SYRACUSE, N.Y.—US Optical is expanding its proprietary lens technology with two additional sunglass free-form lenses: Thin Wrap HD progressive and Thin Single Vision Wrap HD.

While higher minus Rx lenses have a thick edge and higher plus lenses have a thicker center and nasal area, US Optical’s lenses and technology offer customers any fashionable sunglass frame with substantially thinner results. This is achieved by creating a dynamic engineered viewing zone and with advanced mathematical algorithms thinning the edges in a blended area creating thinner plus and minus lenses.

“The most important headline is that we can now make the 6 & 8 base Sunglass Wraps 40 percent thinner,” said Ronald Cotran, co-owner and vice president of US Optical. “Whether it’s a plus 4 or a minus 6, our new Thin Lens series is 40 percent thinner than any other sunglass technology.”

US Optical’s Thin Lens technology is protected under U.S. patents 8,002,404 and 8,449,111.

US Optical is the third largest independent lab in America, as ranked by Vision Monday’s 2014 Top Labs Report. It is owned by Ralph, Ron and Robert Cotran.

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