Posted: 5/16/2012 12:30 AM
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio—Essilor of America has acquired a majority interest in
Central Optical, a wholesale optical laboratory in Youngstown, Ohio,
VMail has learned. Owner Lloyd Yazbek retains a share of the company which generates $11 million in annual revenue, according to Essilor.
Posted: 5/16/2012 12:27 AM
ALEXANDRIA, Va.—A new consumer media report from the Vision Council outlining trends in UV-protective behaviors will be issued to consumer health and lifestyle reporters nationwide on May 17 in an effort to increase public understanding of UV radiation and its harmful effects on vision health.
Posted: 5/16/2012 12:24 AM
ROCHESTER, N.Y. and ALISO VIEJO, CA —
Bausch + Lomb the global eye health company, has named John Barr as global president of the company’s surgical business.
Posted: 5/16/2012 12:21 AM
MASON, Ohio – LensCrafters, a division of Luxottica (MTA: LUX; NYSE: LUX), has launched the
LC XChange promotion to encourage customers to donate used eyewear in exchange for up to $200 off a new pair of eyeglasses.
Posted: 5/16/2012 12:18 AM
WASHINGTON, D.C.—The Optometric Society of the District of Columbia passed a resolution on May 7 supporting the inclusion of stand-alone vision plans in the state insurance exchanges being established as a result of health care reform.
Posted: 5/16/2012 12:15 AM
PADUA, Italy—
Safilo S.p.A. (SFL.MI) met with Italian trade unions and workers’ representatives on May 11 to present its Industrial Plan and announce that it has identified 1,000 preliminary redundancies in its Italian production facilities to address overstaffing following the non-renewal of the Armani license.
Posted: 5/14/2012 12:30 AM
NEW YORK—The country’s 50 largest eyewear/eyecare retailers and optometric practices achieved another new high in combined optical sales in 2011, according to
Vision Monday’s exclusive listing of the Top 50 U.S. Optical Retailers, available
here and in the May 14 print edition of
Vision Monday, posted online today.
Posted: 5/14/2012 12:27 AM
LEHI, Utah and BOSTON, Mass.—
Solutionreach, a Lehi-based company that provides patient engagement software for health care practices, announced that growth equity investor
Summit Partners has completed a significant investment in the company. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Posted: 5/14/2012 12:24 AM
CHARENTON-LE-PONT, France—The shareholders of
Essilor International (Reuters: ESSI.PA) approved the re-election of four directors, Benoit Bazin, Antoine Bernard de Saint-Affrique, Bernard Hours and Olivier Pécoux, as well as the appointment of Louise Frechette, former deputy secretary general to the United Nations, as a new director at their annual meeting, held here on May 11.
Posted: 5/14/2012 12:21 AM
ROCHESTER, N.Y.—John Greco has been appointed director of Lab Operations for
Rochester Optical, where he will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the full-service optical lab based here, according to an announcement from the company.
Posted: 5/14/2012 12:18 AM
LAS VEGAS—The
Optical Women’s Association (OWA) will host a new Professional Optical Women’s Workshop (POWW) titled, “Taking the Challenge: Eating Healthier on the Road, on the Job and on the Go” on Wednesday, Sept. 5 as Vision Expo West begins.
Posted: 5/14/2012 12:15 AM
NEW YORK—In the latest edition of Bold Face,
VM asks the age old question “Is there a doctor in the house” and the answer is decidedly yes, at least in TV Land.
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