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Discover the progressive lens that predicts your pupil size variation throughout the day.
AVAILABLE NOW
Discover the progressive lens that predicts your pupil size variation throughout the day.
High vision intensity in any light
Varilux® Physio® extensee™ lenses provide high vision intensity in any light¹ and extra visual sharpness and contrast², allowing progressive lens wearers to maximize their quality of vision no matter the time of the day.
COMMON VISION ISSUES
The Dynamic Pupil
The pupil is remarkable in its ability to constantly adjust to a wide range of light levels. Thanks to its dynamism, it can provide clear and comfortable vision at any time of the day. Enlarging with dim light and decreasing with bright light, it can reach a constriction speed of 5mm per second³ and change up to four times in size⁴.
Most current progressive lenses are designed with the assumption that the wearer’s pupil size is fixed in all lighting situations impacting its vision quality with a degradation of sharpness and contrast perception.
Progressive lens wearers complain about a drop in visual performance in various lighting environments and in near vision:
Varilux Physio extensee
extra visual sharpness and contrast
Sharpness Degradation
with standard progressive lenses
Contrast Degradation
with standard progressive lenses
39%
are very interested in corrective lenses designed to improve their vision comfort regardless of light intensity⁴
41%
have difficulty reading fine print⁴
UNIQUE TECHNOLOGIES
A unique combination of AI twinning technology and state-of-the-art pupil modeling
A state-of-the-art dynamic pupil model, result of multiple studies and datasets, takes into consideration and details the main parameters influencing pupil size variations.
Enriched for the first time by this comprehensive dynamic pupil model, Varilux® lens Al twinning technology can now map pupil dynamism profiles during various activities throughout the entire day.
Cutting-edge Pupilizer™ lens technology for high vision intensity
By associating a prescription with a predicted pupil dynamism profile, Pupilizer™ lens technology refines the corrective surface on the back of the lens to reduce high-order aberrations and minimize wavefront distortion.
The lens can now provide even more precise correction for each wearer's pupil dynamics, improving sharpness and contrast in any lighting conditions, even in low light.
+18%
of contrast and sharpness enhancement compared to Varilux® Physio® W3+ lens in all light conditions, even in low light⁵
+25%
of contrast and sharpness enhancement compared to similar lenses in the market in all light conditions, even in low light⁵
A new lens surface that optimizes near vision: Dual Booster™
Varilux® Physio@ extensee™ is a dual-sided lens, carefully engineered between the back and front surfaces to provide a magnification effect in the near vision zone without impacting the aesthetic of the lens or the overall progressive power.
It is designed to provide a high quality of vision at near to aid with tasks such as reading fine print.
96% of progressive lens wearers experienced a high quality of vision at near⁷
In an independent study, 79 progressive lens wearers—fitted with prescriptions identical to their previous lenses— evaluated Varilux® Physio® extensee™ lenses in their daily lives.
94%
experienced high vision intensity in any light¹
92%
felt confident in low light conditions¹
84%
adapted within the first day¹
CHOOSING THE RIGHT VARILUX LENS FOR YOUR PATIENT
The lenses also feature a new patented dual-sided lens design, engineered to provide a magnification effect that enhances a patient's near vision, making it ideal for tasks like reading fine print.
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1 Varilux® Physio® extensee™ – in-real life consumer study - Eurosyn – 2024 – France (n=79 progressive lens wearers [75/79])
2 Varilux® Physio® extensee™ – in-real life consumer study - Eurosyn – 2024 – France (n=79 progressive lens wearers [69/79])
3 Ishikawa, Masaaki. (2021). Clinical Factors Affecting Pupillary Light Reflex Parameters: A Single-centre, Cross-sectional Study. Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics, 41(no. 5), 952–60.
4 Lazar, Rafael, Josefine Degen, Ann-Sophie Fiechter, Aurora Monticelli, and Manuel Spitschan. (2023). Regulation of Pupil Size in Natural Vision across the Human Lifespan. Preprint. Neuroscience.
5 Simulations vs Varilux@ Physio® 3.0 - done with Al twinning technology during activities in near vision in various luminance - Comparison between mean's value based on several prescriptions & materials welghted by WW sales - Internal R&D simulations - 2024.
6 Simulations vs relevant progressive lens products - done with Al twinning technology during activities in near vision in various luminance - Comparison between mean's value based on several prescriptions & materials - Internal R&D simulations - 2024.
7 "Varilux® Physio® extensee™ – in-real life consumer study – Eurosyn – 2024 – France (n=60 progressive lens wearers). Claim applies to Varilux® Physio® extensee™ and Varilux® Physio® extensee™ track, with Dual Booster™. Does NOT apply to Varilux® Physio® extensee™ Classic Edition.