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Nikon Solo now available surfaced

Nikon’s all-purpose spherical single vision lens, Nikon Solo, is now available surfaced. With good optical performance at an affordable price, it now offers these additional features:

•  1.50, 1.60 and 1.67 indices in clear and Transitions® (brown, grey and graphite green)

•  1.50 Polarized (brown and grey)

• Wide power range; from -13.00D to +8.00D, cyl. -4.00D (total sphere)

For additional information, contact your Nikon Territory Manager, Nikon customer services department at
1-800-663-8654 or visit www.nikonlenswear.ca.

Transitions Optical Launches Multi-Dimensional Consumer Campaign

Transitions Optical, Inc.aims to expand the reach of the Transitions® brand in Canada by targeting more groups of eyeglass wearers and highlighting the expanded availability of the Transitions® family of brands through a new multi-dimensional consumer campaign in 2015. The national advertising campaign will continue to communicate the advanced performance of Transitions® Signature lenses with Chromea7™ technology.

“Despite the fact that the technology behind Transitions lenses has improved, some consumers still have outdated perceptions of how the lenses perform,” said Patience Cook, associate director, North America marketing, Transitions Optical. “Our increased efforts to talk about the technology, the unique options available in the Transitions family and the different people who wear the product, will ultimately help more consumers realize that there is a Transitions product out there for people like them.”

Through digital and social visibility in English and French, Canadians will still experience the “iconic style” of Transitions Signature lenses – but this year, there will be many more product-specific ads to complement this foundational exposure to the Transitions brand.

 

ZEISS OFFERS NEW PROGRESSIVE LENSES DESIGNED FOR DIGITAL DEVICE USERS

The launch of the new ZEISS Progressive Lenses Portfolio for 2015 offers a solution for progressive lens wearers who use digital devices frequently. New Digital Inside™ Technology is embedded in the entire Precision portfolio to provide sharp, strain-free digital device viewing as part of an all-day, all-distance vision experience.

The new ZEISS Progressive Lenses are freeform, customized designs and are available in a wide variety of lens materials and extensive Rx ranges.  ZEISS is also introducing a 1.6 Polarized lens with this launch. Lenses come standard with premium anti-reflective coatings and are also available with i.Scription.

Over the past few years the use of computers, mobile phones and tablets has become integral to consumers business and personal lives. ZEISS aims to address the trend and meet patients’ vision needs and challenges in today’s world.

www.zeiss.ca/progressives.

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Kirk & Kirk Partners With Luxe-Lab for North American Distribution

Kirk & Kirk has announced Luxe-Lab will now distribute their Vivarium and Solarium collections in the U.S. and Canada.

The British company, launched at Silmo 2014, have already made an impact in the optical market winning the Newcomer Award at Hall Of Frames, voted by Swiss and German opticians, and also a Silver Award at The London Design Awards, a multi-discipline design program.

Opticians recognized as accredited resellers of Kirk & Kirk will be able to order direct from Luxe Lab to reduce delivery time and save on transportation costs.

Luxe-Lab is the company of Richard Wilhelm, longtime friend of Jason Kirk.

Kirk & Kirk will show their collection for the first time in the US at Vision Expo.

Certottica and Carl Zeiss Vision Unite Against Fogging

The laboratories of the Italian certification body Certottica and Carl Zeiss Vision have joined forces to develop a new, anti-fog coating.

The Permanent Antifog Performance project aims to develop a coating for ophthalmic and sun lenses, shields and masks leveraging cold plasma technology.

Using the new technology is potentially beneficial for the environment because it uses few raw materials without producing effluents, liquids or gases. However, the complicated nature of needing to adapt to different types of lenses increases the research project’s costs and challenges. The collaboration between the two companies aims to share costs and achieve viability.

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