Jul 2016

were featured on the CliC Eyewear stand as it will be
distributed by CliC in Australia and New Zealand.
They are designed to give optometrists the
opportunity to tackle the ready reader market head
on with a full range, quality product, says CliC’s
Helen Najar. “This is the second day of our launch…
and the range has been very well received so far. It’s
attracted a lot of attention.
“What appeals most to me about it, is it’s a high
quality, over-the-counter, readymade reader which
is what I do, and there’s a big demand for this in the
optical market.”
CliC are magnetic connection eyewear that hang
around your neck. They were designed (as the story
goes on CliC’s website) by Ron Lando of California
for NASA for astronauts requiring glasses that were
‘anti-gravity’ so they wouldn’t float off the face in
space. Nearly 15 years on, the product has reached
worldwide success in the domestic eyewear market;
is distributed in more than 27 countries and is CE
certified.
Najar says she hopes to be showing the new CliC
range and the beautiful, brand new B+D ranges to
independent optometry practices in New Zealand
later this year.
Essilor
Essilor’s new Eyezen lens was attracting plenty
of questions on the Essilor stand. The lens was
developed specifically to protect against increasing
screen use and won a gold award at Silmo Paris last
year. But it wasn’t the main drawcard on the stand.
That honour fell to Essilor’s new 3D virtual reality
headset, Nautilus, which has been designed to
allow consumers to see what a difference certain
lenses, such as progressive lenses, and lens
coatings can make. According to the company, the
simulation works via a smartphone app that is
placed in the virtual reality headset and controlled
by a tablet. It gives the wearer an interactive 360°
experience of different options selected by their
eye care professional from lens design, coatings
such as polarised or photochromic, to the effects
of dust and fog.
The Nautilus was introduced at Silmo in Paris
last year. Since then more than 5,000 units have
been sold to practices in Europe, but it’s only
recently released for sale in Australasia, says
Essilor account manager Brad White. “We’ve
found that the average selling price of a pair of
glasses increases because of the experience the
customer has.”
Tomato Glasses and Catimini
Another first at the O-Show was the brand new,
trendy children’s range of glasses from popular
French kids’ fashion label Catimini. The new,
brightly coloured, strong, often-accessorised
range—the girls’ glasses have beautiful little
detachable features such as feathers and beads
on them is being distributed by Tomato Glasses’
husband and wife distributor team, behavioural COVERAGE
optometrist Nicky Kiparissis Single: and Andrew up to 17mm Markakis. diameter
Stitched: up to 22mm diameter
“The Catimini range is fun and fashionable and
I love it because it’s small,” says Kiparissis. FIELD “We’re OF VIEW
getting huge interest here. Adults Single: are H22mm disappointed x V17mm
they can’t get it in their sizes.” Stitched: H22mm x V22mm
Catimini complements MEASUREMENT Tomato Glasses because POINTS
it offers a wider fashion range for parents and kids 32,400
who are looking for that, she says, whereas Tomato
ANALYZED POINTS
glasses are particularly popular for young children, 1,000,000+
especially those who are Down syndrome or who
do a lot of sports, SHIPPING as they are DIMENSIONS/WEIGHT
comfortable, fully
Head: 14” x 14” x 12”
adjustable for different face shapes (both the nose
(36cm x 36cm x 30cm)
pads and arms can be altered easily by the 15lb. parent), (6.8kg)
flexible and come in a range of colours.
Manipulator: 14” x 13.5” x 7.5”
(36cm x 34cm x 19 cm)
12lb. (5.44kg)
Chinrest: 21” x 10.5” x 3”
(53cm x 27cm x 8cm)
5lb. (2.26kg)
Base: 20” x 14” x 3”
(51cm x 36cm x 8cm)
7lb. (3.2kg)
FOOTPRINT
Width: 9.5” x 13.5” x 6”
(24cm x 34cm x 15cm)
varied width from patient to doctor
Depth: 17” (43cm)
Height: 19”-21” (48cm - 53cm)
[with head fully lowered and fully raised]
WEIGHT
Est. 11lb. (5kg) (head only)
POWER REQUIREMENTS
5V DC 3A
SUPPLIED PC
HP Envy 15” i7
8GB RAM
Tomato Glasses’ Andrew Markakis and Nicky Kiparissis introducing
Catimini
OptiMed
Attracting particular attention on OptiMed’s stand
was the Eidon confocal scanner, which received
FDA clearance in December 2014. According to the
manufacturing company, the Eidon is the first true
colour confocal scanner, providing unsurpassed
image quality, 60° field in a single exposure, 110-
120° field in auto wide field mode and 150° field
in manual mode, as well as a live, confocal view of
the retina, opening new opportunities in retinal
diagnostics.
OptiMed CEO Robert Sparkes says there’s been
a big push in the market for widefield imaging for
independents, resulting in the interest in the Eidon
at the show.
Also attracting attention was Optopol’s new SOCT
Copernicus REVO, a fully automatic, feature-packed,
easy-to-use, market-entry level OCT, says Sparkes,
which will also offer OCT biometry later in the year.
