Luxottica's chief executive, Andrea Guerra, said this week that he remained upbeat about future sales despite a tough 2008.
In July, the company said net profit fell 16.5 per cent in the first half of 2008 as a strong euro, consumer slowdown and one-off charges weighed on the balance sheet.
Speaking ahead of the company's third quarter results, due to be published on October 28, Guerra told Reuters: '2008 is a tough year. But I am very serene and relaxed looking at the future.
'We're working on doing everything that we need to do. It is a year of great changes, we have made acquisitions and big investments.'
The Italian eyewear maker whose brands include Prada, Ray-Ban and recently acquired Oakley, has forecast sales of €5.6bn to €5.75bn for this year and earnings of between €1.11 and €1.14 a share.