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ENCHROMA INTRODUCES LINE OF LENSES FOR LOW VISION AND AGE-RELATED EYE CONDITIONS
EnChroma, Inc. – creators of the EnChroma eyewear for color blindness – recently unveiled the EnChroma® Lx Series for Low Vision and Age-Related Eye Conditions, a new product line to address a rapidly growing category of visual challenges worldwide.
According to the World Health Organization over 285 million people in the world suffer from severe forms of visual impairment, with approximately 246 million qualifying as low vision. Many visual impairments develop with age with approximately one out of every three adults having some form of vision-reducing eye condition by the age of 65. Age-related visual impairments such as cataracts, glaucoma and macular degeneration are expected to grow rapidly as a result of aging demographic shifts worldwide.
Building on over 10 years of lens expertise from EnChroma’s acclaimed eyewear for color blindness, the EnChroma Lx Series is uniquely designed to support functional vision for people with vision impairments by reducing the disabling effects of glare, improving contrast and enhancing color vision over multiple lighting conditions. The Lx Series will
be available through selected EnChroma Authorized Retailers worldwide.
Product Highlights:
The Lx Series Trial Kit includes four lenses: a Category 1 lens (80% transmission) for low-light and night-time use, Category 2 and 3 lenses (12% and 36% transmission respectively) for combined glare reduction and color vision enhancement, and an ultra-dark Category 4 lens (3% transmission) for extreme glare management.
“Until now, the low vision options available to patients have been limited,” said Mark Mattison- Shupnick, Master Optician and Vice President of Business Development for EnChroma. “EnChroma’s new offering for low vision features a unique spectral lter that reduces the intensity of white light while transmitting colors up to two times brighter than an average lens. A patient using the new lens will experience superior glare reduction and comfort, as well as enhanced color and contrast, which can aid mobility and safety.”
Source: https://enchroma.com
59 EYEZONE Issue 91-92 May / August 2020