Fendi and Gentle Monster present the Gentle Fendi Sunglasses Capsule Collection. Designed by Fendi and Gentle Monster, this one-of-a-kind collection is manufactured by Safilo. The refined and lightweight construction is paired with colour contrasting details perfectly balancing Gentle Monster’s unpredictable aesthetic with Fendi’s playful spirit.
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Blanchard Contact Lenses, a CooperVision specialty eyecare company and leading scleral lens designer and manufacturer, announces its recent hire of Elsa Lee as Regional Account Manager in Ontario. Lee is responsible for building professional relationships with and providing fitting consultation to eye care providers in the Ontario region for Blanchard’s scleral and GP lens portfolio.
Lee is a Registered Optician with nearly 20 years’ experience. Most recently, she worked as a Low Vision Therapist at Vision Loss Rehabilitation, as well as an Opticianry Program Instructor at Seneca College, and has extensive experience with specialty contact lenses. Lee received her Opticianry diploma from Seneca College, but also has a Bachelor of Arts in German Language from York University.
Jean Blanchard, President of Blanchard Contact Lenses states “We are very excited to have Elsa on our team. Her experience, knowledge and personality will help to strengthen our focus on customer relationships here in Canada.”
Source: Blanchard Contact Lenses
Essilor Canada is launching an innovative new single vision lens, just in time for back to school. Eyezen™+ Start lenses are based on an entirely new technology called Dualoptim and will advantageously replace standard single vision lenses for children and adults up to 40 years old.
“Living a connected life has modified our behaviour, posture and reading distances,” explains Martine Ahier, Senior Marketing Manager Brands & Products for Essilor Canada. “Unfortunately, standard single vision lenses don’t take these changes into account. That’s why Essilor created the Eyezen+ range of lenses and keeps innovating with technologies such as Dualoptim. We believe that people deserve to have the best possible vision for their connected life and that means Eyezen™+ Start lenses for single vision wearers.”
While standard single vision lenses are only optimized at their optical center, which creates power error and unwanted astigmatism in near vision, Eyezen™+ Start lenses with Dualoptim Technology are optimized for both far and near vision. Power error and unwanted astigmatism are reduced throughout the entire lens, with a 60% reduction in near vision allowing wearers to benefit from relaxed vision especially while using digital devices.
Like all the lenses in the Eyezen range, Eyezen+ Start lenses also offer advanced protection against harmful blue-violet light as well as better contrasts thanks to W.A.V.E. technology.
Wearers strongly endorse Eyezen+ Start lenses: 8 out of 10 wearers prefer them to their old lenses, 8 out of 10 felt a reduction of their eye fatigue and 3 out of 4 said they helped their eyes stay relaxed day after day.
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Think About Your Eyes, a national public awareness campaign about the importance of scheduling an annual eye exam with an optometrist, conducted a survey of more than 1,000 U.S. parents of children aged two to 17 and uncovered key misconceptions about the importance of eye health this summer, especially when it comes to travel and caring for vision health. In fact, while 43% of families surveyed say they will take a road trip this summer, the survey also showed that families aren’t taking proper care of their vision and eye health before and during their time on the road.
Parents surveyed said they are more than twice as likely to wear UV eye protection whenever they leave the house as compared to their children (33% to 13%), and only 8% of parents and 9% of children wear eye protection when its overcast. What’s more, nearly a quarter (22%) of parents surveyed said their child never wears UV eye protection, compared to just 16% for themselves, and as it turns out, sun glare was the most common eye problem encountered by parents when behind-the-wheel. Nearly half (47%) of parents surveyed said their children would spend four or more hours using screens (tablets, smartphones) while traveling to and from their vacation destination and one third of parents said their kids will spend more than 6 hours with screens during the vacation itself.
Since the majority of parents (52%) surveyed agreed that road trips are a great way to see the country and agreed (61%) they allow for more quality family time, Think About Your Eyes is partnering with Airstream, innovative maker of the iconic “Silver Bullet” travel trailer, to highlight the important role vision plays in a life well-lived. Think About Your Eyes and Airstream will send YouTube family The Daily Bumps on an iconic summer road-trip in their Classic Smart Trailer, highlighting the importance of healthy vision in enjoying life’s moments and encouraging families to schedule a comprehensive eye exam before school starts.
The Daily Bumps, also known as the Lannings, will travel throughout the western United States in an Airstream trailer, chronicling their trip for their over four million subscribers on YouTube, as well as on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. They’ll stop in Nevada, Utah, and Idaho to see natural beauty, famous attractions, and visit family and friends—all things their vision allows them to appreciate. To kick-off the trip, the entire family received an annual comprehensive eye exam to ensure they were aware of any vision and eye health needs in advance of the trip, and shared their experience with parents online.
“This partnership with Airstream and The Daily Bumps, the first of its kind for Think About Your Eyes, illustrates the wide-reaching nature of our message,” said Dr. Rick Weisbarth, chair of the Think About Your Eyes Advisory Board. “By amplifying the need for annual comprehensive eye exams, we’re able to further spread the word about the importance of overall vision health, and that regardless of your age or physical heath, it is vital to detect eye problems at their early stages when they are most treatable.”
In order to find a doctor near you to schedule an annual comprehensive eye exam, visit ThinkAboutYourEyes.com. To follow along with The Daily Bumps on our summer road trip, follow them on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter.
For further information on Airstream and the Classic Smart Trailer please visit www.airstream.com.
Safilo Group reports first half 2019 (H1) sales are +6.5% and profits (adjusted EBITDA) +25% versus the same 6-month period in 2018.
Safilo house brands, including Polaroid, Smith and Carrera, out paced the total company showing 8% year over year growth. By deduction, this indicates that licensed brands in total pulled the overall results down. Safilo however highlights licensed in brands Dior, Hugo Boss, Tommy Hilfiger and Max Mara as key growth drivers.
North America (accounting for 34% of total sales ) made the largest contribution to growth, pulling in +7.8% on the top line. Asia remains the fastest growing region for the Group, but contributing only 9% of Group revenue. Europe, Safilo’s largest sales region, showed modest revenue growth of 2.6%
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Safilo Prior Year Results Summary
Safilo Divests Retail Operations
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