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form8k.htm
UNITED
STATES
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):
January 12, 2010
EMERGING VISION,
INC.
(Exact
name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
New York
001-14128
11-3096941
(State
      or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission
      File Number)
(IRS
      Employer Identification No.)
100
Quentin Roosevelt Boulevard
Garden City, New York
11530
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's
telephone number, including area
code:
(516) 390-2100
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
‪□
Written
      communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
      230.425)
□
Soliciting
      material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.14a-12)
□
Pre-commencement
      communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.14d-2(b))
□
Pre-commencement
      communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.13e-4(c))
Item
      5.02.
Departure
      of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
      Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
      Officers.
Effective
January 12, 2010, Harvey Ross resigned from the Board of Directors of Emerging
Vision, Inc.
SIGNATURES
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/Brian P.
Alessi
Brian P.
Alessi
Chief Financial
Officer
Date:
January 14, 2010