Vision Care Product News 2007 Panorama Portfolios

Will James in Black Jetty; G12 lens Moehau Goold in Seaweed Klemm; G12 lens Gold Variant V9; C12 lens A Closer Look This year’s Luxury Performance line consists of six new styles as well as four new lens shapes in the rimless Variant Series™. Five new plastic frames have a bold, expansive look, while the metal styles give off a classically cool appearance.All Kaenon styles use an 8.25D-base curve wrap lens in the company's proprietary SR-91® lens material, and include Kaenon's GLARE 86® polarizing element. Lenses in the collection are either G12 (gray) or C12 (copper); other LTLs® (Light Transmission Levels) and tints can be custom ordered. Super Plastics Kaenon’s plastic frames feature injection-molded TR-90 material which offers light weight and 100% memory retention.The plastic styles utilize the company’s proprietary Variflex™ material in the nosepieces and temple tips to prevent slippage and increase comfort. Hard Kore™, a unisex semi-rimless wrap, comes in two lens shapes. It is currently offered in black; tobacco with gold accents will be added this summer.Available with any of Kaenon's LTLs and tints, this frame features wide skull-hugging temples that taper at the tips. Jetty™ is a mid-sized, street-styled unisex full-frame wrap with wide tapering skull temples. It comes in tobacco with C12 and G12 lenses and in black with G12 lenses.With a modified square shape, Porter™ is on the conservative side with its gently curved and sculpted skull temples. Porter is available in black or tortoise with G12 or C12 lenses. The women-specific style, Eden™, has a retro 1950s’ inspiration with its oversized, rounded square shape and backswept temples. Color options include black or a tobacco grate pattern with gold accents. Bold and edgy, Gauge™ is a rectangular wrap with an attitude.This large unisex style, offered in black with G12 lenses or walnut with C12 lenses, features flat, wide temples that hug the head. Gold Segment; G12 lens The Metals Four new lens shapes have been added to the company's Variant Series. High-tension spring hinges, along with a performance-inspired fit make these styles stand out.Variant styles come in either C12 or G12 LTLs. The oversized Style Nos.V8 and V9 speak to today's trends.The V8's large square lens with right-angle corners and the V9's large tear-drop lens shape offer top coverage. For wearers who prefer moderate sizes, Style No.V6 with its rectangular shape and rounded corners, and Style No. V7 with its pillowy edges and defined upper corners, are good options. Another metal style, Segment™, is a large, modified rectangle full-frame metal alloy. It comes with skull-gripping paddle temples with Variflex inserts to prevent slippage. Kaenon's three-dimensional “K” icon on the temples adds a nice design element. tures the company's logo.Top athletes are joining the ranks of promoting Kaenon Polarized products, and many of them, such as waterman and paddleboard world champion Jamie Mitchell, Indy 500 race car driver Dan Wheldon, and champion golfer Davis Love, III, are featured on Kaenon's marketing materials, which include counter cards and posters. When you offer Luxury Performance eyewear to your patients, they will look, feel, and play their best. s Diane F. Drake, from Jonesboro, GA is a licensed optician, writer, lecturer, and consultant to optical professionals. P-O-P Materials All sunglasses in the Luxury Performance collection come with a unique Kaenon performance case that fea- Black Gauge; G12 lens Carin Koch in Black Eden; G12 lens WHERE TO FIND IT Dan Wheldon in Black Chrome Segment; G12 lens Kaenon Polarized 866-KAENON-1 kaenon.com May 2007 • 37 http://kaenon.com

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