Product: RightEye Reading Test
Top Line: RightEye LLC, a health technology company using eye tracking to enhance patient care and vision performance, unveiled its RightEye Reading Test at CES Unveiled Las Vegas on January 3.
Close Up: The RightEye Reading Test can noninvasively identify reading disorders in students at all grade levels, according to RightEye. Created with an exclusive license acquired from the Optometric Extension Program Foundation (OEPF), the test, which is objective and repeatable, can assess eye movement issues associated with reading disorders like dyslexia, resulting in earlier and more appropriate intervention for young readers. Rather than wait for the learning and behavioral challenges associated with misdiagnosis to occur, healthcare providers, education systems and vision specialists can use to the test to identify reading disorders earlier than ever, and at a fraction of the cost of traditional diagnosis, the company said.
“RightEye is proud to bring our spirit of innovation in healthcare to education,” said Barbara Barclay, president of RightEye. “With this test, school systems and optometrists will be able to identify reading disorders, apply an appropriate intervention and avoid the learning and behavioral challenges often associated with misdiagnosis.”
Kelin Kushin, the executive director of OEPF, commented, “The OEP Foundation is delighted to support the creation of a reading test that uses the kind of non-invasive remote eye tracking that RightEye’s system offers,” said. “OEP is pleased to see these stories continue to benefit the optometry community and the community at large. This should make it easier for readers of all ages and status to be assessed more effectively.”
The test will be available in Spring, 2017.
Vital Stats: The content includes nearly 100 stories, short and long, available in 12 languages, each marked with a level of difficulty that corresponds to different grade levels for beginning, intermediate and advanced readers. The RightEye Reading Test will identify and report metrics that are important to assess ocular motor abilities when reading, including words per minute, fixations and regressions.
Click here to see an example of how the RightEye Reading Test works.
www.righteye.com

Product: Wiley X’s Rx Ordering Program
Top Line: Wiley X and Automeyes Optical Solutions have developed a new program which is designed to bring Wiley X’s specialized products directly to the wearer. “We are able to combine great function and stylish safety-rated eyewear into Automeyes’ simple eyewear fitting tool,” said Kurt Gardner, president and founder of Automeyes Optical Solutions. “Both companies can leverage their specialties to bring better visual experience to outdoor enthusiasts seeking the right Rx eyewear.”
Close Up: The program kicked off in December with a rollout in select Harley Davidson dealerships, with a nationwide rollout to follow. Select stores will have the option for customers to order their Rx—single vision, bifocal or progressive—directly at the dealer, allowing them to reach an otherwise untapped market.
“Being able to bring the technology directly to the wearer at the point of purchase is amazing for Rx-wearing motorcyclists,” noted Michael Bumerts, Rx director at Wiley X.
www.wileyx.com; (800) 776-7842

Product: Pro Edge 3 finish blocking pads
Top Line: This new pad is made of a proprietary green foam substrate. The unique, firm material significantly reduces twisting in high torque edging situations, and give the pad just enough “give” to eliminate lens slippage, according to Dynamic Labs.
Close Up: Pro Edge 3 pads work well on coated and uncoated lenses, and deblocks easily and cleanly, Dynamic Labs said. During testing, the pads excelled on high plus and high minus lenses, as well as on bifocals, which can be difficult to edge. “High volume labs and single-doctor practices will both enjoy the benefits from this blocking pad,” noted Joe Alber, director of sales and product development.
Vital Stats: Pro Edge 3 pads are available in rolls of 1,000, beginning January 15, 2017.
www.dynamiclabs.net; (631) 231-7474