[bc]All Seiko Semi-finished 1.67 Lenses Approved for Zeiss Coatings[/bc]
MAHWAH, NJ –October 2003 – Seiko Optical Products, the global leader in premium high-index lenses, is proud to announce that they have been approved by Carl Zeiss Optical, Inc. for the application of Zeiss Foundation&reg thermal hardcoating and the Zeiss Carat coating package on all their semi-finished 1.67 high-index lens products. This includes Seiko clear hardcoat, Transitions&reg, and uncoated semi-finished 1.67 lenses. Foundation and Carat can now be applied to Seiko’s uncoated semi-finished single vision lenses, with the Proceed&reg II SHORT PAL to follow shortly. These products can be purchased throughout the U.S. from Zeiss partner labs.

Michael Rybacki, Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Seiko states, “We are pleased to be able to provide our 1.67 semi-finished premier lens products with outstanding quality Zeiss coatings to the optical marketplace. Eyecare Professionals can now offer two world-renown brands which, when combined, create a product that is ideal for today’s savvy, quality-minded patients. This allows ECPs to provide their patients with most advanced technology for thin, lightweight, durable hardcoated and/or AR lenses.”