Oxford plant to make variable power lens

Variable focus eyewear firm Adlens has opened a new manufacturing facility in Oxford to lead production of its new Focuss variable progressive spectacles destined for the US.

An event was held to mark the launch of the new Variable Power Optics Centre at Oxford Business Centre last week.

The company announced at Vision Expo West last month that US multiple LensCrafters would be first to trial the Focuss eyewear, which incorporates variable near, intermediate and distance vision with a shared single vision lens. Users turn a stepped dial on the inside of the temple to change the power.

‘Adlens was founded in 2005 in Oxford and we are pleased to continue tapping into the UK talent pool and supply chain to design and manufacture a game-changing product like Adlens Focuss,’ said Michael Ferrara, CEO and executive chairman of Adlens.