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Essilor’s Airwear “Breit Eyes” Facebook Photo Contest Grand Prize Winner

March 12th, 2012

Jack Zeblisky with his original, autographed sketch by Mary Engelbreit

Airwear®, Essilor’s lighter, safer and greener brand of polycarbonate lenses, and iconic artist and healthy vision advocate Mary Engelbreit presented Michele Zeblisky of Northwood, N.H., grand prize winner of the “Breit Eyes” Facebook photo contest, with an original, autographed sketch in the likeness of her 11-year-old son, Jack, as well as a tour of Engelbreit’s St. Louis studio and a $200 general use gift card.

Fans of Airwear Lenses on Facebook may recall Essilor and Engelbreit asked parents to visit the page to enter the “Breit Eyes” contest last September. By submitting a photo of their child being “lighter, safer or greener” – the key benefits of Airwear lenses – while wearing glasses, parents had a chance to win one-of-a-kind prizes from Engelbreit. One lucky grand prize winner, Zeblisky, received an original sketch by Engelbreit in the likeness of the child in the winning photo plus a trip to tour Engelbreit’s St. Louis studio and a $200 gift card. One runner up, Anna Caudill of Franklin, Tenn., received a collection of Ann Estelle children’s books authored and signed by Engelbreit.

Like her most beloved and bespectacled character, Ann Estelle, Engelbreit herself got glasses as a young girl and attributes her beginning in art to being able to see details of the world around her clearly for the first time. Engelbreit, who is now presbyopic, is an advocate for healthy vision and yearly eye exams.

“It was a pleasure to meet the Zeblisky family and present them with their very own original sketch of a bespectacled young Jack,” said Engelbreit. “The “Breit Eyes” contest has enabled me to combine my two greatest passions – advocacy for healthy vision and art – and I’ve truly enjoyed working with Airwear as they continue their efforts to promote seeing the world more clearly through a lens that is lighter, safer and greener.”

“Essilor is pleased to have a partner in Mary Engelbreit, an iconic and admired artist, through her support for Airwear lenses and participation in the “Breit Eyes” contest,” said Carl Bracy, senior vice president of marketing and new business, Essilor of America. “We look forward to continuing this relationship in the future.”

Airwear lenses are thinner, lighter and more impact-resistant than standard plastic lenses while providing 100 percent UV protection. Airwear lenses are also made using environmentally conscious practices in packaging, water consumption and manufacturing waste re-use. To learn more about Airwear’s commitment to producing lighter, safer and greener eyewear for adults and children, visit LighterSaferGreener.com.

For more information about Airwear lenses, visit Facebook.com/AirwearLenses or LighterSaferGreener.com. For more information about Mary Engelbreit, visit MaryEngelbreit.com or Facebook.com/MaryEngelbreit.

 

About Airwear
Airwear lenses provide a unique combination of benefits for active lifestyles through superior comfort and performance, including lightness, durability, impact- and scratch-resistance, and improved cosmetic appearance, while providing 100 percent UV protection. The lenses are available for single vision and progressive prescriptions, and are compatible with the world?s most trusted vision brands such as Varilux®, Crizal®, Xperio®, DEFINITY® and Transitions®. For more information, visit http://www.airwear.com.

About Essilor
Essilor is the leading manufacturer of optical lenses in the United States and is the market leader in progressive, high-index and anti-reflective coated lenses. A pioneer in the development and production of ophthalmic lenses, Essilor employs more than 9,000 people throughout North America. Essilor manufactures optical lenses under the Varilux®, Crizal®, Thin&Lite®, Xperio® and DEFINITY® and other Essilor brand names. Essilor Laboratories of America (ELOA) is the largest, and most trusted, optical lab network in the U.S. and offers a wide choice of services and lens brands, including Essilor premium lenses, to eye care professionals across the nation. Essilor of America, Inc. (Essilor) is a subsidiary of Paris-based Essilor International, S.A., a publicly held company traded on the Euronext Paris stock exchange (Reuters: ESSI.PA).

Varilux, Crizal, Xperio, DEFINITY, and Airwear are registered trademarks of Essilor International. Thin&Lite is a registered trademark and Four Eyes Pride is a trademark of Essilor of America, Inc.


