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SCHIPHOL, The Netherlands—GrandVision NV (Euronext: GVNV) on Thursday initiated arbitration proceedings against EssilorLuxottica SA (Euronext: EL) in connection with the material breach notice EssilorLuxottica had sent to GrandVision in mid-July, according to a statement issued by the Dutch retailer. The latest salvo in the dispute between the partners in a proposed mega deal comes almost a year to the day after they announced a preliminary agreement under which EssilorLuxottica would acquire GrandVision in a Read more.
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SAN DIEGO, Calif.—Shamir Insight announced today the launch of its new corporate brand, logo, tagline, and identity. The company noted that the changes were made to ensure that its brand values and strategy reflect its purpose, which is “to help eyecare professionals grow their business and fulfill their vision.” The rebranding is part of the organization’s strategy to evolve its business and create a foundation for new opportunities. “In the last year, the Shamir Read more.
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ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The Vision Council recently released the results of the 2019 VisionWatch Cataract Report. Conducted in December 2019, the study measures changes in consumer behavior related to vision and vision correction after undergoing cataract surgery. The intent of the study was to explore how cataract surgery might affect vision correction markets and, furthermore, to understood how any changes in consumer behavior after cataract surgery could impact eyewear and eyecare providers. The Vision Council’s research team Read more.
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LONDON and LONGARONE—Thélios Eyewear and Stella McCartney have announced an exclusive, long-term partnership for Stella McCartney eyewear. Under the agreement, Stella McCartney will collaborate with Thélios on sustainable innovation in the eyewear category. Thélios will develop, manufacture and distribute Stella McCartney eyewear beginning with the Spring/Summer 2021 collection, which will be available beginning November 2020. The first collection will incorporate a row of sustainable features, including bio-lenses composed of 39 percent castor oil, with Read more.
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MIAMI—Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami Health System has been ranked again as the nation’s best in ophthalmology by U.S News & World Report. This year marks the 19th time, and the 17th consecutive year, that Bascom Palmer has received the No. 1 ranking since the publication began surveying U.S. physicians for its annual “Best Hospitals” rankings 31 years ago. “Delivering excellent vision care to our patients is always our number one priority,” Read more.
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WEXFORD, Pa.—Services were held here on July 25 for optical lab veteran William C. Seibert, who died July 21 at age 82. Seibert was born in Pittsburgh, Pa., on July 26, 1937. The founder of Three Rivers Optical lab in Pittsburgh, his optical career spanned five decades. Seibert entered the lab business in 1960 with American Optical. He learned the business from the bottom up and went on to manage multiple AO branches in Ohio and Read more.
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NEW YORK—In these unprecedented times, Jobson continues to salute the industry's health care workers, especially ECPs, for continuing to provide essential eyecare during the Covid-19 pandemic. This week we salute three more Eyecare Heroes in our online gallery located at the Eyecare Heroes site. Dr. Naheed Kassam, The Eye Center, Steve Davis, Omega Optical and Dr. Stephanie Tong, Provision Eyecare Center. ECPs in the Gallery were selected from among the nominations submitted by readers of Vision Read more.
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 Even though the world around him gave him every cause for bitterness, he stubbornly treated everyone with respect and love.
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Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who led members of the GOP in honoring the late John Lewis at the Capitol this week, paying final tribute to the deceased civil rights leader and congressman, as reported by The Washington Post. Lewis (D-Ga.) lay in state at the Capitol for two days earlier this week.
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ALSO NEW
Safilo Launches Safilo Live Online Channel
Product:
Safilo Live, Safilo’s new online channel for shopping, sales incentives, business solutions and more.
Top Line: Safilo has launched Safilo Live, a new online channel that offers virtual programming to current and potential customers across the United States. The monthly live programming broadcasts will provided content including virtual shopping, special sales offers and incentives, branded giveaways, marking tips, business solutions and more to help attract customers to ECPs’s offices.
