Essilor.com

2010

8 March 2010 Varilux Physio 2.0

Essilor is launching Varilux Physio 2.0, the latest addition to the Varilux lineup. The new generation Varilux Physio lens featuring WAVE 2.0™ (Wavefront Advanced Vision Enhancement) technology represents a new phase in wavefront management.

The Varilux Physio 2.0 is the first lens that takes into account all the different factors responsible for the variation in pupil size in order to deliver High Resolution Vision™ throughout the day, whatever the distance and light conditions.

 

Varilux Physio 2.0 was introduced in Europe in January and the United States in February.

 

For more information go to: www.varilux.com

2009

16 October 2009 New Varilux Website!

To develop a unified image for the Varilux brand around the world, Essilor has launched the varilux.com website. Specifically dedicated to the Varilux brand, the site presents the entire product range as well as the brand’s history and values.

 

Educational content on presbyopia is also provided and visitors can take an online eye test to determine which Varilux lens is best suited to their specific needs and lifestyle.

 

Discover the new www.varilux.com website.

7 October 2009 Essilor Wins Two Silmo d’Or Awards

Essilor won awards for two of its products at the 16th Silmo international optics show held on September 17.

First, Essilor was recognized in the Low Vision category for its AFTER software. The application is designed to meet the needs of the visually impaired, who experience a decline in contrast sensitivity over time and have to wear selective filters on their lenses in order to continue perceiving objects at low contrast. Essilor’s AFTER software enables opticians to easily and quickly evaluate a patient’s ability to perceive objects at different contrast levels. In this way, filters can be tested and sold based on professional results and not merely on patient testimony as was the case in the past.

In addition, Essilor was recognized in the Workshop Tool and Equipment category for Mr Blue™. This new digital system comprises a tracer-center-blocker that measures frames, detects the optical center of corrective lenses and blocks lenses for edging. It also has an integrated edger to shape lenses prior to mounting.

2 June 2009 "Bien vu, Varilux!" Exhibition

Committed to an assertive policy of promoting its scientific and technological heritage, Essilor signed a partnership agreement in 2008 with France’s Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers (CNAM). As part of the agreement, the Musée des Arts et Métiers will host a temporary exhibition called “Bien vu, Varilux®!” from June 9 to November 29.

The exhibition will cover past, present and future solutions for correcting presbyopia.

 

Click here to read the news release

27 May 2009 Selected passages from 2009 General Meeting

The 2009 Annual General Meeting was held on May 15, 2009 in Paris, France.

Watch the best moments

 

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13 May 2009 Essilor wins award for its acquisition strategy

Essilor International has earned the “CFnews award for the best international acquisition strategy” in the large company category. CFnews, an online publication specialized in corporate finance, presents the award every year to a French company.

 

In 2008, Essilor invested over €500 million to complete 27 acquisitions worldwide, including Satisloh, the world’s leading supplier of prescription laboratory equipment. Acquisitions in 2007 and 2008 added 5.1% to growth in 2008, leading to an overall increase in revenue of 9.7% at comparable exchange rates. Essilor is committed to pursuing acquisitions over the long term.

 

Since 2003, it has acquired 95 companies, primarily in the prescription laboratory market.

12 February 2009 Essilor and Nikon joint research centre in Japan



Essilor and Nikon establish a joint research centre in Japan