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3/2010: We like this business…
The issue 03/2010 is out with a lot of interesting articles and news for you! For example: Silke Sage wrote a portrait about a company that develop in the 1980s a CNC lathe for producing contact lenses and ask that time “why shouldn´t one also make spectacle lenses in a similar way?” DAC International was one of the first companies beeing able to use this technology for the ophthalmic lens industry.
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If you are searching for a new laser system for lens engraving then you will find a lot of information in the article ‘Laser systems for inscription on ophthalmic lenses’ written by Dr. Pinchas Agmon.
Arturo Colautti explains in the article ‘Anti-reflectin coating quality’ that every lens producer has its own approach of ‘quality’ and gives hints how to test the quality of a coated lens.
The ‘Closing words’ are written by Dr. Frédéric Lefranc, Rx Sales EMEA and SE Asia at PPG Industries, Inc. Optical material and Coatings.

This issue specials: Lens laser engraving & printing, Coating (machines and auxiliary materials)
The surveys can be downloaded here!

For those interested find here the Complaint as well as the Verdict of the Transitions / FTC article at page 34:
Complaint_2010_03_03.pdf
Verdict_2010_04_27.pdf
Find further information at http://www.ftc.gov/os/caselist/0910062/