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Volume 35 | Number 6 | July 2017
ON THE COVER
16 Kid-approved eyewear
By Troy Patterson
24 Protecting children’s vision
By Denis Langlois
28 Stylish shades
Pictorial by Denis Langlois
NEWS
22 Outdoors beneficial to children’s
vision: study
By Jody Johnson-Pettit
42
OAC represents the voice of opticians
In Our
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SPECIAL FEATURES
32 Secrets of a successful eyewear trunk show
By Trudi Charest, Co-founder of 4ECPs
34 Optician on a mission
By Denis Langlois
38 NEXTGEN:
Arsenault ‘always striving for excellence’
By Troy Patterson
DEPARTMENTS
06 From The Editor
08 Vision & Voice
10 Preview
Blackfin, Coco Song, Safilo, Silhouette,
Xavier Garcia
44 Glimpses
46 Calendar
47 Classified
48 Framed: Spex by Ryan
By Denis Langlois
// Cover image: Alternative/Plan ‘B’ Nano Vista
EYE FOCUS
> LENS COATINGS
> LENS TECHNOLOGY
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