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The American Optometric Foundation Announces 2011 Recipients of the Essilor Technology Grants

December 20th, 2011

The American Optometric Foundation along with Essilor of America, Inc. has announced the 2011 recipients of the Essilor Technology Grants; now in its tenth year. The announcement was made at the Foundation’s Annual Celebration Luncheon on October 15th during Academy Boston. Three $20,000 grants were awarded to optometry institutions for projects intended to elevate the standards and visibility of ophthalmic dispensing to students and patients in the training environment.

The 2011 recipients are:

  • State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry, New York, NY
  • University of California Berkeley School of Optometry, Berkeley, CA
  • The Ohio State University College of Optometry, Columbus, OH

AOF President, Catherine Amos, commented “we are delighted to have a productive ongoing relationship with Essilor. We share their goals of enhancing optometric education and improving patient care.”

The American Optometric Foundation is committed to improving the visual welfare of the public by fostering advances in education and research. A leading organization in optometric education, the AOF provides assistance and encouragement to students who plan on pursuing a career in visual health and promotes healthy relationships within and among organizations that share a common goal.

“Essilor is proud to support the next generation of eyecare professionals through its long-standing partnership with the AOF,” said Rod Tahran, O.D., F.A.A.O., vice president of professional relations and clinical affairs for Essilor of America, who presented the awards at the luncheon “Since the program began ten years ago, these grants have enabled schools of optometry to make significant advancements their educational programs, ultimately benefitting the entire vision community”

About AOF
The American Optometric Foundation is a philanthropic organization devoted to the advancement of optometric education and research, administering over $400,000 per year in scholarships, fellowships, and research grants. The AOF is an affiliate of the American Academy of Optometry.

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Scholarship Alert: Varilux $1000 Student Grant

January 6th, 2011

Essilor of America and Varilux invite you to participate in the Varilux Student Grant Award program for 2010–2011.

Essilor has proudly sponsored this program for more than 25 years. This is only a small part of their ongoing commitment to optometric education, optometry students and the optometric profession.

Introduced by Essilor in 1959, Varilux lenses have gained worldwide acceptance as the first choice for the correction of presbyopia because they provide comfortable vision at all distances.

 

REQUIREMENTS

  • Program is open to optometry students who have experience in the clinic’s dispensary.

  • Students should submit case reports on patients fit with Varilux lenses to the school’s faculty and/or clinical staff who will select one submission.

  • Case reports can be submitted in printed form, on CD, or by e-mail to: dventura@essilorusa.com

  • Maximum length is 2000 words.

  • Reports should include patient’s old and new Rx, occupation, hobbies and any other pertinent information.

  • Student information must include name, address, e-mail address, telephone number, and W9 form (available at www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/fw9.pdf).

  • Entries must be postmarked or received via e-mail by February 1, 2011

 

SELECTION
The clinical faculty and/or staff at each school will select one recipient based on the following criteria: Dispensing skills, application of Varilux lenses to patient needs, analysis of the case(s) and analysis of the lens design and lens performance (optional/extra).

 

AWARDS

  • The student with the selected case report at each school will receive $1000, plus an entry into national judging.

  • The national award winner and faculty advisor will each receive an all expense paid trip for two to Optometry’s Meeting® to be held June 15–19, 2011 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

 

QUESTIONS?

Danne Ventura, F.A.A.O. | Director, Professional Relations Essilor of America, Inc.
13555 N. Stemmons Freeway • Dallas, TX 75234 • (800) ESSILOR, x8669
dventura@essilorusa.com

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One In Five Eyeglass Wearers Drives Without Prescription Glasses, Survey Reports

December 23rd, 2010

More than 90 percent of decisions and reactions made behind the wheel depend on good vision. While many believe a bright, sunny day is optimal for driving, the reality is that blinding glare from sun, snow and vehicles is a significant contributing factor to fatal auto accidents. Additionally, a recent survey commissioned by Essilor of America, Inc. revealed a disturbing fact that 20 percent of eyeglass wearers sometimes drive without their prescription glasses and instead wear non-prescription sunglasses, quickly making day-driving unnecessarily treacherous.

