ESSILOR BOOSTS THE POWER OF TRANSITIONS® V LENSES WITH ESP:tr:
Seven new products strengthen Essilor and Transitions line

DALLAS -- (March 21, 2005) – Building upon its existing Transitions line, Essilor will launch seven new products with the advanced photochromic technology of Transitions® V Lenses with ESP™. The new lenses, available this spring, include: Varilux Comfort® Thin & Lite® 1.67 Transitions V Gray, Varilux® EllipseTM Airwear® Transitions V Gray, Varilux® Panamic® Airwear Transitions V Brown, SFSV Aspheric Airwear Transitions V Brown, Ovation® Airwear Transitions V Brown, Essilor Natural® Airwear Transitions V Gray, and SFSV Spherical Airwear Transitions V Gray. These new products are all part of the Transitions family, the number one recommended photochromic ophthalmic lenses on the market.

“Each of the new Transitions V Lenses will provide vision wearers of all ages with more comfort, convenience and protection for their eyes. By combining Essilor and Transitions technology we are able to create the most advanced photochromic lenses in the world,” said Mike Daley, president of Essilor Lenses.

Transitions Lenses are today’s clearest, darkest and fastest photochromic lenses and the new Transitions V technology provides more fade-back to clear capability than before. Transitions Optical, Inc. offers the most innovative technology to deliver superior photochromic capabilities in all prescriptions. Because they adjust to changing light conditions, all Transitions Lenses offer visual acuity, visual comfort and convenient protection from the harmful effects of UV radiation and glare from the sun. Each of the new products will also be complete with Crizal® Alizé:tr:, which also combines scratch proofing, smudge proofing, cleanability and protection from glare and eyestrain.

The power ranges for each product are: Varilux Comfort Thin & Lite 1.67 Transitions V Gray, +8.00 to -12.00 up to a -4.00 cylinder. For Varilux Ellipse Airwear Transitions V Gray, Varilux Panamic Airwear Transitions V Brown, Ovation Airwear Transitions V Brown, Essilor Natural Transitions V Gray and SFSV Spherical Airwear Transitions V Gray, the range is +6.00 to -10.00 up to a -4.00 cylinder. For SFSV Aspheric Airwear Transitions V Brown, the range is +8.00 to -10.00 up to a -4.00 cylinder.

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Airwear®, Crizal®, Essilor, Varilux®, Varilux Comfort®, Panamic® and Essilor Natural® are registered trademarks and Alizé:tr: and Ellipse:tr: are trademarks of Essilor International, S.A.
Thin & Lite® and Ovation® are registered trademarks of Essilor of America, Inc.
Transitions® is a registered trademark and ESP is a trademark of Transitions Optical, Inc.