How to Pick out Lenses
Lenses are unique to every lens wearer.
It is important to know the options available when choosing the best lens for you!
It is important to know the options available when choosing the best lens for you!
Materials
- Plastic: basic prescription lens material
- Polycarbonate: used for kids and safety frames
- Trivex/Hi Index: used for drill mount and semi-rimless frames to prevent chipping, also used with patients that have high prescriptions to thin out the lens. Our Material preference! Acts like a poly, optics like Plastic.
Len Options: Anti- Reflective Coating: Coating on lens to help with glare problems from overhead lights, strain from computer screen and hand held devices and lights when night time driving. Also used cosmetically so the lenses appear thinner or less distortion with high prescriptions and glare free Also New Blue Blocking Anti reflect for computer and mobile device users
UV Coating: Coating put on the lens to protect the eyes from harmful UVA & UVB rays from the sun.
Tint: This is a coating of color put on the lenses for cosmetics. Most common colors are rose, gray, and brown.
Polarized:always have been very popular among people who spend a lot of time near water. And for good reason — polarized lenses block glare from light reflecting off the surface of the water better than an other type of sunglass lenses.But sunglasses aren't just for people who love boating, fishing or going to the beach. Anyone who is bothered by glare outdoors can benefit from these advanced sunglass lenses.Polarized sunglasses can be helpful for driving, too, because they reduce glare-causing reflections from flat surfaces, such as the hoods of vehicles and light-colored pavement.
Polarized:always have been very popular among people who spend a lot of time near water. And for good reason — polarized lenses block glare from light reflecting off the surface of the water better than an other type of sunglass lenses.But sunglasses aren't just for people who love boating, fishing or going to the beach. Anyone who is bothered by glare outdoors can benefit from these advanced sunglass lenses.Polarized sunglasses can be helpful for driving, too, because they reduce glare-causing reflections from flat surfaces, such as the hoods of vehicles and light-colored pavement.
Photochromic/Sunsensor Lenses: Lenses that are chemically activated by light. Therefore, lenses will be clear inside and will darken when outside. However, they don't get as dark as sunglasses when inside of a vehicle because the windshield already has a coating on it.