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Volume 34 | Number 1 | April 2016
ON THE COVER
SPOTLIGHT
16
Luxury Frames
26
18
Red Hot: Red Carpet Eyewear
By Denis Langlois
Volare by Serengeti
NEWS
22
Boutique Eyewear
28
The Canadian Eyewear Industry
34
Transitions Optical Phasing Out
Pinellas Park
By Sarah McGoldrick
FEATURES
35
Luxottica Announces Leadership Changes
24
35
Essilor Acquires Vision Direct
38
Build Your Business: OAC
A Better Day On The Slopes
By Denis Langlois
29
BCAO Opto-Fair 2016
30
Proposed Changes At College of Optometrists
By Robert Dalton
39
Deep Optics Raises $4 Million In Funding
By Denis Langlois
32
Paid Search Campaigns
By Kevin Wilhelm
36
The Ripple Effect
By Denis Langlois
DEPARTMENTS
6
From the Editor
8
Vision and Voice
10
Previews
WestGroupe, OGI, REM, KAOS and more
40
Glimpses
In Our
Next Issue
42
Events Calendar
> SPORTS
43
Classified
44
Framed
> SUNWEAR
> VISION RESOURCES
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Safilo, Eyecare Innovation Fund, Luxottica
Love at First Sight
By Denis Langlois
// Cover: Stephanie LAMB
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