Crizal® An Invisible Shield of Protection

This anti-reflective portfolio offers complete lens protection with best-in-class technologies that meet your patients’ expectations of clarity of vision, scratch-resistance, anti-glare technology, easiness to clean and UV protection.

Crizal® Sapphire™ HR covers patients main concerns through combining all of Crizal powerful technologies in one coating – Multi-Angular Technology™, backside UV protection, High Surface Density™, and High-Resistance Technology™ providing better scratch resistance to deliver the best anti-reflective coating overall.*

• Up to 70% more scratch-resistant than previous generation¹

• 3x easier to clean than premium competitors after extensive smudging²

Crizal features a complete portfolio with Crizal Rock™, the best combination against scratches and smudges³ using High-Resistance Technology™. Crizal Rock also offers excellent clarity of vision and optimal UV light protection against backside UV reflection. Crizal® Easy Pro features a superhydrophobic topcoat makes the lenses easy to clean and an added anti-static layer keeps the lenses cleaner longer, while Crizal Easy® has an improved topcoat for easy cleaning and water repellence.

Adding a Crizal no-glare coating means clarity and reducing glare, resisting scratches and smudges while providing everyday UV protection to maintain the durability of lenses.

Crizal coatings can be applied to any design, including traditional single vision, Eyezen®, Eyezen+ and Varilux®!

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References:
*Within the US market, based on the results in several studies in areas of anti-reflective efficiency (Internal Essilor R&D measurement – 2020 – compared to Crizal Sapphire 360), ease of cleaning, smudge and scratch resistance (Internal Essilor R&D 2020 and External testing 2020 at NSL Analytical Services, Inc. funded by Essilor – compared to Crizal Rock), and UV protection (Internal Essilor R&D 2020).
1. Internal R&D measurement – 2020 – compared to Crizal® Sapphire™ 360° UV.
2. External laboratory test – 2020 – compared to the competitor most known lens-brands by consumers
(2019 external brand tracking in 11 countries).
3. External laboratories tests and internal technical tests in 2019. Combination here defined as the merger of two distinct criteria which are scratch resistance and smudge resistance – Crizal® Rock™ rated best on smudge resistance and equal on scratch resistance, compared to the most known lenses brands by consumers (MSW brand tracking 2018 in 17 countries).
Scratch resistance may vary depending on lens configuration.