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OPTI 2023 – THE OPHTHALMIC SPECTRUM From 13 to 15 Jan 2023 the ophthalmic family will meet at the Munich Exhibition Centre to find out about new products and trends in the sector and place orders spanning the entire range of ophthalmic goods. The generous space set aside for the opti CAFÉ powered by ZVA in Hall C3 will provide plenty of room and opportunity for exchanging ideas and listening to talks by experts in January. Also, for the first time, trade visitors will have the chance to seek advice on their social media presence in short 20 minute slots. The social media consultations will be held in German, English and French every day of the trade fair. The experts are Sarah Schleicher, German optician and blogger with just under 19,000 followers on Instagram and Anne-Sophie Lapetitte of AnSoStyle, who is from Antibes, is also an optician and an international Instagram star with 100,000 followers. SHARE YOUR VIEWS. EXCHANGE IDEAS. CONNECT WITH THE INDUSTRY. VISION FOR A CAUSE – A PROJECT BY OCI VISIONFORACAUSE School Children Eye Screening Program Supported by In collobration with Partner In the year 2015, all United Nations (UN) member states adopted seventeen sustainable development goals to be achieved by 2030. One of it being universal health coverage. In the recent world report on Vision, WHO called for the routine measurement of effective coverage of refractive error to be 40% and effective coverage of cataract to be 30%. In line with UN declaration, Optometry council of India (OCI) aims to cover refractive error correction and identification of eye ailments for unreached/affording sector of India. OCI with ZEISS Aloka vision programme has partnered with Optometry Institutions across the country to provide a comprehensive School eye health program including an annual eye examination for children aged 5 – 17 years within 2 years. OCI confirmed that 22 Optometry institutes have partnered for this study. HOYA LENS INDIA APPOINTS SANJAY TIWARI AS MANAGING DIRECTOR Hoya Lens India announced that Sanjay Tiwari has been appointed the new MD of the company. An experienced business leader, he has assumed the responsibilities effective October 22 to manage South Asia region. He received his MBA from Bangalore University and further studied Innovative leadership program from “The Johns Hopkins University – Carey Business School” – USA; General Management Program from “Nanyang Business School – Singapore”. He has earlier worked at Senior leadership position with different organizations like Bausch & Lomb, Vision Express, Airtel & Essilor before joining Hoya as Chief Commercial Officer in April 2021. Sanjay brings to the role a wealth of experience acquired over the last 30 years in different positions in different organizations within the industry. 47 VISION PLUS SE ASIA EDITION