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August 7, 2015April 24, 2018

Revo Partners with Bono to Fight Vision Impairment and Unnecessary Blindness

Eyewear brand Revo and U2 lead singer Bono announced a partnership to help prevent vision impairment and blindness in more than 5 million people by 2020. The initiative, dubbed “Buy Vision, Give Sight,” will drive $10 million to the fight to improve access to eye screening, prescription glasses and eye health care in under-resourced communities around the world.

As the exclusive distributor in Canada for Revo Sunglasses, Centennial Optical has partnered with the “Buy Vision, Give Sight” initiative to help fight vision impairment and unnecessary blindness around the world.

For the complete press release, click HERE.

August 6, 2015April 24, 2018

Federal Regulation of Non-Rx Cosmetic CLs Announced

Federal Minister of Health, Rita Ambrose, announced that non-rx cosmetic contact lenses will require the same medical-device standards for licensing, manufacturing, labeling and instructions as currently required for prescription contact lenses, a class II medical device, with effect July 16, 2016.

Bill C 313, to amend the Food and Drugs Act was sponsored by Patricia Davidson (MP Sarnia Lambton) in 2011 and received royal assent in December 2012. More than 30 months later, the regulations to bring the law into force are announced.

Health Canada had issued a warning on the dangers of cosmetic contact lenses as early as October 2000.

The announcement noted the enthusiast support of vision health professionals.

More Information:

Government of Canada News Release

Canadian Ophthalmological Society statement on Non Corrective Contact Lenses

Canadian Association of Optometrists Position Statement on Cosmetic Contact Lenses

August 5, 2015April 24, 2018

Bench Kids Launches New Models

Stemming from England, Bench and Bench Kids are some of the most popular and sought after international brands for eyewear. The cosmopolitan and contemporary styles are distributed in Canada by Optiman.

Visit www.optimaninc.com to check out the whole collection.

August 5, 2015April 24, 2018

400 Participants in Montreal to Discuss Innovation in Visual Impairment

More than 400 educators, practitioners and researchers in orientation and mobility for people with visual impairment met this summer in Montreal for the 2015 International Mobility Conference.

Jointly organized by the Institut Nazareth and Louis-Braille (INLB) and the University of Montreal’s School of Optometry, IMC15 also received active support from the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB), the MIRA Foundation and Accessibilité Média Inc., a non-profit organization that provides accessible media.

The major trend in the presentations this year was the growing accessibility to new technology like GPS, WiFi, radio-frequency identification (RFID) and 3D printing. Since most people already have a smart phone or tablet, it is becoming much easier for those with low vision to access and use applications to help them know where they are and to get around safely. Many of these types of applications were presented at the conference.

For a summary of the presentations, see http://imc15.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/IMC15_AbstractBook.pdf

August 5, 2015April 24, 2018

Essilor Canada receives World Sight day Challenge Gold Award

Essilor Canada is proud to have been recognized with a World Sight Day Challenge GOLD AWARD for its contribution in 2014!

To celebrate World Sight Day, Essilor employees, throughout Canada, supported by management, organize awareness and fundraising events. Our company feels proud for what we’ve done to help people in the developing world also have access to vision care services. By participating in the World Sight Day Challenge, Essilor Canada and its employees have contributed towards transforming the lives of some of the over 600 million people who are blind or vision impaired simply because they do not have access to an eye examination and a pair of glasses. Our donations help to train local eyecare professionals and establish vision centers, so that Optometry Giving Sight can deliver eye care and low cost glasses in communities where these services do not currently exist.

Join us in helping to make eye care accessible for everyone by getting involved on World Sight Day, October 8, 2015!

Revo Partners with Bono to Fight Vision Impairment and Unnecessary Blindness

Federal Regulation of Non-Rx Cosmetic CLs Announced

Bench Kids Launches New Models

400 Participants in Montreal to Discuss Innovation in Visual Impairment

Essilor Canada receives World Sight day Challenge Gold Award

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