BLANCHARD ADDS NEW FEATURE TO ONEFIT SCLERAL LENS PLATFORM
XLC Will Simplify Fitting & Ordering for Practitioners
Manchester, NH June 2, 2016 – Blanchard Contact Lenses, a leading scleral lens designer in North America, announced today that they have added a new feature, called XLC, to their ever-growing and successful Onefit™ Scleral Lens Platform. XLC, which stands for Extra Limbal Clearance, is a new option that will make the existing trial set of standard 14.9mm lenses even easier to work with, by providing a simple solution for obtaining the extra limbal clearance needed, without increasing the lens diameter.
Prior to the release of the XLC option, practitioners ordering Onefit scleral lenses, may have had an optimal lens diameter with the 14.9mm standard Onefit lens – but when more limbal clearance was needed, they needed to go to the 15.2mm lens. Blanchard developed the XLC option, to ensure that the lens diameter, central clearance, power, and the landing on the sclera do not change, while offering more limbal clearance due to steeper mid-peripheral curves (or reverse curves).
“We are excited to provide this solution to streamline the Onefit scleral lens fitting and ordering process for practitioners” said Jean Blanchard, President of Blanchard Contact Lenses. “The decision will be simple: If the diameter of the lens is ideal (3.0mm larger than HVID), while limbal clearance is not, they will use XLC to create more limbal clearance.”
About Blanchard Contact Lenses
Since 1975, Blanchard Contact Lenses has been supplying eye care practitioners with innovative specialty soft and custom-made GP lens designs of the highest quality, utilizing cutting-edge manufacturing methods and technology. The company boasts proprietary designs for RGP lenses, including msd Select™, the Onefit™ Scleral Lens Platform, and the newest addition - Onefit A - for the Asian Eye. Blanchard maintains a unique vision focused on partnering with eye care professionals to offer education and guidance to improve all aspects of the contact lens wearer experience. To learn more, visit www.blanchardlab.com