EssilorLuxottica showcased a prototype of Nuance Audio, a first-of-its-kind glasses with inbuilt advanced hearing technology at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.  

Hearing solutions is an underpenetrated market where, similar to vision care decades ago, consumers are averse to wearing traditional corrective devices for a number of reasons including their visibility, discomfort and price, said Francesco Milleri, chairman and CEO at EssilorLuxottica. Designed for consumers with mild to moderate hearing loss, Nuance Audio will eliminate the psychological barrier that has stood in the way of adoption of traditional hearing aids, integrating proprietary state of-the art open-ear hearing technology into fashionable eyeglasses, he said.  

EssilorLuxottica also showcased Ray-Ban Meta and the group’s new Helix division with Vision(X), an interconnected platform designed to help modernise eyecare practices offering a full range of digital solutions including tele-optometry and big data.  

“Nuance Audio, Ray-Ban Meta and Helix are a testament to EssilorLuxottica’s commitment to moving the eyewear industry forward into a new era of interconnected and AI-powered devices and solutions,” Milleri said.  

Nuance Audio is expected to launch in the US in the second half of 2024.