ESSILOR LTD

Essilor is world famous for the Varilux lens, the world's first varifocal, which was invented in 1959. Since then over 200 million Varilux lenses have been manufactured world wide. With a 25% market share, Essilor is the world leader in ophthalmic products with operations in Europe, Asia and North & South America. One in every two varifocal lenses sold worldwide is an Essilor lens. For plastic lenses, the proportion is one in three.

Essilor has four major brands that embody cutting edge technology. Varilux (varifocal lenses), Airwear (polycarbonate lenses), Crizal (lenses with multiple coatings) and Transitions (photochromic lenses).

The Varilux brand often features in the national press and on radio and linked merchandising for Varilux Specialist Opticians means its campaign is a familiar sight in almost every High Street.

Essilor has attained ISO 9002 and ISO 9001:2000, following continual reassessment of systems, procedures and quality throughout the manufacturing facility.

Precal is a lens calculation process which predetermines where the thinnest part of a glazed lens will be, based on lens and frame shape, prescription and centration. Precal calculates the minimum centre thickness to which a lens can be surfaced to provide the edge thickness specified by the dispenser. Futher information about ordering is available in the lens catalogue, product information technical section.

Essilorder, Essilor’s lens ordering software is an absolute necessity for the modern practice. This easy to use system manages the entire ordering process for you, allowing you to spend less time on routine practice work and more time with your patients. And what’s more, it’s absolutely free. All Essilor lenses can be ordered with Essilorder as well as additional processes such as Precal. Essilorder is extremely user friendly and incorporates real time tracking so you can always keep up to date on the status of your orders.