I also work for ECCA and the Trivex lenses we use are made by Augen. They are available in regular SV or Double Aspheric SV and I think they are GREAT lenses. They have a great Abbe value and do resist splitting much better than Polycarbonate. We also us Trilogy from Younger from time to time which is also a great product. The downside to Trivex is its lower index 1.530 and the occasional problems with tinting (backside coating almost always is the way to go with tints). Poly or Hi Index will be thinner than Trivex but Trivex certainly has its place in Drill Mounts, patients that have problems with Abbe value or Chromatic abberration and they are great for kids glasses because they are about as impact resistant as Poly.
BTW I don't see anything wrong with trying to make money in this business. Unethical or unskilled people work for every company in every field. In optics it is hard sometimes to find truely skilled people, but they are out there and they work for every company.
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