A
look through
the
lens
by Sarah McGoldrick
L
ens technology has
changed rapidly over
the past five years. New
coatings, materials and
even the incorporation
of digital technology is making how
lens are created and worn, unlike
anything the industry has experienced
before.
To keep up with the constant
change, research and development
teams are delving even further into
the world of understanding how our
eyes work to come up with visual
solutions that make perfect sight a
closer reality.
Most people think of lens
technological advancement when they
think of Nikon. This company has
been leading the way in developing
new ways to see the world for nearly
a century.
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Their most recent offering
is the DigiLife progressive lens
featuring Equi-View Optimization
(EVO) technology enhancements
that make images sharper and reduce
astigmatism and power errors.
“At Nikon, the DigiLife FP
backside progressive is very flexible.
It offers an extra wide availability of
lens materials and prescriptions,” said
Chantal Gravel, Product Marketing
Manager for Nikon Optical Canada.
“It’s main feature is that it offers the
widest intermediate field of vision
ever. No other progressive lens offers
an intermediate field this wide, it is, in
fact, doubled what patients are used to
getting in progressive lenses.”
The EVO high-precision spectral
mapping on the horizontal plane
creates an extra wide and smooth
visual field.
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The custom filling parameters
allow patients to have the most
natural, comfortable vision possible
with the ability to fully optimize the
back surface of each lens and create a
topography unique to every pair.
“DigiLife FP is the perfect
upgrade for patients already wearing a
backside progressive lens as it uses the
latest digital technologies. This lens
will be perfect for the patient looking
for a pair of progressive lenses that
will offer the best “digital” field of
vision possible for their “digital”
lifestyle,” said Gravel. “DigiLife FP is
currently very unique, no other lens
design can claim to offer this width
in the intermediate field of vision.
This lens also allows the eye care
professionals to fully customize the
design with corridor choices, variable
inset and fitting parameters.”