Transitions Optical in Canada has announced that Transitions® XTRActive® Polarized™ lenses have been selected as a Product of the Year™ Award finalist for 2022. The new line of Transitions XTRActive product line, including the polarized lenses and Transitions® XTRActive® new generation lenses, launched earlier this year and will be widely available in Canada in late Q4 or early 2022.
“We
know that consumers value the benefits of Transitions® lenses,
and Transitions XTRActive Polarized lenses offer the additional benefit
of polarization to an everyday photochromic lens. With the two new XTRActive
products, we have a wide Transitions portfolio that covers all patients’
vision needs,” said Arnaud Rajchenbach, marketing & sales manager,
Transitions Optical Canada. “We know that consumers value them especially for
their indoor clarity, performance behind the windshield and extra darkness and
polarization outdoors. We are thrilled to be a finalist and hope to become the
winner!”
The Product of the Year™
Canada contest, run annually, is the largest consumer-voted awards for product
innovation in the country. Winners will be announced in mid-to-late December
2021.
Safilo Group and Special Olympics, the international non-profit
organisation dedicated to transforming the lives of people with intellectual
disabilities, renew their partnership, which will see them united again for the
next three years.
Thanks to this renewal, Safilo and Special Olympics have further
strengthened their relationship, which began in 2003 and is now celebrating its
18th anniversary. It is an important milestone especially
considering that over the years more than 1.3 million frames and sunglasses
have been donated to Special Olympics athletes all over the world, as part of
the Special Olympics Lions Clubs International Foundation Opening Eyes®
program.
Safilo’s commitment is represented not only by the donation of optical
frames, but also by the personal involvement of the Group’s employees who have
participated, as volunteers, in initiatives linked to the organisation of
Opening Eyes events.
“We are very proud to announce the renewal for the next three years of our partnership with Special Olympics, as we are continuing to strengthen the journey we began 18 years ago,” said Angelo Trocchia, CEO of Safilo Group. “Our goal from the very first day has been to create a lasting relationship and commit ourselves daily to supporting specific programmes aimed at correcting sight defects with the awareness of having a decisive and positive impact on the lives of millions of people around the world through the donation of our frames and sunglasses.”
“Special Olympics is honored to gain the continued support of Safilo Group as part of a shared commitment to providing inclusive health for individuals with intellectual disabilities,” says David Evangelista, President and Managing Director, Special Olympics Europe Eurasia.
In addition
to donations of frames and sunglasses, the partnership also provides Special
Olympics athletes with the opportunity to benefit from eye examinations and
referrals for follow-up checks through Opening Eyes services supported by
Safilo and other cooperate sponsors in the eye care community.
To celebrate the holiday season, Transitions Optical Canada is announcing a new promotion, ‘December Style Contest’ which will run from Dec. 3 – Dec. 20. The contest encourages optical industry professionals to show off their winter “eye style” by posting photos of themselves pairing their favorite Transitions® lenses with their go-to December outfits. Participants will be entered for each photo they post on the Transitions Optical’s Canada PRO Facebook page. Every photo shared (up to 17 total) will be counted as one entry in the contest for a chance to win a $1000 CAD gift card.
“With the year coming to a close,
we wanted to find a fun and interactive way to get our community engaged,” said
Arnaud Rajchenbach, marketing & sales manager, Transitions Optical in
Canada. “The ‘December Style Contest’ promotion is the perfect way for our
industry friends and partners to connect with us and with each other by sharing
their unique style, engage in fun conversations, and celebrate the variety of
style options of Transitions lenses.”
The 2021 collection is a mixture of emotions, sensations, ideas and vision. JPLUS is inspired by the Beat Generation’s desire for life and freedom, combining soft lines and strong features, and a choice between bold and thin.
Each frame is embellished with the refined hallmark “J”. Vibrant red, blue and green colours now complement classic black and Havana.
