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The new family of Varilux progressive and occupational lenses

Meet The New Varilux Family

Oct 20, 2025 11:25:49 AM

Varilux® has been the undisputed king of progressive lenses for decades and with several new recent advancements in their progressive lens designs they show no signs of slowing down anytime soon. As we head into 2026, we wanted to help eyecare professionals understand how to position these new offerings into their offices for maximized success. 

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Myopia in children is more than just glasses. Help prevent it with these tips.

Myopia in Children: More Than Just Glasses

Oct 8, 2025 9:56:36 AM

Myopia—commonly known as nearsightedness—goes far beyond the simple need for corrective lenses. It’s a complex condition that has reached epidemic proportions around the world, especially among children and teenagers. What may start as a minor inconvenience can quickly progress, carrying serious long-term risks to eye health.

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Using IcareLabs to supply your optical frames can save money on shipping and hassle

How To Utilize Supply Frames For Faster Turn Time & Easy Ordering

Sep 29, 2025 12:01:59 PM

Here at IcareLabs, we have a large assortment of frames available to order directly from our myIcareLabs customer portal. Utilizing supply frame options can provide you with faster turnaround time, simplicity while ordering, and a large variety of frames to choose from with minimal backstock for your optical dispensary. This blog will show you how to order stock frames for your showroom floor, how to order supply frame jobs, and why this benefits you & your patients.

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Now Available: Varilux Immersia Occupational Lenses

Introducing the Varilux® Immersia™

Sep 25, 2025 8:33:50 AM

Varilux® has released its first small environment lens design with the new Varilux® Immersia™. For decades Varilux has led the way with industry leading progressive lens designs and now have a computer/office style lens supported by their AI digital twinning technology. 

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How to limit your patient's progressive non-adapts

How to Limit Non-Adapts With Progressive Lenses

Aug 25, 2025 12:42:01 PM

For your presbyopic patients, the benefits of progressive lenses are clear. Progressive lenses provide seamless vision correction for near, intermediate, and distance needs—a feature traditional lens types simply can’t match. This blog will show you how you can help reduce issues that cause non-adapts for these patients. Less non-adapts means happier patients.

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A Guide to Manufacturer-Recommended Base Curves for Progressive Lenses

Aug 7, 2025 10:00:00 AM

Selecting the proper base curve has long been a hot topic among opticians. Traditionally, labs followed a simple rule of thumb: keep the back curve of the lens as close to a 6.00 diopter as possible for optimal optics. For most prescriptions—aside from high plus powers (typically +5.00 and above)—this worked just fine.

But with the rise of freeform digital lenses, the game has changed.

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Vision Expo changes to an annual eye care event

Vision Expo Unifies into One Annual Event Starting 2026

Jul 30, 2025 10:00:00 AM

Vision Expo, the leading event for the optical community, is about to take an exciting new step thanks to The Vision Council and RX. Beginning in March 2026, Vision Expo will become a single, unified annual event—kicking things off in Orlando, Florida, and then bringing the experience to top U.S. cities each year.

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Introducing the new Varilux Physio extensee progressive lenses at IcareLabs

NOW AVAILABLE: The New Varilux Physio Extensee Progressive Lenses

Jul 21, 2025 8:00:00 AM

Essilor continues to bring new technology in progressive lens designs to the market with their new Varilux® Physio® extensee™. Following on the remarkable success of the Physio family of lenses, the Varilux Physio extensee breaks through with new technology giving your patients extra visual sharpness and contrast with the new Pupilizer™ lens technology.

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