Menicon America Announces Upgrade of CAPTIV8® for Optometrists

March 8, 2013 - PRLog -- Menicon America Inc., the exclusive North American distributor for Optimed’s suite of patient education and communication software, announced today a significant upgrade of CAPTIV8, the all-in-one 3D animation software developed for chair-side consultation, waiting room "edu-tainment", and online communication with patients.

"These enhancements are driven by customer feedback," said David Moreira, Vice President of Marketing. "Since introducing this technology, Optimed’s development team has led the way in advances that fit with how today’s eye care practitioners educate and communicate to their patients.”

Highlights include:

• Easier Navigation: Icons have been added for Sharing and Languages to improve the user interface resulting in less 'taps' to get to the end objective. Also, improvements to the Dynamic Toolbar make it easier to click and activate.

• Personalized Presentation Feature: Practitioners can now save time and build a playlist of animations right into their chair side consultation.  Patients can view a sequence of related animations.

• CAPTIV8 App:  CAPTIV8 is the only program of its kind with full functionality on the iPad.  Version 3.2.1, which is iOS 6 compliant, is now available on the App Store.  It has numerous fixes and makes the process of installation simple and intuitive.

“CAPTIV8 is a significantly better way for practitioners to educate, communicate, and engage with patients,” commented Moreira.  “This unique technology helps differentiate the practice and works to grow referrals and profitability.”

About Menicon
Menicon Co., Ltd., founded by Mr. Kyoichi Tanaka in 1951, is Japan's first and largest contact lens manufacturer and now is represented in over 80 countries.  In North America, Menicon is best known for the hyper Dk, Menicon Z material and Rose K, the most frequently prescribed lenses for keratoconus in the world. In 2011, the company introduced to the U.S. market, the Menicon lens care system consisting of Menicon Unique pH, Menicon PROGENT, and Menicon Rewetting Drops and a revolutionary e-commerce, WebStore model designed specifically for practitioners and their patients.  For more information, please visit www.meniconamerica.com . Information on CAPTIV8, i-Vue and ANIM8 can be found by visiting www.captiv8america.com