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Safilo’s American Eyes Exhibition for Spring 2017

Safilo celebrates the Spring 2017 reintroduction of its own flagship Elasta and Emozioni ophthalmic collections with a captivating exhibition in New York City called American Eyes. The exhibition is an homage to American opticians – celebrating the people, optical shops and landscapes they call home.

Timed to Vision Expo East, American Eyes, by Italian artist Gianluca Vassallo, is a journey of images representing a cross-section of America. The images by the artist Gianluca Vassallo show large expanses of cultivated fields, rural villages and characteristic optical shops where opticians work with love.

The eight Safilo accounts depicted in the exhibit are from Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York and were selected for their unique locations and high regard for the Elasta and Emozioni collections which have filled an important niche in their practices.

In addition to the photographic images, the gallery exhibition encompasses eyewear from the Spring 2017 Elasta and Emozioni collections, interspersing the display of the introspective eye of the artist with the real optical devices used for vision correction.

Click HERE for full press release.
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Fresh, Vibrant, Innovative and Distinctive

Eyecon introduces the latest aesthetically perfect spring eyewear release, created from Mazzucchelli acetates, beautifully crafted metals, handmade in Italy. Eyecon pays exquisite attention to the smallest of details on each and every frame, creating eyewear brilliance.  Model 311 is a luminous frame featured in carefully chosen tones of rich tortoise and fresh for spring lavender.

 

Eyecon is distributed by Optiman: www.optimaninc.com

 

Essilor Sponsorship Supports Independent Eye Care Professionals’ Success

Canadian Eye Care Business Review (CECBR) is pleased to announce Essilor Canada as a new sponsor to the initiative supporting the growth and healthy development of independent eye care practices in Canada. CECBR is a business-focussed online publication addressing independent Eye Care Professionals’ needs for practice management information and resources in a rapidly changing environment.

Pierre Bertrand, President, Essilor Group Canada Inc., said, At Essilor Canada, our mission is to improve lives by improving sight. We are committed to be the partner of choice for eye care professionals by delivering innovative visual solutions that will empower them to succeed and create value for consumers. This is why we are proud to support the launch and sponsor the Canadian Eye Care Business Review. It offers us an additional opportunity to engage with Canadian ECPs while supporting a shared objective: sustaining and growing the independent professional eye care community”.

Through an interactive website at www.eyecarebusiness.ca, eye care professionals are invited to engage with and learn from peers and subject matter experts with a common purpose of achieving optimally performing practices.  Co-Editors-in Chief Drs. Jeff and Tina Goodhew, based in Oakville, Ontario provide independent editorial oversight to the publication.

Essilor joins with other leading companies, including Carl Zeiss, FramesData Canada, iMATRIX, J&J Vision Care and LearnEyeCare as sponsors of Canadian Eye Care Business Review.  The site can be reached at www.eyecarebusiness.ca. Content posted on the site is delivered bi-weekly through InfoClipXTRA.

 

For more information:

Sponsorship Inquiries:  sales@vuepoint.ca

Editorial Inquiries:  editorial@vuepoint.ca

 

PLAN “B” Eyewear Announces Exclusive Canadian Distribution Agreement

Michael Pachleitner Group (MPG) & Plan “B” Eyewear announce their new collaboration. The two companies recently signed a three-year agreement in which Plan “B” Eyewear will become the exclusive Canadian distributor in to the Optical distribution channel for ophthalmic frames and sunglasses for SPECT Eyewear; including its capsule co-branded Red Bull SPECT collection, which consists of sunglasses and goggles.

Effective immediately, the two partners will team up to launch the SPECT and Red Bull SPECT latest collection at Vision Expo East in New York City at booth #4952.

Starting in April 2017, this collection will be available for independent ECPs.

Click HERE to read full press release.

 

Introducing Eschenbach’s Polinelli Blue Light Blocking Reading Glasses

Eschenbach Optik of America releases its new Polinelli® premium reading glasses with BluePro Technology – a patented lens coating that blocks approximately 30% of potentially harmful blue light to help provide a better viewing experience and reduces symptoms of Digital Eye Strain. These high-end readers incorporate blue light protection with modern, stylish design. They also block harmful UVA/UVB rays which helps eliminate glare for enhanced visual clarity. With 3 layers of anti-reflective coating, the Polinelli® readers offer increased contrast and heightened visual sharpness especially when viewing digital devices.

The thin polycarbonate lens makes them extremely lightweight and all six style frames feature spring-hinge temples and are finished with a rubberized texture that provides a soft touch feel. Each reader is available in a range of powers, from +1.00D up to +2.50D in 0.50 increments, with two featured reader styles in powers up to +4.00D for patients with higher magnification needs. Each pair of Polinelli® readers comes with a color coordinated silicone neck cord and soft protective case. Express your flair while protecting your eyes with Polinelli® premium readers.

Click HERE for full press release.

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