Optical patents: innovation at the core of Varilux

Essilor employs 500 researchers and owns more than 4,000 optical patents in the field of ophthalmic lenses. Their mission? To offer wearers natural vision. Their goal? To constantly improve!

Optical research

Essilor focuses its optical research around physiology, psychology and optics. Its team of researchers explores new combinations of materials and coatings to improve the production processes.

Natural Vision Forever

The new Varilux tagline symbolizes the brand’s promise: a customized lens for quasi-natural vision, at all distances.

Authenticity

Varilux lenses are delivered with a certificate of authenticity.

A custom lens

Varilux lenses are designed using a five step process: the Dioptric Loop. If  at the fifth step, the test is not conclusive, the process is restarted.