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New lens technology is making its way to the Canadian
marketplace this fall. and communications (lenses), Centennial Optical
Limited.
Essilor Canada has launched a new single-vision lens,
just in time for the back-to-school season. The new sunSMART II also offers fast photochromatic
activation and fade back, with built-in UVA and UVB
protection.
“Living a connected life has modified our behaviour,
posture and reading distances,” says Martine Ahier,
senior marketing manager of brands and products for
Essilor Canada.
“Unfortunately, standard single-vision lenses don’t
take these changes into account.”
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Eyezen+ Start lenses are based on an entirely new
technology called Dualoptim and will advantageously
replace standard single-vision lenses for children and
adults up to 40 years old.
Living a connected life has
modified our behaviour, posture
and reading distances.
Also, from Centennial Optical and Riverside Opticalab
is the Kodak Unique DRO and Kodak Unique DRO HD
digitally customized progressive lenses.
While conventional single-vision lenses are only
optimized at their optical centre, which creates power
error and unwanted astigmatism in near vision,
Eyezen+ Start lenses with Dualoptim Technology are
optimized for both far and near vision. DRO stands for Dynamic Reading Optimization, which
improves the overall optical performance of the lens,
while significantly reducing oblique astigmatic errors
in the reading area. The average increase in effective
reading area is 17 per cent over a range of prescriptions,
while the average reduction in oblique astigmatic
errors in the reading zone is 54 per cent.
Power error and unwanted astigmatism are reduced
throughout the entire lens, with a 60 per cent reduction
in near-vision, allowing wearers to benefit from relaxed
vision, especially while using digital devices. For certain prescriptions, DRO can virtually eliminate
oblique astigmatism. The technology greatly reduces
off-axis viewing, allowing the eyes to comfortably focus
in the reading area for longer periods of time.
Eyezen+ Start lenses also offer advanced protection
against harmful blue-violet light as well as a better
contrast thanks to W.A.V.E. technology. A new lens that is ready to launch this fall in Canada is
the Transitions Signature GEN 8 lenses.
Centennial Optical recently made available to
Canadians the sunSMART II 1.67 high-index
photochromic Flat-Top 28 bifocal lens by Vision
Dynamics.
“Prior to this introduction, photochromic bifocals
were available in 1.50 and 1.56 index plastic, Trivex
and polycarbonate, so this 1.67 product represents
our first high-index option in a photochromic
bifocal,” says Rick Leroux, director, marketing
“The new Transitions Signature GEN 8 lens technology
allows a new frontier of performance, without
compromise,” says Isabelle Tremblay-Dawson, business
development director.
“Not only are Transitions Signature GEN 8 lenses
faster in activation and fade-back, they are even darker
than previous generations.”
The lenses also block 100 per cent UV and help protect
the eyes from harmful blue light.
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