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): August 22, 2001


                              EMERGING VISION, INC.
               (exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)


         New York                       1-14128                   11-3096941
----------------------------   ------------------------      -------------------
(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)       (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation                                             Identification No.)


                             1500 Hempstead Turnpike
                           East Meadow, New York 11554
                    ----------------------------------------
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

                                 (516) 390-2100
                                 --------------
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code)






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

     1. On August 23, 2001,  the  Registrant  notified The Nasdaq Stock  Market,
        Inc.  ("Nasdaq") of its Board of Directors'  intention not to effect, in
        the near future,  the  previously  announced  reverse stock split of its
        outstanding  shares of Common Stock.  In response to this  decision,  on
        August 24, 2001,  Nasdaq  delisted the  Company's  Common Stock from the
        Nasdaq  National Market System  ("Nasdaq-NMS"),  pursuant to Marketplace
        Rule No.  4310(c)(8)(B),  due to its  failure to comply with the minimum
        bid price ($1.00) requirement for the continued listing of its shares of
        Common Stock on the Nasdaq-NMS, all as set forth in Nasdaq's Marketplace
        Rule No. 4450(a)(5).  As a result, the Company's Common Stock now trades
        on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol ISEE.OB.  On August 23, 2001,
        the  Registrant  issued a press  release  regarding its intention not to
        effect a reverse  stock  split,  a copy of which is  attached  hereto as
        Exhibit 99.3.

     2. On August 15, 2001,  Mr. Jerry Novak was  appointed to the  Registrant's
        Board of  Directors,  which  appointment  was  accepted by Mr.  Novak on
        August 22, 2001.



Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits
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Exhibit No.       Document
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99.3              Press Release, dated August 23, 2001, with respect to the
                  decision made by the Registrant's Board of Directors not to
                  effect, in the near future, a reverse stock split of the
                  Registrant's issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock.








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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 thereunto duly authorized.


                                          EMERGING VISION, INC.


                                          By: /s/ George Papadopoulos
                                          Name: George Papadopoulos
                                          Title: Senior Vice President &
                                                 Chief Financial Officer

Date:  August 29, 2001
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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): August 22, 2001

                              EMERGING VISION, INC.
               (exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

         New York                       1-14128                   11-3096941
----------------------------   ------------------------      -------------------
(State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission File Number)       (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation                                             Identification No.)

                             1500 Hempstead Turnpike
                           East Meadow, New York 11554
                    ----------------------------------------
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

                                 (516) 390-2100
                                 --------------
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code)

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

     1. On August 23, 2001,  the  Registrant  notified The Nasdaq Stock  Market,
        Inc.  ("Nasdaq") of its Board of Directors'  intention not to effect, in
        the near future,  the  previously  announced  reverse stock split of its
        outstanding  shares of Common Stock.  In response to this  decision,  on
        August 24, 2001,  Nasdaq  delisted the  Company's  Common Stock from the
        Nasdaq  National Market System  ("Nasdaq-NMS"),  pursuant to Marketplace
        Rule No.  4310(c)(8)(B),  due to its  failure to comply with the minimum
        bid price ($1.00) requirement for the continued listing of its shares of
        Common Stock on the Nasdaq-NMS, all as set forth in Nasdaq's Marketplace
        Rule No. 4450(a)(5).  As a result, the Company's Common Stock now trades
        on the OTC Bulletin Board under the symbol ISEE.OB.  On August 23, 2001,
        the  Registrant  issued a press  release  regarding its intention not to
        effect a reverse  stock  split,  a copy of which is  attached  hereto as
        Exhibit 99.3.

     2. On August 15, 2001,  Mr. Jerry Novak was  appointed to the  Registrant's
        Board of  Directors,  which  appointment  was  accepted by Mr.  Novak on
        August 22, 2001.

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

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

99.3              Press Release, dated August 23, 2001, with respect to the
                  decision made by the Registrant's Board of Directors not to
                  effect, in the near future, a reverse stock split of the
                  Registrant's issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock.
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 thereunto duly authorized.

                                          EMERGING VISION, INC.

                                          By: /s/ George Papadopoulos
                                          Name: George Papadopoulos
                                          Title: Senior Vice President &
                                                 Chief Financial Officer

Date:  August 29, 2001