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Smart personalization - The Value of Ad-Hoc Product Consultancy

melisa.subero@horizonsoptical.com (Melisa Subero) — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:56:15 GMT

Whatever the challenge, we make it possible. No limits, only solutions.

Best-in-class AR+ for natural vision

Abril Ripoll — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:55:54 GMT

Visual quality does not depend solely on lens prescription, but also on the ability to efficiently transmit light. When light hits the surface of a lens, part of it is lost as reflections, reducing the amount of light that reaches the eye. This can create interference that affects both visual quality and comfort (loss of transparency, reduced contrast, and the appearance of distracting reflections or ghost images), while also compromising the lens’s aesthetics.

mimesys® SV & mimesys® Relax

Ivette Bruguera — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:54:36 GMT

Innovation built on gaze dynamics for enhanced single-vision personalization and superior visual comfort

mimesys® SV and mimesys® Relax are part of the mimesys® universe, Horizons Optical’s platform that redefines visual personalization based on people’s real gaze dynamics. Beyond approaches based solely on traditional optical parameters, these solutions are conceived from how users look and interact visually in their day-to-day lives—not only from theoretical values or standard wearing positions.

Built on Gaze Dynamics, making intelligent customization accessible

melisa.subero@horizonsoptical.com (Melisa Subero) — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:54:24 GMT

Introduction

mimesys® ESSENCE is based on Gaze Dynamics (GD) and builds on all the knowledge gained since 2021. By leveraging artificial intelligence (AI), it predicts each user’s GD and creates tailor lenses based on how other users with similar gaze behavior see and move. The integration of AI with new, exclusive technology delivers an intelligent, data-driven lens that is customized and accessible, without requiring in-store VR measurements. Horizon Optical continues to invest in GD as a key driver of innovation, enabling the development of lenses that are genuinely customized to real user needs.

How gaze dynamics is evolving - Horizons Optical

Ivette Bruguera — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:54:12 GMT

Introduction

Gaze dynamics is the way each person visually interacts with their environment. It does not describe anatomical structures or specific types of movements, but rather the individual and natural pattern through which we explore the world.
Traditionally, lens design has been based on static parameters such as prescription, centration, and facial morphology. However, vision is a dynamic process: we look, explore, and continuously move our eyes, head, and body. This is where the concept of gaze dynamics becomes essential: understanding how we actually use vision in everyday life.

KARE: A new era in Myopia Management - Horizons Optical

Horizons Optical — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:49:42 GMT

At Horizons Optical, we are committed to excellence and innovation in vision care. We are proud to introduce KARE, a revolutionary solution for myopia management, developed in collaboration with the prestigious Brien Holden Vision Institute. The alliance between Horizons Optical and the Brien Holden Vision Institute has been crucial in creating an enhanced solution for myopia management based on latest scientific discoveries.

The Global Challenge of Myopia

Myopia has become a global pandemic, affecting millions of people worldwide. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), by 2050, the global prevalence of myopia is expected to reach 4.9 billion people¹. This significant increase highlights the urgent need for effective solutions to protect children’s vision and improve their quality of life.

Infrared radiation: the old unknown enemy of the human eye - Horizons Optical

Horizons Optical — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:49:24 GMT

Infrared light (IR) is an electromagnetic radiation whose wavelength spans between 780 nm and 1 mm, and it represents the less energetic, although the most abundant part (~54%) of the solar radiation spectrum that reaches the Earth’s ground (Fig. 1). It is an invisible radiation, and its main effect on human beings is the nice warmth sensation which most of us appreciate. However, since the beginning of the industrial revolution, in the 18th century, it is known that IR radiation can also produce dangerous consequences for the human eye: as the technological innovation was continuously providing new and stronger artificial sources of infrared light, studies were published associating the occupational exposure to IR with several kinds of eye injures, like retinal burns for welders, or cataracts, detected for the first time in glass blowers and metal workers already in 1739 [1].

The exposure to IR light has been related to several eye pathologies, mainly in association with thermal effects, acting on almost every part of the ocular anatomy [2] (Fig. 2); however, a particular care has to be taken when considering the contribution of IR radiation to the couple of diseases that most frequently are associated with aging: cataracts and Age-Related Macular Degeneration (ARMD). These two classes of injuries take place in different parts of the eye, respectively the lens and the retina. In both cases, the most relevant contribution to the formation of the damages is produced by IR-A, the energetically stronger part of IR, with wavelength spanning between 780 and 1400 nm.

Do the progressive lenses really satisfy the Minkwitz theorem? - Horizons Optical

Horizons Optical — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:49:07 GMT

Strategies to go beyond the Minkwitz theorem

The different types of progressive addition lenses that are nowadays in the market have been created using a wide range of mathematical tools. With the actual state of the art, many different types of progressive designs are being designed, which show a wide variety of distribution and levels of lateral aberrations. It is commonly accepted that the Minkwitz theorem [1] affects the distribution of lateral aberrations, but we will explain this is only true up to a certain extent. A detailed analysis of the Minkwitz theorem and two generalizations of it [2] and [3] that appeared last year have contributed to change this perception and more can be understood now. However, as we will see in this article, some design strategies are not so obvious and can even go beyond.

The multi-screen office environment - Horizons Optical

Horizons Optical — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:48:20 GMT

The Digital Era has changed the way we live and work. Intensive use of digital devices has become normal for most people, something that has only increased with remote working.

Multi-tasking has become part of normal life: we regularly carry out several activities at the same time, often across different screens.

Indicators in modern optical laboratories - Horizons Optical

Horizons Optical — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:46:02 GMT

Modern-day management of an optical laboratory is based on three principles: service, quality and costs. These three principles are interlinked – any change in one will affect the other two: a significant reduction in costs will affect quality, thereby impacting on service or delivery times. If quality is low, costs increase and quality of service dips. If quality is increased, service improves and so on.

Laboratories must always be looking to strike a balance between these three pillars to make their business as profitable as possible while achieving client satisfaction.

In the current climate, businesses must prioritize resuming activity while guaranteeing worker safety, as lenses cannot be manufactured remotely. In times of crisis, it is all the more important to make best use of available resources to maximize profitability.