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The journey is the destination. And we like it short.

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Monthly Letter September 2026

Speicher, 25 September 2026

Dear Customer,

I like short routes.

Anyone who knows me knows that this also applies to the way I communicate. Works (= yes). No. Let’s do it. Let’s not. After all, some things don’t get any better just because they take more words – or more steps.

That is exactly why I would like to focus on two topics in this letter:

1. Our new daily and monthly lenses: Personnelle 1day and Personnelle monthly

Especially with contact lenses that are reordered regularly – for example as part of a subscription – one simple question comes up: If the fit and eye health are fine at the check-up and there is no need to change the material or lens design, does your customer really need to come back into the practice simply to collect the contact lenses they have ordered?

We think: not necessarily.

2. A service that makes reordering particularly easy

With our direct shipping service, we send the contact lenses straight from Speicher to your customer. You remain their point of contact and the sender shown on the parcel. We take care of the shipping. Cost: EUR 5.90 postage. This makes reordering our new daily and monthly lenses straightforward and saves unnecessary journeys on both sides. And of course, this service is not limited to our new lenses. It is also available for the other contact lenses in our portfolio.

For me, however, short routes do not mean less personal contact.

Quite the opposite. Whenever communication matters, it should be direct: through our Professional Service, our field sales team – or face to face. In October, for example, at SICHT.KONTAKTE in Berlin. And we are already looking forward to opti as well.

That is what efficiency means to me:

cutting out unnecessary steps – and creating more time for the contacts that really matter.

VWishing you every success with our contact lenses, best regards and see you next time.

M’hamed Bouhlal
Managing Director, Appenzeller Kontaktlinsen AG

PS on the opening image: Here in Switzerland, hiking trails are marked with yellow signs. White-red-white markings indicate more demanding mountain hiking trails, while white-blue-white markings are used for particularly challenging alpine routes. So the colours do not indicate how long the route is – they indicate its level of difficulty. ;)


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The journey is the destination. And we like it short.

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Monthly Letter September 2026

Speicher, 25 September 2026

Dear Customer,

Anyone travelling through the Appenzellerland has a choice.

You can tackle plenty of elevation and set out on a demanding mountain hike. Or you can take the cable car, reach your destination quickly, save your energy – and enjoy the very same view. The cable car is not the lesser version of the hike. It is simply the right route for a different kind of day.

Our contact lens portfolio works in much the same way: not every fitting has to be a mountain expedition.

Our roots are in customised contact lenses – in fittings that require experience, precision and, every now and then, a little detour. That remains our home territory. This is why we are expanding our portfolio with the personnelle 1day and the personnelle monthly. Both are available in spherical, toric and multifocal designs – including multifocal options with cylinder correction.

Why are we doing this? Because it makes sense for you.

We want to be your partner not only for demanding fittings, but to offer you as many solutions as possible through Appenzeller Kontaktlinsen. We appreciate synergies too: you know each other, understand how the other works, know your contacts – and do not have to unfold a new map for every fitting.

For you, in the best possible case, this means not one more supplier, but one less.

Whether it is a leisurely walk or a mountain hike – we are delighted whenever we can accompany you for part of the journey.

On foot: Step by step towards the summit – with every metre of elevation, the view becomes more rewarding.

By cable car: Float effortlessly upwards – and enjoy the full panorama within just a few minutes.

And if you would like to gain a little more confidence when it comes to customised contact lenses, our free i-Learn programme helps you get started step by step. After all, even the most demanding mountain expedition begins with a first step.


Nous vous souhaitons beaucoup de succès avec nos lentilles de contact, nos meilleures salutations et à bientôt.

M’hamed Bouhlal
Directeur général d’Appenzeller Kontaktlinsen AG

PS: You can meet us in person soon at the VDCO SICHT.KONTAKTE in Berlin and at OHI in Vienna. In Berlin, together with Schneider Optoshop, we will be hosting the workshop “i-Shape® Scleral Freeform – digital scleral profilometry as the basis for maximum individualisation” on Saturday from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. We look forward to seeing you – at the stand, over an apéro, at the buffet or wherever good conversations happen.

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Monthly Letter September 2026

Speicher, 25 September 2026

Dear Madam or Sir

This month, I am using this letter a little differently. Instead of recommending, announcing or explaining something new, I would simply like to share a few impressions from our summer gathering, which we celebrated last Friday here in Speicher. Claudia Kobbert travelled all the way from Frankfurt, Christina Fial from Bavaria. Karolina Keller organised the entire event with such dedication that you almost wonder when she ever takes a break.

Friday evening. No one had to stay. But everyone did – well into the night.

Bernd and I found ourselves having the same thought more than once that evening: Sitting together late into the night on a Friday, and deliberately not talking about contact lenses for once, makes us—quite frankly—feel grateful. And yes, also a little proud.

Here in Speicher, we are fortunate to work with people who are not only professionally driven, continuously improving and passionate about contact lenses, but who also know each other, trust each other and genuinely enjoy working – and spending time – together. That is a real advantage. For us, and ultimately for you.

A team that sticks together addresses issues more quickly, supports one another without hesitation, and collaborates with clarity and precision.

And that shows. In the quality of our work. If there is one thing I would like to leave you with about Appenzeller Contact Lenses, it is perhaps this: At a time when many teams in the market is being reshuffled or are still trying to find their footing, we are able here in Speicher to simply continue doing our work. With consistency.
With a team that continues to grow. And in which everyone has their place.

That may not sound spectacular. But it is exactly what makes innovation possible in the long term.

And that is what ultimately reaches you: Contact lenses that fit.


We hope you enjoy great success with our contact lenses. Best regards, and see you next time.

M’hamed Bouhlal
Managing Director Appenzeller Kontaktlinsen AG

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