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VENICE—The Italian Association of Optical Goods Manufacturers (ANFAO) promoted the first National Anti-Counterfeiting Day on July 7 throughout Italy.
The event’s primary objective of increasing the awareness of both companies and citizens on the phenomenon of counterfeiting, intending to become a starting point for further initiatives to fight the marketing of [...]

VANCOUVER, British Columbia—The eyes of the sports world will turn to Vancouver as the city hosts the 2010 Winter Olympics beginning February 12, but ceremonies for the event have already begun. The Olympic flame was lit October 22 in Olympia, Greece and began its 106 day Canadian tour on October 30, where it will [...]

The AP (10/16, Perrone) reports that “the Food and Drug Administration announced plans Thursday to study the scope of problems connected with laser eye-correcting surgery, which include blurred vision and dry eyes.” The agency “says it will work with the National Eye Institute and the Department of Defense to determine the [...]

California’s San Gabriel Valley Tribune (9/18, Jansen) reports that the eyelid “is one of the most common sites for skin cancer, accounting for as much as 10 percent of all skin cancers. Left untreated,” cancers there “could lead to significant injury and even blindness.” The Skin Cancer Foundation explained that “with [...]

In the news….. 11:56 PM CDT on Friday, August 7, 2009 By DAVID SCHECHTER / WFAA-TV  

Used vs. New   

Robert Forbes is an optometrist in Portland, Oregon. He has traveled the world with LensCrafters, providing used eyeglasses to people in the third world. He boasted of handing out 40,000 pairs of eyeglasses in Tunisia. But when Forbes [...]

USA Today (2/23, Lloyd) reports that “another drug is getting a second life because of desirable side effects.” Lumigan [bimatoprost], “a drug Allergan produced to treat glaucoma,” has the side effect of producing “longer, thicker, and darker eyelashes.” The pharmaceutical company recently “developed a spinoff called Latisse, which the” Food and Drug Administration “approved [...]

CHARENTON-LE-PONT, France—Essilor International [ISIN: FR 0000121667] and Nikon Corp. [Nikkei: 7731] are forming a 50/50 joint venture to conduct research and development activities mainly regarding materials, optics and ophthalmics. The new company, known as the Nikon and Essilor International Joint Research Center Co. Ltd., will be located in Kanagawa, Japan. It will draw upon Nikon’s [...]

In a syndicated column in Canada’s Edmonton Sun (9/27), W. Gifford Jones, M.D., talked about complications associated with laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK). While, “millions of North Americans have had this procedure done, and are happy with the result,” the Food and Drug Administration “wants stronger warnings of complications on patient information material.” The corneal [...]

ABBOTT PARK, Ill.—Abbott (NYSE: ABT) said Friday that the required waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Act had expired on Feb. 5, leaving the way clear for its planned acquisition of Advanced Medical Optical (NYSE: EYE) to close.
In a separate announcement Friday, Advanced Medical Optics said the deal could be finalized as early as Feb. [...]