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ZEISS Progressive lenses

As unique as each customer.

With ZEISS freeform, progressive lenses your customers get an optimised lens solution for their individual vision needs. Thanks to excellent production standards, our premium progressive lenses provide smooth transition throughout the lens, irrespective of where your patient is looking. All our clear ZEISS freeform lenses also provide full UV protection.

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ZEISS Progressive ClearMind lenses

Meet our most sophisticated lens to date: ZEISS Progressive ClearMind. Developed based on daily visual habits and a deep understanding of how people's vision and minds are connected, ZEISS ClearMind uses ZEISS NeurOptix technology to provide extremely clear vision in key areas while minimising the impact of blur.1 This helps reduce the cognitive load resulting in better focus and concentration.2 The optimised hybrid lens design delivers wide fields of clear vision, an extra large intermediate zone and smooth transitions into the optimised blur zones allowing fast adaptation and extremely clear vision in all distances and directions.
  • An illustrative representation of ZEISS Progressive ClearMind Individual 3 lenses showing softest blur zones of all ZEISS Progressive ClearMind lenses and extended fields of clear vision.

    ZEISS Progressive ClearMind Individual 3 lenses

    Our best solution

    • Made for people with demanding vision needs, who experience blurry vision near & far and need ≥ 0.75 ADD power to read close-up sharp again.
    • Designed for clear vision in all distances and directions with the largest clear vision zones in all ZEISS Progressive lenses.
    • Specially fitted to the individual visual behaviour, facial anatomy and optimised for any frame – for ZEISS’s best optical performance.
    • Up to 19% larger vision zones for intermediate distance compared to ZEISS Progressive ClearMind Superb lenses.3

    Available in: Plastic 1.5, 1.60, 1.67, 1.74

    Additions available: +0.75D to +4.00D

  • An illustrative representation of ZEISS Progressive ClearMind Superb lenses showing soft blur zones toward the edges of the lens.

    ZEISS Progressive ClearMind Superb lenses

    Our better solution

    • Made for people with demanding vision needs, who experience blurry vision near & far and need ≥ 0.75 ADD power to read close-up sharp again.
    • Designed for clear vision in all distances and directions with larger clear vision zones compared to ZEISS Progressive ClearMind Plus lenses when fitted to individual anatomy.
    • Optimised for any frame – for better optical performance.

    Available in: Plastic 1.5, 1.60, 1.67, 1.74

    Additions available: +0.75D to +4.00D  

  • An illustrative representation of ZEISS Progressive ClearMind Plus lenses showing soft blur zones turning slightly stronger toward the edges of the lens.

    ZEISS Progressive ClearMind Plus lenses

    Our good solution

    • Made for people with demanding vision needs, who experience blurry vision near & far and need ≥ 0.75 ADD power to read close-up sharp again.
    • Designed for clear vision in all distances and directions with the larger clear vision zones compared to ZEISS Progressive ClearMind Pure lenses when fitted in near vision zone.
    • Optimised for any frame with variable fitting heights up from 13 mm – for better optical performance.

    Available in: Plastic 1.5, 1.60, 1.67, 1.74

    Additions available: +0.75D to +4.00D  

  • An illustrative representation of ZEISS Progressive ClearMind Pure lenses with blur zones toward the edges of the lens.

    ZEISS Progressive ClearMind Pure lenses

    Our basic solution

    • Made for people with demanding vision needs, who experience blurry vision near & far and need ≥ 0.75 ADD power to read close-up sharp again.
    • Designed for clear vision in all distances and directions with large clear vision zones.
    • Good choice for frames with fitting heights of 14/16/18mm.

    Available in: Plastic 1.5, 1.60, 1.67, 1.74 

    Additions available: +0.75D to +4.00D

ZEISS Progressive SmartLife lenses

ZEISS designed and manufactured the SmartLife portfolio to address the visual needs of your connected and on-the-move customers. Supported by ZEISS SmartView 2.0 technology, and based on applied research of today’s lifestyle, visual behaviour, and individual, age-related visual needs. ZEISS Progressive SmartLife lenses have a hybrid design, this means the clear and blurry zones are balanced. As a result, there is a smooth transition into the blurry zones and wide fields of view at all distances and in all directions. This allows for fast adaptation and comfortable & clear vision at any distance and in all directions for the wearer.

ZEISS Progressive Light 2 lenses

ZEISS Progressive Light 2 lenses are designed to meet the vision needs of 40+ year old customers who are experiencing presbyopia either for the first-time or who are already mature spectacle lens wearers of standard progressive lenses. ZEISS Progressive Light 2 lenses have a moderate-soft design, which means they have a medium field of clear view but show a soft increase of blur distributed across the peripheral areas. As a result, the transition between the blur zones is moderate soft.
This allows for fast adaptation and clear vision at any distance for the wearer.

ZEISS Progressive EnergizeMe lenses

These ZEISS multifocal lenses are designed for contact lens wearers with a near addition who require more eye relaxation. It's suited to customers who don’t want to choose between contact lenses or spectacle lenses. They need both solutions for their vision needs.

  • 1

    96% of wearers confirm extremely clear vision. Opinion-based survey among wearers of ZEISS ClearMind lenses in Germany, Italy, India & China (N=298, Single Vision, Digital & Progressive lenses), Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH, DE 2025. (unpublished, data on file, Top2boxes)

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    NASA-TLX assessment of perceived cognitive load. Performance test on ZEISS Progressive ClearMind lenses compared to standard ZEISS Progressive lenses, N=32. ZEISS Vision Science Lab, Institute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tuebingen, DE 2025.

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    Calculation & Analysis by Technology & Innovation, Carl Zeiss Vision International GmbH, DE 2025. (unpublished, data on file)