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A large population-based study has found that the 5-year risk of age-related macular degeneration is declining by birth cohort.
The study, published in the November issue of JAMA Ophthalmology, found that in the 4819 Wisconsin-based study participants the incidence of AMD drastically declined each generation. When adjusting for age and sex, each generation was 60% less likely to develop AMD compared to the generation previous. The 5-year age-adjusted risk for the Greatest Generation (people born 1901-1924) was 8.8%, for the Silent Generation (born 1925-1945) 3.3%, and for Baby Boomers (1946-1964) just 1.0%. The age-adjusted 5-year risk for Generation X (born 1965-1984) was just 0.3%. The decline in risk remained significant even when controlling for known AMD-risk factors such as smoking and cholesterol level.
The study authors admit that the factors explaining this decline in risk are not known, though they point out that this is consistent with a decline in risk of dementia and cardiovascular disease. All three of these diseases involve vascular and inflammatory pathways.
The study authors put forth as possible reasons for the decline: cleaner air and water, access to vaccines and antibiotics, fewer childhood infectious diseases and improved maternal health and childhood nutrition.
These results suggest that “the Baby Boom generation may avoid the loss of vision due to AMD that has been a major source of disability for prior generations.”
The full study is available at https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaophthalmology/fullarticle/2663390
Charenton-le-Pont, France and Milan, Italy – Essilor and Luxottica today announced the proposed combination between the two companies has been cleared by the Canadian Competition Bureau. Canada is one of the five jurisdictions where antitrust approvals are a condition precedent to the closing of the transaction.
The transaction has been cleared so far in ten other jurisdictions: Australia, Colombia, India, Japan, Morocco, New Zealand, Russia, South Africa, South Korea and Taiwan.
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With its strong commitment to sustainable water stewardship, Essilor is featured as a global leader in CDP’s 2017 Global Water Report. The group’s “A” grade from the CDP places it on the 2017 Water A List, which recognizes the top 10% of companies having exhibited the largest corporate commitment to sustainable water management and security. This list includes 74 global companies out of the 674 companies that voluntarily disclosed their data on water management to the CDP across four levels: disclosure, awareness, management and leadership.
Through its global program “Reboost”, Essilor defines and rolls-out group performance standards and speeds up reductions in water and energy consumption. Alongside the company’s largest facilities, all regions are required to define their own water roadmap, a process that is overseen at group level.
Since the launch of the “Reboost” program, Essilor has made significant and continuous improvements by reducing its water usage in production sites by 40% since 2007, which corresponds to approximately 9.1 million m3. The Group’s 2020 sustainability roadmap has since set a new objective to reduce water use by 20% compared to 2015. The ‘Reboost’ program also promotes training and best practices sharing with external stakeholders and within the group based on a collaborative approach between different departments.
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Charenton-le-Pont, France – Essilor announces that employee shareholding worldwide is set to surpass 50%, exceeding the goal of 35% that had initially been set for 2020. With a record subscription by international employees to the Group’s latest plan, the number of employees with a financial participation in the company rises to over 35,000.
The Company launched a new International Employee Shareholding Plan in September 2017 to consolidate and further expand employees’ involvement in the Group’s continuous growth story. 68% of employees in 14 key countries outside France1 have subscribed to the plan, bringing the percentage of employee shareholders to over 50% worldwide by November 30th2, compared to 21% in 2016.
Employee shareholding has been integral to Essilor’s history, culture and business model for over 170 years. It is key to both the Group’s long-term success and sustainability thanks to the alignment of employees’ individual interests with the company’s Mission and strategy. In addition, employee shareholders enjoy the opportunity to contribute to a unique governance that encourages employees’ participation in Essilor’s decision-making process.
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Learn More SightGlass Vision will host a Canadian webinar exploring real world pediatric cases and evidence supporting contrast based myopia control using DOT spectacle lenses.
Read more HOYA Vision Care launches LensPreview in Canada, a virtual try on tool that lets patients preview photochromic, polarized and mirror lenses in true to colour detail, enhancing confidence and supporting practice growth.
Read more A new Canadian survey highlights opticians’ interest, involvement and training needs in supporting contact lens patients.
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