SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 ---------------- SCHEDULE 13D (Rule 13d-101) INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(a) (Amendment No. __________ )(1) Emerging Vision, Inc. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) Common Stock $.01 Per Value per share -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 29089 W 102000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) B.R. Fernandez P.O. Box 221, Bklyn NY 11208-0221 (718-235-0714) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) October 22, 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Date of Event which Requires Filing of This Statement) If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e), 13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check the following box [_]. Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent. (Continued on following pages) (Page 1 of Pages) ---------- (1) The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). ________________________________________________________________________________ 1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSON Horizons Investors Corp. 11-2651913 ________________________________________________________________________________ 2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) |_| (b) |X| ________________________________________________________________________________ 3 SEC USE ONLY ________________________________________________________________________________ 4 SOURCE OF FUNDS* WC ________________________________________________________________________________ 5 CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) |_| ________________________________________________________________________________ 6 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION New York State ________________________________________________________________________________ 7 SOLE VOTING POWER 6,301,075 _________________________________________________________________ NUMBER OF 8 SHARED VOTING POWER SHARES BENEFICIALLY N/A OWNED BY _________________________________________________________________ EACH 9 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER REPORTING PERSON N/A WITH _________________________________________________________________ 10 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER N/A ________________________________________________________________________________ 11 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 6,301,075 ________________________________________________________________________________ 12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* |_| ________________________________________________________________________________ 13 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 21% ________________________________________________________________________________ 14 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* CO ________________________________________________________________________________ *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP No._______ 13D Page___ of __ Pages ________________________________________________________________________________ Item 1. Security and Issuer. I SEE EMERGING VISION, INC. ________________________________________________________________________________ Item 2. Identity and Background. (a) Horizons Investors Corp. (b) 131 Lancaster St. (c) Albany, NY 12210 (d) NO (e) NO (f) Organized NY State General Management Consulting Services ________________________________________________________________________________ Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration. WC ________________________________________________________________________________ Item 4. Purpose of Transaction. (a) Investments in Issuer (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) (j) ________________________________________________________________________________ Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer. (a) 21% (b) 6,301,075 (c) Purchased 574,000 shares in past 60 days at average price of $.04. (d) (e) ________________________________________________________________________________ Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer. NONE ________________________________________________________________________________ Item 7. Material to be Filed as Exhibits. NONE ________________________________________________________________________________ SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. 10-30-02 ---------------------------------------- (Date) /s/ B.R. Fernandez ---------------------------------------- (Signature) B.R. Fernandez, President ---------------------------------------- (Name/Title) Attention. Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute federal criminal violations (see 18 U.S.C. 1001).