OPTICAL LENSES ARE A $1.8 BILLION-A-YEAR INDUSTRY IN CANADA, ACCORDING TO
THE LATEST FIGURES FROM THE VISION COUNCIL’S VISION-WATCH CANADA REPORT.
ABOUT 8.2 MILLION PAIRS OF LENSES WERE SOLD IN CANADA IN THE 12 MONTHS
PRECEDING DECEMBER 2016, WITH CONSUMERS PAYING AN AVERAGE OF $223 PER
PAIR. JUST OVER HALF OF THE TOTAL PAIRS SOLD WERE SINGLE-VISION LENSES,
WHILE 31.8 PERCENT WERE PROGRESSIVES AND 15.3 PER CENT WERE MULTIFOCALS.
PROGRESSIVE LENSES DIFFER BETWEEN BRANDS WITH THEIR INNOVATION. BUT,
WITH A CLEAR FOCUS ON PROTECTION AND BENEFIT TO THE CONSUMER, THE INDUSTRY
OFFERS MANY OPTIONS TO MEET THE SPECIFIC NEEDS EYECARE PROFESSIONALS SEEK
AS WELL AS THE UTILITY AND CUSTOMIZATION SOUGHT BY THOSE WEARING THEM
DAY-TO-DAY.
THIS MONTH, WE HEAR WHAT TRANSITIONS, HOYA, PLASTIC PLUS AND ESSILOR OFFER
FROM THEIR PREMIUM LINEUPS.
ESSILOR
Varilux lenses are developed through the LiveOptics
program which puts wearers at the heart of the design
and systematically includes tests on real wearers as the
final validation step. Second, Essilor believes eye health
shouldn't be an option. The Smart Blue Filter innovation
has been embedded in every clear lens design of the
Varilux range to protect the wearer’s eyes against
harmful blue light.
Varilux quality is available to everyone. Varilux Physio
3.0, Varilux Comfort 3.0 and Varilux Freedom 3.0 all
benefit from new technologies to offer completely natural
vision to presbyopes as if they were not wearing eyeglasses.
For specific needs, eyecare professionals may turn to the
Varilux specialized range, starting with Varilux Digitime,
which allows them to fully enjoy their digital activities.
The Varilux Stylistic wrap lens design allows the eyecare
professional to select the appropriate base curve to fit any
type of sports, fashion or oversized frames. Finally, Varilux
Azio 3.0 is a progressive lens customized for Asian
presbyopes according to their eye anatomy, facial
anatomy and ergonomics.
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