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Essilor of America Issues Statement on Federal Inquiry

On July 21, 2016, Essilor of America issued a statement saying that they are complying with the federal government’s request for information regarding promotional activity within the lens industry.

They have also stated that they are proactively reviewing their promotional programs.

It is not currently known if the government has contacted other lens companies regarding promotions.

View the full statement here.

New MexxEyes Eyewear for Men

Mexx. Designed to exxcite. Introducing three new men’s styles in the MexxEyes Collection. The new styles rely on full colours and ingenious shapes. The temples are made from multi-layered acetate and there is a full range of colours available: from black, across stylish havanna, to sophisticated colour gradients which are to be found either on the inside or the outside of the temple. The temple concept is available in two metal variants (styles 5164 (photo) and 5165) and an acetate version (style 5353).

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Centennial Raises $21,355 for Canadian Red Cross Alberta Fires Appeal

Customers of Centennial Optical’s Lab Pak programs were able to raise $21,355 in disaster relief donations for the Canadian Red Cross Alberta Fires Appeal, providing assistance to the people of Fort McMurray and the region affected by the wildfires in Alberta.

As previously reported by Infoclip.ca, Centennial donated $5 for each Designer Lab Pak frame and lens package and $2 for each Non-Designer Lab Pak order received between May 16 and June 30, 2016.

OWP Presents a Slim Profile for Men

Function follows form –of course, the OWP men’s styles 8607 (photo) and 7597 are a perfect fit. With a slim appearance and a sense of modernity, the nickel silver temples offer a surface feel which is stable, comfortable and high-quality to the touch. With premium Windsor rings in classic havanna or simply galvanic, the elegant shape of this stainless steel full-frame makes style 8607 a multifaceted and freshly stylish piece of eyewear.

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Vision Restoration in Patients with Glaucoma and Optic Nerve Damage

Researchers in Magdeburg, Germany, found that ten days of treatment with alternating current stimulation of the brain resulted in significant vision improvement in patients with vision loss that was considered to be irreversible.

The prospective study, published June 29th in PLoS ONE, demonstrated that “ACS treatment is a safe and effective means to partially restore vision after optic nerve damage probably by modulating brain plasticity, re-synchronizing brain networks, which were desynchronized by vision loss,” according to lead investigator Bernard Sabel, PhD.

82 patients were enrolled in the double-blind trial, 33 with visual loss caused by glaucoma and 32 with anterior ischemic optic neuropathy. 45 of these patients underwent ten total sessions 50 minutes per day of reptetitive transorbital alternativng current stimulation (rtACS), while 37 patients were part of the control group receiving sham treatments.

A 24% improvement in visual field of the group receiving the treatment was found, compared to a 2.5% visual field improvement in the control group. This improvement was stable two months later, with the treatment group still showing a 24% improvement.

Click HERE to view a video of the procedure.

View the PLOS ONE paper HERE.

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