ESCHENBACH OPTIK OF AMERICA INC.

Asensys 

Eschenbach Optik of America Inc. has launched its Asensys filters, a line of contrast-enhancing eyewear.

Designed to provide all-around protection against the sun, Asensys filters can be worn alone or over a patient’s prescription glasses and are prescription correctable, Eschenbach shares. The filters are available as polarized or nonpolarized in four different tints—yellow, orange, dark orange, and red—with cutoff transmissions of 450 nanometers (nm), 511 nm, 527 nm, and 550 nm, according to the company. 

Crafted from lightweight CR-39 optical quality material, the lenses are distortion-free, Eschenbach shares, and provide 100% UV protection while blocking up to 100% of blue light, depending on the tint. The eyewear comes in two frame sizes designed to provide top-shield coverage above the eyes with side shields on the temples. According to the company, this allows for maximum protection from glare coming from different angles. 

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ORCAM TECHNOLOGIES

OrCam Read 3

OrCam Technologies has released the OrCam Read 3, a portable, handheld device that converts text to speech across 17 different language options without the need for an internet connection. 

According to the company, the OrCam Read 3 works by pointing the device at any text (printed or digital), and it will read the text out loud or through earphones. Users can navigate the device through vocal commands, buttons, and hand gestures.

When connected to the internet, the OrCam Read 3 can employ artificial intelligence to provide a summary of scanned text, according to the company. Additionally, the OrCam Read 3 can magnify any screen, enabling users to customize text and images for optimal accessibility.

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ALCON

Marlo App

Alcon has introduced the Marlo App, designed to provide seamless connection between eyecare professionals and patients, featuring different membership options that allow ECPs to customize the website and app interface to include their own branding.

Initially launched in 2020 as an online platform, Marlo offers a personalized contact lens ordering experience in addition to exam reminders, contact lens tips, reorder notifications, and more. Alcon shares that the newly developed Marlo app offers contact lens ordering, appointment tracking, educational resources about eye diseases, a Marlo doctor locator, and a vision screener that records patients’ responses, provides a general vision range, and shares results with their ECP.

According to Alcon, 95% of patients access health care on their smartphones, and mobile apps boost patient retention, increase the number of new users, and provide greater insight into consumers’ interests. 

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