News Topic: Products

Essilor Steps Up Sun Protection Initiative With 10-Year Licensing Agreement for Safilo’s Polaroid Branded Ophthalmic Lenses
5/2013
CHARENTON-LE-PONT, France and PADUA, Italy— Essilor (ESSI:PA) and Safilo (SFL:BrsaItaliana) have signed a 10-year licensing agreement for the design, manufacture and worldwide distribution by Essilor More »
agreement, Essilor, Hubert Sagnieres, initiative, lenses, license, licensing, polarized, Polaroid, Roberto Vedovotto, Safilo, uv

VM’s Top 50 U.S. Retailers Surpass $8 Billion in Estimated 2012 Sales
5/2013
NEW YORK—The country’s 50 largest eyewear/eyecare retailers and optometric practices achieved another new high in combined optical sales in 2012, according to Vision Monday’s exclusive and signature r More »
eyecare, eyewear, ranking, Report, Retailers, Top 50, Vision Monday, VM

Regular Aspirin Use Associated with Increased Risk of AMD
5/2013
Regular aspirin use appears to be associated with an increased risk of neovascular age-related macular degeneration, and it appears to be independent of a history of cardiovascular disease and smoking More »
AMD, aspirin, Gerald Liew PhD, neovascular age-related macular degeneration

Favorable Results in Phase IIa Clinical Trial of Emixustat HCl in Patients with GA Associated with Dry AMD

5/2013
Acucela Inc. and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. More »
ACU-4429, dry age-related macular degeneration, dry AMD, emixustat hydrochloride, geographic atrophy

Essilor Launches New Crizal Consumer Ad Campaign
5/2013
DALLAS— Essilor of America is launching a national advertising campaign that talks directly to consumers about the benefits of Crizal No-Glare lenses. More »
ad, advertising, Campaign, consumers, Crizal, E-SPF, Essilor, lenses, multimedia, uv

Only 10% of Americans Say They Would Wear Google Glass
5/2013
Google Glass may be the most hyped piece of technology in years, but according to a new study, only one in 10 American smartphone owners would wear the high-tech specs regularly. More »
Google Glass, smartphones

Warby Parker Will Open Second Store in Boston, Adds New Design Collaborations
5/2013
NEW YORK— Warby Parker is due to open its second full-service store in Boston this Friday, May 17, at 83 Newbury Street. More »
Boston, ecommerce, fashion, Neil Blumenthal, online, store, Warby Parker

MESVision Launches Website for Members to Use Benefits Online
5/2013
COSTA MESA, Calif.— MESVision, a national vision benefit company, has announced the launch of MESVisionOptics.com. More »
Arlington Lens Supply, Aspasia Shappet, benefits, contact lenses, ecommerce, Insurance, MESVision, National Vision

Arthritis Drug Dampens Dry Eye
5/2013
Topical application of the rheumatoid arthritis drug Kineret (anakinra, Amgen) effectively treats the symptoms of dry eye disease, according to a study in the April 18 online edition of JAMA Ophthalmo More »
Amgen, anakinra, dry eye disease, Kineret, meibomian gland dysfunction, rheumatoid arthritis

New Report by The Vision Council Examines Gaps in UV Safety
5/2013
ALEXANDRIA—Despite the damaging effects of ultraviolet radiation (UV) to eyes and vision, 40 percent of U.S. More »
damage, protection, radiation, Report, sunglasses, The Vision Council, ultraviolet, uv, VIsion Council

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