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Global rise in childhood myopia and vitamin D deficiency

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Latest: UPC study finds childhood myopia triples between ages 8 and 12

Medical experts and ophthalmologists are raising concerns regarding the global rise in childhood myopia and its connection to vitamin D deficiency. Early reports indicate that approximately 60 percent of the global popul

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Meta Smart Glasses: Global Legal and Privacy Escalation

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Latest: Europe seeks regulation of AI smart glasses over privacy concerns

Legal and privacy challenges against Meta’s smart glasses are intensifying. In the United States, a class-action lawsuit has expanded to include “bystander” plaintiffs, who allege their personal information was recorded

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EssilorLuxottica leadership and governance changes

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Latest: EssilorLuxottica board reaffirms confidence in CEO Milleri

Leonardo Maria Del Vecchio has announced his resignation from all managerial roles at EssilorLuxottica, including his positions as Chief Strategy Officer and chairman of Ray-Ban, effective August 31. In his resignation,

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AI governance push and infrastructure backlash

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Latest: AI data centers face growing backlash over resources and pollution

By late August 2026, protests against OpenAI’s ‘Stargate’ initiative intensified. Demonstrators from the Oil & Gas Action Network, the Washington AI Resistance, and the Salish Sea Action Collective staged protests in Bel

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Pediatric eye health and academic performance

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Latest: Visual health experts urge eye exams for children to detect myopia

Medical experts continue to emphasize the connection between pediatric eye health and academic success, noting that roughly 80% of classroom learning is visual. Undiagnosed refractive errors like myopia, hyperopia, or as

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EssilorLuxottica optical technology developments

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Latest: Essilor Stellest lenses slow myopia progression by 71% in US trial

EssilorLuxottica is managing divergent developments regarding its optical technologies. The company has received FDA De-Novo authorization in the United States for Stellest lenses, which are designed to slow myopia progr

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EssilorLuxottica profit surge and inheritance deadlock

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Latest: Del Vecchio estate dispute impacts EssilorLuxottica control

In late July 2026, EssilorLuxottica reported a 15% rise in adjusted operating profit to €2.75 billion and a 9.7% increase in revenue to approximately €14.8 billion. This growth was driven by nearly doubling sales of AI-e

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Global and Chinese smart eyewear market growth

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Latest: Smart glasses emerge as a major consumer technology category

The global and Chinese markets for AR/VR and smart eyewear experienced significant growth in the first half of 2026. Globally, shipments of intelligent eyewear rose 83% year-on-year in the first quarter, driven largely b

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