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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



         DATE OF REPORT (Date of earliest event reported): June 6, 2003


                              EMERGING VISION, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


         New York                      1-14128                   11-3096941
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)        (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)                                       Identification No.)


                         100 Quentin Roosevelt Boulevard
                          Garden City, New York 11530
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

                                 (516) 390-2100
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



                                 Not Applicable
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)






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Item 5. Other Events
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     On June 6, 2003,  Emerging Vision,  Inc. (the "Registrant")  issued a press
release  announcing that it had received an unsolicited  offer to acquire all of
its  outstanding  capital  stock.  A copy of such press  release is  attached as
Exhibit 99.1 hereto. The press release is incorporated herein by reference.


Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
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(a) and (b) Not Applicable.

(c) The following exhibit is filed with this report:


Exhibit No.       Document
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     99.1 Press Release,  dated June 6, 2003,  with respect to the  Registrant's
receipt of an unsolicited offer to acquire all of its outstanding capital stock.








                          [Signature on following page]




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                                    SIGNATURE


     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended,  the  Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                                       EMERGING VISION, INC.


                                       By: /s/ Christopher G. Payan
                                          ----------------------------
                                       Name:  Christopher G. Payan
                                       Title: Senior Vice President,
                                              Co-Chief Operating Officer and
                                              Chief Financial Officer


Date:    June 19, 2003




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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No.       Document
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     99.1 Press Release,  dated June 6, 2003,  with respect to the  Registrant's
receipt of an unsolicited offer to acquire all of its outstanding capital stock.

















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                                                                EXHIBIT NO. 99.1


                                                           FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


                              EMERGING VISION, INC.
         RECEIVES OFFER TO ACQUIRE ALL OF ITS OUTSTANDING CAPITAL STOCK

     Garden City,  New York  (Business  Wire) - June 6, 2003 - Emerging  Vision,
Inc. (OTCBB: ISEE.OB) today announced that it has received an unsolicited offer,
from Horizons  Investors  Corp.,  Drs. Robert and Alan Cohen, and certain of the
Cohen family members (the "Offering  Group"),  to acquire all of the outstanding
capital stock of the Company.

     The offer  provides  that the  Offering  Group  would  purchase  all of the
outstanding common stock of the Company (collectively, the "Common Stock") for a
price  per share of $0.07  (the  "Offered  Price"),  payable  in cash,  and that
holders of vested employee options and warrants would be entitled to receive, in
cash, the difference,  if a positive  number,  between the Offered Price and the
exercise price of such options and warrants.

     Horizons  Investors  Corp.,  Drs.  Robert and Alan Cohen and certain of the
Cohen  family  members  are the  holders  of,  in the  aggregate,  approximately
seventy-four  (74%) percent of the Company's  Common Stock,  and Drs. Robert and
Alan  Cohen,  and Benito R.  Fernandez,  a  principal  shareholder  of  Horizons
Investors  Corp.,  are members of the Board of  Directors  of the  Company.  The
members of the  Offering  Group have  indicated  that they do not intend to sell
their respective equity ownership interests in the Company to any third party.

     The Company is in the process of evaluating the Offering  Group's offer but
has not yet made any determinations with respect thereto.


About Emerging Vision

     Emerging Vision,  Inc. operates one of the largest chains of retail optical
stores and one of the largest  franchised  optical  chains in the United States,
with approximately 186 franchised and Company-owned stores located in 23 states,
the  District  of  Columbia,  Ontario,  Canada  and  the  U.S.  Virgin  Islands,
principally  operating  under the names  "Sterling  Optical"  and "Site for Sore
Eyes".

     THIS STATEMENT MAY CONTAIN CERTAIN  FORWARD-LOOKING  STATEMENTS,  WHICH MAY
INVOLVE KNOWN AND UNKNOWN RISKS, UNCERTAINTIES,  AND OTHER FACTORS NOT UNDER THE
COMPANY'S CONTROL, WHICH MAY CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS,  PERFORMANCE AND ACHIEVEMENTS
OF THE COMPANY TO BE  MATERIALLY  DIFFERENT  FROM THE RESULTS,  PERFORMANCE,  OR
EXPECTATIONS  OF THE COMPANY.  THESE  FACTORS  INCLUDE,  BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO,
THOSE  DETAILED  IN THE  COMPANY'S  PERIODIC  FILINGS  WITH THE  SECURITIES  AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION.


