Blanchard Contact Lenses Adds Sym-Toric to Onefit Scleral Lens Platform
Manchester, NH, June 14, 2017 – Blanchard Contact Lenses, a leading scleral lens designer and manufacturer in North America, announced today that they have added another lens design to their Onefit™ Scleral Lens Platform. Sym-Toric is an advanced proprietary front toric scleral lens design that enhances patient comfort, consistency of vision performance, and greatly simplifies the practitioner fitting experience for scleral Astigmatic patients utilizing the existing Onefit Scleral Lens Platform diagnostic lens set.
Onefit Sym-Toric does not rely on the prism ballast or toricity in the haptic as is typically used to stabilize axis orientation. While keeping the same edge elevation 360 degrees, the Onefit Sym-Toric posterior surface aligns to the different radii values of the cornea and sclera. Utilizing a thin lens design, Sym-Toric is stable, comfortable and promotes optimum oxygenation of the cornea and limbal stem cells.
“We continually look for solutions that will both simplify the contact lens fitting experience for practitioners and improve the wearing experience for patients” said Jean Blanchard, President of Blanchard Contact Lenses. “Onefit Sym-Toric accomplishes both of these things for Astigmatic patients.”
For more information on Onefit™ Scleral Lenses, visit http://blanchardlab.com/products/onefit/, as well as the consumer website https://www.onefitlenses.com/.
About Blanchard Contact Lenses
Since 1975, Blanchard Contact Lenses has been revolutionizing the eye care industry with innovative custom-made GP lens designs of the highest quality. The company’s proprietary Onefit™ Scleral Lens Platform continues to expand its design options, and now includes an anterior surface toric lens (Sym-Toric) and a design specifically for the Asian eye. The company maintains a vision focused on partnering with eye care professionals to offer education and guidance to improve all aspects of the contact lens wearer experience. To learn more, visitwww.blanchardlab.com
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MPG&E TO DISTRIBUTE SAFILENS PRODUCTS IN GERMANY FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS
July 1, 2017 – Safilens names MPG&E as the exclusive distributor of its products in Germany for the next five years.
With headquarters in Bordesholm, in northern Germany, MPG&E specializes in the sale of contact lenses and lens care products. MPG&E is an independent distributor that provides opticians and optometrists with products of the highest quality from all around the world. It also assists them in the care of their customers and patients. The company is best known for its ability to stay one step ahead of international market trends. Providing opticians and optometrists with innovative products that also come with impeccable service is what MPG&E does.
According to Daniele Bazzocchi, General Manager of Safilens: “Demand for our products in Germany has steadily grown over the last few years. This is why we decided to move ahead to expand our sales in the country. Naturally, our choice went to MPG&E, a company that has consistently set itself apart, thanks to its team of highly-qualified professionals and the excellent service it offers to opticians and optometrists”.
Gerhard Eißing, Managing Director of MPG&E adds: “The Safilens - MPG&E partnership is a perfect marriage! Both companies have outstanding know-how in the optical industry and focus on state-of-the-art products and services that are a guarantee of real added value to experts and contact lens customers alike”.
Safilens products are available in Germany through:
MPG&E Handel und Service GmbH
Moorweg 105, D-24582 Bordesholm
Germany
Ph.: +49 4322 750-500
E-Mail: [email protected]
www.mpge.de
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SAFILENS A STAR PLAYER AT BCLA
The Italian company participated in the leading European contact lens trade show to promote its patented afocal design for presbyopia and launch its new daily toric lens
Safilens made a big comeback at the BCLA Clinical Conference & Exhibition which took place June 9th to 11th in Liverpool. The Italian company attended the respected international contact lens trade fair to promote its patented afocal design for presbyopia and the exclusive preview launch of the most recent Safilens innovation: the daily toric fusion 1day astigma lens.
fusion 1day astigma expands the family of daily contact lenses that incorporate the advantages of the company’s groundbreaking fusiontechnology™ system – the synergistic interaction between Hyaluronic Acid and TSP (Tamarind Seed Polysaccharide) that normalizes and stabilizes the physiological relationship between the tear film and the ocular surface, providing the wearer with natural, lasting eye comfort.
The new lens for astigmatism features an innovative design, known as Sleekform, developed by Safilens. "This design" - explains Alessandro Filippo, R&D manager at Safilens - "was engineered to ensure precise, rapid and constant stabilization, while at the same time providing the comfort and practicality of daily contact lenses."
Sleekform stabilization is based on the pure prism, ensuring minimal thicknesses and an extremely uniform surface. In addition to limiting the mechanical strain associated with wearing contact lenses, this characteristic significantly reduces the issues related to differences in distribution of oxygen flow, typical of the designs currently available.
fusion 1day astigma is available with more than 800 parameters (3 cylinders and 8 axes).
Safilens’ participation in BCLA – an exhibition known for its extraordinary scientific program that each year attracts prominent experts and international industry representatives – attests to the company’s ongoing and increasingly core-commitment to the Educational activities tied to its game-changing products.