Fighting Blindness Canada’s inaugural vision research
competition, ‘Eye on the Cure presented by FYidoctors’, premiered on Saturday,
November 13, 2021. In front of three judges – Dr. Al Ulsifer, CEO and Chairman
at FYidoctors, Dr. Michel Cayouette, Director, Cellular Neurobiology Research
Unit at Montreal Clinical Research Institute and Tara James, Chair, Fighting
Blindness Canada Board of Directors – early-stage vision researchers battled it
out for $100,000 in awards to support their research and advance their
innovations.
“Now more than ever, it is so important to encourage and invest in the research of tomorrow. We are so excited to have the opportunity to spotlight and support these talented young researchers as they work to develop new diagnostics and treatments for vision loss.” – Larissa Moniz PhD, Director of Research and Mission Programs
The Competitors:
Jovi Wong, MD, MSc, DPhil, Ophthalmology
resident, University of Toronto
Jovi is trying to increase access to eye screening by
developing an eye exam that can be done with your smartphone. Jovi is combining
a smartphone fundoscope and artificial intelligence that could allow health
care workers in rural, remote or underserved areas to more easily diagnose eye
disease in order to prevent unnecessary vision loss.
Stephan Ong Tone, MDCM, PhD, FRCSC, Clinician
Scientist, Assistant Professor, Sunnybrook Research Institute
Stephan is developing an innovative way to improve
corneal transplantation. Stephan will be testing if vesicles gathered from
placental cells can improve transplantation by reducing scarring and the risk
of rejection.
Justin Belair-Hickey, PhD Candidate, PhD
candidate, University of Toronto
Justin’s research is trying to advance our
understanding of stem cells and cell therapy for retinal degeneration. Justin
is trying to recreate macular development in the laboratory with the hope that
understanding this process will provide crucial knowledge that allows
researchers to more efficiently produce cone photoreceptor cells for cell
replacement therapy.
Etienne Benard-Seguin, MD, MD
resident, University of Calgary & Abdullah
Al-Ani, MD-PhD Candidate, PhD candidate, University of Calgary
Etienne and Abdullah are trying to improve the
diagnosis of optic neuritis allowing more accurate and quicker treatment. They
are testing a new low-cost and accessible software based on artificial
intelligence modelling. They hope this will lower costs, lead to more
consistent and robust diagnosis and better outcomes for patients with optic
neuritis.
Dr. Jovi Wong, winner of the Researcher to Watch Award
CooperVision announced the new clariti® 1 day multifocal with Binocular Progressive System™ contact lenses, affirming its commitment to continuous innovation across its leading silicone hydrogel 1-day product families.
Look good. Feel good. Compete at your peak. That’s the attitude behind the Nike Athena and Nike Zeus sunglasses, intended to be worn before and after competition as a form of psychological armor — whether to protect or project.
CooperVision announced the new clariti® 1 day multifocal with Binocular Progressive System™ contact lenses, affirming its commitment to continuous innovation across its leading silicone hydrogel 1-day product families.
Look good. Feel good. Compete at your peak. That’s the attitude behind the Nike Athena and Nike Zeus sunglasses, intended to be worn before and after competition as a form of psychological armor — whether to protect or project.
CooperVision announced the new clariti® 1 day multifocal with Binocular Progressive System™ contact lenses, affirming its commitment to continuous innovation across its leading silicone hydrogel 1-day product families.
Look good. Feel good. Compete at your peak. That’s the attitude behind the Nike Athena and Nike Zeus sunglasses, intended to be worn before and after competition as a form of psychological armor — whether to protect or project.
CooperVision announced the new clariti® 1 day multifocal with Binocular Progressive System™ contact lenses, affirming its commitment to continuous innovation across its leading silicone hydrogel 1-day product families.
Look good. Feel good. Compete at your peak. That’s the attitude behind the Nike Athena and Nike Zeus sunglasses, intended to be worn before and after competition as a form of psychological armor — whether to protect or project.
