CINCINNATI—Super Optical International is introducing BlueShield blue light lenses, exclusively made for the company’s FastGrind system.

BlueShield lenses block over 95 percent of the blue light specifically associated with age related macular degeneration and eye strain, plus an average of over 85 percent of the generally harmful blue light range, according to Super Optical.

However, the lenses block less than 2 percent of the crucially important range associated with maintaining circadian rhythm, the company said. Additionally, BlueShield is able to maintain clarity with 90 percent overall light transparency, allowing wearers to block the blue light without wearing conventional yellow-hued lenses.

By utilizing BlueShield in conjunction with FastGrind, eyecare professionals are able to serve their patients’ digital eye strain needs without the need to stock hundreds of lenses. ECPs only need to have a limited number of lenses in a few bases to be able to cover the entire FastGrind range, according to Super Optical International.

FastGrind, made exclusively by Super Optical, is an “all-in-one” modified lens surfacing system. It functions on software that is continually upgraded to accommodate the newest and best lenses.

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