ESSILOR OF AMERICA INTRODUCES VARILUX® ELLIPSE(TM) AIRWEAR®

VISION EXPO WEST, LAS VEGAS – (September 10, 2004) – Essilor of America, Inc. is continuing its Varilux® momentum by increasing lens options for the short frame wearer. An addition to the Varilux® Ellipse(TM) product line being introduced at Vision Expo West is Varilux® Ellipse(TM) Airwear®, combining features of the market’s leading polycarbonate lens with the shortest and widest progressive lens available.

“ECPs are discovering that Varilux® Ellipse(TM) offers a variety of lens options to meet the lifestyle demands of their presbyopic patients,” said Mike Daley, president of Essilor Lenses. “Now progressive lens wearers wanting or needing that small progressive lens to fit in the smaller, trendier frames, can have one that is super light, thin and fashionable with the offering of Varilux® Ellipse(TM) Airwear®. ”

Varilux® Ellipse(TM) Airwear® is also available with the visual acuity and clarity features of Crizal® and the enhanced cleanability of Crizal® Alizé&#153.

Varilux® Ellipse(TM) Airwear® is available in base curves 1.75, 3.00, 4.00, 5.75 and 7.25 with a power range of +6.00D to –10.00D, up to –4.00 cylinder and 0.75 to 3.00 add powers (in 0.25 steps).

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Varilux®, Airwear® and Crizal® are registered trademarks of Essilor International, S.A.
Ellipse(TM) and Alizé(TM) is a trademark of Essilor International, S.A.