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October 31, 2017April 24, 2018

Hoya Reports Solid Q2 2017 Gains in Eyeglass Sales

HOYA reported strong sales of eyeglass lenses within the Americas in their Q2 2017 sales amid what they describe as a “challenging market”, recording growth of 6%, while Asia/Oceania was up 6%. Sales in Japan declined, though the prices for eyeglass lenses have stabilized.

Performance in Europe was reported to be unsatisfactory by Hoya, citing changes in insurance plans in France leading to lower performance, driving down HOYA earnings in Europe. Contact lens sales improved globally between 5% and 6% year on year.

HOYA expects profits to improve in the second half of 2017 thanks to fewer mergers and acquisitions costs.

Read the complete press release HERE.

October 30, 2017April 24, 2018

CooperVision Introduces MyDay® Toric Daily Disposables in Canada

CooperVision, Inc. announced today the introduction of MyDay^® toric daily disposable contact lenses in Canada. MyDay^® toric offers an extensive power range in a 1 day toric silicone hydrogel lens.

MyDay^® toric features the same Optimized Toric Lens Geometry^™ found in Biofinity^® toric. It provides a uniform horizontal ISO thickness, an optimized ballast band design, large toric optic zone, and a smooth, continuous surface to make it an easy-to-fit, stable toric lens.

The MyDay^® family of lenses is naturally wettable, without coatings or surface treatments. It also offers built-in UV protection that filters 85% of UVA and 96% of UVB rays** to help promote long-term ocular health.

By using less silicon, MyDay^® has more room in the lens for hydrophilic (water loving) material, resulting in improved surface wettability, higher water content, and lower modulus for a softer, more comfortable lens-wearing experience. It also enables a modulus of only 0.4 MPa to make MyDay^® CooperVision’s softest ever 1 day silicone hydrogel contact lens.

Guy Whittaker, Senior Vice President of Global Marketing at CooperVision, says, “MyDay^® toric is an advanced lens that practitioners can use to help further build their practices by giving patients with astigmatism a soft, comfortable lens-wearing experience with the lens stability and visual acuity they have come to expect from CooperVision’s toric lenses.”

MyDay^® toric further expands CooperVision’s 1 day portfolio, with practitioners able to select from the MyDay^®, clariti^® 1 day and Proclear^® families of 1 day lenses to provide exceptional options for just about every eye.

The complete range of MyDay^® toric lenses is currently available in sphere powers from Plano to -6.00 (0.25D steps), -6.00 to -10.00 and Plano to +6.00 (0.50D steps) (plus powers available in 2018); cylinder options of -0.75, -1.25, and -1.75 in axes of 10°, 20°, 70°, 80°, 90°, 100°, 110°, 160°, 170°, and 180°; and -2.25 cylinder in axes of 10°, 20°, 90°, 160°, 170°, and 180°. MyDay^® toric lenses have a base curve of 8.6 mm and a diameter of 14.5 mm.

Click HERE for the full press release.

October 27, 2017April 24, 2018

Timeless Stunning Excellence

Style NW1072 from Nine West exemplifies elegance. The two tone metal frame combines both strength and softness all in one perfect model. Completing this frame with the final touch is the laminated zebra details over colour blocking on the temples.

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October 27, 2017April 24, 2018

New Look Vision Announces Senior Management Appointments Changes

Montreal, Quebec: Following the closing of the acquisition of Iris, le groupe visuel (1990) inc., Antoine Amiel, President and Director of New Look Vision Group Inc. announces the following senior management appointments and changes.

Éric Babin has been appointed as the new President of Iris, responsible for the overall operations of the company. Éric has been with Iris since 1998, most recently as Vice-President, Communications and Information Technologies and as a director. He has broad industry experience and is well acquainted with the Iris operations. He will be replacing Dr. Michael Chaiken O.D., who has retired as President.

At the same time, Dr. Sylvain Boucher O.D. will be joining the Iris board of directors. Sylvain is the President and CEO of Ergoresearch Ltd., is an optometrist by training and was with the Iris group from 1996 through 2005. His duties at the time included operations and development.

Effective November 7, 2017, Mario Pageau will be appointed Senior Vice-President, New Look Eyewear and Greiche & Scaff, responsible for the operations of these two banners. Currently, he is Senior Vice-President, Optical Products and Services. Mario, an optician by training, joined New Look Vision in 1987 and has a broad range of experience across all aspects of the optical industry, including retail and manufacturing.

Mario will be replacing Martial Gagné who will be retiring as President of New Look Eyewear and Greiche & Scaff, effective November 7, 2017, to pursue career opportunities in another industry. Martial has been President of New Look Eyewear since January 2008 and with the company since 2001. Martial will continue to serve on the board of directors of New Look Vision.

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October 27, 2017April 24, 2018

New Spring Summer 2018 Collection from Kering and Maison Cartier

Kering Eyewear and the Maison Cartier announce the launch of the new Cartier Eyewear Spring Summer 2018 collection, which was presented during Silmo in Paris (October 6-9, 2017).

Under the terms of the agreement, Richemont, Maison Cartier’s parent company, has acquired a minority stake in Kering Eyewear, which has also integrated the Manufacture Cartier Lunettes entity in Sucy-en-Brie, France.

A dedicated team at Kering Eyewear will ensure the new Cartier Eyewear collection preserves the identity of the Maison Cartier with a contemporary aesthetic and will focus on the qualitative marketing and distribution strategy it has applied to all brands within the Kering Eyewear portfolio.

Roberto Vedovotto, Chairman & CEO of Kering Eyewear, said “We are thrilled to have entered into this exceptional agreement with Richemont. Our combined, highly specialized teams will be working to build on the incredible prestige of the Maison Cartier to develop and exceed the uniqueness of the brand in the Eyewear category”.

Three main collections – Santos de Cartier, C de Cartier and Panthère de Cartier – embody the brand’s exclusive heritage and combine emblematic features with a contemporary design approach.

Click HERE for full press release.