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IOT TO with passion and want to execute it with excellence.”
SUPPORT “When I started my studies, I was fascinated by two
fundamental aspects. One is the technical and clinical mixture
INTERNATIONAL that occurs in our profession. The other was the personal purpose
OPTICIANS I found in it –improving people’s quality of life by improving their
ASSOCIATION vision. The complexity of our profession and the tremendous
impact it has naturally leads us to create an interconnected
community of opticians, where all professionals can support
IOT Lenses has signed a each other by creating synergies that allow us to progress and
new agreement to support evolve quicker, elevating our profession,” she added.
the International Opticians
Association (IOA), an
international body dedicated TOPCON LAUNCHES SOLOS
to the enhancement and AUTOMATIC LENS ANALYZER
development of the profession
worldwide. IOT is an international
company with offices in Spain
and California (USA). It has more
than 15 years of experience Topcon Healthcare has recently
researching and developing introduced SOLOS, an automatic
digital ophthalmic lenses. lens analyzer that enables
advanced, accurate, and efficient
IOA president Fiona Anderson lens analysis with one button
said that she was delighted touch. This multi-functional
to receive IOT’s assurance to device is designed in such
support the IOA. “I have had a way that it simplifies the
personal knowledge of the clinical workflow merely
company for many years and by combining a fully
their research and innovation automated lensmeter with
in digital lens design enables a full-range spectrometer.
eyecare practitioners to offer
tailored solutions to their According to a press
patients, supported by a team release, SOLOS also
of committed professionals provides automatic lens
with a proven track record type detection, automatic
of academic research and marking, and lens mapping
engagement with the sector of single vision, progressive, and
as a whole. As face-to-face other multifocal lenses − in spectacle frame or as uncut lenses.
conferences and trade shows Additionally, it automatically positions each lens, detects the lens
begin to resume, I look forward type, and performs all-inclusive measurements of both lenses within
to reacquainting myself with a spectacle frame.
colleagues from IOT,” she said. The device includes an extended measurement range of +/- 20
Likewise, Carolina Gago, D as well as a built-in spectral transmittance meter that measures
General Manager of IOT said, “At ultraviolet, blue, and visible light transmittance in addition to lens tint.
IOT, we are immensely proud to Another advantage is that the results are displayed instantly
have established a collaboration and can be sent to either a patient’s electronic medical records or
with the International Opticians wirelessly transferred to Topcon’s CV-5000S or Chronos refraction
Association to contribute to the system, enhancing connectivity, preventing transcription errors, and
professional development of all enabling comparisons of new prescriptions with previous spectacles
those who love our profession to support purchasing decisions, as per a company statement.
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