ROCHESTER, N.Y., May 11, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Vuzix® Corporation (NASDAQ: VUZI), a leading supplier of Video Eyewear and Smart Glasses products in the consumer, enterprise, and entertainment markets, is pleased to announce that the Company will exhibit its wearable technology products at the ATA 2016, the largest and most comprehensive meeting focused on telemedicine, digital, connected and mobile health in the world. For over 20 years, the American Telemedicine Association's (ATA) Annual Conference & Trade Show has been the premier forum for healthcare professionals and entrepreneurs in the telemedicine, telehealth and mHealth space.

The event will be held May 14-17, 2016 in Minneapolis, MN at the Minneapolis Convention Center. It is organized by ATA, the American Telemedicine Association, the leading resource and advocate promoting access to medical care for consumers and health professionals via telecommunications technology. To learn more about the event, please click here: http://hub.americantelemed.org/ata2016new/about/aboutata2016.

Visitors to Vuzix' booth 2036 will have the opportunity to review the Company's M100 Smart Glasses and soon to be launched M300 and their functionality for telemedicine applications, such as electronic record keeping compliance, remote telemedicine via the glasses, surgical assistance and training, and more. Vuzix partner AMA (a sister company of Ubisoft) will also be in attendance to demonstrate how its Xpert Eye P1 Kit works with the M100. AMA is an innovative French company that was founded in 2004 by Christian Guillemot and has focused on mobile applications for the past decade. To learn more about ATA, please visit americantelemed.org.

"Our award-winning M100 Smart Glasses have a tremendous contribution to make to the growing field of telemedicine," said Paul Travers, President and Chief Executive Officer at Vuzix. "Along with our partner AMA, a telemedicine company that offers a full platform of smart glasses applications including remote support and warehouse applications, we are pleased to demonstrate these at the upcoming ATA event."

About Vuzix Corporation

Vuzix is a leading supplier of Video Eyewear and Smart Glasses products in the consumer, enterprise and entertainment markets. The Company's products include personal display and wearable computing devices that offer users a portable high quality viewing experience, provide solutions for mobility, wearable displays and virtual and augmented reality. Vuzix holds 40 patents and 23 additional patents pending and numerous IP licenses in the Video Eyewear field. The Company has won Consumer Electronics Show (or CES) awards for innovation for the years 2005 to 2014 and several wireless technology innovation awards among others. Founded in 1997, Vuzix is a public company (NASDAQ: VUZI) with offices in Rochester, NY, Oxford, UK and Tokyo, Japan.

Forward-Looking Statements Disclaimer

Certain statements contained in this news release are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and applicable Canadian securities laws. Forward looking statements contained in this release relate to, among other things, and the Company's leadership in the Video Eyewear, VR and AR display industry. They are generally identified by words such as "believes," "may," "expects," "anticipates," "should" and similar expressions. Readers should not place undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which are based upon the Company's beliefs and assumptions as of the date of this release. The Company's actual results could differ materially due to risk factors and other items described in more detail in the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's Annual Reports and MD&A filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and applicable Canadian securities regulators (copies of which may be obtained at www.sedar.com or www.sec.gov). Subsequent events and developments may cause these forward-looking statements to change. The Company specifically disclaims any obligation or intention to update or revise these forward-looking statements as a result of changed events or circumstances that occur after the date of this release, except as required by applicable law.

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Vuzix Corporation 
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Europe/UK:
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Asia:
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