Discussing the future
with Essilor Canada
By Denis Langlois
For the seventh straight year, Essilor has been
named by Forbes as one of 100 of the world’s
“Most Innovative Companies” for 2017.
The world’s leading ophthalmic optics
company first earned a spot on the list in
2010 and has been ranked each year since
among the world’s 100 publicly traded com-
panies identified by investors “as featuring
the best innovation potential now and in
the future.”
Essilor says it invests heavily in research and
development to create new products always
better adapted to the needs of wearers.
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It markets its products in more than 100
countries and has 33 plants, 490 prescription
laboratories and edging-mounting facilities
as well as five research and development
centres around the world.
Recently, Optical Prism spoke with Essilor
Canada, a subsidiary of Essilor International,
about its efforts to create and market
products to younger generations as well as
products that protect the eyes from the
potentially harmful effects of blue light.