Special Feature
A HARD DAY’S NIGHT
By age 60, seniors have approximately a third of
the light entering their eyes as when they were 20.
However, seniors are also more sensitive to bright
light.
That’s why Transitions are likely a good fit.
They filter the bright light to which this patient is
now more sensitive and is especially useful for these
patients when paired with an anti-reflective coating
(which lets more light in). Transitions lenses
optimize the amount of light the eyes receive.
The new Transitions Signature GEN 8 lens
technology is faster in activation and fadeback.
They’re also even darker than previous generations
with 100 per cent ultraviolet protection.
Paying special attention to UV protection can also
go a long way to preventing cataracts and help
patients feel more comfortable outdoors when
recovering from cataract surgery, which is the
most common surgery performed in Canada.
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The ability to drive is
central to retaining independence
as you age...
inMotion coatings combine two anti-reflective lens
treatments on both sides of the lens that perfectly
complement each other.
On the front side of the lens, a specific coating is
applied that blocks short wavelengths of the light
sources that most affect vision while driving,
reducing halos and glare around streetlights and
oncoming headlights.
On the back side, a low reflectance treatment,
specifically designed to minimize annoying “ghost
images” is applied, improving the comfort of the
user while driving.
It’s only been on the market less than a year, but
Faibish says the feedback has been great.
“Patients and practitioners alike have been
thrilled with the results.”
AHEAD OF THE CURVE
The ability to drive is central to retaining
independence as you age and Plastic Plus has
developed a new lens and coating solution that may
keep drivers on the road longer without sacrificing
safety: The inMotion system.
“It’s the first lens I’ve worn in a long time where
there’s been a real wow factor,” says Plastic Plus
president Paul Faibish.
The key differentiator of the lens is its night
vision zone. This specific area minimizes and
compensates night myopia, providing drivers with
a superior visual quality at night.
EMBRACE THE NEW
Baby Boomers are quickly making up a bigger
share of the senior population and Rick Leroux,
director of marketing and communications
at Centennial Optical Limited, says this fact
shouldn’t be ignored.
While many of today’s seniors will take a chance
with flashy frames, Leroux explains, when it
comes to lenses the same clients will say, “if it
ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” often wearing the same
progressive lens design for years and not taking
advantage of new technologies.
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