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Contact Lens News (from VisionMonday)
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Silmo Makes Changes to the D’Or Awards Structure
The Silmo organization has announced changes to this year’s
Silmo D’Or Awards.
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Bausch Lomb Names Grant CEO, President of Its Surgical Business
Bausch + Lomb, the global eye health company, has
named Robert E. Grant chief executive officer and president of its
global surgical business, effective Aug. 1.
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SynergEyes Expands Executive Team With Two Key Appointments
SynergEyes, Inc., the high Dk hybrid contact
lens manufacturer, has expanded its executive management team with the
appointments of Michael DeAngelo to vice president of sales, North
America and David Fancher to senior vice president, global sales.
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B L Voluntarily Recalls Certain ReNu Multi-Purpose Solution, ReNu MultiPlus Multi-Purpose Solution in Europe and Middle East
Bausch + Lomb said earlier this month it was
conducting a voluntary recall of a limited number of lots of the
company’s ReNu Multi-Purpose Solution and ReNu MultiPlus multi-purpose
solution in Europe and the Middle East.
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ECPs Caution Consumers About Safety for ‘Circle’ and Cosmetic CLs
ECPs around the country, as well as professional groups
such as the American Optometric Association (AOA) and the Academy of
Ophthalmology (AAO) are issuing warnings and caveats to patients and
consumers about the nature of contact lenses as medical devices and the
need for professional fitting and prescriptions in light of recent news
reports about the rise in popularity of “circle” cosmetic CLs over the
Internet.
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Cover Story: Top 50 Optical Retailers 2010
Although the U.S. economy continued to lag throughout
2009, the nation’s 50 largest eyewear/eyecare retailers managed to
produce aggregate optical sales approaching a record $7.3 billion last
year.
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MyOnlineOptical.com: 24/7 Online Stores
Essilor’s MyOnlineOptical.com, launched late last
month, is designed to help U.S.-based independent eyecare professionals
extend their practices’ reach to patients 24/7 via custom-built
e-commerce capabilities, the company’s executives said.
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Cover Story: Virtual Dispensing: Fad or Future?
Very steady. That just about sums up the pace of growth among online eyewear merchants, according to a cross section of the sector’s leading retailers.
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Bausch Lomb Names Two Executives
Bausch + Lomb has named Fred Hassan as chairman
of the board and has named Brent Saunders as CEO and appointed him to
the board.
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Vistakon Names Shedden, MD, Medical Safety Officer
Vistakon, a division of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc., has
named Arthur Shedden, MD, MBA, medical safety officer, professional
development, responsible for pre- and post-marketing product assessment
from a medical safety perspective, according to an announcement from the
company.
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Vision Expo to Host Shamrock Fest in the Med-Sci Pavilion
International Vision Expo East invites optometrists to Shamrock Fest on
Saturday, March 20, 2010 from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. in the Medical and
Scientific Theater, Booth MS1274 inside the exhibit hall.
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B&L’s New Lens-Care Product Due Out June 1
Bausch & Lomb (B&L) plans to begin shipping a
new contact lens-care product on June 1, and will officially launch the
product later that month at Optometry’s Meeting in Orlando.
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20/20 Opticianry Study Center Gets Online Makeover
The 20/20 Opticianry Study Center has launched a newly redesigned Web
site 2020mag.com/ce to offer optical professionals an enhanced user
experience for all their continuing education needs.
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ECCA Expands Merchandising and Sales Development Area
In an organizational announcement, San Antonio-based Eye Care Centers of
America (ECCA) said it has brought its ophthalmic lenses and contact
lens business operations under the watch of the company’s merchandising
and sales development area, headed by ECCA VP Kelly Carter, who joined
the company in August 2009.
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DAC Int’l Acquires Opteq Technology From Contamac Ltd.
CARPENTERIA, Calif.—DAC International, based here, announced that it is
acquiring the technology for the Contamac BV Opteq System from Contamac
Ltd., based in the U.K.
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CIBA Vision Targets Improving CL Compliance in 2010
ATLANTA—Despite last year’s recession, CIBA Vision finished 2009 ahead
of the industry in terms of contact-lens sales growth and market-share
gains, according to its top executives.
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Luxottica and drugstore.com Form Strategic E-Commerce Alliance to Expand Contact Lens Services in North America
MILAN, Italy and BELLEVUE, Wash.—Luxottica Group S.p.A. (NYSE:LUX) and drugstore.com, inc. (Nasdaq:DSCM), a leading online retailer of health, beauty, vision, and pharmacy products, have formed a strategic, multi-year ecommerce alliance to expand online access to contact lenses in the North American market.
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Novartis Exercises Option to Boost Ownership of Alcon to 77 Percent, Submits Proposal to Buy Remainder of Company
HUENENBERG, Switzerland—Novartis (NYSE: NVS) has exercised its option to purchase the remaining shares in Alcon (NYSE: ACL) owned by Nestle for $180 per share, or about $28.1 billion.
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B&L Focused on Communication Heading Into 2010
ROCHESTER, N.Y.—As the new year approaches, Bausch & Lomb’s vision care operation is emphasizing communication—both between eyecare practitioner and patient, and between the company itself and its customers—according to Steven Robins, president, North America, Vision Care.
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J&J Layoffs Include Some Positions at Vistakon
TOKYO—A recording-breaking 507 exhibitors from 19 regions/countries participated in the recent International Optical Fair Tokyo (IOFT) held here from Oct. 27 to 29, according to show organizers.
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