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BPI Therapeutic Tints ®™®™ % © 2006. Spectral curves and colors are registered with the US Copyright Office BPI FILTER VISION 450nm (BPI Winter Sun ) 90 80 USES: 70 BPI® ® ™ rfect • Night Blindness 60 WINTER SUN e 50 P • Macular Degeneration BPI# 37623 40 • Retinitis Pigmentosa 30 • Pre-operative Cataract 20 SM • Forensic Science 10 BPI# 37623 Tint n BPI# 99900 Frame and lenses • SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) isio 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 NM V ®™®™ % © 2006. Spectral curves and colors are registered with the US Copyright Office BPI FILTER VISION 480nm (BPI Euro-Brown ) 90 80 ® 70 BPI® USES: ™ 60 EURO-BROWN • Macular Degeneration 50 BPI# 37622 BPI • Retinitis Pigmentosa 40 • Pre-operative Cataract 30 • Forensic Science 20 10 THERAPEUTIC BPI# 376®22 Tint BPI# 99900 Frame and lenses 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 NM ® ® ®™ ® % © 2006. Spectral curves and colors are registered with the US Copyright Office TINTS BPI DIAMOND DYE 500nm Blue Barrier Tint 90 80 Tint Your Own Therapeutic ® USES: ® ® 70 BPI DIAMOND ™ Lenses With BPI Therapeutic Tints. • Macular Degeneration 60 DYE 5 00nm • Retinitis Pigmentosa 50 BPI# 37604 Order Therapeutic Lenses from 40 ® • Post-operative Cataract BPI Laboratories. 30 • Aphakia/Pseudophakia 20 • Forensic Science 10 Send Your Prescription Lenses To BPI# 37604 Tint ® BPI# 99900 Frame and lenses • Dentistry BPI Laboratories For 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 NM Therapeutic Tinting ®™ ® % © 2006. Spectral curves and colors are registered with the US Copyright Office BPI DIAMOND DYE 540nm Blue Barrier Tint 90 Complete Frames With 80 Therapeutic Lenses Or Clip-ons 70 BPI® DIAMOND USES: DYE ™5 40nm Also Available. 60 • Macular Degeneration 50 BPI# 37605 Now your patients • Post-operative Cataract 40 can select their own • RK-PRK 30 20 frames instead of goggles! • Primarily for outdoor use. 10 BPI# 37605 Tint BPI# 99900 Frame and lenses 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 NM ®™ ® % © 2006. Spectral curves and colors are registered with the US Copyright Office Phone: BPI DIAMOND DYE 550nm Blue Barrier Tint 90 80 1-800-CALLBPI ® 70 BPI USES: DIAMOND DYE ™ Fax: • Achromatopsia 60 550nm • Retinitis Pigmentosa 50 BPI# 37604 1-888-CALL-BPI 40 • Albinism 30 Click: • Post-operative Cataract 20 10 BPI# 37604 Tint • Forensic Science CALLBPI.COM BPI# 99900 Frame and lenses 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 NM % International Phone: ®™® © 2006. Spectral curves and colors are registered with the US Copyright Office 001-305-264-4465 BPI MONOCHROME 600nm Blue Barrier Tint 90 80 ® 70 BPI USES: MONOCHROME International Fax: 60 ™ • Achromatopsia 600nm 001-305-264-1467 50 BPI# 37880 • Color blindness 40 Belgium: 0800 73703 • 3-D glasses 30 France: 0800 90 81 57 • Dark room filters 20 10 Germany: 0800 181-8058 BPI# 37880 Tint • Night vision adaption BPI# 99900 Frame and lenses Italy: 0800 872037 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 NM UK: 0800 626278 ®™ % © 2006. Spectral curves and colors are registered with the US Copyright Office BPI DESIGNED SPECTRUM 4/5/6 90 www.callbpi.com BPI® USES: 80 DESIGNED 70 SPECTRUM © 2006 BPI ® . All specific names mentioned herein are • Diabetic Retinopathy 4/5/6 ™ trademarks of Brain Power Inc ®. Miami. Fl. The following 60 are registered trademarks with the US Patent Office and • Albinism 50 with similar offices in other countries: Transchromatic®, 40 Solar Sun®®, There isn’t a lens we can’t improve , • Macular Degeneration Safari®®, Designed Spectrum , Blue Barrier ®, Brain 30 ®® ® ® • Cancer therapy Power Inc. ,BPI , Buy now, save later , Dye Hard , 20 EVA®®, Spectracolor , Safari®, Solar ®, The Pill ® and • Chlorophyl studies Ziptint®®. The BPI bottle shape and design are trademarks 10 ®® of BPI . BPI is not responsible for typographical errors. Frames and cases ® Offers subject to change without notice. Prices quoted do shown are for illustration use only This color is only available as tinted lenses from BPI Lens Tinting Laboratories 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 NM not include sales tax or shipping charges. Item availability ® TM ® and price are subject to change without notice. BPI FILTER VISION DESIGNED SPECTRUM TINTS BPI.® THE INVENTOR OF THE ORIGINAL BLUE LIGHT BLOCKING TINTS BPI®® Filter Vision™ Blue Barrier Therapeutic Tints were developed to Why blue light can be harmful to you provide maximum blue light protection. Blue light is the dominant component of skylight and a major cause of glare. Aging and a number of ocular X-RAYS ULTRAVIOLET VISIBLE NEAR IR MID IR FAR IR 1nm 3 µm 30 µm conditions can make eyes extremely sensitive to what is normally seen as moderate glare, and these same pathological conditions also increase the possibility of veiling glare caused by blue light scatter within the eye. 400nm 450nm 500nm 550nm 600nm 650nm 700nm 750nm (Energy per photon) = (Planck’s Constant) x (Speed of Light) (Wavelength) At 380nm, the energy per photon is 3.27eV At 760nm, the energy per photon is 1.63eV Blue light has almost twice the energy per photon as red light at the other end of the visible spectrum. This is the same energy that causes sunburn and cataracts. 