John Hogan

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"We are leveraging our patented Free Form Generation process to deliver a superior optical design," said John Hogan, president, The Spectacle Lens Group, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
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"Free Form enables tighter tolerances, better consistency and a closer match between the prescription and the product shipped than conventional progressive processing," Hogan added.

"This agreement with Eyefinity allows us to continue providing eye care professionals with more convenient and efficient ways to do business," adds John Hogan, president of The Spectacle Lens Group.

"Our new GEMCOAT system, designed specifically for DEFINITY Lenses, offers presbyopic patients the best combination of progressive lens optics and glare reduction," said John Hogan, president, The Spectacle Lens Group.

John Hogan, president of the Spectacle Lens Group, was said to be traveling and could not be reached for comment.Hogan succeeded Val Brunell, who is retiring from Johnson & Johnson after more than 30 years with the company.

But the company's national announcement this week of Definity's broader "roll out" into select markets - as the first phase of nationwide availability - bodes well for future job openings, according to John Hogan, president of the Spectacle Lens Group.

"Implications are positive for employment," said Hogan, who declined to cite specific numbers or timetables.
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Hogan would not disclose the pay range for hourly employees.
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Now, said Hogan, increased production will be able to keep pace with demand as the lens becomes available in about 20 percent of the country.Hogan said other production changes will allow the Spectacle Lens Group to offer "virtually all prescriptions" for progressive addition lenses as well as options such as photochromic lenses, which can be used as sunglasses because they darken when exposed to sunlight.

"All systems are go," Hogan said.
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Hogan said feedback from test markets and eye-care professionals persuaded the company to simplify the product's name from Definity 2 to Definity.He said people kept asking what happened to Definity 1.

Initially, he said, the company selected the name Definity 2 to reference the lens' "dual-add technology."This feature adds near - or "reading" - power to both the front and back surfaces of the lens and is credited with reducing the distortion that bothers many wearers of progressive addition lenses.

Hogan said the company's goal is to eventually make the Definity lens "available for any presbyope in the world."And he said the company likes doing business in Roanoke.

"The quality of the employees we've been able to find has been second to none," he said.

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The enhanced visual field of DEFINITY Lenses significantly improves the vision potential of presbyopes, according to John Hogan, president, The Spectacle Lens Group."In the past, progressive lens wearers often had to move their head in awkward and uncomfortable positions to focus within a narrow field of vision," said Hogan.
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"By making DEFINITYÔ Lenses available through VisionWeb, we can enhance the overall customer experience for eye care professionals who are looking for ways to expedite the ordering process," said John Hogan, president of The Spectacle Lens Group.

"By making DEFINITYTM Lenses available through VisionWeb, we can enhance the overall customer experience for eye care professionals who are looking for ways to expedite the ordering process," said John Hogan, president of The Spectacle Lens Group.

On Monday, John Hogan, president of the Spectacle Lens Group, could not be reached for comment.