EssilorLuxottica says its AI-enabled glasses developed in partnership with Meta are profitable (Manaure Quintero)Sales of AI-enabled eyeglasses, which have nearly doubled since last year, helped EssilorLuxottica accelerate second-quarter growth, the world's largest maker of eyeglasses reported Tuesday. Second quarter sales rose 7.2 percent in the three months to June to 7.7 billion euros ($8.8 billion). "AI glasses confirmed their exponential growth, almost doubling in sales in the second quarter versus last year," the company said. The company didn't provide a figure for sales of AI glasses, however. The company's chief executive Francesco Milleri said sales of AI glasses expanded across the globe and consumer segments and were generating sustainable profits.