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Registration Opens for Vision Expo West 2016

Norwalk, CT – Registration has opened for Vision Expo West 2016 in September at the Sands Expo & Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV (Education: Sept. 14–17; Exhibition: Sept. 15–17). Registration for education courses is also open.

The Vision Expo education program is positively impacting practices and customers, according to research following Vision Expo East 2016, which found that 94 percent of Vision Expo East attendees believe education they received at Vision Expo would help provide better care for their patients. The same research found that nearly 3 in 4 will make changes based on their education experience–including implementing learnings and training staff on what was learned.

The conference – showcasing company and product innovation across 183,000 sq. feet of exhibit space and offering 320+ hours of education – will take place amidst dozens of related events held in Las Vegas during the week of Vision Expo.

Attendees who register by Thursday, August 18th will benefit from early bird pricing: a $25 discount on registration fees. Customizable education packages are available with a la carte options and total office pricing offers discounts for practice groups.

To register, visit: VisionExpoWest.com

To read full press release, click HERE.

Westgroupe and Eyewear Designs Ltd. Sign Distribution Agreement

Tony Hawk Kids-1Montreal, QC– WestGroupe is pleased to announce an agreement with Eyewear Designs Ltd. to distribute the Tony Hawk Kids eyewear collection in Canada.

Tony Hawk is a skateboard legend and is widely considered to be one of the most successful and influential pioneers of modern skateboard culture.  Today the Tony Hawk brand includes a billion-dollar video game franchise, successful businesses such as Birdhouse Skateboards, Hawk Clothing, and the Tony Hawk Signature Series sporting goods and toys.  Originally launched in 2015 as an adult collection, Tony Hawk Eyewear has garnered rave reviews for its innovative styling, bold use of color and attention to detail.  Building on this success, Eyewear Designs Ltd. has developed the new Tony Hawk Kids Eyewear Collection to appeal to a new generation of Hawk fans.

The Tony Hawk Kids Collection will be launching with six styles (three acetate models and three stainless steel models) that feature trendy styling and fun color combinations.  Designed with active young boys in mind, each model features spring hinges for added durability and are tough enough to stand up to an active lifestyle.

To read the full press release, click HERE.

 

Our Children’s Vision – Canada

OGS_Our Childrens Vision CanadaOptometry Giving Sight is pleased to be part of a new global campaign called Our Children’s Vision.

Our Children’s Vision is a call to action with the following objectives:

  • To deliver appropriate, accessible and quality screening, refraction and referral services to 50 million children and adolescents by 2020.
  • To integrate child eye health into existing child and adolescent health and education systems.
  • To create awareness of the risk of Myopia to children’s vision.

To learn more please watch the video and visit our website.

Elegant Shadow Play by OWP

With the full-framed style 1407 (photo) and style 1408; its nylor variant, two new, subtly modern stainless steel styles are added to the OWP Ladies’ collection. The frame design is a noteworthy feature –the fine, wavy embossed inside of the frames plays around with shade, contrast and delicate constructions, while shiny matte fluctuations on the outside create subtle variance.

Distributed by Lanctôt: www.rlanctôt.com

New Colour Now Available for Transitions® Signature® VII Bifocal Lenses

Torrance, Calif., June 2016 – Transitions Signature Flat Top 28 polycarbonate composite lenses are now available in both gray and brown. This means even more bifocal wearers can enjoy the unsurpassed photochromic performance of Transitions Signature VII lenses.

Why is this expansion important for eye care practices? Transitions Signature brown is the colour of choice for many patients, both for fashion and to enhance contrast. This new lens provides an opportunity for eye care professionals to significantly heighten the satisfaction of patients who wear polycarbonate bifocals. Eight out of 10 patients prefer Transitions Signature lenses to clear lenses, and now eye care professionals don’t have to find another option when bifocal wearers request a Transitions brand lens. They can dispense authentic Transitions Signature lenses in a polycarbonate composite material.

Just how significant is the market for bifocal lenses? Approximately one in five pairs of lenses sold today are segmented multi-focals, and a majority of those are bifocals.

What is unique about this product? “Younger Optics and Transitions Optical have developed a polycarbonate composite lens that incorporates a thin photochromic front surface bifocal layer made of Trivex®—resulting in a lens delivering Transitions Signature VII performance and superb segment cosmetics in a product that is surfaced, polished, edged and dispensed just like a clear polycarbonate lens,” said David Rips, president and CEO of Younger Optics.

Transitions Signature polycarbonate composite flat top 28 lenses are now available in both gray and brown exclusively from Younger Optics.

To read full press release, click HERE.

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