what’s new

FOR YOUR PATIENTS AND PRACTICE

Scleral lens

■ The Elara Scleral contact lens, from Visionary Optics, provides essential hydration, comfort and vision. It is designed for patients who have ocular surface disease with or without a dry eye component and patients who have failed with traditional GP or soft lenses, especially those who have astigmatism or a high refractive error. The Elara Scleral lens, which comes with a 90-day unlimited warranty, can be fit using a 12-lens fitting set, available this month.

Visionary Optics

Phone: (877) 533-1509

Web: www.visionary-optics.com

Visionary Optics’ Elara Scleral contact lens.

Performance eyewear

■ Nike SB Eyewear, from Marchon Eyewear, is Nike Vision’s debut line dedicated to the skate and snow category. The inaugural four styles — Recover, Volano, Volition and Achieve — are designed to optimize performance but can still be used for everyday wear. All frames are available in four colorways and feature debossed branding on top of the frame.

Marchon Eyewear

Phone: (800) 645-1300

Web: www.marchon.com

Volano is one of four styles from the Nike SB Eyewear collection.

Practice management platform

■ At Vision Expo East this month, Practice CoPilot will debut Maestro, a platform that uses iBeacons and mobile technology to provide real-time information on patient, staff and doctor flow throughout the practice. The system can help improve practice processes and efficiency by providing metrics, such as patient wait time, staff utilization and the time patients spend in each area of the practice. Maestro can also help with patient education/marketing: As a patient passes an iBeacon (for example, the optical), the iBeacon “wakes up” to provide the patient with timely information appropriate for the respective area of the practice.

Practice CoPilot, LLC

Phone: (904) 701-3084

Web: practicecopilot.com/hardware.html

Iconic sunwear

■ The CARRERA NEW CHAMPION sunwear line, from Safilo Group, features sunwear styles with a remastered version of the brand’s iconic Champion shape. Made of Safilo’s trademarked Optyl material, these lightweight, easy-to-wear styles offer balanced proportions, a sleek profile and a snug fit.

Safilo Group

Phone: (973) 952-2800

Web: www.safilo.com

Safilo’s CARRERA NEW CHAMPION line remasters the brand’s iconic shape.