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Volume 34 | Number 5 | October 2016
ON THE COVER
SPECIAL FEATURES
18 Focused on the future
13 Virtual Reality
By Opticians Association of Canada
By Denis Langlois
16 Big and Beautiful eyewear
22 Action-ready frames
Safilo, Luxottica, Spectacle, Shilling
By Jody Johnson
28 Stylish specs for seniors
26 Managing performance in your eyecare team
By Trudi Charest, Co-founder of 4ECPs
By Jody Johnson
34 Scientist eyeing possible treatment
for lazy eye in adults
By Troy Patterson
32 Scenes from Vision Expo West
By Denis Langlois
36 World Sight Day
An interview with Dr. Barry Thienes, president
of the Canadian Association of Optometrists.
NEWS
09 ‘Headlines’ news from Plan B
39 Nikon’s SeeCoat Bright:
The Coating Revolution
DEPARTMENTS
06 From The Editor
08 Vision & Voice
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Preview
Neubau, Spectacle, Match, Candies, OGI, Plan B
40 Glimpses
42 Calendar
43 Classified
44 Framed: Impressive Eyewear, Surrey, B.C.
By Denis Langlois
// Cover: Arman frames by Spectacle Eyeworks.
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