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PBA Joins Groups Opposing FDA Lens Impact Regs

Posted: 6/16/2008 12:30 AM Volume Number: 22:7
Criticism of the Food and Drug Administration’s recently proposed changes to its lens impact testing guidelines received broader support when Prevent Blindness joined the opposition.

VSP Legends 4.0 Adds Teflon Coating Facility

Posted: 6/16/2008 4:30 AM Volume Number: 22:7
LEWISVILLE, Texas--VSP Legends 4.0 optical laboratory has opened an onsite Teflon lens coating facility here. The VSP-owned lab, located near Dallas, services private practice eye doctors throughout the U.S.

People: June 16, 2008

Posted: 6/16/2008 3:00 AM Volume Number: 22:7
DALLAS--Dr. Howard Purcell has joined Essilor of America, Inc. as vice president of customer development. In his newly created role, Purcell will continue to build on Essilor’s current successes, while increasing coordination and visibility among the brand sales, professional relations and eyecare professional education groups.

Shamir Profits Are Up in First Quarter of 2008

Posted: 6/16/2008 3:00 AM Volume Number: 22:7
KIBBUTZ SHAMIR, Israel--Shamir Optical Industry (NASDAQ:SHMR) reported that revenues for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008 increased 29.5 percent to $38.0 million, compared to revenues of $29.3 million for the same period of 2007.

PPG and Intercast Highlight Growth of Trivex and NXT in Europe

Posted: 6/16/2008 2:00 AM Volume Number: 22:7
MILAN, Italy--PPG Industries (NYSE:PPG) and Intercast Europe S.r.l jointly announced their plans to support the growth of the Trivex lens material and the debut of a larger range of NXT Rx Sunlenses during the Mido show.

Joan Casaponsa Named New Executive Chairman of Indo

Posted: 6/16/2008 1:30 AM Volume Number: 22:7
BARCELONA--Joan Casaponsa has taken over as executive chairman of Indo.

Transitions’ ‘Healthy Sight’ Survey Confirms Key Issues

Posted: 6/16/2008 1:30 AM Volume Number: 22:7
MILAN, Italy--Demonstrating the continued need for education about healthy sight around the world, Transitions Optical, Inc. released the results last month of its second-annual “Global Healthy Sight Survey” at the 2008 Mido International Optics, Optometry and Ophthalmology Exhibition.

Carl Zeiss Vision, VSP Add Tri-City Optical to Its Lab Network

Posted: 6/16/2008 12:30 AM Volume Number: 22:7
CLEARWATER, Fla.--Carl Zeiss Vision has added Tri-City Optical to its network of U.S. laboratories. The company acquired the independently-owned Clearwater, Fla. wholesale lab in partnership with VSP Vision Care, with Carl Zeiss Vision as the majority shareholder. The purchase price was not disclosed.

Transitions Links With PGA, Promoting ‘Healthy Sight’

Posted: 6/16/2008 12:30 AM Volume Number: 22:7
PINELLAS PARK, Fla.--In its latest move to bring its message about “Healthy Sight” to increasing numbers of consumers, Transitions Optical has signed a deal with professional golf’s PGA Tour to provide a four-year title sponsorship of a PGA Tour event at the nearby Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club.

