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Essilor Wins Sustainable Business Award

Charenton, France – Essilor was recognized by the Sustainable Business Awards, Singapore, in this year’s newly added category “UN Sustainable Development Goals: Understanding the company’s roles and initiatives in working to deliver the UN SDGs”.

This award celebrates Essilor’s commitment to responsibly fighting the world’s largest disability, uncorrected poor vision. Through Essilor’s Mission and the sustainable approach Essilor has adopted across its value chain, the company contributes to 13 out of 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Essilor’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Hubert Sagnières, commented: “Essilor’s Mission to improve lives by improving sight, combined with the company’s unique principles and values, are at the heart of the Group’s long-term commitment to sustainable development. This Award will help raise awareness that good vision is one of the key enablers to the Global Goals and help us achieve our Mission to bring good vision to all”.

Essilor’s Chief Mission Officer, Jayanth Bhuvaraghan, said; “I am delighted to accept this award on behalf the 64,000 employees of Essilor. Our mission to responsibly provide everyone, everywhere, with quality vision care, pushes us to go further in our sustainability commitments. We’re very proud of our team’s achievements and stay strongly committed to the Sustainable Development Goals.”

 

Photo caption: Amy Hing, Policy Deputy Secretary, Ministry of the Environment, and Water Resources presents Jayanth Bhuvaraghan, Essilor’s Chief Mission Officer the award.

 

Click HERE to read the full press release.

 

HOYA Completes Acquisition of Vision Ease and Daemyung Optical

Hoya Vision Care Canada logo

Hoya announced that it has completed the acquisition of Performance Optics, LLC including its subsidiaries, Vision Ease and Daemyung Optical in connection with HOYA’s previously announced acquisition of Performance Optics on October 12, 2016 and July 26, 2017. The acquisition accelerates HOYA’s strategic initiatives in the Life Care segment as a source of its continuing future growth.

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World Sight Day Challenge 2017

Calgary, AB – Optometry Giving Sight is once again inviting all those who value good vision to support its major fundraising campaign for the year, the World Sight Day Challenge. The Challenge will run throughout October – with World Sight Day being celebrated on Thursday, October 12.

As part of its support for Our Children’s Vision, Optometry Giving Sight will fund projects that give sight and hope to more than 1 million children in 2017.

“It’s sobering to be reminded that seven hundred years after glasses were invented, there are still children in the world suffering from severe vision loss,” said Dr. Juan Carlos Aragon, Global Chair of Optometry Giving Sight. “This not only creates frustration and learning difficulties for the children affected, but can impact their future productivity and earning potential.”

For the past 10 years, thousands of Optometrists, their staff, patients, students and colleagues in the industry have taken the World Sight Day Challenge by making a tax-deductible donation and / or by raising funds in their practice, school or company.

“It’s simple and fun to do,” said Clive Miller, Global CEO of Optometry Giving Sight. “We have materials to help promote your involvement, lots of fun fundraising ideas, and information that you can share that shows how your donations are having an impact on the lives of children in need.”

Dr. Lareina Yeung and the Queensway Optometric Centre team in Mississauga ON have been participating in the Challenge for over 8 years.

“Our doctors, staff and patients take great pride in fundraising for Optometry Giving Sight,” she said. “The World Sight Day Challenge encourages us to surpass our goal on a yearly basis while having fun for a meaningful cause.  We invite our colleagues across Canada and around the world to join the challenge with us this year!”

To donate, or pledge your participation by selecting one of our Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum Award levels, please visit www.givingsight.org or call: 1-800-585-8265 ext 4.

Click HERE for the full press release.

 

Johnson & Johnson Vision to Acquire TearScience

Johnson & Johnson Vision announced through a company press release Friday that it will acquire TearScience through Abbott Medical Optics, which J & J previously acquired in fall 2016. The terms of the deal are expected to be released before the end of the year.

TearScience are the developers of “an office-based approach to imaging and treating meibomian gland dysfunction.”

“Dry Eye is a significant unmet health need globally, and Meibomian Gland Dysfunction is the cause for more than 60% of people living with this condition,” said Ashley McEvoy, Company Group Chairman of Johnson & Johnson Vision. “The innovative portfolio from TearScience positively impacts the lives of patients around the world suffering from this chronic condition. These solutions, coupled with our existing contact lens and surgical portfolio, will allow us to help more patients with their vision needs, throughout their lifetime.”

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