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ITALIA INDEPENDENT AND CRISTIANO first of its kind in Vietnam, a research
RONALDO SIGN EXCLUSIVE AGREEMENT arm in the private ophthalmology
sector. BHVI’s Professor Padmaja
Sankaridurg, Head of Myopia
Management and Intellectual
Property at BHVI and Yvette Waddell,
BHVI’s CEO, were in attendance
for the opening ceremony of the
research wing. In addition, Prof
Sankaridurg participated as an
honorary speaker in a half day
workshop on myopia management.
“BHVI has been a significant
I talia Independent and the recognised brands. Like CR7, in collaborator and contributor to our
Cristiano Ronaldo brand
fact: before being a football legend
have signed an exclusive global with over 700 goals scored, five research and the role they have
agreement lasting five years for the Champions League raised to the played in helping us develop our
creation of eyewear collections under sky and five golden Balls put on the research teams cannot be overstated,”
the CR7 brand. bulletin board, Cristiano is above all says Professor Tran Hai Yen, President
an exceptional man. And the fact Hai Yen Vision Research and
The first CR7 Eyewear collection
was entirely inspired and designed of being able to work with him is Training, Co-founder & CEO Hai
for Cristiano Ronaldo and will be something that fills my heart with Yen Eye Care. “To have Professor
unveiled, in a world preview, on the pride and happiness. I can’t Sankaridurg and Ms Waddell here
occasion of Mido 2020. The collection wait to start this project together, for our opening and providing us
will be available on the market in the sure that on both sides we will with a half day workshop on myopia
best opticians in the world and on the work with enormous passion and management reinforced that we are
best e-commerce platforms starting perseverance, values that Cristiano at the forefront of myopia research
from Spring/ Summer 2020. embodies more than anyone else. in Vietnam and are accessing the
I hope and I am convinced that world’s best insights.”
Lapo Elkann Founder and Creative together with Cristiano and his team,
Director of Italia Independent full of professionalism of excellence, The collaboration between
commented on the agreement we will develop other exciting BHVI and Hai Yen Eye Care
as follows: “Today is a day to projects together.“ reaffirms BHVI’s commitment to
remember for me and for all of Italia increase its global reach in the area
Independent: having obtained the Cristiano Ronaldo also issued a of myopia management.
CR7 eyewear license is a piece of license statement: “I’ve always
extraordinary importance in our been passionate about glasses and “As a group, we have a very
growth path. Creativity, speed of I’ve always wanted to have my own close connection with Vietnam
execution and an eye towards the line. I am really excited to collaborate and specifically Hai Yen Eye Care
future are our ingredients, a recipe with Italia Independent on this and the opening of this research
that has led us to become a reality project. I can’t wait for everyone to arm represents an extension of our
capable of attracting globally see the collection! ” reach,” says Yvette Waddell, CEO of
BHVI. “Myopia is the fastest growing
BHVI CELEBRATES NEW VIETNAM vision impairment facing the world
RESEARCH CENTRE today and we know the growth
is particularly rapid in South East
H ai Yen Eye Care, a research Minh City, Vietnam. Asia including in Vietnam. Further
research, collaboration and training
collaborator with the Brien
Holden Vision Institute (BHVI) has Informing this news through a of professionals is essential, and we
achieved a nation-wide first, by press release, BHVI states that the Hai are proud of our world-renowned
opening a research centre in Ho Chi Yen Vision Research Institute is the reputation in this space.”

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