Monthly Archives: August 2022

Optical Dynamics & Vision Dynamics Lab to Attend Vision Expo West

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Our representatives from Optical Dynamics and Vision Dynamics Laboratory are pleased to attend this year’s Vision Expo West Thursday September 15th through Saturday September 17th.  Although not exhibiting at the show, our representative will be available for onsite appointments should you wish to meet and discuss our Digital Lens Technology and/or Lab Services.

Attendees will include:

  • Eric Lindquist, Account Manager – elindquist@visdynlab.com
  • For appointments, please call 800-797-2743

Exhibit hours for the event are as follows:

  • Thursday, September 15th 9:30am – 6:00pm
  • Friday, September 16th 9:30am – 6:00pm
  • Saturday, September 17th 9:30am – 5:00pm

We look forward to meeting with you at this year’s event!

Digital Lens Technology Still Benefits Practice 19-Years Later

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Cynthiana Vision Center located in Cynthiana Kentucky, purchased the Digital Lens Technology 19-years ago this month. Owner, Dr. Bret Hines, an innovator and pioneer  was one of the first to experience the benefits of in-office lens casting . As shared on their practice website, Cynthiana Vision believes in providing patients with thorough eye health care and provides the latest in eye care technology and treatments.

CV614 ImageAngle Miller, optician at Cynthia Vision has been working with the technology since installation and is a big advocate of the system. “I love the speed of the lens production process,” said Angel. “It allows for a quicker order turn around over traditional labs and patients like that,” she added.

When asked to share a story of how a patient benefited from the onsite production, Angel said, “Bad weather was coming and a patient needed to travel out of state. We were able to get his lenses in a day with the nanoCLEAR unit, and he was able to avoid the snowstorm in his travels.” Processing lenses on site definitely allows for a unique competitive advantage in the optical market place.

What Frame Works Best for High Plus or Minus?

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Ask the Labs, Eyecare Business

If a patient has a high-plus or high-minus Rx, which frame characteristics should be taken into consideration to ensure it will work best with the lenses?

When working with a patient with a high-plus or high-minus lens Rx, say over four or five diopters in total power, the following tips can help:

In general, rounder and smaller shapes are best for reducing edge thickness. One key factor in reducing edge thickness is picking a frame that requires the least amount of decentration. Decentration is the natural enemy of high-power lenses, as decentration increases, so does edge thickness. Another way to look at it: The closer the geometric center of each eye is to the pupil, the less edge thickness there will be.

Of course, other aspects of frame choice also have a role to play. A frame that hides more of the lens edge will help improve aesthetics— with plus lenses the thickness will tend to be in the nasal, with minus lenses it will be the temple edge. Be careful with drills and rimless groove frames; instead consider zyl or metal frames with thicker eyewires.

As for wraps, they are designed for lower powers, typically from -3.00D to +3.00D, and can become risky above this range. For wraps in general, we strongly recommend consulting the frame manufacturer to determine the lens range the frames were designed to accommodate.

— Swen Carlson, vice president, operations, VSP Optics Group