Transitions Optical
Transitions Optical, Inc. is an international company in the spectacle lens industry with headquarters in Florida (USA). The company is a major manufacturer of adaptive plastic lenses. The company's headquarters is located in Florida (USA). In Canada, France, Singapore, Brazil, India and Japan trade offices are entertained. It produces the lenses in the United States, Ireland, Brazil, Australia and the Philippines. Worldwide, Transitions Optical, more than 1,200 employees.
History
The company was founded in 1990 and is a joint venture of PPG Industries (Pittsburgh, PA, USA) and Essilor International ( Paris, France) emerged. In 1991, the factory began in Pinellas Park, Florida with the production of the first generation of self-tinting lenses.
In the years 1993 and 1994 Transistions opened a sales office and a factory in Europe. A year later, sales offices were opened in Asia and the Pacific and South America. Another production facility was put into operation in Australia. The Canadian market was opened up in 1996 with the opening of a local sales office.
In addition, the Transitions Academy was conducted for the first time. The aim of the Academy is to keep ophthalmologists and opticians on the latest trends in the field of eye health and well-being up to date. Between 1998 and 1999 production locations were opened in the Philippines and Brazil. In Brazil, a sales office was established. 2006 a further production site in Thailand was opened.
Products
More than 100 different lenses are available today in the most modern materials such as plastic, polycarbonate and Trivex, a variety of indices and lens designs. In addition, the high-tech company maintains an extensive research and development department to work on new technologies.
Awards
The lenses from Transitions were honored as the first with the label for UV absorption filters and blockers of the American Optometry Association (WCO ) and the American Optometric Association (AOA ). In addition, these also correspond to international UV protection standards, including ANSI Z80.3, ISO 8980-3, EN 1836 and AS / NZS 1067 2009 glasses also received the seal of approval " UV 400 protection". This confirmed that the incident ultraviolet light is up to a wavelength of 400 nanometers is absorbed to 99.5 percent.
Other activities
About his activities as a manufacturer of adaptive lenses addition, the company is to raise public awareness of the issue for eye health and to educate the public on the protection of the eyes involved. In 2006, Transitions Optical, the Healthy Sight for Life Fund, which supports various international projects and draws attention to the importance Healthy eyesight. In addition, Transitions Optical leads every year by the Healthy Sight study. By publishing the results grievances in eye health are identified and the population to be elucidated. Since June 2009, Transitions Optical is cooperating with the European Council of Optometry and Optics ( ECOO ) in terms of awareness about eye health.