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Transitions and the OAC Announce 2019 Students of Vision Scholarship Winners

Transitions  Optical and the Opticians Association of Canada (OAC) announce the winners of the 2019 Students of Vision Scholarship program: Naomi Kwong, Patricia Sanvictores and Mona Samani.

Naomi Kwong, a student optometrist at the University of Waterloo, will be awarded the grand prize scholarship of $2,500.

Patricia Sanvictores, a student optician at Douglas College, will be awarded a scholarship of $1,500.

Mona Samani, a student optician studying at Georgian College, will be awarded a scholarship of $500.

Entrants were tasked with describing their plan to recommend lens technology to patients/consumers by crafting a video, presentation or essay entry. Submissions were reviewed by a panel of judges and evaluated based on their demonstration of creativity, strategic thinking and ethics.

Kwong detailed her multi-faceted approach to recommending lens technology in a video submission, backed with various sources of relevant research and statistics. Sanvictores also created a video which explained the multiple tools, resources and types of patient lifestyles to consider when recommending lens technology. Samani submitted an essay which explained the various solutions lens technology could provide for patients and consumers.

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Marcolin and GCDS Equals Disruptive Eyewear

Marcolin Group and GCDS, a clothing and accessory brand founded by brothers Giordano and Giuliano Calza, have announced their exclusive global partnership for the design, production and distribution of sunglasses and eyeglasses under the GCDS brand for the five-year period 2020 – 2024.

The first eyewear collection manufactured by the Marcolin Group was worn during the brand’s fashion show on September 21st, 2019. Irony, experimentation and street style are the key elements distinguishing the heart and soul of GCDS and the new SS2020 eyewear models.

Massimo Renon, CEO of Marcolin Group, remarked: “We are proud to have entered into this agreement with GCDS, a young and versatile brand, a benchmark in the luxury street style field. With this partnership, Marcolin Group is taking a further step towards the diversification of its portfolio. We are certain that both groups will benefit from the positive synergies and proud to collaborate with GCDS in defining a strategy to strengthen the eyewear segment at an international level”.

Giordano Calza, CEO of GCDS, commented: “For us, this partnership represents an important expansion of GCDS’s accessory portfolio. We took the strategic decision to work alongside an Italian partner that is a worldwide eyewear leading company”.

The frames will be available beginning April 2020 on www.gcds.it, in the brand’s flagship stores and on a select number of e-commerce platforms.

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First Round of Essilor Base-of-Pyramid Fellowship Successfully Completed

Essilor successfully concluded the first run of its EBoP Fellowship program, first announced last October by the Essilor Base-of-Pyramid Innovation Lab to give five talented individuals the opportunity to collaborate with the Group in developing projects that have a social impact in underprivileged communities.

Starting from February this year, over a period of six months, Essilor’s first five EBoP fellows who come from different backgrounds and nationalities, were based in various BoP markets and worked with local teams to lead projects including: piloting and optimizing new and existing inclusive business models, formulating market entry strategies, developing communications solutions and conducting research studies. This helped them foster a deep understanding of local conditions and gain first-hand experience in inclusive business and philanthropic initiatives.

Watch the video here below and hear what the fellows had to say about their EBoP experience:

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Ben Mulroney is CNIB Brand Ambassador

The CNIB Foundation is working to create an inclusive world where people with sight loss have unlimited opportunities. This change doesn’t happen unless voices are raised and barriers to inclusion are brought down.

To help CNIB do that, they need to connect with audiences from coast to coast to coast. As a proudly Canadian organization, there’s no better way to reach those audiences than by welcoming a quintessentially Canadian icon to champion our cause.

To that end, the CNIB Foundation announces that Ben Mulroney is their new brand ambassador.

About Ben

Ben Mulroney has been working in television and radio for over 19 years: from the chatroom, to Canadian Idol and etalk, he has become a familiar face across Canada and the United States. Over the years, Ben has interviewed the biggest and brightest stars of film, fashion, music, and television from around the world. Ben is the co-host of CTV’s Your Morning seen across Canada as well as etalk and you can often find him on the red carpet at the entertainment industry’s greatest events including The Oscars®, The Golden Globes® and the Juno Awards. 

Source: CNIB

FYidoctors Grows to 40 Locations in Ontario

FYidoctors announced Muskoka Vision as the latest clinic to join the company. This addition marks the company’s 40th location in Ontario.

Established in 2010, Muskoka Vision is a full-service vision centre led by Dr. Colin Bowser which offers eye exams, contact lenses, and eye surgery co-management. Known to deliver comprehensive eye care and high-quality, affordable products, they look forward to continue serving the community from their current location only now under the FYidoctors banner.

“The addition of Muskoka Vision to the FYidoctors family is a milestone for us, as not only does this mark our first location in the Muskoka area, but also the 40th FYidoctors location in Ontario,” said Dr. Alan Ulsifer, CEO and Chairman of FYidoctors. “Entering new regions and enhancing the lives of its residents is always an exciting task and we are delighted to do so in this instance with Dr. Bowser and his team.”

Dr. Bowser added that the decision to join FYidoctors was one which made a lot of sense to the needs and expectations of existing Muskoka Vision clients.

“The client base we’ve built in the Muskoka area has come to expect exceptional eye care and, by joining FYidoctors, we’ll be able to maintain that and provide the added benefits that come with an FYidoctors clinic,” said Dr. Bowser. “We’ve always taken pride in the experience we provide our patients and are excited to enhance that through this move.”

Muskoka Vision will now have access to the Internal Freeform technology that produces high-quality lenses from FYidoctors’ ophthalmic laboratory in Delta, B.C., in addition to a variety of support and a wide range of designer frames.

Source: FYidoctors

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