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UltraVision CLPL is a contact lens
manufacturer, with headquarters based in Leighton Buzzard
, Bedfordshire
, England
. UltraVision CLPL also has a Research and Development office based in Cambridge
, England
. This R&D is concentrated on the bespoke design of corrective contact lenses including freeform surface modelling
, toric lens design, Wavefront
Technology and contact lenses for patients of Keratoconus
and corneal trauma.
Contact Lens Precision Laboratories (CLPL), was founded in Cambridge
, England
in 1967. The group as it is now known was formed when CLPL purchased UltraVision in July 2003 to form the UltraVision CLPL group.
, UltraVision’s patented soft and silicone hydrogel contact lenses for irregular corneas, including keratoconus.
This makes UltraVision CLPL unique in the contact lens industry, being the only UK contact lens manufacturer to receive the Queen's Award for Enterprise twice, specifically for its patented technology.
SAM Technology has also won an award from the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers
who gave it their Award for Innovation in British Optics 2001. In the same year, EFCLIN (European Federation of Contact Lens Industry) awarded it with the Technology Award 2001.
Contact lens
A contact lens, or simply contact, is a lens placed on the eye. They are considered medical devices and can be worn to correct vision, for cosmetic or therapeutic reasons. In 2004, it was estimated that 125 million people use contact lenses worldwide, including 28 to 38 million in the United...
manufacturer, with headquarters based in Leighton Buzzard
Leighton Buzzard
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, Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire is a ceremonial county of historic origin in England that forms part of the East of England region.It borders Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Northamptonshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the south-east....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. UltraVision CLPL also has a Research and Development office based in Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. This R&D is concentrated on the bespoke design of corrective contact lenses including freeform surface modelling
Freeform surface modelling
Freeform surface modelling is the art of engineering Freeform Surfaces with a CAD or CAID system.The technology has encompassed two main fields...
, toric lens design, Wavefront
Wavefront
In physics, a wavefront is the locus of points having the same phase. Since infrared, optical, x-ray and gamma-ray frequencies are so high, the temporal component of electromagnetic waves is usually ignored at these wavelengths, and it is only the phase of the spatial oscillation that is described...
Technology and contact lenses for patients of Keratoconus
Keratoconus
Keratoconus , is a degenerative disorder of the eye in which structural changes within the cornea cause it to thin and change to a more conical shape than its normal gradual curve....
and corneal trauma.
Contact Lens Precision Laboratories (CLPL), was founded in Cambridge
Cambridge
The city of Cambridge is a university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia about north of London. Cambridge is at the heart of the high-technology centre known as Silicon Fen – a play on Silicon Valley and the fens surrounding the...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
in 1967. The group as it is now known was formed when CLPL purchased UltraVision in July 2003 to form the UltraVision CLPL group.
Awards
UltraVision CLPL has received The Queen's Award for Enterprise: Innovation twice. First in 2006 for its Spherical Aberration Management (SAM) and Wavefront technology. And again in April 2010 specifically for KeraSoftKeraSoft
KeraSoft is a patented range of soft and silicone hydrogel contact lenses designed to manage the condition of irregular corneas including keratoconus...
, UltraVision’s patented soft and silicone hydrogel contact lenses for irregular corneas, including keratoconus.
This makes UltraVision CLPL unique in the contact lens industry, being the only UK contact lens manufacturer to receive the Queen's Award for Enterprise twice, specifically for its patented technology.
SAM Technology has also won an award from the Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers
Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers
The Worshipful Company of Spectacle Makers is one of the Livery Companies of the City of London, UK.The Company was founded by a Royal Charter of Charles I in 1629 AD; it was granted the status of a Livery Company in 1809...
who gave it their Award for Innovation in British Optics 2001. In the same year, EFCLIN (European Federation of Contact Lens Industry) awarded it with the Technology Award 2001.