Transitions Optical in Canada is hosting a unique educational experience—Transitions^® The Studio—for industry trainers, educators sales representatives and managers on November 8, 2022 at the Fairmont Château Laurier in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The audience will interact with experts on effective storytelling and patient education strategies, and Transitions training professionals as they deep dive into the Transitions^® lens portfolio, including the new generation of Transitions^® XTRActive^® lenses and the new Transitions^® XTRActive^® Polarized^™ lenses. The Canada event will build on the success and key learnings of last year’s event, as well as this year’s U.S. events.

The Transitions Studio events held in 2021 in the U.S. and Canada transformed 200 certified trainers to be more confident as storytellers and Transitions advocates, inspiring them to commit to train over 21,000 people. The one-of-a-kind experiences taking place this summer are exclusively for educators and sales and marketing professionals who engage with eyecare professionals to help them grow their sales. This immersive, train-the-trainer experience will feature the best content from Transition Academy to help attendees gain an edge with Transitions^® product knowledge and market insights, collaborate with a growing Transitions trainer community, create an action plan to train their own team, and become a Certified Transitions Trainer.

“We are expanding our community of Transitions advocates and trainers through this year’s Canada Studio Event,” said Arnaud Rajchenbach, marketing and sales manager, Transitions Optical in Canada. “The events will empower attendees to train others confidently and more effectively on the need for light management, the latest consumer insights and how to recommend the new Transitions portfolio.”

Attendees will be able to increase their product knowledge on photochromics, grow as a professional, focus on educating patients or others, and build their sales, dispensing, or eyewear styling skills. Presentations will also include a deep dive into the two new Transitions XTRActive products, including Transitions XTRActive new generation lenses and Transitions XTRActive Polarized lenses.

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New research from CooperVision explores accommodative behavior and retinal defocus performance of MiSight^® 1 day contact lenses in eyes with higher levels of myopia. Findings demonstrated that the dual focus optical design was able to introduce myopic defocus at all viewing distances.

With newly expanded parameters (up to -7.00 in Canada and the United States), Eye Care Professionals can confidently treat more age-appropriate children impacted by the growing prevalence and severity of myopia.

Introduction of myopic retinal defocus in highly myopic eyes using a dual focus myopia control contact lens (Gantes et al.) and Accommodative behavior and retinal defocus in highly myopic eyes fit with a dual focus myopia control contact lens (Meyer et al.) are being presented at the 2022 American Academy of Optometry annual meeting this week.

These scientific works examine highly myopic eyes (–6.50 to –10.00D, mean ± SD: –8.00±1.02D) fit with single-vision and MiSight^® 1 day lenses, revealing that eyes accommodated similarly in both cases. Small accommodative leads at distance did not prevent +2.00D myopic defocus in the MiSight^® 1 day treatment optics from being imposed on the retina. Researchers also found that higher powers did not prevent the lens from reducing hyperopic retinal defocus across the central 40 degrees of the horizontal retina.

“CooperVision has invested decades into myopia research and development to provide evidence-based interventions for children with this disease,” said Paul Chamberlain, BSc (Hons), Senior Director of Research Programs, CooperVision. “Combining these latest findings with our extensive and rigorous body of existing work helps eye care professionals take on myopia with more confidence, reaching even more children around the world.”

Chamberlain will present MiSight^® 1 day myopia control therapy assessment in fast and slow progressors, a paper that describes the proportional treatment effect that allows faster-progressing children to receive the maximum myopia control benefit. The analysis is based on data gathered during years four through six of the international MiSight^® 1 day clinical trial, when study participants were aged 11 to 15 years old.

The Academy designated this work as one of the ten most newsworthy developments at the entire meeting. Chamberlain will preview the findings during the Academy’s global virtual press conference this evening.

Supporting CooperVision’s comprehensive myopia management portfolio, Efficacy of Fitting Ortho-K Contact Lenses Utilizing a Mobile Fitting Application (Voltz et al) demonstrates how lens parameters recommended by the Paragon CRT^® Lens Calculator are in close alignment with those determined diagnostically, helping to save chair time.

