OPTICAL PRISM | FEATURE
HARNESSING the POWER of UVC
The Zeiss UVClean UV-C disinfecting device can clean 6-10 frames in 40 seconds
BY DENIS LANGLOIS
The device kills up to 99.5 per cent of common viruses and bacteria on the surfaces of eyeglasses .
For high-volume practices and businesses , the task proved labour-intensive and took up too much precious staff time .
Luckily , the design and production teams at Zeiss Vision Care had been working full bore , in conjunction with Voxelight , since the onset of the pandemic to develop a simple , fast and affordable solution .
Eye care professionals who reopened their optical boutiques and clinics amid the COVID-19 pandemic faced many new challenges – not the least of which was the added time required to repeatedly and properly disinfect each frame handled by patients and staff .
The company launched its optometry-specific Zeiss UVClean UV-C disinfecting device in both Canada and the United States in September .
Capable of disinfecting six to 10 frames of any size in 40 seconds at the push of a button , the device uses the power of four germicidal UVC bulbs to completely
28 OPTICAL PRISM | May 2021