Over one thousand visitors flocked DaTE 2022
With approx. 1,500 industry professionals and buyers attending the Firenze show, 100 companies and 170 Italian and international brands, DaTE has indeed proven itself an essential event for the entire…
With approx. 1,500 industry professionals and buyers attending the Firenze show, 100 companies and 170 Italian and international brands, DaTE has indeed proven itself an essential event for the entire…
DaTE opened its doors today at the Leopolda di Firenze ‒ this year the avant-garde eyewear show hosts 100 companies with a total of more than 170 brands ‒ all…
By Ben Coxworth If diabetes progresses too far, it can result in a potentially blinding condition known as retinopathy. And while existing treatments are invasive and often painful, there may be…
By Nick LavarsSeven years after the death knell was sounded for Google Glass, the tech giant is returning to the well of augmented reality to produce another set of smart…
It is for a fact that history travels across time and space. But even though we often speak of humans’ collective experience in timelines and artifacts, seldom do we recount our most treasured backstories through a geographical perspective. In this topographical retelling of the origin of eyewear, we will journey across vast oceans and territories to trail down the birth – and migration – of eyeglasses. (more…)
How to prepare to get back to the optical shop or optical clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A guide to boosting your online presence in the optical industry with the use of online portfolio builders.
World Sight Day (WSD), co-ordinated by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB), is an international day of awareness, held annually on the second Thursday of October to focus attention on the global issue of avoidable blindness and visual impairment. This year World Sight Day falls on 10 October 2019.