ESSILOR TAKES THE BREAKTHROUGH VISIOFFICE SYSTEM ON THE ROAD
National Tour Allows ECPs to Experience the Best in Measuring Technology
DALLAS – (Jan. 6, 2011) Essilor of America, Inc., the nation's leading manufacturer
of optical lenses, announces the Visioffice® system National Road
Show. It will allow eyecare professionals (ECPs) across the nation to experience
the state-of-the-art measuring system in a hands-on setting.
The road show will begin in January and run through the end of the year. It will
stop at approximately 70 optical trade shows from coast to coast, including large
shows such as Vision Expo East and Vision Expo West and SECO, as well as smaller
regional and state events. The tour will allow ECPs to see the Visioffice system
in person and experience a demonstration and witness the speed and accuracy of this
patented measuring device.
ESSILOR UNVEILS FIRST PERSONALIZED ETHNIC LENSES AVAILABLE IN THE US
New Lenses Improve Every Aspect of Visual Performance in Chinese and Indian Patients
DALLAS – (October 21, 2010) Essilor of America, Inc., the nation's leading
manufacturer of optical lenses, announces the launch of the first personalized lenses
available in the United States designed to accommodate the specific physiology of
certain ethnic populations. The new lines of personalized lenses utilize Essilor's
breakthrough technology and are specifically designed to meet the unique visual
needs of patients of Chinese and Indian ethnicity by accounting for the ametropia,
facial anatomy and reading behavior of these patients.
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AMERICAN ACADEMY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY HONORS DR. MARGUERITE MCDONALD AND VARILUX PHYSIO
ENHANCED LENSES WITH SCIENTIFIC POSTER
Recognition Confirms Essilor and Varilux as Technology Leaders
DALLAS – (Dec. 13, 2010) Essilor of America, the nation's leading manufacturer
of ophthalmic lenses, was honored with a scientific poster recognition from the
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) for its Varilux Physio Enhanced™ lens
technology. Essilor is the only spectacle lens company to have received an honor
from the distinguished AAO audience, and this is the second time Essilor lenses
have been recognized for superior technological innovations.
The poster titled "Factoring Pupil Size Changes Into a Wavefront-Optimized Progressive
Lens Design Improves Vision in Low Light Conditions," by Dr. Marguerite McDonald,
MD, FACS, describes the design of Varilux Physio Enhanced lenses. The poster was
presented at AAO's annual meeting on October 18, 2010 under the topic category "Optics,
Refraction and Contact Lenses."
ESSILOR INTRODUCES VARILUX PHYSIO ENHANCED FIT AND ESSILOR FIT SINGLE VISION LENSES
Award-Winning Personalized Lenses Offer Superior Visual Performance
DALLAS – (Oct. 7, 2010) Essilor of America, Inc., the nation's leading manufacturer
of optical lenses, announces the launch of Varilux Physio Enhanced Fit™ and
Essilor Fit™ Single Vision, the next level of personalized lenses. These lenses
offer personalized measurements for pupillary distance, vertex distance, pantoscopic
tilt, wrap angle and fitting height for superior visual performance.
Varilux Physio Enhanced Fit lenses offer all the benefits of Varilux Physio Enhanced
lenses in addition to personalization. With personalized measurements, these lenses
are optimized to assure optimal vision for each prescription and position of wear.
Each patient's prescription is adapted to provide wider fields of vision for myopes
and softer power changes for hyperopes.
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