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SUNWEAR COLLECTION
Götti Debuts Dimension Active Collection
Quick Take:
Götti has launched Dimension Active, a new sun collection that merges lifestyle and activewear.
Specifics: Dimension Active features an integrated ventilation system, the brand’s space-saving SPIN&STOW temples and comfortable nosepads and temples. The two models, Aalto and Aho, are available in a variety of colors including ash, denim, ruby, slate, stone and pool.
Selling Point: Dimension Active, from Götti is high-tech and sustainably manufactured in the brand’s own Switzerland factory.
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SOFTWARE
DrChrono and ClearGage Partnership Boosts Platform With Patient Estimator and Finance Tools
Product:
DrChrono Practice Management platform integration with ClearGage
Top Line: DrChrono announced that ClearGage has integrated its patient estimator and financing tools into DrChrono‘s Practice Management platform.
Close Up: The ClearGage app offering gives practices the ability to provide patient estimates directly within appointments.
“As a private practice, the use of ClearGage on the DrChrono platform has made several improvements to our billing process. The automated communication allows us to be more
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NEW YORK—With the coronavirus pandemic changing the way many U.S. adults work, there’s also been a corresponding change in what people wear to “the office,” which more often than not is a home-office these days. As a result, months may have gone by since many Americans have worn anything but “non-soft pants,” according to a recent report by market research firm CivicScience.
“Sweat pants, joggers, and other comfy clothes have moved into the spotlight of peoples’ wardrobes, winning MVP since March (when lockdowns began),” the research firm noted. A rundown of the survey’s findings can be read here.
According to CivicScience’s research, that is the case. Based on responses from more than 2,500 adults, the survey found that 26 percent of those who wear leisurewear say they like and are wearing leisurewear more than they were before the COVID-19 situation.
Furthermore, in a survey of adults who have heard of leisurewear (which is 90 percent of the U.S. adult population), 20 percent say they have purchased leisurewear since the coronavirus crisis started, with another 15 percent answering that they plan to in the near future.
In addition, the survey found that women (28 percent) and younger individuals (18 to 24-year-olds, at 39 percent) are “the most amped about leisurewear and most likely to report they’ve been wearing it more.” Males (24 percent) aren’t too far behind females, though, when it comes to reporting wearing leisurewear more frequently. Read more.
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About This Post: Have a few sets of eyewear retainers hanging around, unused? Fashion devotees have thought up a clever new use for eyeglass chains: face mask chains, of course. Your mask should absolutely remain on your face at all times in public, but if you need to take it off while driving or to take a sip of water, repurposing an eyewear retainer might just be the perfect way to keep the mask on your person at all times. Head over to Fashionista to take a look at how eyewear retainers have become the newest mask fashion trend.
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NEW YORK—Warm summer weather brings more time spent outdoors, so it makes sense that we celebrate UV Safety Awareness Month in July, at the height of the season. Although many associate UV safety with skin and sunscreen, we also understand how important it is to protect the eyes from harmful UVA and UVB rays. This month, many ECPs have taken to Instagram to remind their patients just how important this is—and give them tips and tricks to keep their eyes safe in the sunny, summer months. With a full week still left in July, there’s still plenty of time to spread the word—so here’s a look at how some ECPs re using social media for UV Safety Awareness Month. Read More
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Millions of Americans suffer from a traumatic brain injury (TBI) each year, with nearly 75 percent of all those with TBI suffering from some form of visual dysfunction.1 Patients may come into the primary care optometrist’s office complaining about double vision, blurred vision, closing one eye, dizziness, headaches, sensitivity to lights, bumping into things and/or poor coordination. Visual symptoms of a concussion include visual acuity problems, visual field loss, oculomotor dysfunction, convergence and accommodative disorders, photophobia and reduced visual attention. A brain insult can also affect a person’s posture, balance, gross motor and fine motor skills, cognition, attention, concentration, learning, productivity and daily activities. Read More
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Polaroid presents the floating sunglasses: new on-trend and colorful sunglasses which will surprise with their lightweight and floating frames. Read more.
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