5 Different Blue Light Blocking Therapeutic Tints If you want to reduce glare and relieve By reducing glare you usually improve 750nm discomfort for your patients, there is contrast and functional acuity. one simple thing you can do; filter out UV and blue light. This can benefit Research has shown that: 700nm patients with conditions such as; • 80% of patients who wear anti-glare • Developing cataracts lenses call the lenses the best • Macular degeneration sunglasses they've ever worn. 650nm • Aphakia and pseudophakia • Diabetic retinopathy • 80% experience sharper vision, better BPI® Monochrome 600™ blocks all light below this point 600nm • Glaucoma depth perception. • Aniridia • Albinism • 87% report significantly reduced BPI® Diamond Dye 550™ blocks all light below this point 550nm • Optic atrophy glare and haze. BPI® Diamond Dye 540™ blocks all light below this point • Corneal dystrophy • Retinitis pigmentosa • 94% call the lenses beneficial. BPI® Diamond Dye 500™ blocks all light below this point 500nm ® ® All BPI Blue Barrier Tints Block 100% of UV Light BPI® Filter Vision 450™ blocks all light below this point 450nm ONE BOTTLE DOES IT ALL! BPI® Diamond Dye 500/550™ can make any filter between a 500nm 450 500 540 550 600 400nm cut-off and a 550nm cut-off. The cut-off is simply determined by the amount of time the lens is left in the tinting solution. At 500nm the lens ® ® will be a bright orange color. At 550nm the lens will be orange red. How to tint BPI Designed Spectrum lenses BPI®® Filter Vision Blue Barrier lenses can be 500 510 520 530 540 550 made in any lens tinting system. Mix the 4 oz bottle with enough water to make a quart of solution. Complete Heat to 200 -205°F (93-96°C) and immerse the tinting instructions are available at: lenses until the correct density has been attained. www.callbpi.com To precisely determine the transmission characteristics of any tint, we recommend BPI NUMBER PRODUCT NAME COLOR CUT-OFF SIZE testing the lens in a spectrometer like the ® BPI® Filter Vision 480™ BPI# 37622 Brown 480nm 4 oz/118ml BPI Spectrometer™ shown here. BPI® Euro Brown™ ® Orange/ 500nm to BPI# 37604 BPI Diamond Dye 500/550™ 4 oz/118ml NOTE Red 550nm BPI®® Blue Barrier lense do not pass ANSI traffic signal requirements. Check before BPI# 37605 BPI® Diamond Dye 540™ Brown 540nm 4 oz/118ml driving. Patients should be sure that they can distinguish the colors of traffic signals before driving. Like any strongly tinted lenses they should not be worn for night driving. Any lens BPI® Monochrome 600™ BPI# 37880 Ruby Red 600nm 4 oz/118ml Deep Red™ marked as 550 or 600nm are not recommended for day or night driving. Stop Blepharospasm More references & Migraine! to the therapeutic use % © 2006. Spectral curves and colors are registered with the US Copyright Office of tinted lenses 90 80 70 Asperger’s Syndrome and Tinted Lenses BPI# 37616 60 Extracted from “Autism An inside-Out Approach” 50 40 By Donna Williams 30 20 “Tinted lenses, specifically designed to combat visual-perceptual problems are another 10 'technique' that comes from an experience-based approach. The Irlen technique is a 350 400 450 500 550 600 650 NM worldwide technique of assessing, fitting out and producing these lenses (which they refer to as Irlen Filters). Another technique being used by some specialists in the area of BPI® FL-41™ has been found by independent researchers to be ophthalmology (the study of visual-perception) is the color-imitor technique. Both of these techniques use tinted lenses, or filters, to filter out certain light frequencies in order to reduce beneficial when treating photophobia, blepharospasm and migraines by information overload through the eyes. Assessment for the correct tints within the Irlen blocking blue and green wavelengths. Method involves looking through tinted lenses (through which one may look at the page or around at the environment or faces) and may be a more precise method of assessing when a An extract from Neuro-Ophthalmology tint is effective. The Color-imitor technique is primarily designed to deal with problems with Article written by Marianne Doran. November/December 2005 the printed page and involves the shining of a colored light onto the printed page to assess Rose-colored sunglasses. which tint may be appropriate for lenses - a method which may be questionable in its accuracy. By reducing visual overload the brain can better process for meaning what the eyes Preliminary research at the University of Utah suggests that specially tinted lens may help see. These lenses can also have a secondary effect of reducing hypersensitivity to bright light some people with photophobia.
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