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LENS T E CHNOL OG Y UP D A T E

[ 74 per cent of Avulux wearers were able to reduce or eliminate their usage of migraine medication. ]

Avulux glasses were developed by a
research team in conjunction with
Canadian physician and McGill
University alumnus Dr. Charles
Posternack.
A 2016 Harvard study found that white,
blue, amber and red light increase
migraine-related head pain, while
low-intensity green light helps reduce
it. When melanopsin-secreting cells are
activated by light in the upper blue and
amber range, it leads to migraine pain;
preventing this overexcitement can stop
light from triggering or worsening a C
migraine attack. M
Avulux glasses use a precision-tint Y
technology that filters up to 97 per cent CM
of the most painful light in the blue,
amber and red-light spectrum without MY
distorting the wearer’s colour perception. CY
This sets Avulux apart from other types CMY
GAME-CHANGING AVULUX® GLASSES DEBUT IN
CANADA of light-blocking glasses, most of which K
Anyone who has ever had a migraine block only blue light.
knows how debilitating they can be. Independent clinical studies showed that
This common neurological condition more than 90 per cent of Avulux wearers
can cause agonizing headaches, nausea, were able to continue their daily activities
vomiting and sensitivity to light, sound in the face of a migraine. And 74 per
cent of Avulux wearers were able to
and smell.
“ Nearly half of migraine The most common treatment — reduce or eliminate their usage of
migraine medication. Thirty-eight percent
prescription drugs—can also exacerbate
experienced a complete disappearance
sufferers surveyed
said that light the problem: used too frequently, of their headaches if they wore Avulux
such medication can trigger rebound
glasses at the earliest onset of a migraine
“ The more than three million Canadians zero sacrifices,” said Dr. Posternack.
sensitivity is their headaches, which are worse and more symptom or migraine aura.
frequent.
#1 symptom. “Avulux is unique because it involves
who suffer from migraines now have a
non-pharmaceutical alternative: Avulux “There are no side effects, no colour
distortion, no additional costs, and
glasses, which focus on light sensitivity no time away from the people and
as a migraine trigger. activities you love. The glasses look great
“Nearly half of migraine sufferers and come in a selection of styles. This
surveyed said that light sensitivity is makes it easy for ECPs to incorporate
their #1 symptom,” noted Jason Faibish, Avulux glasses into their roster of
vice-president of Plastic Plus, which sells treatments to help prevent, or even
Avulux glasses in Canada. eradicate, migraine attacks.”

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