For blinding glare when driving, simple solutions abound in the form of polarized, prescription sunglasses. In fact, a clinical study conducted by Essilor as a precursor to the survey found that driver reaction times improve by one-third of a second for drivers who wear polarized lenses. For a car traveling 50 miles per hour, one-third of a second allows a driver to stop 23 feet sooner, or the length of an intersection. In glare-intense situations, polarized lenses improve vision clarity by 75 percent, as opposed to ordinary sun lenses, allowing wearers to enjoy better clarity of vision.

“Only one-third of eyeglass wearers have prescription sunglasses with polarized lenses,” said Kim Schuy, Senior Global Director of Marketing, Essilor. “As our roadways heat up this winter and glare from the sun and snow increases, it’s critical that consumers discuss with their eyecare professional the life-saving benefits of prescription, polarized lenses.”

Trouble seeing while driving on sunny and/or snowy days is very common among glasses-wearers. However, those with prescription sunglasses, particularly those with polarized lenses, experience less trouble. Specifically, over 60 percent of eyeglass wearers surveyed agree that when driving during the day, glare from sun and snow makes it difficult to see while driving, notes Essilor’s survey.

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New Lenses Improve Every Aspect of Visual Performance in Chinese and Indian Patients

November 12th, 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.

Essilor’s research in Asia revealed that Chinese and Indian lens wearers have specific needs. Research and development analysis of more than 200,000 patients in the areas of optics, physiology and how people use their eyes and wear their frames revealed five out of six wearers in these populations have different measurements from the average values for pantoscopic tilt, wrap angle and vertex distance. Essilor then used this data to develop patented technology that personalizes lenses for Chinese and Indian eyes. Using an indepth understanding of specific wearer physiology, Essilor meticulously designed personalized lenses to provide these patients with better vision and satisfaction.

“Significant advancements with our own patented technology have allowed us to be the first to bring these innovative personalized lenses in the U.S. market,” said Carl Bracy, senior vice president of marketing, Essilor of America. “Research shows patients in this study are extremely satisfied with the improved vision provided by these groundbreaking products.”

Based on changing U.S. demographics and following success in China and India, Essilor is now offering Varilux Physio Enhanced Azio™, Essilor Azio™ Single Vision and Varilux Physio Enhanced India™ lenses as the first of Essilor’s new ethnic lens products.

Varilux Physio Enhanced Azio and Varilux Physio Enhanced India lenses assure optimal vision. With the attributes of Varilux Physio Enhanced™ lenses, designed with W.A.V.E. Technology 2™, these lenses provide the sharpest vision at any distance and in any light, especially challenging low-light conditions, with easy accommodation and fast adaptation. Varilux Physio Enhanced Azio and Varilux Physio Enhanced India lenses are personalized based on three key areas for Chinese and Indian ethnic groups:

  • Ametropia: Varilux Physio Enhanced Azio and Varilux Physio Enhanced India lenses account for the unique needs of different eye shapes.

  • Physiology: These lenses are also personalized to the specific facial anatomy of Chinese and Indian patients.

  • Reading Behavior: Varilux Physio Enhanced Azio and Varilux Physio Enhanced India lenses provide a personalized near-vision zone for these specific patients.

Essilor Azio Single Vision lenses are the only single vision product class with W.A.V.E. Technology: Wavefront Advanced Vision Enhancement™, offering a personalized single vision lens for Chinese wearers with clearer and sharper vision as well as wider fields of vision. These lenses optimize each prescription for each position of wear, assuring optimal vision.

Research and testing of these new lenses found 98 percent of patients were pleased with their improved vision, with nine out of 10 personalized lens wearers expressing high levels of satisfaction in quality of near vision, far vision and natural transition between intermediate and near vision.

Varilux Physio Enhanced Azio, Essilor Azio Single Vision and Varilux Physio Enhanced
India lenses are now available.

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How Green Are My Glasses? Environmental Questions To Ask Before Ordering Frames

September 13th, 2010

Eyewear has, thus far, flown below the radar of environmental scrutiny. This is probably because even the biggest manufacturers are small compared to the massive multinational corporations that are usually the target of protests.

Essilor, for example, is the biggest lens company in the world. But even its €3.3 billion in revenue last year is miniscule compared to the $405 billion in sales that Wal-Mart posted, and is much smaller than chemical company Monsanto’s $11 billion in revenue. And most optical companies are a lot smaller than Essilor.

