Glimpses
COOPERVISION TEAM
HONOURED
A trio of myopia management
visionaries has been honoured
with the prestigious British
Contact Lens Association (BCLA)
Industry Award for their work
developing, researching and
commercializing the innovative
CooperVision MiSight 1 day
contact lens.
Angelo Trocchia, CEO of Safilo, and David Beckham
SAFILO, DAVID BECKHAM ANNOUNCE
AGREEMENT
Safilo Group has announced
a global 10-year agreement
for the eponymous licence for
sunglasses and prescription
glasses.
The first David Beckham
eyewear collection will launch in
January 2020.
“Safilo has a long history of
creating high-quality eyewear
brands. I wear sunglasses all the
time and this is a category that I
love. So, it’s important to me to
work with a partner who cares
as much about the design and
craftsmanship of the product
as I do,” said David Beckham.
“I’m really enjoying the process
of creating a collection with the
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Safilo team – and I can’t wait
to launch it next year.”
“It is a great honour for me to
welcome to our portfolio this
brand that carries the name
of one of the most famous
and successful players in the
world,” said Angelo Trocchia,
CEO of Safilo Group. “With
this 10-year license, Safilo is
set to create a top global male
brand in the premium segment,
complementary to the other
prestigious men’s brands
already present in our portfolio,
working in synergy with the
extraordinary power of David’s
global audiences to further
strengthen the presence of
Safilo in the digital universe.”
John Phillips, Stuart Cockerill
and Paul Chamberlain were
recognized at the BCLA Clinical
Conference & Exhibition closing
gala dinner, selected from a field
of finalists who have all made
immeasurable contributions to
the field.
Myopia is projected to affect
the vision and ocular health of
approximately five billion people
by 2050, more than doubling
today’s numbers. The rising
prevalence of this condition, also
known as nearsightedness or
short-sightedness, is sparking
the need to go beyond solely
providing vision correction, to
also deliver accessible, effective
methods to slow the progression
of myopia in children.
These factors led the three
pioneers to each play a
substantial role in developing
and commercializing the MiSight
1 day contact lens, which is
now worn by more than 10,000
children around the world.