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Our History
ABBA Optical, located in Stone Mountain, Georgia, was founded in 1986
by Lee & Marie Dickerson. Specializing in custom lenses has kept ABBA
on the forefront of technology over the past 19 years. ABBA Optical has
consistently reinvested profits back into the business, resulting in an
automated process that takes advantage of the most technologically advanced
equipment available. Using CNC Lathes with Air bearing Spindles, Air Linear
Motion slides and Oscillating Tool Technology, ABBA Optical produces lenses
of virtually any geometry that can be expressed mathematically with exceptional
accuracy and speed. Soft polishing techniques and water soluble blocking
compounds adapted by ABBA compliment the production process allowing consistent
results in a rapid and efficient manner. Orders for even the most complicated
designs placed by 1:00pm are manufactured and shipped the same day.
Our Staff
Even the best equipment and software cannot, and should not take the place
of our most precious asset, our personnel. The Customer Service Representatives
at ABBA Optical are trained to help with minor consultation. Each CSR
can assist customers with designing lenses based on corneal topographical
information and spectacle refraction. They also assist with lens material
selection for various colors, DK values and wetting angles for GP lenses,
water content in soft lenses, proper care systems and other aspects of
lens selection. Each ABBA CSR can assist the Eye Care Professional with
minor problem solving for lenses that position improperly and/or require
an over-refraction. Over 75% of the Customer Service Staff are NCLE certified.
The Consultants at ABBA Optical are all qualified
to assist our customers with more advanced cases such as Keratoconus,
Corneal Reshaping, Post Corneal Grafts, Post Refractive Surgery and highly
irregular Corneas as well as the more common Presbyopia and Astigmatic
cases.
Our Products
Over the years ABBA has developed a diverse product line of both GP and
Soft Lenses. The ABBA-Kone is an aspheric
design with varying eccentricity values that make fitting one of the most
difficult conditions a rewarding event for both the Practitioner and the
Patient. As our population grows, both in number and age, the number of
presbyopic patients desiring contact lenses increases with each passing
year. Managing Presbyopia is an important part of the Eye Care Professionals
daily schedule. Through evolving technology ABBA developed four Aspheric
Multifocals, three Translating Bifocals and a hybrid aspheric translating
bifocal. The MVP Aspheric Multifocal, Custom
Eyes Bifocal and the EZ Eyes hybrid lens
are the most recent additions. Reverse Geometry lenses for post Refractive
Surgery and Corneal Reshaping have been produced for years at ABBA. Comfort
Zone and Advantage151 are aspheric, large
diameter (10. 0 and 10.5mm) lenses used for multiple applications ranging
from early Keratoconus to 6 month planned replacement for routine myopia.
Our Semi-Scleral Lens is a 13.5mm GP lens designed
for severe cases of Keratoconus or other highly irregular Corneas, but
the comfort and exceptional acuity provided by it have caused the Semi-Scleral
Lens to be fit on more routine cases.
The ABBAsoft Sphereand ABBAsoft
Toric are available in 27 different colors. ABBA-Soft Toric is produced
with cylinders up to -10.00 Diopters with axis alignment in any meridian.
ABBA Soft products are available in a convenient quarterly replacement
program with free trials.
Our Future
The future looks bright for ABBA Optical. The company is dedicated to
growing our business by listening to our customers and expanding our product
lines to meet their needs. We recognize that we are in a competitive business
and we must earn our customer's confidence with every order we are entrusted
with.
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