New Trends in Ophthalmology and Optical Retail
Fielmann Ventures is at the heart of Fielmann’s vision to digitise the eyewear industry to the benefit of consumers without compromising quality. Fielmann is a stock-listed family business and leading optical Retailer in Europe with more than 800 stores in 14 countries. Fielmann Ventures focuses on the industry’s unique position at the intersection of retail, fashion and healthcare. With investments, partnerships and own R&D, Fielmann Ventures develops disruptive technologies and new business models that will revolutionise the eyewear industry. Fielmann Ventures has for instance just announced an investment in Ubimax, the global market leader for enterprise wearables and augmented reality solutions, and works on creating an online vision exam.
After a pitch by Thomas Rützel (Fielmann Ventures) on “Innovation and Key Technologies Shaping the Future of the Optical Industry“ there will be the opportunity for start-ups to present their business ideas to the audience. We are particularly interested in:
- AR/VR/MR (Smart Glasses)
- Adaptive Optics / Smart Contact Lenses
- Business models between ophthalmology and optical retail
- Innovations for optical measurements: innovative refractive systems, online vision exam, 3D-technology in optical retail
Additional agenda
- Erik Jung (Fraunhofer IZM): "Sensors integration in ophtalmic devices"
- Prof. Dr. Martin Regehly (TH Brandenburg): "AI enabled automatic retina diagnostics"
- Ran Yam (Nova Sight): "New Track for Vision Care"
- Christina Bayer & Benedikt Krauß (Imedos Systems GmbH): "Retinal Vessel Diagnostics: Insights into microvascular health"
language: English.
tool: Cisco Webex platform.
Please register until June, 20.
