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Essilor-Luxottica Merger Receives Clearance from US FTC

Essilor and Luxottica announced that the proposed combination between the two companies has been cleared by the US Federal Trade Commission without conditions. The United States is one of the jurisdictions where antitrust approvals are a condition precedent to the closing of the transaction.

To date, the transaction has also been unconditionally approved in the European Union, and in 13 other countries: Australia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, India, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Russia, South Africa, South Korea and Taiwan.

The finalization of the proposed Essilor and Luxottica combination is planned for the first part of 2018 after obtaining all necessary authorizations.

Big and Bold Fendi Facets

The Fendi Facets sunglasses (FF 0264/S, pictured) are sophisticated and daring at the same time: the bold squared and butterfly acetate shapes incorporate on the temples the iconic triangle element, symbolic of the FENDI Eyewear Collection, reinterpreted in a graphic pattern.

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Nikon Sun Lenses for Every Need

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Radiance XP, Nikon’s dedicated sun lens, is now available with tints providing even greater selection range and more flexibility. Tints are available in 85% density in black, brown, grey-green, copper and classic brown.

Nikon’s top-of-the-line progressive lenses, SeeMax Emblematic as well as Presio Wide Infinite are now available with polarization in 1.67 index and in sun wear friendly base curves.  Base curves range from 2 to 8 depending on prescription.

Click HERE for full press release.

 

Mesmerizing Marc Icon by Marc Jacobs

Irreverent, unconventional and unexpected sums up the Marc Jacobs Fall/Winter 2017 eyewear collection. The Marc Icon (096/s) is a full acetate sunglass – with its strong masculine and rectangular front and integrated nose pads – it mesmerizes with its striped finishing on the exterior temples, revealing an undoubtedly iconic new sunglass look for the fashion house.

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New ZEISS PhotoFusion Colours

Carl Zeiss Vision Canada is pleased to announce the addition of exciting new colours to the ZEISS PhotoFusion self-tinting lens portfolio.  Extra Grey, Pioneer Green and Blue will be added to our current portfolio of Brown and Grey colours.

The new Extra Grey colour gets darker than the original grey – even in warm climates yet is still very clear indoors.  Pioneer Green has the timeless grey-green sun lens tint when activated.  Meanwhile, Blue is a bold, exciting new colour: A real attention grabber that is sure to get wearers noticed. The new colours provide additional options for patients seeking the convenience of clear lenses indoors with dynamic sunlight and glare reduction outdoors.

PhotoFusion was created by ZEISS experts to meet consumer expectations on self-tinting lenses that darken and clear again faster.  The secret behind PhotoFusion technology is patented photo-active molecules that respond more efficiently to light energy, fading up to 2x faster* than other photochromic lenses.

Outdoors, all ZEISS PhotoFusion lenses offer full protection against UV rays up to the 400nm standard.  Indoors, these same lenses provide 2 times more blue light protection than standard clear lenses.

See full press release HERE.

*Average performance compared to the other ZEISS photochromic lenses. Performance will vary according to material, temperature, treatments, and light conditions

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