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VITRIS® Makes Its Debut at Vision Expo East 2016

DALLAS, TX – With its recent debut in the 2016 Oscar Nominee Gift Bag, VITRIS® Independent Luxury Eyewear Company based in Zurich, Switzerland attracted tremendous interest from a-list celebrities, media outlets, and fashion bloggers, now has its eyes on the prize, the 2016 New Product Award presented during Vision Expo East. VITRIS® will be exhibiting as a first-time exhibitor at the 2016 International Vision Expo East, the world’s most inclusive ophthalmic conference and expo, being held at the Jacob Javitz Convention Center in New York, NY April 14 -17.

VITRIS® is the art of combining uncompromising design, quality and exclusiveness in every detail of its frame and decor. Establishing a new level of luxury, taking sun and vision eyewear to a new apex “From eyewear to I wear.” Handmade in Switzerland with exquisite craftsmanship and cutting-edge technology VITRIS® frames are manufactured with exclusive materials; 18 karat solid yellow, white or rose gold, titanium or silver palladium; precious diamonds, sapphires, Swarovski stones, or gems unobtrusively incorporating into the lens décor; alongside leather and horn detail- creating the finest in luxury eyewear.

VITRIS® entire Spring/Summer Collection: Wildlife, Eyemotion and Diamond Line, the 2016 Oscar Nominee Collection, in addition to a sneak preview of the Fall/Winter Collection will be on display in the New Designer Gallery at Vision Expo East Booth #N5059. VITRIS® is new (since January 2016) to the United States and scheduled to launch its collection in Toronto, Canada in July 2016.

Click here to read the full press release.

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New Look Adds Five More Stores in Montreal Area

Less than a month after reporting sales and net profit records in 2015, New Look Vision Group announced the acquisition of five retail stores in the Montreal area. All stores were formerly operating under the ZYEU Optometrists banner.

Estimated annual revenues for the stores is $5.1 million and the purchase price was $5.3 million, financed from internal cash resources.

For more information: http://www.newlookvision.ca/en/press.aspx#openModal3

 

Frames Data Launches Canadian Products

New York, NY – Frames Data has announced its newest venture, an expansion to serve the Canadian marketplace. Two new products are planned which will provide subscribers with frame information from Canadian manufacturers and distributors, with Canadian pricing in Canadian dollars.

Frames Data’s very first Canadian specific product, Frames Data Immediate , will serve detailed information about frames available in Canada from the recently upgraded Frames Data web service.  This data will then be accessed by subscribers directly inside their practice management software.  It is now available for integration with software providers active in the Canadian market.

Frames Data Immediate will be followed by a website-only version for eyecare professionals, to be launched later this year.

Frames Data’s web service is now available for integration with software providers: Acuitas, My Vision Express and RevolutionEHR. Completed integrations will be announced in coming weeks.

For the full press release, click HERE.

Let AYA’s New Sia Model Energize Your Look!

Claudia Alan Inc. launches a new style in the AYA Pacific Northwest Collection. Sia is right on trend with a flattering cateye front and gorgeous stainless temples featuring Corrine Hunt’s Eagle/Raven design. Sia is a stunning style that energizes any look. Three striking tortoise, striped and solid acetate combinations are available:

.              Unexpected brown and purple tortoise with fuchsia stainless temples

.              Uniquely striped grey/blue acetate front with silver stainless temples

.              Classic black acetate front with a clear back and silver stainless temples.

AYA is distributed by www.claudiaalan.com

New Digital Eye Care Journal for Canadian Eye Doctors

Toronto, Canada – VuePoint IDS Inc. is proud to announce the upcoming launch of a new Digital Eye Care Journal – EyeCareUpdate.com – in April 2016.   Dr. Raymond Stein, Medical Director of Bochner Eye Institute, Toronto, and Associate Professor, Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, will serve as the new publication’s Editor-in-Chief.

A highly respected and esteemed group of ophthalmologists and optometrists coast to coast from Canada, and from USA and Europe will serve as editorial section heads for 12 different eye care subspecialties. (See below).  “The goal is provide a journal that is both interesting and of practical clinical value for primary eye care doctors and comprehensive ophthalmologists,” said Dr. Stein.

“Our section editors look forward to sharing their wisdom and opinions through brief overviews of new technologies, interesting case reports, reviews of relevant scientific articles, and presentations and other clinical pearls,” continues Dr. Stein.

The new journal is designed for today’s digital viewing habits of busy health care professionals. The responsive design platform will accommodate all digital devices, including tablets and smartphones, and be fully complemented by Social Media for easy sharing among professional colleagues. The articles will be shorter than those typical in medical journals and be presented in an easy quick-view format.

EyeCareUpdate.com will be available to eligible eye care professionals through a free digital subscription that provides full access to all articles and e-newsletter notification of each issue.  To subscribe, visit www.eyecareupdate.com.

Submissions to the journal are on an invitation basis, however a process for unsolicited articles is also available and can be viewed on the website.

About VuePoint IDS Inc.
VuePoint IDS is Canada’s leading optical and vision care publisher of both digital and print publications, including Optik magazine, InfoClip.ca, and InfoClipXtra, as well as targeted email services to industry suppliers.  In addition, VuePoint provides marketing research, event solutions and continuing education program delivery services. VuePoint has a collaboration agreement with Jobson Medical Information LLC, publishers of 20/20, Vision Monday and Review Group (Optometry and Ophthalmology) publications.

Contact for Inquiries:
Editorial Inquiries:  Dr. Raymond Stein rstein@eyecareupdate.com
Commercial Inquiries:  David Pietrobon, dpietrobon@eyecareupdate.com , Ph. (226) 780- 6871 x 5111

EyeCareUpdate.com Section Editors:

Contact Lens  Bruce Koffler , MD, FACS Lyndon Jones , PhD, FCOptom, FAAO
Cornea & External Disease  Christopher Rapuano , MD, FACS Guillermo Rocha , MD FRCSC
Dry Eye Richard Yee , MD, FACS Barbara Caffery , PhD, OD, FAAO
Glaucoma Alan Crandall , MD, FACS Ike Ahmed , MD, FRCSC
Intraocular Inflammation, Uveitis & Tumors Carol Shields , MD, FACS Jean Deschênes , MD, FRCSC
Lens & Cataract Surgery Eric Donnenfeld , MD, FAAO, FACS Lindsay Ong-Tone , MBCHB, FRCOphth, FRCSC
Neuro-Ophthalmology JonathanTrobe , MD, FACS Edward Margolin , MD, FRCSC
Optics John Lloyd , MD, FRCSC Natalie Hutchings , PhD, MCOptom
Orbit, Eyelids and Lacrimal Edsel Ing , MD, FRCSC Michael Ashenhurst , MD, FRCSC
Pediatrics & Strabismus Naeem Nabi , MBBS, FRCS, FRCO Victor Pegado , MD, FRCSC
Refractive Surgery Arthur Cummings , M.Med., FRCS (SA) David Lin  , MD, FRCSC
Retina & Vitreous Alan Cruess , MD, FRCSC Jordan Cheskes , MD, FRCSC

 

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