Optical Prism March 2014 | Page 18

Oakley is making sure their brand extends to the needs of consumers who want their signature styles, but require a higher prescription for high-wrap sunglasses. This January the company announced the Oakley True Digital Edge, available with Oakley Authentic Prescription Lenses. “Oakley’s proprietary process begins by reformulating the prescription using Oakley True Digital (OTD) technology,” said Ryan Joergensen, Product Manager for Oakley Sun and Goggle. “This optimizes clarity and accuracy of vision from the center of the lens to the edge, even for our most extremewrap sunglasses. Oakley Thin-Zone processes follow, and we’re able to thin the lens edge by as much as 40 per cent to enhance aesthetics, safety and comfort of vision. The finishing stage entails a frost treatment to block any visual noise or distortion.” Oakley True Digital Edge increases the prescription range up to +4.00 and up to -6.00, giving patients the clarity they need and the style they Clients are looking for high performance eyewear to fit their active lifestyles want with a minimum 120 degree binocular field of view, eliminating the peripheral distortion that can result when prescriptions are applied to high-wrap lenses, a common aspect of optical physics He insists this is good news for ECPs, allowing them to offer a better range of products for prescription needs.