Lens Options - Prescription Sun Lenses
Prescription sunglasses offer convenience and protection. Most frames can be custom made to your prescription. Prescription sunlenses are available for almost any lens prescription, including varifocal lenses. When it comes to certain sporty wraparound sunglasses that curve around the head, prescription sunlenses can be made however you may experience distortion vision.
UV COATS
UV protection filters out the suns ultraviolet rays that are damaging to the eyes. Many types of lenses such as polycarbonate, trivex , high index and photochromatic already provide this protection within the lens material. You will also find this in polarized lenses. Using a UV protected lens or coating can decrease the cause of premature cataracts .
POLARIZED LENSES
Polarized Lenses eliminate glare and offer 100 % protection from any reflected glare you might encounter. Polarised lenses are ideal for driving and winter sports. Drivers get rid of road glare and building glare. They are also ideal for boaters, beach goers and anyone who works on water. For persons who have undergone ocular surgery, including cataract surgery, polarised lenses are the ideal lens as they will add comfort and clarity to vision.
Polarized lenses are also available with spectacle lens options such as progressive lenses and photomatic or light adaptive lenses. Ask in-store for more info on your options with polarised lenses.
LIGHT ADAPTIVE LENSES
Another sunwear option is to purchase prescription eyeglass lenses that have a light adaptive tint. Light adaptive Lenses are dynamic lenses made for both the indoors as well as outdoors. Light adaptive lenses activate in the presence of UV light and darken automatically when you are outdoors. Light adaptive Lenses quickly adapt between indoor and outdoor conditions, offering a distinct advantage over ordinary clear lenses by changing from clear indoors to dark once outdoors, depending on the amount of UV light present. They are available in either gray or brown activated colour options. They block 100% of the sun’s harmful UVA & UVB rays providing continuous comfort and peace of mind by decreasing glare & reducing eye fatigue. Ask in store for more information and suitability to your prescription as well as needs.