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Beating the Blues
Blue light is the buzz phrase du jour, and this harmful light—emitted from everything from LED lights and digital screens to the sun itself—is a real threat to eye health
Which blue-light-squashing lens products are hot right now? Three ECPs share their best-selling, go-to defenses right here.
BARRY SANTINI, ABOM
Long Island Opticians
Seaford, NY
• Chemistrie Blue clip
• ZEISS DuraVision Platinum lenses
“We do a lot of the magnetic Chemistrie clips, and we’ll present the Chemistrie Blue lenses, which have the blue-light-reducing coatings and/or tint, as an option for them.”
—BARRY SANTINI, ABOM
ERIC WHITE, O.D.
Complete Family Vision Care
San Diego, CA
• Essilor’s Crizal Prevencia lenses
• Sharper Image TechShield from VSP Optics Group
• BluTech Lenses
“I’m going crazy prescribing these [products]. My office is in a high-tech area, so we have a lot of computer users. We also ask the patients if they’re ever on the phone outside—prescribing Transitions with Crizal Prevencia has been really successful.”
—ERIC WHITE, O.D.
SOPHIA W. BARNES, O.D.
Vision Corner
Houston, TX (2 locations)
• BluTech Lenses
• Blue Light Defense
• Also uses: EasyScan (equipment to detect damage to retina), Blue Light Shield (film for computer screen)
“We all know the end game of blue light, but no one wants to put a stamp on it. The EasyScan opened my eyes to the true damage. It’s just a matter of a short time before a parent comes forward with their child and loss of vision.”
—SOPHIA W. BARNES, O.D.
—Kerri Ann Raimo
Learn more here: youtube.com/watch?v=qFbb0BPf-j8
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