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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): December 29, 2004


                              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 8.1  Other Events


     On December 29, 2004, the Compensation  Committee of the Board of Directors
of the  Registrant  granted  certain of the members of the  Registrant's  senior
management,  in the  aggregate,  13,284,115  non-qualified  options to  purchase
shares of the  Registrant's  Common Stock.  These options are subject to various
terms and conditions, including, without limitation, that the same will vest, in
varying amounts,  over a period of two years, and are exercisable at a price per
share of $0.14,  which is equal to the closing price of the Registrant's  Common
Stock on December 29, 2004, as reported on the OTC Bulletin Board. These options
are also subject to certain  rights of the  Registrant  to recapture any gain in
the event of certain sales,  as defined.  These options were granted under,  and
pursuant to, the  Registrant's  1995 Stock  Incentive  Plan. With respect to the
options  granted,  3,500,000 of the shares  underlying  such options are already
reserved for issuance. The issuance of the remaining 9,784,115 shares underlying
these  options  will  require  shareholder  approval  (in  accordance  with  the
applicable provisions of the New York Business Corporation Law, the Registrant's
Certificate of  Incorporation,  By-Laws and 1995 Stock Incentive  Plan),  within
twelve  months  of the date of  grant,  to  increase  the  shares  reserved  for
issuance, and available, under the 1995 Stock Incentive Plan.



                          [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: Chief Executive Officer



Date:  January 4, 2005
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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): December 29, 2004

                              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 8.1  Other Events

     On December 29, 2004, the Compensation  Committee of the Board of Directors
of the  Registrant  granted  certain of the members of the  Registrant's  senior
management,  in the  aggregate,  13,284,115  non-qualified  options to  purchase
shares of the  Registrant's  Common Stock.  These options are subject to various
terms and conditions, including, without limitation, that the same will vest, in
varying amounts,  over a period of two years, and are exercisable at a price per
share of $0.14,  which is equal to the closing price of the Registrant's  Common
Stock on December 29, 2004, as reported on the OTC Bulletin Board. These options
are also subject to certain  rights of the  Registrant  to recapture any gain in
the event of certain sales,  as defined.  These options were granted under,  and
pursuant to, the  Registrant's  1995 Stock  Incentive  Plan. With respect to the
options  granted,  3,500,000 of the shares  underlying  such options are already
reserved for issuance. The issuance of the remaining 9,784,115 shares underlying
these  options  will  require  shareholder  approval  (in  accordance  with  the
applicable provisions of the New York Business Corporation Law, the Registrant's
Certificate of  Incorporation,  By-Laws and 1995 Stock Incentive  Plan),  within
twelve  months  of the date of  grant,  to  increase  the  shares  reserved  for
issuance, and available, under the 1995 Stock Incentive Plan.

                          [Signature on following page]
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: Chief Executive Officer

Date:  January 4, 2005