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July 14, 2016April 24, 2018

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.

July 14, 2016April 24, 2018

New Blackfin HQ Opens

July 2016 – A forty-five-year start-up. This is how Nicola Del Din, Chief Executive Officer of Pramaor described his firm, turning over 6.2 million euro in 2015 and up +32% in the first half-year of 2016. Founded in 1971 by his mother Maria Luisa Pramaor, the company today stands out as a beacon of excellence in the international eyewear industry, setting the benchmark for local entrepreneurs.

The company’s 45^th birthday is celebrated by the opening of a brand new HQ in Taibon Agordino, in the Italian Province of Belluno, sending a strong signal to the industry that it is still possible to produce top-quality eyewear entirely in Italy.

The opening ceremony took place on Friday, July 1, attended by local government representatives, employees, business partners and friends of the company.

Blackfin is distributed in Canada by Mood Eyewear.

To read full press release, click HERE.

July 12, 2016April 24, 2018

Makeup Inspired: Hello Highlighting!

Hello Highlighting, the newest release from Bobbi Brown Eyewear, is inspired by Bobbi’s latest makeup collection of illuminating powders. Highlighting is one of the biggest trends in the beauty industry right now. “Using a combination of illuminating skincare and makeup products, you can get a lit-from-within glow by focusing on the areas where the light naturally hits the face,” says Bobbi Brown, renowned makeup artist, founder and chief creative officer of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics.

The Zoe/s (photo), The Ellie/s and The Ava/s are three standout sun styles that feature double gradient lenses with a lightly shaded flash effect and paired with a flat front, which reflects light beautifully. Two translucent ophthalmic styles, The Riley and The Dalton, offer the same feeling of light reflection.

Distributed by Safilo: www.safilo.com

July 8, 2016April 24, 2018

Stay Sharp with Coleman

Vinyl Factory launches Coleman. This refined and trendy model, with its sharp and minimalistic design, is full of personality and will never remain unnoticed.

Distributed by Optiman Group: www.optimaninc.com

July 8, 2016April 24, 2018

International Brands Expand Under New Group Name and New Management

Strong brands in their own right. Even stronger together. The four brands Prodesign denmark, InFace, WOOW and Face À Face make up the Design eyewear group. A new management team has set the course for future expansion, and posts solid bottom and top line results for all four brands.

During the past months, a new management team has been established and the company is now announcing the new name: Design eyewear group.

Since integrating the organizations of the four brands, Prodesign denmark, InFace, WOOW and Face à Face, in 2014, (as reported in June 2014 by Infoclip.ca) the group has worked hard to develop a strategic platform and a strong expansion strategy. This targeted focus has led to the group posting some very impressive results for 2015.

In 2015, the Design eyewear group realised double-digit growth in both turnover and earnings. The group posted growth for three out of its four brands, with the strongest relative growth by WOOW, followed closely by Face A Face and Prodesign denmark.

New Management Sets the Course for Future Expansion

“Under our highly competent and broadly experienced management team, and our strong international organisation, we will continue to invest in developing the Design eyewear group and our brands. We have high expectations for growth and earnings in 2016,” says Lars Flyvholm about the ambitions which the new management team is well under way to realising.

The new and enlarged management team has been recruited both from the company’s own ranks and from outside the company. The team brings together strong profiles with long-standing experience from the industry as well as experience with international sourcing, production and logistics, sales and not least marketing.

Strong Portfolio of Distinct Brands

Despite its new name, new management and impressive growth figures, there is one thing which has not changed: The passion for good design and the desire to create personal frames which will leave each individual wearer with a feeling of ‘having come home’.

“We are a company driven by design. Design is our vision and our DNA. Some of our brands are in the classic and timeless style, while others are more ‘high-pulse’, fun and trendy,” explains CCO Pascal Jaulent, the group’s French chief designer. He elaborates: “What our brands have in common is that we create designs for the times and for the individual – eyewear which doesn’t just look good, but really makes you look good.”

To read full press release, click HERE.