ESSILORLUXOTTICA
Transitions Gen S
Transitions Optical has introduced its next generation of photochromic prescription lenses, Transitions Gen S, engineered to react to the wearer’s movement.
According to Transitions, Gen S is the fastest dark lens in the clear-to-dark photochromic category, reaching category three levels of darkness in 25 seconds and fading back in less than two minutes. Further, the company says that Gen S provides 39% faster vision recovery from intense bright lights compared to clear lenses, showing a 39.5% improvement in contrast sensitivity and 40% faster vision recovery compared to Transitions’ previous generation of lenses.
Short Cuts
Higher Oxygen Permeability
Hubble Contacts has launched SkyHy by Hubble, silicone hydrogel daily contact lenses crafted with olificon B—which delivers a high Dk/t of 150, according to the company—and featuring low rigidity with a multi-curvature edge designed to keep the lenses in place for uninterrupted clarity and comfort.
hubblecontacts.com
Fully Remote Eye Care
IbisVision has launched an update to its Ibis-Connect platform, enabling optometrists to access refraction technology and determine a prescription online. According to the company, patients use a proprietary Remote Refraction Tool that costs a few cents to produce along with a basic computer with an internet
connection. ibis.vision
• Vision Expo Booth: F2448
PERFORMANCE Partner
Shamir will continue as the optical performance partner of the BWT Alpine Formula One Team, a collaboration that provides the team with safety equipment and precision lenses, including Shamir’s recently launched Driver Intelligence lenses. shamir.com
Designed to be clear indoors and colored outdoors, Gen S is available in eight hues that the company says are optimized to be true-to-tone at all stages to display vibrant tints. Additionally, Transitions shares that Gen S lenses block 100% of UVA and UVB rays, filtering 32% blue violet light in the clear state and up to 85%
when activated.
Transitions Gen S will be available in April from EssilorLuxottica.
transitions.com
Vision Expo Booth: P1347
COOPERVISION
Biofinity Contact Lenses
CooperVision has expanded support for its full range of Biofinity sphere contact lenses, including Biofinity XR, now offering sphere powers from +15.00D to -20.00D at an equal price with equal patient rebates across the range.
Both Biofinity and Biofinity XR contact lenses feature Aquaform Technology that, according to CooperVision, hydrates contact lenses to twice their weight in water for natural wettability and enhanced comfort.
Biofinity contact lenses enable vision correction for 99.9% of spherical prescriptions, CooperVision shares, enabling successful fits for patients who previously believed they couldn’t wear contact lenses.
coopervision.com
Vision Expo Booth: F2434
OCULUS INC.
Oculus Easyfield VR
Oculus Inc. has launched the Oculus Easyfield VR, a virtual reality (VR) headset that conducts visual field screenings and threshold exams in addition to color vision, contrast sensitivity, and stereo vision screenings, according to
the company.
The device allows ECPs to conduct a variety of vision tests without requiring a dark room, Oculus Inc. shares. Patients can complete their testing autonomously, as the device features audio-guided examinations in English and Spanish. Connected to a Surface Pro tablet, Easyfield VR shares a database with other Oculus diagnostic devices on the same patient data software and allows practitioners to start and monitor the exam process without an internet connection.
oculususa.com
Vision Expo Booth: F2143
ESSILORLUXOTTICA
Shamir Spark 4W
Shamir has launched Spark 4W from EssilorLuxottica, a digital electro-optic measurement system based on 3D stereo vision technology and artificial intelligence (AI). According to Shamir, the device produces precise and automatic measurements of patients’ pupillary distance with just one click, providing patients with a touch-free experience that preserves their personal space.
Building on the capabilities of Spark 4, the Spark 4W operates on Wi-Fi and carries an integrated CPU, enabling the stand-alone system to be located anywhere within the practice. The Shamir Spark Remote allows eyecare professionals to capture a patient’s PD using a smartphone, tablet, or laptop, and additional parameters can be filled in after the patient has left the practice, Shamir shares.
Shamir’s AI vision algorithm detects and processes 192 facial landmarks via the Spark 4W camera system, equipped with six high-resolution 24-megapixel camera sensors that are engineered to deliver ultrasharp images, two active near-infrared cameras for an unobstructed view of the patient’s pupils, and four additional color cameras to photograph eyewear, Shamir shares. The device utilizes Shamir’s As-Worn POV technology that, according to the company, maintains the exact visual clarity and comfort patients experience with trial frames when their new lenses are fitted into their chosen frames.
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