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Haiti’s First School of Optometry Opens

OGS_Little girl eye exam-lrApril 12, 2018 marks the opening of Haiti’s first ever School of Optometry & Vision Sciences at I’Université d’État d’Haïti.

Over the last five years, the global optometric community has come together to empower the people of Haiti. Optometry Giving Sight (OGS) and its partners believe the future will be better when local people are equipped, helping each other for generations to come.

The current number of optometrists in Haiti leaves well over 10 million people without any vision care. The school’s 5-year doctorate will graduate 16 fully qualified optometrists per annum. “The new graduates will have a significant impact for the eye care landscape in Haiti,” explains Dr. Juan Carlos Aragon, Chair of Optometry Giving Sight, each being able to see 3,000 patients per year on average.

Not only has the global optometric community come together to provide immediate help via vision care outreach clinics, but the mandate of Optometry Giving Sight has been established. The people of Haiti are now being trained to help their communities, their country, and their fellow Haitians see a better future, quite literally.

It’s this sustainable attitude from the global optometric community that has brought them together with Optometry Giving Sight – a mission to establish optometry in Haiti and around the world. Together, with OGS donors, the I’Université d’État d’Haïti, Brien Holden Vision Institute, VOSH International, Charity Vision, Vision Source USA, Essilor Canada, the University of Montreal, the Digicel Foundation, the World Council of Optometry and many other integral supporters, there is sight for the people of Haiti.

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Click HERE for the full press release.

ZEISS Launches UVProtect

ZEISS is creating a new standard of eye care.

• All clear ZEISS lenses will employ our new UVProtect Technology, providing protection against direct UV rays up to 400 nm.
• When combined with ZEISS DuraVision AR coatings, it provides the TrueUV protection your patients need.
• Every patient deserves UV protection all day, every day.

www.zeiss.ca

Mauboussin Eyewear Now Available in Canada

Mauboussin CanadaThe Mauboussin collection of nearly 120 models, including polarized sunglasses, is being distributed in Canada by Innovactions Distribution.

Mauboussin is one of the famous jewellers from Place Vendôme in Paris. Mauboussin frames are dedicated to the modern woman: enterprising, timeless, relaxed and proud of their success.

Christophe Attelé of Innovactions Distribution explains: “Every effort has been made to make the opticians’ buying experience simple and comfortable for their customers. The products benefit of a very nice price, are cleared and delivered in each location, all of which makes these real gems very accessible.”

The collection uses latest material innovations, UTX acetate, with a hardening process that allows manufacturing ultra-thin, ultra-light frames, while maintaining the solidity of the material and the style that acetate can bring.

Click HERE for the full press release.

New Look Eyewear and Greiche & Scaff Donate $100,000 to UdeM

The teaching staff and students of the School of Optometry at University of Montreal gathered last Monday to recognize the exceptional donation of $100,000 from the New Look Eyewear and Greiche & Scaff banners. The donation will be dedicated to the revitalization of the University Vision Clinic, a state-of-the-art training center that allows students to complete their practice under the supervision of experienced professionals.

On this occasion, Raymond Lalande, Vice-President, Relations with Graduates, Partnerships and Philanthropy at the University of Montreal, said: “The University of Montreal is aiming for nothing less than excellence, for all its students. The involvement of our graduates and our corporate partners helps us to offer study and internship environments highly appreciated by students. Their commitment through major donations, such as today’s from New Look Eyewear and Greiche & Scaff, is a powerful message of support for our mission but, above all, it challenges us to always do better.”

“We work at the crossroads of visual health and retail and the quality of eye care is an integral part of our DNA. It is therefore natural for us to contribute to the training of our future optometrists and the development of the profession, ” added Mr. Mario Pageau, Senior Vice President, New Look Vision Operations, and President of New Look Eyewear. “We are very pleased to contribute to the Optometry Clinic Revitalization Project with this donation of $100,000 and with a brand-new examination room at the Clinic, which will now carry the names of New Look Eyewear and Greiche & Scaff.”

Plans for the new University Vision Clinic have been designed to enhance student education and collaborative practice, to enhance the patient experience while providing an exceptional work environment for the School’s clinicians and faculty professors.

Source: Lunetterie New look

 

 

Formal Fashions from Jimmy Choo

Jimmy Choo’s new men’s eyewear collection offers elegant statement pieces characterised by metallic gold lines. JOHN, a masculine ultra-light style, is a balanced combination of metal and acetate, with a double bridge and triple metallic lines on the temples. This model is available in three colour combinations: black with grey polarised lenses, black with rose gold details and bronze lenses, and dark tortoise-shell with green mirrored lenses.

Distributed by Safilo: www.safilo.com

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