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Volume 35 | Number 5 | May 2017
SPECIAL FEATURES
26 NEXT GEN: Building a career in eyewear
By Troy Patterson
32 Campaign aimed at protecting
eyes from the sun
By Jody Johnson-Pettit
16 Shades above the rest
By Denis Langlois 34 Spring clean your eyecare business
By Trudi Charest, Co-founder of 4ECPs
20 High-performance eyewear
By Troy Patterson 38 Vision Expo East coverage
28 Round of applause
Pictorial by Denis Langlois DEPARTMENTS
ON THE COVER
06 From The Editor
NEWS 08 Vision & Voice
30 Dr.’s Choice Optical Lab
expands private label product line 10 36 COS launches first website
By Denis Langlois Preview
WestGroupe, Ogi, Plan ‘B’ Eyewear,
Ray-Ban, Xavier Garcia, Zyloware
42 Glimpses
40 Google connects with ECPs 44 Calendar
45 Classified
46 Framed: Roberts & Brown Opticians
By Denis Langlois
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// Cover image: FYSH UK F-2014 by WestGroupe
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