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Michel Henau
"Henau believes in design that combines contemporary with timeless. An unconventional view of fashion integrating craftsmanship and imagination".
Henau eyewear was founded by Marc Delagrange and Michel Henau after meeting in the 1980s and realising their similarity in passions and outlook on design.
Their backgrounds and education ensuring an artistic approach to design, generating unique mutual feedback and continual inspiration to one another.
"Today, Henau Eyewear is the organic and logical sequel to what Henau has always represented".
The range is hand-made from high quality Italian acetate in France. The latest collection is now available at Vision X!
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SENSITY - Light reactive lenses
Today HOYA lens launched their latest version of light reactive lenses - Sensity.
This innovation in photochromatic technology is touted as "providing unparalleled performance and outstanding user comfort".
Sensity is now available in all custom-made lenses including all of HOYA's multifocal portfolio and premium vocational lens designs.
Sensity is available with HOYA lens coatings including:
The Diamond Finish multicoat (which has the highest scratch resistance available from Hoya, reduces glare and reflection, is condensation free and water resistant and provides 100% UV protection).
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in combination with UV control (protects against the aging and damaging effects of UV on the eyes) and,
Blue Control (neutralising blue light, reducing eye strain, fatigue and glare. Provides better contrast perception, offering natural colour experience with more comfortable and relaxed vision).
Sensity is available in three natural colours: grey, brown and green.
The main wearer benefits of Sensity are:
Comfortable vision in all light conditions
Consistent performance in all climates, regions and weather circumstances
Darkens to "sunglass-dark" faster than ever before (up to 40% darker after 90 seconds of UV exposure) and fades quickly to full clarity indoors (up to 23% light after 1 minute) compared to HOYA's previous design
Excellent glare reduction, superior contrast, and 100% UV protection
For more information about the new Sensity portfolio, please do not hesitate to contact us.
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Orgreen are renown for the design and manufacture of premium quality, inventive eyewear with innovative colour combinations. Established in Copenhagen in 1997 with an "aim to design strong and timeless frames for quality conscious individuals all over the world. Orgreen has always embraced the cutting edge over the safe and the cool verses the commonplace".
Inspired by the classic lines known with reinvention into a unique look only as Orgreen can.
All is designed and developed in Denmark with handmade production in Japan from the most high-end of materials (such as titanium and beta titanium) by the utmost professional craftsmen and suppliers, handpicked with the greatest care.
Orgreen are dedications to state-of-the-art craftsmanship elegantly combined with ties design philosophy.
Orgreen: Danish design at its best! (NOW INSTORE)
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Southern Cross Health Society Easy-claim (“Easy-claim”) is a convenient way for Southern Cross members to claim for eligible healthcare services at the time of purchase, without completing a claim form...And is now available at Vision-X!
How to use Easy-claim:
Simply present your Member card at the counter when you are purchasing eligible healthcare products and services at Vision-X. If your plan covers the product or service and it qualifies, Southern Cross will reimburse us directly. All you need to do is pay us (Vision-X) any contribution you are responsible for so you don’t have to worry about filling out claim forms or waiting for refunds!*
* Southern Cross terms and Conditions: Your Member card is an accepted means of identification to electronically claim for qualifying healthcare products and services at selected health service providers. When you claim electronically for eligible healthcare services for yourself (or anyone else named on the policy) Southern Cross Medical Care Society deems this to be a claim under your policy, and you authorise Southern Cross Medical Care Society to process the claim in accordance with your policy coverage (or the policy coverage for the other person named on the policy) and pay the selected health service provider direct. The policyholder will receive all communications from Southern Cross Medical Care Society in relation to each electronic claim. At any time, you may advise Southern Cross Medical Care Society that you do not wish to electronically claim.
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We are often asked this question, which is becoming increasing relevant with the dramatic increase in the use of digital devices.
Research is yet to categorically prove actual damage from prolonged viewing of these devices but there is certainly no doubt that it causes discomfort and eyestrain. Symptoms include (but not limited to) dry eyes, irritable and red eyes, blurred vision, eye fatigue, headaches, head, neck and back pain.
The 2015 (US) report by The Vision Council (Hindsight is 20/20/20: Protect your eyes from digital devices) found that nearly 2 out of 3 people viewing screens routinely experience some form of eyestrain.
The report reveals that a third of adults spend more than 9 hours per day on some digital device with a clear generational difference. Millennials (born between 1981 and 1996) were the highest users at 37.4%.
Digital devices all emit HEV (high energy visible)/ blue light, which has the most potential to damage living tissue. Laboratory and animal studies have shown exposure to high levels of HEV light can damage tissue in the retina in a way that appears consistent with retinal changes associated with macula degeneration; a leading cause of permanent vision loss in the older generation. But, no one is sure yet if prolonged use of digital devices causes sufficient exposure to HEV light to cause permanent damage to the eye/s.
Increased screen usage is part of the trend towards an increased level of prolonged close viewing tasks which is thought to contribute to the increasing levels of myopia (short-sightedness) proliferating in the developed world.
There are a number of things you can do to help yourself and hopefully minimise the negative consequences if you indeed cannot be away from your digital devices.
- Have a regular eye exam; even a minor refractive error can create eyestrain and be exaggerated by digital device use.
- If spectacles are required, ask for lenses that block HEV/blue light and are multi-coated to eliminate reflection, improve contrast and reduce glare effects.
- Always try to maintain good posture, a comfortable working/viewing distance from your screen or device and reasonable room lighting.
- Adopt the 20-20-20 rule. After every 20 minutes of viewing, take a 20 second break and look at something in the distance 20 feet (6 metres) away. This relaxes the muscles in and around the eye and stimulates blinking which improves comfort.
And, the best advice of all? Get away from that digital device and head outdoors!