They may not have had much scrutiny yet, but as the public becomes increasingly aware of the environmental cost of their stuff, the optical industry will eventually find itself under the microscope. Glasses are small, but collectively they use a lot of resources. Essilor, for example, used 910 tonnes of CR39 in 2008, and 623 tonnes of polycarbonate pellets. That’s a lot of plastic. They also used 340,000 cubic metres of water (to their credit, that’s significantly less than the year before) and 97.6 gigawatt hours of energy. That’s about the same as the amount of electricity used by all the households in Markham, Ontario.

As eyecare professionals, you can help by asking questions about the products you stock. More importantly, by doing so you’ll be prepared for the customer who asks these questions of you. Sooner or later it’s going to start happening. In the past year, we’ve seen some of the first frames come out claiming to be “green”. So let’s start with the frames. Some are fairly green, some are more of an exercise in “greenwashing”, most aren’t green in the least. What should you ask when someone claims their frame is green?

Wood

We live in Canada. Wood is abundant and, after big environmental battles in the 1980s and 90s, a lot more of it is harvested sustainably. But not all. And in many countries wood is harvested illegally, particularly expensive and rare woods such as teak and mahogany. Before buying a wood frame, insist on seeing proof that it was harvested sustainably and legally.

Gold & Wood B13

Spectacle Eyeworks in Vancouver can point you to the area in Quebec where the wood for their maple wood collection came from. Gold & Wood uses only wood certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. There are a couple certifying bodies in the world of wood, but FSC is the most common.

Poaching is so common, particularly in tropical regions and China, that, if a certificate isn’t produced, you should assume the wood has been harvested illegally and is part of a system of organized crime.

Horn and Other Natural Materials

In the past, we’ve harvested animals to the brink of extinction for ivory, horn, leather and other parts of their bodies that make our trinkets pretty. If you’re going to stock frames with animal components, find out where they came from. Leather or sheepskin is probably safe because we raise the animals for food, though the environmental cost of doing so is high. Rarer materials require more scrutiny.

First, find out if the animal is endangered or threatened anywhere in the world. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature has a searchable list. You may need to ask where the animals came from, as some are regionally threatened but abundant elsewhere.

If the company can’t give you clear answers to your questions, that’s a red flag. Gold & Wood, which uses a lot of horn, is one company that could quickly answer that their horn is a by-product of food production.

Recycling

What does it really mean when a company says their product contains recycled material? Maybe a lot, maybe not. How much is from recycled material, all of it or only part? A big part or a small part?

Also, find out how much is recycled from “post-consumer” waste. That’s the stuff that goes in your recycling bin. Anything else is “recycled” from within the manufacturing process. That’s still a good thing, as it means a company is using its own waste material more efficiently. But it’s not at all the same thing as post-consumer. Look for manufacturers who minimize their own waste, but are also finding ways to use a lot of post-consumer waste, which keeps plastic and metal out of landfills.

Modo Eco 1002

When Modo launched its Eco frames last year, they got mixed reviews from environmentalists. Modo used metal that was almost entirely post-consumer recycled, but acetate left over from making other frames. At this point, that’s a good step, since frames cut from blocks of acetate leave behind a lot of waste material.

Energy Use

This is going to be the hardest question to get an answer to, since so few manufacturers report their energy use. Many can’t because they get their components or frames made by third parties, often in factories that make frames for many companies. But big players with their own factories can and should answer your questions.

Essilor, as noted above, reports on its energy and water use annually, and such disclosure is probably more important for the environment than any of the changes they’ll make, as it allows people to track their progress, make suggestions and demand better performance. It also allows us to celebrate successes.

Water treatment uses a huge amount of energy, so when you’re thinking about things like greenhouse gas emissions, don’t just look at electricity or gas consumption, look at water, too.

This is just the tip of the iceberg. You’ll also need to look at packaging, shipping and finer points of the manufacturing and sourcing process. But every question will lead you to new and interesting discoveries, and will probably do the same for the rep and manufacturer.

At the end of the day, you’ll have helped make this industry a better one for the planet. But you’ll also be able to impress customers when they ask you those tough environmental questions, and you’ll be able to give others a story they’ll be proud to tell their friends when you fit them with a gorgeous and truly green pair of glasses.

by Craig Saunders
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Kids Vision for Life Gives Eyeglasses to Dallas and Fort Worth Students

September 10th, 2010

Krystal Lopez, 7, could see only fuzzy faces and blurry images since her glasses went missing this summer.

