Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
LONGARONE, Italy, Mar 08, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Kenneth Cole Productions, Inc. /quotes/comstock/13*!kcp/quotes/nls/kcp (KCP 13.25, -0.19, -1.43%) , the New York-based fashion house, and the Marcolin Group, a leader in the eyewear industry, announce the advance renewal of their licensing agreement for production and distribution of prescription frames and sunglasses ...
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Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
Another ophthalmologist in the US has been banned from carrying out laser eye surgery procedures after being found guilty of failing to ensure his patients safety during and after surgery.
The doctor, who has been sued some 50 times since the 1990s for medical malpractice, was accused of mishandling laser eye ...
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Monday, March 8th, 2010
Expect to see the Christian Lacroix brand in more places than on the red carpet. The former French couture house is finally putting its licensing operation into gear with new deals in sunglasses, stationery, home furnishings, and décor.
This summer, Lacroix and French company Marotte will launch decorative wood panels for ...
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Monday, March 8th, 2010
Monrovia, CA—The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) has given regulatory approval for STAAR Surgical Co. to market its implantable contact lens (Visian Implantable Collamer Lens) in that country for the treatment of myopia.
Barry G. Caldwell, president and chief executive officer of STAAR Surgical, called the approval “a ...
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Monday, March 8th, 2010
SAN DIEGO - (Business Wire) GUNNAR Optiks, the leading manufacturer of digital performance eyewear, announced today that they have partnered with Carl Zeiss Vision to co-develop, co-market and co-brand the next iteration of i-AMP® prescription lens technology. This technology platform, originally developed by GUNNAR for those that live a digital ...
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Saturday, March 6th, 2010
VisionWeb, the premier provider of technology services to streamline the eyecare practice, announced today a partnership with Opticians Association of America (OAA), the only national organization representing opticianry's business, professional, educational, legislative, and regulatory interests. Under the terms of the partnership, VisionWeb participates as a corporate partner of OAA and ...
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Friday, March 5th, 2010
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Wisconsin Vision, the state's largest independently owned optical company, has signed "American Idol" finalist Danny Gokey to a two-year marketing agreement.
The firm, based in New Berlin, says the deal is the company's largest ever marketing investment and its first use of a ...
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