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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): November 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 November 6, 2003,  Emerging  Vision,  Inc. (the  "Registrant")  issued a
press  release  announcing  that the  unsolicited  offer to  acquire  all of the
outstanding  capital  stock  of  the  Registrant,  which  was  received  by  the
Registrant on June 5, 2003, has been rescinded, by the offeror, in all respects.
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

99.1              Press Release, dated November 6, 2003, with respect to the
                  Registrant's receipt of notice of the rescission, in all
                  respects, of the unsolicited offer to acquire all of
                  Registrant's 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:    November 12, 2003














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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
                                  -------------



Exhibit No.       Document

99.1              Press Release, dated November 6, 2003, with respect to the
                  Registrant's receipt of notice of the rescission, in all
                  respects, of the unsolicited offer to acquire all of
                  Registrant's outstanding capital stock.












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                                                                EXHIBIT NO. 99.1

                                                           FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Offer to Acquire All of Emerging Vision, Inc.'s Outstanding
Capital Stock Rescinded


     GARDEN  CITY,  N.Y. -  November  6, 2003 - Emerging  Vision,  Inc.  (OTCBB:
ISEE.OB)  today  announced  that the  offer to  acquire  all of the  outstanding
capital  stock of the  Company  for a  purchase  price of $0.07 per  share  (the
"Offer"),  which was made in June of this year by Horizons Investors Corp., Drs.
Robert and Alan Cohen,  and certain  members of the Cohen family (the  "Offering
Group"),  has, as of November 5, 2003, been rescinded,  in all respects,  by the
Offering Group.

     The Company has no  additional  information  with  respect to the  Offering
Group's rescission of the Offer.


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): November 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
---------------------

     On November 6, 2003,  Emerging  Vision,  Inc. (the  "Registrant")  issued a
press  release  announcing  that the  unsolicited  offer to  acquire  all of the
outstanding  capital  stock  of  the  Registrant,  which  was  received  by  the
Registrant on June 5, 2003, has been rescinded, by the offeror, in all respects.
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

99.1              Press Release, dated November 6, 2003, with respect to the
                  Registrant's receipt of notice of the rescission, in all
                  respects, of the unsolicited offer to acquire all of
                  Registrant's 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:    November 12, 2003

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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit No.       Document

99.1              Press Release, dated November 6, 2003, with respect to the
                  Registrant's receipt of notice of the rescission, in all
                  respects, of the unsolicited offer to acquire all of
                  Registrant's outstanding capital stock.

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EXHIBIT NO. 99.1

                                                           FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Offer to Acquire All of Emerging Vision, Inc.'s Outstanding
Capital Stock Rescinded

     GARDEN  CITY,  N.Y. -  November  6, 2003 - Emerging  Vision,  Inc.  (OTCBB:
ISEE.OB)  today  announced  that the  offer to  acquire  all of the  outstanding
capital  stock of the  Company  for a  purchase  price of $0.07 per  share  (the
"Offer"),  which was made in June of this year by Horizons Investors Corp., Drs.
Robert and Alan Cohen,  and certain  members of the Cohen family (the  "Offering
Group"),  has, as of November 5, 2003, been rescinded,  in all respects,  by the
Offering Group.

     The Company has no  additional  information  with  respect to the  Offering
Group's rescission of the Offer.

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