On Wednesday, at a mobile vision clinic at Manuel Jara Elementary School, the first-grader underwent an eye exam and fitting and had a brand-new pair of Nine West glasses with teal frames in less than an hour. “Sometimes, I can’t really see far without glasses,” Krystal said. “And I got them in my favorite color, like the ocean.”

She was among the first of an estimated 2,000 Fort Worth students who will receive free glasses this year through Kids Vision for Life — Tarrant County, sponsored largely by the charitable divisions of Alcon and Essilor Vision, an eye-care and lens-manufacturing company.

The program began in Dallas in 2008 and moved to Everman and Fort Worth last year. Officials announced this week that it will be expanded to 21 Fort Worth elementary schools this year and to other Tarrant County districts next year, including Arlington.

Nearly 20 percent of Fort Worth elementary students need glasses, officials say. Participating schools were selected based on the number of students who failed vision tests but lacked glasses, said Michael Steinert, executive director of student support services for the Fort Worth district.

About Kids Vision for Life

Kids Vision for Life is about connecting the dots to address an unrecognized national crisis: the number of U.S. school children who have unaddressed vision problems. According to experts, one in four children has a vision problem and, of those, 90% do not wear glasses. Children who cannot see well have difficulties reading and learning resulting in consequences for the child, society, and the economy.

Children who cannot see the white board during class soon disengage from learning and are more likely to drop out of school and get into trouble. Studies indicate as many as three out of four juvenile offenders have undetected or uncorrected vision problems. Likewise, ninety percent of illiterate adults have vision problems as well. One cannot help but wonder how the lives of individuals in these circumstances might have changed had they received vision care when they were young children?

Kids Vision for Life brings together partners to bring attention to the issue and actively address it.

Their first pilot program launched in Dallas in 2008 with the help of Dallas Independent School District and the Lions Sight and Tissue Foundation and has expanded in the 2009–2010 school year.

  • Focuses on vision problems of children from economically-disadvantaged backgrounds by providing free eye exams and glasses

  • A mobile eye clinic visits select elementary schools and eye doctors conduct free eye exams on-site for children who meet eligibility criteria

  • Program served 24 elementary schools during the 2008-2009 school year

  • The program expanded to serve more than 50 elementary schools in 2009–2010 school year

Their vision is to expand Kids Vision for Life to Fort Worth and the DFW area then replicate the program as funding allows throughout the country.

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Safilo Group Supports Special Olympics with Opening Eyes Vision Care Program

August 10th, 2010

Safilo Group, global frames provider to the Special Olympics Healthy Athletes program known as Special Olympics-Lions Club International Opening Eyes (SOLCIOE), continued its commitment on a local level with a Special Olympics Opening Eyes vision care event held July 27 on the grounds of the Safilo USA corporate headquarters in Parsippany, New Jersey.

Safilo USA hosted 70 Special Olympics athletes with intellectual disabilities from northern and central New Jersey who were treated to comprehensive vision screenings with the assistance of over 25 volunteer vision care providers, 30 Safilo USA volunteers, five Special Olympics staff members and additional assistance from athletes’ families and friends. During the event, each athlete visited a total of 10 different eye health stations including near and distance vision and vision tests using lea charts, depth and color perception as well as eye pressure and eye alignment tonometry, internal and external health and, when needed, refraction which resulted in 53 prescriptions being filled during the course of the four-hour event. All athletes were provided new optical frames or sunglasses compliments of Safilo USA.

“This is so phenomenal. Before today, I had no idea Special Olympics and Safilo did this kind of thing for these athletes,” said Dorothea Casella from West Milford, NJ who accompanied her son Charlie, a Special Olympics athlete, to the event. Charlie received much-needed eyeglasses for the first time in his life.

Lenses were provided by Essilor, another partner with Special Olympics and Lions Clubs International in the Opening Eyes program. Essilor provides polycarbonate lenses to all Opening Eyes screening sites worldwide. All edging services were provided by volunteers from Santinelli.