Live fittings were held at the Safilens stand throughout the duration of the show, with applications open to all visitors, who were able to test the performance and benefits of afocal design and participate in an exclusive preview experience of the Sleekform design of fusion 1day astigma. And that’s not all. Also at BCLA, several works developed in conjunction with Italian and foreign universities were presented as posters on the fusion 1day presbyo lenses; and on Sunday June 11th, Giancarlo Montani (Lecturer on Optometry, University of Salento) and Sergio Momini (Head of Professional Services at Safilens) conducted a workshop entitled “Management of computer vision syndrome and digital eye strain with contact lenses”, that also introduced additional assessments and results of the patented afocal design.
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New Kids’ Resources from Transitions Optical Provides Educational and Marketing Tools for Eyecare Professionals
PINELLAS PARK, Fla., July 12, 2017 – To help eyecare professionals better understand and treat young patients, Transitions Optical has released new kids’ resources featuring staff education and marketing materials.
Today’s kids, also known as Generation Z, make up more than a quarter of the U.S. population and have unique eye care needs compared to adults and kids of previous generations. The kids’ resources from Transitions Optical include information on the importance of vision in childhood development, the necessity of regular eye exams and the need to protect kids’ eyes from damaging UV and harmful blue light.
The materials also contain information on prescribing and dispensing corrective eye care to kids. Transitions® lenses are an ideal choice for Gen Z because they seamlessly adapt to the perfect tint, in any light. Plus, they help protect from UV rays and harmful blue light from digital devices, and especially bright sun.
There is also a range of marketing materials from social media graphics to counter cards available to help eyecare professionals promote their practice and highlight the importance of vision care for kids.
The Transitions Optical kids’ resources can be viewed online and downloaded by visiting TransitionsPro.com/Kids.
About Transitions Optical
Transitions Optical is the leading provider of plastic photochromic (adaptive) lenses to optical manufacturers worldwide. Having been the first to successfully manufacture and commercialize plastic adaptive lenses in 1990, and as a result of its relentless investment in research and development and technology, Transitions Optical offers a wide variety of products, setting new standards of advanced performance to provide ever increasing visual comfort and UV protection. Product leadership, consumer focus, and operational excellence have made the Transitions® brand one of the most recognized consumer brands in optics. For more information about the company and Transitions lenses, visit Transitions.com or TransitionsPRO.com.
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NXT® sun lenses- NEVER COMPROMISE
Essilor® Sun Solution™ presents its cutting-edge material for sun lenses, with no compromise
July 2017 – What do professional cyclists, free riders, fashion designers who give free rein to their creativity and advanced aerospace material users have in common? They never compromise!
They demand performant and reliable materials: with excellent quality and maximum resistance. Including materials which guarantee optimal vision in different situations. And NXT® material is the one capable of meeting all these requirements.
No compromise in vision because NXT® material – our dedicated polymer for sunwear - combines the optimal optical clarity of a mineral lens with the lightweight qualities and impact resistance of an organic lens. And there is more: an NXT® sun lens does not rule out any type of edging or mountingletting creativity flow!
Lenses available in the Essilor® Sun Solution™ NXT® portfolio are divided into the following ranges (also available in Rx):
· NXT® embedded: built-in tint control
· NXT® Varia™: photo-sensor control
· NXT® Polarized: ultimate glare control
· NXT® Polarized Varia™: photo-sensor and glare control
NXT® embedded: in all NXT® sun lenses the dyes are embedded directly in the polymer mass. This ensures ultimate color precision, uniformity in color, even with prescription lenses (semi-finished), and increased durability of the color which won’t fade over time.
NXT® Varia™: photochromic molecules are embedded directly in the polymer mass. There are two key benefits: optimal photochromic control and perfect adaptation to specific environments. Thanks to the distinctive molecular structure of these lenses combined with their production technology, NXT® Varia™ sun lenses are also available in two versions:
1) Varia™ Driving: active even from behind the car windshield, for drivers
2) Varia™ Winter Sports: active even at low temperatures, for winter sports enthusiasts
NXT® Polarized: polarized film enclosed between two layers of NXT® material promotes ideal clarity of vision and better efficiency against blinding reflective glare
NXT® Polarized Varia™: optimal photochromic control and maximum protection against blinding glare. In short, all the NXT® technologies in one lens!
NXT® technology allows Essilor® Sun Solution™ to offer its clients an excellent quality sun lens which employs advanced technology to guarantee an optical performance with no compromise!
Please, go to see our dedicated website and our new movie: https://www.essilor-sunsolution.com/nxt-sun-lens
© Essilor – July 2017
ESSILOR® SUN SOLUTION™, E-SUN™, KOLOR UP™ and MAGICOAT™ are trademarks of Essilor International.
NXT®, VARIA™ and APX™ are trademarks of Essilor Italia.
POLARFUN™ is a trademark of BNL Eurolens.