Aura AI
aura-ai™ lenses from Horizons Optical: three digital progressives led by aura Natural Vision™, plus task and single vision designs. We carry the full portfolio and surface it in our St. Cloud lab.
Six technologies in the flagship
Horizons Optical technologies that work together in aura Natural Vision.
- Smoothing Technology™
- The foundation of aura Natural Vision. It keeps the gradient of astigmatism constant along its path, to minimize the swim effect and give a natural visual perception.
- Digital Profile
- Optimizes the progression profile for digital devices: comfortable, sharp vision on screens, easy transitions and comfortable reading postures.
- Optimesh
- Precise optics in every direction of gaze. It compensates optical aberrations and corrects the difference between theoretical and perceived power, accounting for the as-worn position of the lens.
- Binocular Balance
- Balances blur on both sides of the corridor so both eyes perceive the same image, improving stability, peripheral vision and comfort at all distances.
- ClearView
- Optimizes the lens to the real frame shape, reducing unwanted astigmatism and pushing blur out of the useful area.
- ErgoPath
- Calculates the optimum corridor and inset for each patient from the prescription, the position of wear and the Vertical Rotation Angle.
Three progressive designs
From the flagship aura Natural Vision to the simplified aura Performance.
aura Natural Vision™
Flagship · wide field of view
The flagship progressive. Smoothing Technology™ maximizes the fields of clear vision and minimizes distortion, and the corridor can be set in 0.1 mm steps for precise positioning, or chosen from four fixed lengths.
aura Advance™
Premium · all-around
A high-performance, all-around progressive in fixed corridor lengths. Compensation corrects the difference between theoretical power and power in the actual position of wear, and astigmatism is balanced on each side of the corridor for sharper peripheral vision.
aura Performance™
Simplified digital progressive
A digital progressive simplified to two fitting heights, for progressive wearers who want performance. Astigmatism is balanced on each side of the corridor for sharper peripheral vision.
| Feature | Natural Vision | Advance | Performance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoothing Technology™ | Included | Not included | Not included |
| Digital Profile | Included | Not included | Not included |
| ClearView | Included | Not included | Not included |
| ErgoPath | Included | Not included | Not included |
| Variable corridor in 0.1 mm steps | Included | Not included | Not included |
| Compensated for position of wearOptimesh in Natural Vision | Included | Included | Not included |
| Astigmatism balanced on each side of the corridorBinocular Balance in Natural Vision | Included | Included | Included |
| Fitting heights | 13, 15, 17, 20 mm | 13, 15, 17, 19, 21 mm | 14, 17 mm |
How Smoothing Technology™ works
Progressive design has long focused on maximizing clear vision and minimizing astigmatism. aura Natural Vision takes a different approach: it controls how astigmatism changes across the lens.
- Hard designs
- The gradient of astigmatism changes rapidly.
- Soft designs
- The gradient changes more gradually.
- aura Natural Vision
- The gradient stays constant along its path.
A constant gradient gives good dynamic vision in every direction of gaze, with minimal swim.
Task and single vision designs
Designs that complete the aura-ai™ range beyond progressives.
aura Work™
Task-oriented
For fast-paced, multi-screen digital work. It maximizes clear fields of vision and helps reduce digital eye stress. Compensation reduces aberrations, and astigmatism is balanced for sharper peripheral vision.
- Working distances
- Meet, Cubicle or Device
Single vision
- aura Enhance™
- A single vision lens with a near-vision boost: a relaxing lens for demanding single vision wearers in a digital environment.
- aura SVMax™
- Surface optimization reduces peripheral astigmatism, for higher visual acuity in all directions.
Offer aura-ai to your patients
We carry the full aura-ai™ portfolio and pair it with our coatings and materials. Talk to your EyeKraft sales rep about pricing and which design suits your practice.