The company also funded Preliminary Modification and Adaptation of a Quality of Vision Questionnaire for Children (Postnikoff et al.), research surrounding the modernization of a quality of vision questionnaire to make it suitable for optical myopia control interventions with children.

These studies join multiple company-led and funded scientific papers and posters that will be presented at the American Academy of Optometry meeting, which takes place from October 26-29 in San Diego, California.

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The BOZ collection was in the spotlight this week at the Japan Eyewear Award ceremony, IOFT2022.

A new reward honoring all the J.F. REY teams. Striking for its evocative shaping and provocative colours, the model NINETTE 9040 won this prestigious international competition in the DESIGN category. An even more appreciated distinction as BOZ was the only European brand to be rewarded this year.

NINETTE 9040

NINETTE is a true declaration of love, deeply coming from the heart. It expresses the idea of a wonderful world, a joyful utopia allowing all transgressions. Its very evocative design is an interpretation of temptation, the “forbidden fruit”: a generous heart shape, appealing mix in acid colours et feline prints. An asymmetrical acetate collage was specially worked on the corner of the eye to give the gaze more sparkle, audacity and intensity­.

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Nikon Optical Canada announces that Transitions XTRActive New Generation and Transitions XTRActive Polarized lenses are now available. Transitions XTRActive New Generation and Transitions XTRActive Polarized feature a 35% faster fade back time compared to previous generations. Available in Nikon progressives SeeMax™ Ultimate, Presio Power Infinite and Presio Inspire, Nikon single vision lenses SeeMax™ Infinite and NL ViewFit, and with SeeCoat™ Next, HCC ICE and H coatings.

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A study using a new infrared imaging technique underscores the need for eye care professionals to fully correct astigmatic refractive errors of 0.75DC or more in soft contact lens wearers for optimal visual acuity (VA), regardless of their pupil size. Development of a novel dynamic pupil control system to evaluate the impact of uncorrected astigmatic error on visual performance (Read M, et al) is being presented at the 2022 American Academy of Optometry annual meeting this week.

Investigators from Eurolens Research at the University of Manchester and CooperVision employed a unique Pupil Control System (PUCS) to precisely specify and control pupil size of study participants during a VA assessment, then characterize the impact of uncorrected astigmatism. Sixty eyes requiring astigmatic correction from plano to -1.50DC were each evaluated at three pupil sizes (2.5 mm, 4 mm and 5.5 mm) using full sphero-cylindrical spectacle correction, full sphero-cylindrical correction with a custom toric soft contact lens, and best sphere correction using a spherical soft contact lens.

VA was reduced with increased pupil size for all three refractive correction methods, attributed to greater aberrations as pupils enlarged. When the cylindrical power was -0.75DC or greater, uncorrected astigmatism had a statistically and clinically significant negative impact on VA between the spherical contact lens group and both the toric contact lens and spectacle groups (p<0.001, F=4.5).

“Some eye care professionals continue to fit spherical contact lenses for people with lower yet significant amounts of astigmatism. This new work adds to a sizable body of evidence that indicates attempting to ‘mask’ astigmatism with single vision lenses is an outdated and detrimental practice,” said Gary Orsborn, OD, MS, FAAO, FBCLA, Global Head, Post-Market Clinical Studies for CooperVision and a paper co-author. “With multiple high performing toric soft contact lenses on the market, including widely prescribed options within the CooperVision MyDay^®, clariti^®, and Biofinity^® families, there is little reason to use spherical lenses with patients who have astigmatism of 0.75DC or greater.”

The Eurolens PUCS technology comprises a custom infrared imaging system with live image analysis software to monitor pupil size in real time. The system continuously adjusts the output of diffused LED lamps within an enclosure that surrounds the participant’s head to maintain a predetermined pupil size. This innovation is likely to be used in other research to evaluate complex optical designs for refractive correction, according to the paper authors.

Funded by CooperVision, this study joins multiple company-led and funded scientific papers and posters that will be presented at the American Academy of Optometry meeting, which takes place from October 26-29 in San Diego, Calif.

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