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December 3, 2015May 20, 2026

ClearVision Presents Stunning Sunwear for Your Winter Get-Away

BCBGMAXAZRIA releases nine new sexy styles in time for this season’s get away season. Enthrall is a sexy timeless aviator, Seductive is a provocative cat eye, and Indulge is a plastic frame, all featuring BCBGMAXAZRIA’s iconic studs and stunning coloured lenses.

Ellen Tracy creates four sunglasses for every woman in mind. Toscana is a beautiful classic sunglass, rich in colour, perfect for any prescription lens. Gazi is a fabulous cat eye created in a deep and rich tortoise acetate, for the fashion inspired women of today.

Aspire releases six new trendy sunglass models made of SDN-4, an incredibly light-weight and hypoallergenic material that offers comfort and barely there fit and feel.

Distributed by Centennial Optical: www.centennialoptical.com

December 3, 2015May 19, 2026

AdlensFocuss Eyewear Beats Apple to Win Design Week Award

Adlens®, the UK-based global leader in adjustable focus eyewear, announces that AdlensFocuss™ has been named the winner of the 2015 Design Week Award for ‘Consumer Product Design’.

AdlensFocuss, the company’s first adjustable prescription eyewear, was recognised by an expert judging panel of influential design figures across Britain. It took home the award after being shortlisted alongside MacBook by Apple, John Lewis Professional Pan Plus ‘Wave’ by Seymourpowell, Nest Learning Thermostat for the UK by Nest Labs and Closer by Diego Grandi for Zucchetti Kos.

AdlensFocuss feature Variable Power Optics (VPO™) – a unique technology inspired by the eye’s natural flexibility to focus instantly on different distances. It is composed of a static prescription lens for distance and a second lens which can change shape to adjust the focus with dynamic precision. The power of the lens is controlled through a discreet dial inside a fashionable handmade frame.

December 2, 2015April 24, 2018

Novartis Considering Selling Alcon’s CL Care Business

Bloomberg News is reporting that Novartis is considering selling Alcon’s contact lens care product business. While Alcon’s revenues as a whole grew 3.2% last year, revenues from CL care products fell 7.4%. Alcon’s total revenue last year was $10.8 billion, while revenue from CL care products was $646 million.

Alcon’s total net sales were down 9% in the 2nd quarter of 2015 due in part to the decline in sales of CL care products, as well as lower surgical equipment and intraocular lens sales.

Further Information: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-11-26/novartis-said-to-consider-selling-contact-lens-care-division

December 1, 2015May 20, 2026

Strong, Daring, and Dynamic Women Wear La Matta

La Matta creates a ladies only line from Area 98. This collection is the essential style accessory, elegant in looks and full of personality, creating the most stunning statement piece in every woman’s wardrobe.

LM3170 is a gorgeous frame, classic in shape and colour finished off by a luxurious leopard temple accented by metal pins that reminds us of the Lomard crowns. LM3168 is a contemporary frame that features alternate blocks of colours that is finished off with classic jewels embedded in the temples.

La Matta is distributed by Shilling Optical. www.shillingoptical.com

December 1, 2015May 19, 2026

Luxottica Con Ed Course Debuts New Service for Opticians

An education grant from Luxottica has made the complimentary availability of a continuing education course to all Canadian opticians through the Opticians Association of Canada’s website. The course entitled “Premium Sun Selling: Bringing Plano into the Sale”, provides premium sun selling knowledge, emphasizing the importance of UV protection and bringing premium sun eyewear to the forefront of business practice.

The course is accredited in all provinces and available in both English and French at the Opticians Association of Canada web site. All opticians in Canada will have complementary access to this course for a limited time period.

The Premium Sun Selling course is the first offering of the continuing education collaboration between VuePoint IDS, publisher of Optik Magazine and InfoClip.ca e-newsletters and the 20/20 Opticianry Study Center, published by Jobson Medial Information LLC.

For more full information on the course and accreditation, visit the OAC website: Click HERE.