Prescription Eye Glasses

Prescription eye glasses are more popular today than ever before despite the high popularity of both contact lenses and different types of laser refractive eye surgeries. This phenomenon is due to fashionable, designer-inspired frames and thinner, more durable lenses.

Lenses

Some new types of lenses are:
• Anti-reflective and other coatings – these are the most popular add-ons for lenses. Anti-reflective coating enhances the look of your glasses by minimizing glare off the lenses while reducing glare that relieves eye strain and fatigue.
• Aspheric lenses – these lenses are not perfectly rounded on the surface which allows for correction of small vision distortions. These lenses are thinner and lighter than traditional lenses.
• High-index materials - these lenses are also thinner and lighter than normal lenses due to the efficient manner the plastic material refracts light, helping you achieve greater focus with less material.
• Photochromic lenses – these lenses have either special coating or internal structure that allow them to quickly darken in bright light situations and just as quickly turn clear in low light or nighttime conditions.
• Polycarbonate lenses – these lenses are lighter and thinner than ordinary lenses plus they have the attributes of being both tough and scratch resistant. This makes these lenses desirable for children or for people who are rough on their prescription eye glasses.
• Polarized lenses – these special lenses reduce glare from flat, reflective surfaces and reduce eye strain and fatigue.

A visit to your optometrist or ophthalmologist will give you insight into the myriad of new types of lenses that will optimize your vision in all types of situations.

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