buyer's guide
SPECTACLE LENSES
Tara Rosenzweig and Karlen McLean
Optimum SV Option
Younger Optics now offers Transitions VI finished polycarbonate lenses with super-hydrophobic AR in single vision gray and brown. The AR properties allow water droplets to easily run off the surface of the lens without stains or streaks, and help resist smudges, dust, dirt, and fingerprints so the lenses are easy to clean and maintain while preventing annoying reflections. High transmission combined with the benefits of Transitions photochromic technology offer visual clarity and comfort.
INFO: www.youngeroptics.com
Marvelous Monomer
Seiko Optical Products of America has introduced a 1.74 finished single vision lens with SuperClean advanced hydrophobic coating. The lenses are made with a new 1.74 index monomer that is more stable, less heat sensitive, and easier to process than the 1.74 monomers currently available, according to Seiko sources. The 1.74 lenses use Seiko's patented MX aspheric design. Seiko's 1.74 lens is available in ultra-thin 65mm diameter plus spheres from +1.00D to +6.00D out to a -2.00 cylinder; in minus spheres from -2.00D to -10.00D out to a -3.00 cylinder (total power of -9.00D); and in spheres only from -10.50D to -15.00D in half diopter steps.
INFO: www.seikoeyewear.com
| Sun SAVVY |
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| Essilor of America has launched Crizal Sun lenses with Scotchgard Protector to offer scratch-resistant, easy-to-clean sunlenses. The surface contact angle of the lenses has been increased to 116 degrees, giving the topcoat durability that prevents it from breaking down. Crizal Sun lenses with Scotchgard Protector can be added to tinted and polarized lenses. Color choices include brown, gray, gray-green, and black tints as well as silver, blue, and gold mirrors. INFO: www.essilorusa.com or www.crizalsun.com |
HD Sun PALs
Carl Zeiss Vision's High Definition (HD) series of customized PALs are now available with NuPolar polarization in multiple material and color options. Included in the extension are SOLA HDV, SOLAOne HD, SOLA Compact Ultra HD, and AO Easy HD. NuPolar lenses offer 100 percent protection against UVA and UVB rays and high contrast while eliminating blinding sun glare. NuPolar options include polycarbonate gray, brown, copper, and green-15, and hard resin gray and brown.
INFO: www.vision.zeiss.com/us
LOW VISION
Easy Reading
Eschenbach is offering the Makrolux 3.6× magnifier, which combines magnification and bright LED illumination with an "easy orientation" design to reduce neck strain and fatigue. The Makrolux provides distortion-free, edge-to-edge clarity through a large (90×30mm) rectangular viewing area, making it easy to navigate across lines of text in newspapers and magazines. The lens is tilted at an angle to make the magnifier ergonomic, producing a more comfortable reading experience. Also, the ridges on the bottom of each model keep the lens 1mm off the reading surface to prevent lens scratching.
INFO: www.eschenbach.com or 800-487-5389
| Tools MEGA MEASURING |
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| Shamir Insight now offers the Panorameter Kit, a measuring device to help ECPs fine-tune Shamir Autograph lens designs. Shamir's As-Worn Technology requires ECPs to provide labs with three patient measurements—vertex distance, pantoscopic tilt, and panoramic angle—to place non-default orders for Shamir's Autograph design with As-Worn Technology. The Panorameter Kit comes with two tools to easily and accurately take these measurements, including instructions detailing the correct way to use each tool. INFO: To order a Panorameter Kit, contact your Shamir account executive. |
| Low Vision Freedom |
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| Vision Technology recently introduced the Freedom Machine desktop video magnifier, which has widescreen flat panel (adjustable) monitors. The Freedom Machine combines a simple control panel interface with advanced desktop video magnifier technology. The Freedom Machine will initially be available in five models. Freedom Machine 26, the flagship model, offers a 26-inch (adjustable) widescreen flat panel monitor integrated with no-glare glass optics, 4.0× to 100× magnification, and 1920×1200 screen resolution. INFO: www.visiontechnology.com or 800-560-7226 |
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