An image taken with the new multicolor scanning laser imaging modality for the Spectralis. Photo: Sebastian Wolf, M.D., Bern, Switzerland

Diagnostic Imaging
Multicolor Retinal Imaging
Heidelberg Engineering received FDA clearance for multicolor scanning laser imaging in all Spectralis models. Using infrared, green and blue reflectance images, the multicolor module can display different retinal structures within a single exam.

The module allows users to view images of the individual colors as well as the composite multicolor image, highlighting structural detail from different depths within the retina and providing additional diagnostic power, the company says.

Spectralis multicolor imaging delivers high-contrast, detailed images––even in difficult patients, including those with cataracts or nystagmus. According to Heidelberg, users have commented that the increased detail and contrast in the multicolor images has helped them identify pathologies that were difficult to see in the corresponding color fundus images.

Visit www.spectralis-multicolor.com.

Contact Lenses
Acuvue Oasys 24-pack
Vistakon’s Acuvue Oasys contact lenses with Hydraclear Plus technology are now available in a 24-pack. New data has shown that wearers with more contact lenses on hand had a significantly better wearing experience and were more likely to recommend their eye care practitioner to friends and family, according to Vistakon. 

Indicated for daily wear vision correction, Acuvue Oasys lenses also may be worn overnight (up to one week), as recommended by an eye care professional. Made from senofilcon A, this lens features a tear-attracting polymer in the silicone hydrogel material itself with the goal of improving patient comfort and increasing wear time, the company says.

Acuvue Oasys is available in base curves of 8.4mm and 8.8mm at parameters of -0.50D to -6.00D and +0.50D to +6.00D in 0.25D increments, and from -6.50D to -12.00D to +6.50D to +8.00D in 0.50D increments.

Visit www.acuvueprofessional.com.

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Frames
Calvin Klein Eyewear
Marchon introduces the Calvin Klein Eyewear Men’s and Women’s Fall/Winter 2012 collection, with cat-eye shapes and classic silhouettes that are modernized to create a bold and youthful, yet sophisticated, look. In addition to a number of sunglasses, the eyewear line includes a variety of ophthalmic frames:

• ck5730. This cat-eye shape features vibrant-colored temples, matched with havana-colored frame fronts. Temples are adorned with a subtle “ck” logo and three decorative stones. Available colors include black, vintage havana, havana pink, havana blue and havana green.
• ck5733. A retro-inspired, soft square frame that features the “ck” logo in silver and gold colors on the sculpted temples. It is available in a range of dual-color options, such as black/petrol, havana/green, havana/violet and havana/ivory.
• ck5352. Plastic temples featuring the “ck” logo complement the modified rectangle shape. This zyl-metal combination is available in silver, gun, bronze and rose.
• ck5767. Havana colors enhance this unisex, geometric-shaped frame, which features a subtle and clean “ck” logo on the thin, zyl temples. Minimal styling is accented with solid and gradient colors, such as black, fog, havana ochre, havana/black, striped blue and striped khaki.
• ck5768. This feminine frame echoes a vintage style, with a delicate, thin temple design that showcases the “ck” logo in silver and gold colors. Translucent fronts are complemented with solid temples in feminine colors, such as black, champagne, havana/black, azure, purple and bordeaux.
  
• ck5769. This vintage-inspired, deep rectangle frame features translucent colors with solid temple colors. It’s available in black, havana/black, petrol, havana/green, antique rose and bordeaux.
• ck5770. This soft, narrow rectangle has a feminine style, with the “ck” logo in silver and gold colors on the temples. It’s offered in black, champagne, havana/black and orchid.

Visit www.marchon.com.

Mobile Apps
OD Mobility App
OD Mobility recently introduced a mobile application that provides optometrists with the opportunity to create a customized mobile app for their own businesses, featuring their unique practice name and logo.

The OD Mobility app offers several ways to help O.D.s communicate with their patients:

• Practice Information includes the office’s hours, names of the doctors on staff, phone numbers, email, Google maps and emergency contact information.
  
• Book Your Appointment allows patients to submit an appointment request within seconds.
  
• Style Center provides an interactive experience for the patient to try the latest frames and sunglasses of the practice’s choice.
  
• Purchase Contact Lenses gives patients a convenient way to reorder lenses directly from the practice.
  
• Contact Lens Reminder sends patients updates about replacing their contact lens, in order to improve compliance.
  
• News/Social Media allows optometrists to keep patients updated on practice promotions, important news, links to social media pages and surveys.
  

This mobile app is available for purchase from the iPhone app store and the Android market. In addition, OD Mobility offers Eye-Connections––an educational program that provides tools for mobile marketing and social media strategies via monthly webinars.

Visit www.odmobility.com. 

Integrity iPad App
Integrity Digital Solutions launched an iPad app to complement its cloud-based EMR software, Integrity EMR for Eyes. It allows users to retrieve relevant patient information without being connected to a computer workstation. 

Using the Integrity iPad app, eye care providers can access past clinic notes, impressions and plans with an easy-to-use interface. The app syncs with Integrity EMR for Eyes in real-time, so iPad users can immediately see what has been entered into the EMR from anywhere.

Visit www.integrityEMR.com.

Optic Sunglasses

EnChroma
EnChroma recently unveiled a line of advanced optic sunglasses that enhance color vision. The lens selectively filters light that reaches the eye and blocks the specific shades that are most responsible for color confusion.

By removing this interference, the lenses are designed to allow people with color vision deficiency (CVD) and normal vision to see colors more vividly, the company says.

Four styles are available in three frame styles (pictured):

• EnChroma Cx.D is for wearers who have difficulty differentiating colors due to deuteranomalous CVD.
  
• EnChroma Cx.PT is for those who have decreased red sensitivity because of protanomalous CVD.
  
• EnChroma Cx.NRG boosts the appearance of all colors for individuals with normal color vision.
  
• EnChroma Cx.UV450 offers comprehensive protection from solar UV and short-wavelength blue light. The company says it’s ideal for individuals who are routinely exposed to high-intensity sunlight (such as those in aviation, marine and alpine environments), those with photosensitivity, at-risk patients who seek extra protection from blue-light radiation, or patients with low vision disorders.

Visit www.enchroma.com.