Vision & Voice
"What is 2018 looking like in
the fields of eyecare and eyewear,
and where will you be looking?"
“In 2018, aligned with our mission of
improving lives by improving sight,
Essilor Canada will continue to partner
with ECPs to empower them to succeed
and create value for them and for
consumers. Opportunities to promote
together good vision in Canada can be
leveraged with Sunwear, Single Vision
and Transitions, in addition to visual
screenings conducted by eyecare
professionals.”
Jean-François Lacasse,
Vice-President Marketing and
Business Development,
Essilor Canada
“Eyewear like fashion is constantly in flux while
grasping onto echoes of the past. In this same
regard, 2018 points toward high-level attention
to detail, techniques that are experimental
while still offering a traditionally wearable look,
and overall textures that allow plain acetate to
look more multi-dimensional. We will also be
looking at approaches such as different colours
fused or laminated in unique methods, and the
application of subtle iridescence in acetate.”
Stephen Schrichfield,
Ogi Eyewear
8 Optical Prism | January 2018
“We are thinking about 2018 with
much excitement. 2017 saw a big
change in the way that Cutler and
Gross approached the creation of
our eyewear, and our collection has
increased in size by 30%. The reach
of the collection is broadened to offer
metals and metal and acetate combined,
alongside the original acetates. New
styles and stock are being created every
two months, and in this way there is
no time lag between seeing a new
style, and buying it.”
Marie Wilkinson,
Cutler and Gross
“Vision care and refraction remain the core
focus of most optometry practices, and still
generate the largest proportion of revenue for
optometrists. However, as I explore ways to keep
building my practice and patient base, I see the
highest growth opportunity in offering specialty
services such as vision therapy, dry eye treatment,
myopia control, specialty contact lenses and
glaucoma care.”
Dr. Jeff Goodhew,
Oakville Optometrist,
Ontario Association of Optometrists