Product: Mr. Orange edger
Top Line: To celebrate the sixth anniversary of its Mr. Orange edger, Essilor Instruments is offering a six-year warranty for every order placed between June 1, 2017 and July 31, 2017.
Damien Rousseau, CEO of Essilor Instruments USA said, “Over the last six years since the Mr. Orange launch, eyecare professionals from all over the world have valued the superior aesthetic and optical quality of the largest panel of jobs with precision and high-end comfort. The six-year warranty special offer is our appreciation for the support of the eyecare professionals and shows the confidence we have in the top quality and flexibility provided by the Mr. Orange edger. Today, after six years, we see no reason why Mr. Orange would not continue its path to success and to excellent customer satisfaction.”
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• Full High Curve Function: Specific wheel for high-wrap management from tracing to glazing; dynamic 3D compensation; GCD module inclination up to 30 degrees;
• Fit-4-Frame Technology: Adaptation to all types of frames with adjustable bevel profiles;
• Drilling: Made easy with the optical tracing and the auto-detection of the holes;
• Star Control Process: Control of the lens integrity for lenses with hydrophobic treatment.
Vital Stats: In 2011, Mr. Orange won the SILMO d’Or award, and was endorsed again in 2014 with the “Pont d’Or award from the French Inform’ Optique magazine, where 11,000 opticians ranked their favorite suppliers.
www.essilorinstrumentsusa.com; (855) 393-4647

Product: HIPAA compliance management application
Top Line: Eyefinity has formed a partnership with Abyde, a Tampa, Fla.-based tech start-up that has developed an easy-to-use HIPAA compliance management application. According to Eyefinity, the partnership will provide its customers with an intuitive and automated approach to managing ever-changing HIPAA regulations.
Close Up: Abyde is a cloud-based software solution that enables eyecare professionals to easily attain and sustain internal HIPAA compliance programs by walking them through the Risk Analysis, ongoing compliance, policy, procedure, and HIPAA training requirements. Users will be notified via email when they need to address a compliance item. The program will then require a log in, the answering of a few questions and at the end of the process Abyde then will automatically generate all documentation necessary to meet the Meaningful Use, MACRA, and MIPS Risk Analysis Core Measures and Objectives.
“Doctors tell us that they would like their Eyefinity products and services to seamlessly blend into the background of their practices’ operations so that patient care can continue to be at the forefront. That is always our goal,” said Eyefinity president Steve Baker. “Regulatory compliance is crucial and our new partnership with Abyde furthers our mission so that checking the box here doesn’t take away from any time spent with patients.”
Abyde president Matt DiBlasi added, “Abyde heaps additional value upon Eyefinity’s well-established brand by providing a simple solution to complex HIPAA challenges. As a result, we are confident thousands of practices across the country will reap the rewards of this collaboration for many years to come.”
Vital Stats: Abyde’s cloud platform is designed to provide an easy path to HIPAA compliance for eyecare practices of all sizes. ECPs can get in front of audits with a personalized audit protection program tailored for their practice.
www.eyefinity.com; (800) 269-3666; https://continualcompliance.com; (800) 594-0883

Product: https://localeyesite.com/jobs
Top Line: Local Eye Site, an online employment site for eyecare professionals, recently launched the newest version of their website. Their site, localeyesite.com, has been redesigned to improve the user experience for both job-seekers and employers, according to an announcement from the company.
Close Up: The enhanced website includes streamlined page-to-page navigation and a scrolling webpage to make the site more user-friendly. Incorporated into the new design is a social platform intended to attract more job-seekers and a chat feature that increases the ability to connect with customer support. The website also offers a new blog that delivers advice on how to best navigate the employment market in the eyecare industry.
“Local Eye Site remains the leading job board for the eyecare industry, but we’ve also evolved as a robust recruitment services company,” stated Local Eye Site president Brad McCorkle. “Our new site better reflects these new products, services and capabilities.”
Vital Stats: This recent upgrade is the second phase of a site enhancement project that began with a renovation of the back-end of the website in 2016 and included a new Applicant Tracking System for employers.
https://localeyesite.com/jobs; (888) 919-0862