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January 26, 2015April 24, 2018

20/20 Accessory Source Makes Two New Appointments

20/20 Accessory Source has appointed Lisa Begg as Managing Director and Wayne Louie as Director of Marketing at their Maple Ridge Head Office in British Columbia.

Lisa Begg brings over 22 years of experience in the vision care industry. Wayne Louie brings 18 years in communication design and marketing as well as 10 years of interior and fashion design experience. The new appointments will allow owner, Rob Begg, to focus on research and development efforts.

20/20 offers a wide range of eyewear accessory products including: readers, sunglasses, lens cleaners, cases and store displays.

Click HERE for the full press release.

January 26, 2015May 19, 2026

Sales growth at Luxottica in 2014

After a year marked by administrative restructuring, Luxottica reported an increase in revenues of 6.7% (at constant exchange rates) in 2014 to $7.7 billion euros (CAN$10.75 billion).

With sales of 3.2 billion euros (CAN$4.47 billion), the Wholesale Division achieved a 8.6% increase, particularly due to Ray-Ban’s strong performance. The Retail Division generated a 5.4% increase in sales to 4.5 billion euros (CAN$6.28 billion), which was mostly driven by a 13.5% growth in Sunglass Hut sales.

Emerging markets (+17.6%) yielded the strongest results, followed by the North American market (+5.3%).

Massimo Vian, CEO for Product and Operations, expressed his pride in the 2014 results, adding that the eyewear manufacturer aims to double its revenues over the next 10 years.

To see the financial results: http://www.luxottica.com/sites/luxottica.com/files/2015_01_19_-_4q_and_fy14_sales_-_press_release_luxottica.pdf

January 26, 2015April 24, 2018

FYidoctors Announce Major Purchase of Zeiss Cirrus HD-OCTs

With a view toward improving coast to coast coverage with OCT technology, FYidoctors announced a substantial purchase from Carl Zeiss Canada’s Medical Division.

Dr. Alan Ulsifer, CEO and President of FYidoctors indicates, “the purchase is …a big part of our brand”.

In the statement, Moosah Gulam, Vice President at Carl Zeiss Canada, welcomed the choice of FYidoctors.

The OCT purchase builds upon previously announced collaborations between ZEISS and FYidoctors. Last November FYi became the first external laboratory in Canada authorized to manufacture Zeiss lenses. FYidoctors also uses i.Terminal 2.

www.fyidoctors.com

January 23, 2015April 24, 2018

Hema-Quebec Saves the Sight of a Child

Eye drops developed by Hema-Quebec have prevented blindness in a young child with a severe ligneous conjunctivitis.

The Quebec boy suffered from a blood plasminogen deficiency (a protein deficiency), which led to conjunctivitis. Dr. Isabelle Laliberté, pediatric ophthalmologist at the Hospital of the University of Laval, had tried everything to treat it, including fresh plasma transfusions and surgeries.

She had learned that it is possible to manufacture plasminogen concentrated eye drops, but they are not readily available on the market, due to the rarity of the disease. She contacted Louis Thibault’s team at Hema Quebec, who took on the special task and succeeded in making them. The three-year-old boy can now carry out normal day-to-day activities.

January 22, 2015April 24, 2018

Dr. Matthias Metz at the helm of Carl Zeiss Vision

As of July 1, 2015, Dr. Matthias Metz will step into the new position created on the executive board of directors at Carl Zeiss AG and will become President and CEO of Carl Zeiss Vision International.

The new executive board member will be responsible for Vision Care and Consumer Optics business groups. This underscores Carl Zeiss AG’s goal to adopt a portfolio approach, using market segmentation.

Dr. Metz has up to now held the position of chief sales and marketing officer at Fackelmann, a supplier of household, kitchen and bathroom goods. Carl Zeiss executives believe this experience is valuable for their objective to strengthen their consumer-oriented product sales.

For further information: http://www.zeiss.com/corporate/en_de/media-forum/press-releases.html?id=C65C0D445DE2AE9FC1257DCC003B6330