On October 8, Art Optical joined the optometric community for the World Sight Day Challenge. Associates pictured participated in a "jean day" fundraiser, while other team members held a bake sale. This marks the third year that Art Optical has supported Optometry Giving Sight initiatives.Find out how you can donate at www.givingsight.org. 

 

     On October 1, 2009 Paragon Vision Sciences announced the availability of CRT® SureFit® Delivery System. CRT SureFit provides certified practitioners a single-use, 3-lens per eye, fitting and dispensing system which will ensure a high probability of day-one, first fit success with Paragon CRT; the benchmark in corneal reshaping. Certified CRT practitioners, with or without a 100-Lens Diagnostic Dispensing System, can order CRT SureFit. Initially, CRT SureFit is only being released to practitioners in North America. Certification can be obtained online at ParagonCRT.com/getcertified. 

     CRT SureFit lenses are clearly identified, with directions on the proper sequence of fitting. Based upon a patient's "K" Readings and Spectacle Rx supplied by the practitioner, the first lens in the CRT SureFit Delivery System is the lens that has the highest probability of first fit success. Should the first lens not be dispensable, the second and third lenses are pre-determined parameters (based on 7 years of CRT historical fitting data) that should provide a successful CRT fit for the patient. Read on...

    World Leading Boston Lens Care Systems are now on Special! Through November 27, when you buy 10 Boston Advance Comfort Formula Care Systems, you'll get 2 Free - AND - when you buy 9 Boston Care Systems, you'll get 3 Free.  Stock up & save today! To take advantage of this special offer, call our Customer Care Team at 800.253.9364 or use our convenient Information Request Form

We recently concluded our West Michigan tour of Lunch & Learn seminars and appreciate the interest & enthusiasm received from our attendees. With so many exciting new products introduced in 2009 and even more on the way, meeting in small groups to discuss the innovative options now available to custom lens fitters has been a great experience. Although difficult to cover a large geographic area, we do hope to continue scheduling live events for our local practitioners, and we look forward to expanding our reach through webinars and other online learning options in the year ahead. (Pictured: Mike Johnson, FCLSA, Director of Consultation Services for Art Optical, with Drs. Ann Hemmeke and Lori Smolinski at our Holland, MI Lunch & Learn event.)

Consider Biexpert, a new bifocal lens design that offers natural translation and exceptional near acuity. The unique slab-off technology of the lens provides a uniformly thin edge for 360 degrees of comfort, and because the lens is non-truncated and thinner than previous translating GP designs, patients note rapid stabilization, quick adaptation, and easy access to the near zone. Available from Art Optical since July of this year, the Biexpert lens is showing great promise for patients with stringent near demands. Backed by our optional no risk fitting guarantee and manufactured exclusively in world-leading Boston GP lens materials, the new Biexpert lens can be another valuable tool in your presbyopic arsenal.