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Contact:

Emerging Vision, Inc.
Christopher G. Payan
(516) 390-2134
chris.payan@sterlingoptical.com
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                   -----------

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
                       THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         DATE OF REPORT (Date of earliest event reported): June 6, 2003

                              EMERGING VISION, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         New York                      1-14128                   11-3096941
(State or other jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)        (IRS Employer
     of incorporation)                                       Identification No.)

                         100 Quentin Roosevelt Boulevard
                          Garden City, New York 11530
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

                                 (516) 390-2100
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                 Not Applicable
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

      ====================================================================
Item 5. Other Events
--------------------

     On June 6, 2003,  Emerging Vision,  Inc. (the "Registrant")  issued a press
release  announcing that it had received an unsolicited  offer to acquire all of
its  outstanding  capital  stock.  A copy of such press  release is  attached as
Exhibit 99.1 hereto. The press release is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
---------------------------------------------------------------------------

(a) and (b) Not Applicable.

(c) The following exhibit is filed with this report:

Exhibit No.       Document
-----------       --------

     99.1 Press Release,  dated June 6, 2003,  with respect to the  Registrant's
receipt of an unsolicited offer to acquire all of its outstanding capital stock.

                          [Signature on following page]

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SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended,  the  Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                       EMERGING VISION, INC.

                                       By: /s/ Christopher G. Payan
                                          ----------------------------
                                       Name:  Christopher G. Payan
                                       Title: Senior Vice President,
                                              Co-Chief Operating Officer and
                                              Chief Financial Officer

Date:    June 19, 2003

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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No.       Document
-----------       --------

     99.1 Press Release,  dated June 6, 2003,  with respect to the  Registrant's
receipt of an unsolicited offer to acquire all of its outstanding capital stock.

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EXHIBIT NO. 99.1

                                                           FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                              EMERGING VISION, INC.
         RECEIVES OFFER TO ACQUIRE ALL OF ITS OUTSTANDING CAPITAL STOCK

     Garden City,  New York  (Business  Wire) - June 6, 2003 - Emerging  Vision,
Inc. (OTCBB: ISEE.OB) today announced that it has received an unsolicited offer,
from Horizons  Investors  Corp.,  Drs. Robert and Alan Cohen, and certain of the
Cohen family members (the "Offering  Group"),  to acquire all of the outstanding
capital stock of the Company.

     The offer  provides  that the  Offering  Group  would  purchase  all of the
outstanding common stock of the Company (collectively, the "Common Stock") for a
price  per share of $0.07  (the  "Offered  Price"),  payable  in cash,  and that
holders of vested employee options and warrants would be entitled to receive, in
cash, the difference,  if a positive  number,  between the Offered Price and the
exercise price of such options and warrants.

     Horizons  Investors  Corp.,  Drs.  Robert and Alan Cohen and certain of the
Cohen  family  members  are the  holders  of,  in the  aggregate,  approximately
seventy-four  (74%) percent of the Company's  Common Stock,  and Drs. Robert and
Alan  Cohen,  and Benito R.  Fernandez,  a  principal  shareholder  of  Horizons
Investors  Corp.,  are members of the Board of  Directors  of the  Company.  The
members of the  Offering  Group have  indicated  that they do not intend to sell
their respective equity ownership interests in the Company to any third party.

     The Company is in the process of evaluating the Offering  Group's offer but
has not yet made any determinations with respect thereto.

About Emerging Vision

     Emerging Vision,  Inc. operates one of the largest chains of retail optical
stores and one of the largest  franchised  optical  chains in the United States,
with approximately 186 franchised and Company-owned stores located in 23 states,
the  District  of  Columbia,  Ontario,  Canada  and  the  U.S.  Virgin  Islands,
principally  operating  under the names  "Sterling  Optical"  and "Site for Sore
Eyes".

     THIS STATEMENT MAY CONTAIN CERTAIN  FORWARD-LOOKING  STATEMENTS,  WHICH MAY
INVOLVE KNOWN AND UNKNOWN RISKS, UNCERTAINTIES,  AND OTHER FACTORS NOT UNDER THE
COMPANY'S CONTROL, WHICH MAY CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS,  PERFORMANCE AND ACHIEVEMENTS
OF THE COMPANY TO BE  MATERIALLY  DIFFERENT  FROM THE RESULTS,  PERFORMANCE,  OR
EXPECTATIONS  OF THE COMPANY.  THESE  FACTORS  INCLUDE,  BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO,
THOSE  DETAILED  IN THE  COMPANY'S  PERIODIC  FILINGS  WITH THE  SECURITIES  AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION.

------------------------------------
Contact:

Emerging Vision, Inc.
Christopher G. Payan
(516) 390-2134
chris.payan@sterlingoptical.com