Milan, Italy – Luxottica Group announced the renewal of an exclusive license agreement with Ralph Lauren Corporation for the development, production and worldwide distribution of sunglasses and prescription frames under certain Ralph Lauren brands, including Polo and Ralph Lauren. The ten-year agreement will extend to March 31, 2027, subject to the terms and conditions therein.
PINELLAS PARK, Fla. — Transitions Optical, Inc. and the Opticians Association of Canada (OAC) are pleased to announce the winners of the 2016 Students of Vision Scholarship program: Melanie Chin, Gabriella Courey and Laura Arrabi. Melanie Chin, a second year optometry student at the University of Waterloo, will be awarded a grand prize scholarship of $2,500; Gabriella Courey, a second year optometry student at the Université de Montréal, will be awarded a scholarship of $1,500; and Laura Arrabi, a first year opticianry student at NAIT, will be awarded a scholarship of $500.
This fall, applicants were asked to develop a project in the form of an essay, presentation or video sharing how they will educate patients and research the best optical lens solutions to protect against harmful blue light and UV. Submissions were reviewed by a panel of judges and evaluated based on their demonstration of creativity, strategic thinking and ethics. While many applicants displayed creativity and forward-thinking, Chin rose above the others with a comprehensive multimedia plan for blue light education. Additionally, Courey proposed in an essay several tactics of exceptional quality and Arrabi shared a notable overview for blue light awareness.
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New eyewear containing prisms can expand the visual field for patients with partial blindness, reducing collisions with other pedestrians, according research from the the Schepens Eye Research Institute at Harvard Medical School.
In the paper, recently published in Journal of Vision, the researchers used 42 patients with limited vision from retinitis pigmentosa to test their collision risk model, and found that the risk of collision is highest when objects approach from a 45 degree angle. “This means that any visual-field expanding device will be most effective if it can cover that angle,” explains lead study author Eli Peli, professor of ophthalmology.
Peli’s team is attempting to improve on their designs for visual-field-expanding eyewear, which uses prisms to bend light into still-functioning areas of the eye. These advances would improve vision not only for patients suffering from peripheral vision loss from retinitis pigmentosa, but also patients with hemianopia, Usher syndrome (a rare genetic disorder which results in vision and hearing loss), or advanced glaucoma.
Full paper available at: http://jov.arvojournals.org/article.aspx?articleid=2592297
The Williams sunglasses are packed with a mesmerizing vintage appeal. And when you’ll get closer, you’ll notice a subtle material and colours alchemy which will complete the seduction process.
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Safilo Group announced a partnership and licensing agreement with Interaxon Inc, a Toronto-based world leader in sparse EEG (electroencephalography) brain sensing technology that has been validated with over 100 research partnerships, including University of Toronto, McMaster University, NASA, IBM and others. Interaxon’s MUSE technology enables consumers, athletes and healthcare professionals to enhance personal wellness by helping improve their mental focus.
Safilo will enter the wearable segment by integrating Interaxon’s Muse technology into a new product SafiloX, which will debut at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in January.
Luisa Delgado, CEO of Safilo Group, said. “It is neither another example of technology mounted on frames, nor technology for its own sake. With SafiloX our group leverages its legendary passion for product and people for a wearable eyewear proposition of unparalleled fit and comfort, aspirational design and style, and compelling consumer relevance,”
Both Canadian and Italian scientific research partnerships with SafiloX are already underway, including at the University of Toronto, University of Victoria, as well as the neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience centre at the Cattolica University of Milan.
Prevent Blindness has declared July as Dry Eye Month and is offering no-cost educational resources to help the public and allied healthcare professionals better understand dry eye symptoms, risk factors and management.
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Learn More ZEISS will host ZEISS Innovation 2026, a one-hour online event introducing new lens solutions designed to help ECPs strengthen their premium portfolio and grow prescription wear sales.
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Read more Prevent Blindness has declared July as Dry Eye Month and is offering no-cost educational resources to help the public and allied healthcare professionals better understand dry eye symptoms, risk factors and management.
Learn More ZEISS will host ZEISS Innovation 2026, a one-hour online event introducing new lens solutions designed to help ECPs strengthen their premium portfolio and grow prescription wear sales.
Read more A new report from The Vision Council examines why 37% of U.S. adults do not wear sunglasses, pointing to comfort, fit, style and habit-related barriers as key factors.
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Read more EssilorLuxottica and Meta have introduced Meta Glasses, a new AI-enabled eyewear collection aimed at expanding access to smart glasses with Rx-able styles and multiple lens options.
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