Luxexcel
Luxexcel 3D printed ophthalmic lenses
The company’s lenses are printed with a dedicated 3D printer in an ophthalmic processing laboratory environment.
Luxexcel, a fast-growing optics company, has announced its unique technology to 3D print ophthalmic lenses are compliant with ISO 8980-1:2004 Focal Power.
The company’s lenses are printed with a dedicated 3D printer in an ophthalmic processing laboratory environment. Using 3D technology the lenses are immediately to industry-required ISO quality level. The technology has now reached a stage of maturity where specialty lenses can be provided to the ophthalmic market.
The Belgian company sees its technology as breakthrough, not only for themselves, but potentially for other eye-specific laboratories.
“Luxexcel has developed an industrial 3D printing platform to 3D print specialty lenses like monofocals, bifocals, trifocals, with cylinders and prisms,” said Hans Streng, Chief Executive Officer of Luxexcel. “The lenses are thoroughly tested and on ISO quality level. This opens up business opportunities for optics labs to manufacture a wide range of specialty lenses with our technology.”
Combining hardware, consumables and design software, the Luxexcel technology is a multi-faceted 3D printing solution. The printing platform can be integrated within today’s standard ophthalmic lab workflow. Typically, lenses produced with the 3D print solution are compatible with industry coatings and customary processes like edging and framing. The print platform offers ophthalmic labs the freedom to create revolutionary lens designs in a mainstream process. Luxexcel will be shipping the printing platform to ophthalmic labs this year.
Luxexcel is the only company in the world which can 3D print ophthalmic lenses. The company was founded in 2009 and has fully optimised its 3D print technology for the ophthalmic market. The unique, highly accurate technology provides lenses without the need for polishing. Luxexcel enables the launch of new and unique products and services to the ophthalmic industry.