Shamir Launches New Aspheric/Atoric Back-Surfaced Lenses

Posted: 5/19/2008 5:00 AM Volume Number: 22:6

Shamir Enhances Personalized PAL Line

Posted: 5/19/2008 3:00 AM Volume Number: 22:6

PALs Go Digital

Posted: 5/19/2008 2:00 AM Volume Number: 22:6

Essilor Posts 10.2 Percent Revenue Gain for 1Q 2008

Posted: 5/19/2008 1:30 AM Volume Number: 22:6

Carl Zeiss Vision Sunlens Is Rx Provider for Columbia

Posted: 5/19/2008 1:00 AM Volume Number: 22:6

Hoya Launches ‘Splendor of Spain’ Sales Promotion

Posted: 5/19/2008 1:00 AM Volume Number: 22:6

Transitions Unveils New ‘Healthy Sight’ Promo

Posted: 5/19/2008 1:00 AM Volume Number: 22:6

7EYE by Panoptx Switches to NXT Rx Sun Lenses

Posted: 5/19/2008 12:30 AM Volume Number: 22:6

Lensco Adds SunSensors Line

Posted: 5/19/2008 12:30 AM Volume Number: 22:6

Transitions Revamps Web Site

Posted: 5/19/2008 12:30 AM Volume Number: 22:6

X-Cel to Distribute NXT Trivex

Posted: 5/19/2008 12:30 AM Volume Number: 22:6

Finola Hughes Promotes Varilux Crizal at Fashion Week

Posted: 4/28/2008 2:44 PM Volume Number: 22:5

Transitions VI Tour Is a Hit in New York City

Posted: 4/28/2008 1:00 AM Volume Number: 22:5

Nikon Acquires Minority Stake in U.S. Rx Lab

Posted: 4/28/2008 12:30 AM Volume Number: 22:5

Harbor Kicks Off Polarized Lens Promo

Posted: 3/31/2008 10:54 AM

Quantum Debuts ‘Big Dipper’

Posted: 3/31/2008 10:49 AM

DAC Intros Premium Polish

Posted: 3/31/2008 10:31 AM

Dynamic Debuts Quick Release

Posted: 3/31/2008 10:23 AM

AIT to Intro New Finishing System

Posted: 3/31/2008 10:12 AM

Landon Lens Introduces CleARZone

Posted: 3/31/2008 7:00 AM

OptiSource Releases IFP

Posted: 3/31/2008 7:00 AM

PSI Intros Versatile New Blocking Pad

Posted: 3/31/2008 7:00 AM

Indo to Spotlight Free-form Solutions

Posted: 3/31/2008 6:00 AM

Seiko Intros Perfas Back Surface PAL

Posted: 3/31/2008 6:00 AM

Seiko Offers Three FSV Transitions Lenses

Posted: 3/31/2008 6:00 AM

Hoya Offers Bi Aspheric Single-Vision Lens

Posted: 3/31/2008 5:00 AM

Opticote Debuts ‘Rxtreme Mirror’

Posted: 3/31/2008 5:00 AM

Vision-Ease Expands Coppertone Line

Posted: 3/31/2008 5:00 AM

Younger Optics Intros Drivewear FT

Posted: 3/31/2008 5:00 AM

Zeiss Releases New Customized PAL

Posted: 3/31/2008 5:00 AM

Essilor Intros Comfort in 1.67, 1.60

Posted: 3/31/2008 4:00 AM

Younger Offers Image Wrap PAL

Posted: 3/31/2008 4:00 AM

Santinelli Sends Care Packages

Posted: 3/31/2008 2:30 AM

Photo-Physicist Gallas Develops Blocker

Posted: 3/31/2008 2:00 AM

Transitions Adds Dates to Tour

Posted: 3/31/2008 2:00 AM

Vision-Ease Lens Debuts Bilingual Web Site

Posted: 3/31/2008 1:30 AM

ESE Announces Cazal Winners

Posted: 3/31/2008 1:00 AM

Santinelli Intros New Entry-Level Edger

Posted: 3/17/2008 6:30 AM

Drivewear Launched In Trinidad & Tobago

Posted: 3/17/2008 2:30 AM

People: March 17, 2008

Posted: 3/17/2008 2:30 AM

VSP’s Sacramento Lab to Produce Crizal

Posted: 2/18/2008 6:00 AM

Transitions Releases Sixth Generation Lens

Posted: 2/18/2008 4:00 AM

People: February 18, 2008

Posted: 2/18/2008 2:30 AM

Reliable Optics Adds In-House AR

Posted: 1/21/2008 5:00 AM

Ophthonix Offers OD Grant Through Cleinman

Posted: 12/17/2007 2:00 AM

Visionetic Offers Two Mirror Kits

Posted: 12/14/2007 9:42 AM

Drivewear Ad Rates High Among Readers

Posted: 11/15/2007 3:29 PM

Specialty Lens Releases iRx Polaroid 1.60

Posted: 9/10/2007 8:02 AM

Cover Story: Growing the AR Lens Market

Posted: 8/20/2007 4:53 PM

Shore Launches Short-Corridor PAL

Posted: 7/23/2007 1:37 PM

Rodenstock Improves Cosmolit Office Design

Posted: 7/23/2007 8:01 AM
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