Glimpses
3M COMPLETES SALE
OF SAFETY PRESCRIPTION
EYEWEAR BUSINESS
3M has announced its completion of the
sale of its safety prescription eyewear
business to HOYA Vision Care.
The safety prescription eyewear business
provides a comprehensive line of frames,
prescription lenses and premium coating
options in a custom-made solution. The
business has annual global sales of
approximately $45 million.
NEW OPTOMETRIC
RESIDENCIES AT U OF W
Two new optometric residencies have been
added to those offered by the School of
Optometry and Vision Science, University
of Waterloo.
They are Ocular Disease and Glaucoma and
Sports Vision and Vision Therapy, which
are added to the offering of Cornea and
Contact Lens, Pediatrics and Vision Therapy
and Low Vision Rehabilitation, bringing
the total residencies offered to five.
The inclusion of an Ocular Disease residency
is an important step, due to the increased
scope and responsibility of optometry in
this respect. The Sports Vision and Vision
therapy is a new venture, as it takes place at
an affiliated site in Calgary.
This is the first residency that is based
totally at an affiliated site, although close
contact with the school is maintained.
This residency opens up the possibility of
a far greater number of residency offerings
than can be offered within the school itself.
NEW BOARD MEMBERS FOR
THE VISION COUNCIL
The Vision Council elected its 2017 officers and board of directors
at the Executive Summit early this year at the Ritz Carlton Orlando
in Grande Lakes, Florida.
Mike Hundert, chief executive officer and chief creative officer of
De Rigo Rem has been elected as the new chairman of the board,
while Ken Bradley of Eschenbach Optik is the new vice-chairman,
Robert Liener of A&A Optical is secretary/treasurer and Marty
Bassett of Walman Optical is the immediate past chairman.
Also elected were directors-at-large Kurt Atchison of Schneider
Optical Machines, Henri Blomqvist of Safilo, Rick Tinson of Hoya
and Fabrizio Uguzzoni of Luxottica Wholesale, each selected for an
initial two-year term, as well as Bob Colucci of Essilor and Glenn
Rusk of Kering Eyewear, each selected for a second two-year term.
The complete roster for the 2017 Board of Directors can be found
online at thevisioncouncil.org.
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