Optique Line
Popular Australasian frames company Optique
Line was attracting a lot of attention at the show
for its new Mersey Beat Eyewear range, plus the
opportunity to don a pair of beautiful 1960s English
music revolution-inspired acetate frames, a not-soflattering
black or white wig, and rock it out with
the on-stand drum kit or guitar (see Optique Line’s
Facebook page for the results).
Launching officially on 1 July, the beautiful Mersey
Beat Eyewear range includes 22 models, all paying
homage to the retro stylings of the early 1960’s
but with a contemporary twist. The UK-inspired
collection is described as “personality plus, designed
for the fashion forward and the young at heart,
available in a variety of materials including multilayered
acetates and carbon fibre, and featuring
edgy colour combinations.”
It’s the finish of it, the quality of it, that’s attracting
attention, says Optique Line founder John Nicola.
“It’s also at a great price point for retailers, so the
interest has really been phenomenal.”
CLC
sMap3D SPECS + FEATURES
Corneal Lens Corporation was at the O-Show to
launch the sMap 3D Precision Surface mapping
system and fluorescence-based structured light
topographer HIGHLIGHTS to the Australian market and remind
the New • Fluorescence Zealand market based this structured “revolution” light in scleral
lens fitting topographer was now with available. more than 22mm range
and 360
Like other exhibitors o scleral coverage
NZ Optics spoke to, the
• Under the eyelid scleral measurements
opportunity to actually be able to spend some time
• Over 1 million measurement points with
with people a 10 micron at the show precision to demonstrate how the
equipment • Integrated works software and is different, for fitting at and a pace that
is comfortable customizing for the Europa practitioner, Scleral lenses has been with a direct real
benefit, ordering says CLC’s capabilities Graeme Curtis.
“Here • Unbeatable it’s all about Price quality time with the
practitioner. They are interested in technology
and FEATURED they need time MAPS to decide which technology
• Sagittal Elevation
they are going to go with and because ours is very
• Texture-mapped image elevation
specialised
• Lens
it’s
Elevation
attracting a lot of interest.”
Curtis • Mean has also curvature been collecting feedback on the
• Simulated fluorescein pattern
• Corneal and Scleral Elevation (Best-fit
sphere)
• Polar display
• Full 3D display
TOOLS
• Principle toricity display at varying diameters
• Distance measurement
• Mean sagittal height at varying diameters
• Lens and sagittal height cross-section display
• Customizable Data tips
• Customizable color scales
• Brightness and contrast adjustments
• Customizable for multiple users
• Online storage
CONTACT LENS FITTING
• Scleral Lenses
- Normal Corneas
- Irregular Corneas
• Customized Soft Lenses
• Customized Back Surfaces
HVID/VVID MEASUREMENT
CLC’s Graeme Curtis discusses the benefits of the sMap 3D
Zeiss’ Kim Nguyen and Renato Antolovich
new sMap 3D since the CCLS conference in March
to feed back to the American manufacturers to
ensure it meets the needs of the New Zealand and
the Australian markets. He says these additions
and alterations will be available in a few months.
“For those specialist practices, this is certainly the
machine to beat.”
Jono Hennessy
One of the most colourful and permanently busy
stands at the O-Show was Jono Hennessy’s. The
Australian eyewear designer Jono Hennessy-Sceats
said the O-Show was great because it’s so personal.
“It’s a family industry,” added Louise Sceats,
managing director of Jono Hennessy.
The stand clearly demonstrated what was hot
on the frame scene at the moment. “It’s all about
colour and pattern. Colour for women and men too…
harking back to the ‘80s where you could really show
your personality through your glasses. Blue is still
huge,” says Louise Sceats.
Jono Hennessy sells all over the world (in New
Zealand via Phoenix Eyewear) and produces only
limited editions of each of its frames. Of particularly
interest was Jono Hennessy’s Liberty of London’s
fabric range and its Carter Bond range, one of the
first in the world to produce wood-finish acetate
frames using natural looking materials.
Device Technologies taking a little more time to explain new
technologies
Jono Hennessy’s Louise and Jono Sceats
Device
Technologies
On Device
Technologies’
stand OCT was
the big drawcard
as it’s now so
affordable and easy
to use, says Ryan
Heggie, Device
Technologies’
product manager.
“OCT has come
such a long way in
Optique Line launched its Mersey
Beat Eyewear range at the O-Show
the last five years. It’s evolved to the point where
it’s a really quick and easy process to perform a
comprehensive retinal screening for all patients, not
just a select few.”
Device Technologies’ Topcon OCT range is
particularly popular because they are so easy to use,
he says, allowing front of house staff to take the
scan, leaving the optometrist more time to do the
analysis, diagnosis and evaluation of the results.
Another drawcard for Device Technologies’ was its
TearScience LipiView and LipiFlow technology for
the diagnosis and treatment of evaporative dry eye.
According to the product information, the
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A Revolution in Scleral Lens Fitting
www.corneal-lens.co.nz
Visionary Optics is the exclusive US Distributor of the sMap3D.
CAUTION: Federal (USA) law restricts this device to sale by or on the order of a licensed practitioner.
www.corneal-lens.co.nz
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