The event kicked off with an appreciation ceremony at 10:00 a.m. during which time Special Olympics awards were presented by Dr. Paul Berman, founder of SOLCIOE and a Bergen County, NJ optometrist, to the following executives from Safilo USA: Ross Brownlee, COO of Safilo Americas; Robin Scheer Ettinger, vice president of marketing; Eden Wexler, director of public relations; Carlo Ruggiero, manager of direct sales; and Wendy Mitchell, executive assistant. Additionally, a corporate award was presented to Safilo USA as a thank you to all employees who helped make the day’s event a success and a commemorative book from the Special Olympics was presented to Ross Brownlee that was signed by all of the athletes in attendance. Remarks were also made by Dan Stenchever, District 16-A District Governor, of the New Jersey State Lion’s Club, Marc Edenzon, president of Special Olympics New Jersey and Kristen Clark, a Special Olympics “global messenger” and athlete.

While waiting to be screened, athletes played a fierce game of bocce ball (a befitting sport for an Italian company) on Safilo USA’s front lawn or took time out for a boxed lunch compliments of Safilo USA.

“We are proud of the global support that Safilo has pledged to our athletes,” said Dr. Timothy Shriver, Chairman and CEO of Special Olympics, Inc. who was not able to be on hand for the event. “Through their support, we are able to offer not only an incredible service to a population long underserved, but also build awareness of the dramatic health needs of people with intellectual disabilities, needs that few people recognize.”

“It was an honor for us to implement an Opening Eyes vision screening on the grounds of the Safilo USA corporate headquarters in recognition of their continued global support,” said Dr. Berman.

Commenting on yesterday’s event, Ross Brownlee, COO of Safilo Americas said,

“What can be more true to our company’s identity than to contribute to quality eyecare with the end result being that people feel good about themselves when they wear our frames and sunglasses?” He added, “My experience at the Special Olympics Opening Eyes event at the World Games in Shanghai three years ago was the most humbling experience of my entire life, until today. It is tremendously gratifying for our company to be part of such a worthwhile and meaningful program and for employees at Safilo USA to have been lucky enough to experience this firsthand.”

Opening Eyes offers comprehensive vision screenings, providing athletes in need with prescription eyewear, protective sports eyewear, or designer UV protective sunglasses.

Safilo’s involvement with Special Olympics started in 2003 as global supplier of the Special Olympics-Lions Clubs International Opening Eyes vision care program. Safilo supports the Opening Eyes program by supplying free optical frames and sunglasses. Essilor provides lenses, allowing thousands of our athletes to receive much needed eyewear.

Since 2003, more than 108,000 optical frames or sunglasses have been worn by Special Olympics athletes in 50 countries as a result of Safilo’s involvement. Often, these prescriptions have life-altering effects. In addition, Safilo personnel often take an active part in the implementation of the events as volunteers, donating their time and expertise, for the benefit of Special Olympics athletes.

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Essilor Introduces Crizal Sapphire Lenses With Scotchguard Protector

June 30th, 2010

Essilor of America, Inc. announces the launch of Crizal Sapphire lenses with Scotchgard Protector, a breakthrough innovation in no-glare performance, scratch resistance and cleanability that surpasses Crizal Avance lenses with Scotchgard Protector, which already led the industry with its superior performance and quality.

Crizal Sapphire lenses offer advanced no-glare performance through Essilor’s exclusive Enhanced Light Transmission (ELT) System, an innovative technology that maximizes light transmission through the lens by further reducing glare and visible reflections. As a result, Crizal Sapphire lenses with Scotchgard Protector have 50 percent less reflection than the previous industry leader, Crizal Avance lenses with Scotchgard Protector.

“The debut of Crizal Sapphire lenses with Scotchgard is just another example of how Essilor remains committed to driving innovation and delivering the best products available in the marketplace to eyecare professionals and their patients,” said Carl Bracy, vice president of marketing for Essilor of America. “Crizal Sapphire lenses with Scotchgard Protector truly go above and beyond in anti-reflective performance, scratch resistance and cleanability.”

The newest member of the Crizal family offers the best scratch resistance with Essilor’s revolutionary SR Booster layer. This advanced technology raises the scratch resistance of Crizal Sapphire with Scotchgard Protector to a level unmatched by any competitor. Additionally, Crizal Sapphire lenses with Scotchgard Protector utilize Essilor’s proprietary High Surface Density (HSD) process to achieve the industry’s best cleanability with a contact angle of 116°.

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