From OptometryToday, the latest on Lenses

May 22, 2018 /byAndrew McClean



Purest vision



Essilor has launched its Crizal Sapphire UV lens – a lens that the company said has “broken the traditional compromise between anti-reflective performance and UV protection.”

It offers ESPF 35 protection, and in wearer trials 70% of participants judged more efficient on reflection than Essilor’s Crizal Forte UV.

Commercial director at Essilor, Randeep Gill, said: “We are proud that 25 years dedicated to Crizal innovation has led to this point – an anti-reflective lens with the purest vision, best clarity, comfort and aesthetic appeal.”

Essilor also highlighted Crizal Sapphire UV’s aesthetic benefits, such as amore transparent lens that allows the eyes to be more visible at all angles,which the company said photographs better.





UV exposure



Transitions Optical has extended its Signature Style Colours Collection to its Varilux E and X series.

The collection includes four style lens colours – amethyst, sapphire, emerald and amber – which adapt from clear to dark when exposed to UV light.

The lens company explained that the colour options offer patients looking for a prescription lens the opportunity to match the chosen frame with their own style.
With the expansion into the Varilux E and X series, the lenscollection is now available to varifocal and single vision patients.
Category manager at Transitions Optical, Carly Rocyn-Jones,said: “The collection is designed to engage with a younger patient. We think this is a great product to help independent practitioners pull that demographic into practice.”




Boost zones

Hoya has launched Sync III, the third generation of the Japanese lens company’s enhanced single vision lenses.

Sync III is designed to relieve digital eye strain and improve visual comfort for patients throughout the day.

Hoya said that patients experiencing irritated eyes, blurred vision and headaches as a result of prolonged screen time can benefit from the lens.

The lens features distance power for everyday use and the choice of three ‘boost zones,’ which Hoya explained help eye muscles to relax and focus more easily.

Lens expert at Hoya, Maarten Brouwer, said: “These provide accommodative support tailored to the patient’s age, digital device use and severity of digital eye strain symptoms.”

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