 2020

Transitions and the OAC Announce 2020 Students of Vision Scholarship Winners

Transitions Optical and the Opticians Association of Canada (OAC) announce the winners of the 2020 Students of Vision Scholarship program: Juan Giraldo, Aliya Shafi and Devin Critch.

Juan Giraldo and Aliya Shafi, both student optometrists at the University of Waterloo, will both be awarded a grand prize scholarship of $2,500.
Devin Critch, a student optician at NAIT, will be awarded a scholarship of $1,500.

Entrants were tasked with describing how they envision the future of the vision care industry and their coming role in it as an optical professional. Submissions were reviewed by a panel of judges and evaluated based on their demonstration of creativity, strategic thinking and ethics.

Giraldo detailed his approach to the future of optical care with a creative, self-performed rap song that included strategies to connect with patients.

Shafi also created a video which outlined the various challenges facing eyecare professionals today and solutions to overcome them.

Critch wrote a short story which illustrated how opticians can utilize upcoming innovative lens technologies to provide the best patient experience in the optical.

“The eye care industry is quickly embracing new technologies, particularly to facilitate the best care amidst new developments and global current events such as the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Arnaud Rajchenbach, Marketing Manager, Transitions Optical. “The winners of this year’s Students of Vision scholarship provided creative and thoughtful commentary on how they will welcome the future of the optical industry to deliver exemplary patient care.”

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Happy Holiday Wishes from VuePoint!

December 18, 2020December 18, 2020

EssilorLuxottica Announces Organizational Changes

The Board of Directors of EssilorLuxottica on December 17, 2020 decided to adjust EssilorLuxottica’s governance in full respect of the equal powers principle of the business combination agreement, in order to accommodate its Executive Vice-Chairman’s desire to retire.

Mr. Sagnières leaves all his executive responsibilities at EssilorLuxottica and its subsidiaries and will remain as non-executive Vice-Chairman of the Company.

In order to preserve the equal powers principle of the business combination agreement currently in place, Leonardo Del Vecchio decided to voluntarily step back from his executive responsibilities at EssilorLuxottica and will remain non-executive Chairman of the Company.

The Board granted executive powers to Francesco Milleri and Paul du Saillant, who are appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Deputy Chief Executive Officer (Deputy CEO) of EssilorLuxottica, respectively, until the appointment of the new Board of Directors by the 2021 annual general meeting of shareholders. Mr. du Saillant becomes Chairman and CEO of Essilor International.

The Board of Directors also decided to pay an interim dividend for the 2020 financial year of Euro 1.15 per share on December 28, 2020 (ex-date: December 23, 2020). This decision was supported by the efficacy of the measures taken to rein in costs and preserve cash and by the sound business recovery in the second half of the year.

“I want to thank Hubert for his success in turning Essilor into a world leader and helping to build EssilorLuxottica as the strong company it is today. The contributions he made during his career with the company are long-lasting”, commented Leonardo Del Vecchio.

“The incredible progress made over the last two years, and most recently under the impetus of Francesco and Paul, give me confidence that this is the right time for me to step back and transfer my executive powers to them, to facilitate a smoother governance transition. I know that this adjusted governance will further accelerate the integration of the Company and the delivery of synergies, benefitting all stakeholders, through the continued deployment of our Mission”, added Hubert Sagnières.

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