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ESSILOR

SPECIAL LENSES A BOON FOR

UNUSUAL VISUAL DEFECTS

ccording to the World Health
Organization (WHO), 217 million
Apeople have moderate to severe vision
impairment worldwide, which is almost 3% of
the global population. It is estimated that 35%
of the visually impaired have an uncorrected
refractive error (i.e. ametropic correction), with
only 10% of eye care practitioners treating low
vision worldwide.

Around seven million people worldwide quality lenses with solutions for both
are estimated to have visual impairment that standard and specific needs. Inspired
cannot be corrected by ordinary lenses – they by its mission of ‘Improving Lives by
require special lenses. But only 15% of low vision Improving Sight’, Essilor has drawn
patients are equipped with specific magnifying on its more than 160-year-old history
devices. Thus, there are a large number of of crafting lenses to find solutions
people with exceptional requirements, many for every individual, no matter how
of which can benefit hugely from specifically complex their visual problems may be.
created special lenses.
Apart from manufacturing a wide
The internationally renowned Essilor range of standard lenses, Essilor has
brand has always been at the forefront of been manufacturing special lenses
advanced optics technology that delivers high since the turn of the 20 century in its
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