Every progressive puts blur in the periphery. Aura shrinks it until the brain stops noticing it — the same reason you don't see your own nose. Your brain throws away most of what your eyes send it. Other progressives give it more blur than it can throw away — that's the head-turning patient. Aura keeps the blur under that line.
Fifty seconds on how Smoothing Technology™ widens the usable field. Play it at the dispensing table before the patient sits down.
aura Natural Vision™ explainer
Five diamonds down to three, VSP tier N down to J. Move a patient up or down without relearning a new lens.
The widest, most relaxed field in the family. Patented Smoothing Technology™ spreads the unwanted power over more of the lens, so the patient stops hunting for the corridor.
Similar to: Hoya iD MyStyle®, Varilux® X & XR, ZEISS Individual® 2, Shamir Autograph Intelligence™
VSP quality tier N
Fixed corridor lengths, so you can order the fitting height a small B-measurement frame actually needs instead of talking the patient into a bigger eyewire.
Similar to: Hoya iD Lifestyle®, Shamir Autograph III®, Varilux® Physio® W3, ZEISS Precision Plus
VSP quality tier O
Two fitting heights, one decision. A digital progressive for the patient who wants the price, not the consultation.
Similar to: Shamir Spectrum™, Varilux® Physio® DRX™, ZEISS Precision Pure, Any basic digital progressive
VSP quality tier J
A general-purpose progressive asks the patient to tip their chin up at a monitor all day. aura Work™ puts the clear field where the screen already is. Pick the design by the room they sit in — three working distances.
Clear out to about 3 feet. The phone, the keyboard, the chart in your hand.
Clear out to about 7 feet. Two monitors and the person standing in the doorway.
Clear out to about 14 feet. The far end of the conference table stays sharp.
92% of 16–40 year-olds are on a screen five hours a day or more. They come back saying their eyes ache by 4 p.m. Enhance™ adds +0.40, +0.60 or +0.80 in the bottom of the lens so the eyes stop holding focus all afternoon.
Similar to: Varilux® Eyezen™, Hoya Sync, ZEISS SmartLife, Shamir Relax™
Stock single vision goes soft as soon as the eye swings off center. SVMax™ optimizes the surface to cut oblique astigmatism, so acuity holds in every direction of gaze. Look at the edges of the two views below.
Read the old Rx, find the row, order the aura design in the same line. Tape it to the dispensing desk.
| aura lens | Use in place of |
|---|---|
| aura Natural Vision™ | Hoya iD MyStyle® · Varilux® X & XR · ZEISS Individual® 2 · ZEISS Precision Superb · ZEISS SmartLife · Shamir Autograph Intelligence™ |
| aura Advance™ | Hoya iD Lifestyle® · Shamir Autograph III® · Varilux® Physio® W3 · Varilux® Comfort® W2 · Varilux® S · ZEISS Precision Plus |
| aura Performance™ | Shamir Spectrum™ · Varilux® Physio® DRX™ · Varilux® Comfort® DRX™ · ZEISS Precision Pure · Any basic digital or semi-finished progressive |
| aura Work™ | ZEISS Officelens · Hoya Tact · Shamir Computer™ · Shamir WorkSpace™ · Essilor Computer |
| aura Enhance™ | Varilux® Eyezen™ · Hoya Sync · ZEISS SmartLife · Shamir Relax™ |
| aura SVMax™ | Any basic digital or free-form single vision |
Brand names are the property of their respective owners and are listed for comparison only.
No form, no email address. Both PDFs open in a new tab.
Same lab, same trays, same turnaround as everything else on your order.
Surfaced, edged and AR-coated in West Valley City. Pair aura with House Core, Crystal or Blue Defense AR.
Poly, Trivex, CR-39, 1.60, 1.67 and 1.74 — plus photochromic and polarized.
Same redo policy as every other lens we make. Non-adapt is on us.
Same VSP tier as Hoya iD MyStyle, Varilux X & XR, and Shamir Autograph Intelligence — priced lower to you, plus a rebate on top.
Read us what the patient wore last and we'll name the aura design that lines up.
Ask and we'll mail the patient-facing pieces for your dispensary.
We'll walk your opticians and doctors through the aura family in person or on a call.
Order on the portal, or call the lab and we'll pick the design for the patient in your chair.
