PLASTIC LENSES Plastic lenses are the most commonly used lens material on the market today. Plastic lenses are much lighter and less breakable than glass lenses. Includes scratch coat. (Recommended prescription range: up to -2.00 or up to +2.00)
POLYCARBONATE LENSES Polycarbonate lenses are the most impact resistant material (shatter resistant). Polycarbonate lenses are 30% thinner and lighter than standard plastic lenses. Polycarbonate lenses are highly recommended for children, sports wearers, safety glasses, and rimless frames. Includes 100% UV and scratch coat. (Recommended prescription range: up to -4.00 or up to +4.00)
TRIVEX LENSES Trivex is a new lens material that has become the best thing that has ever happened to sports eyewear. Originally developed for military applications, Trivex is stronger, clearer, and lighter than polycarbonate. Most importantly for sports applications, Trivex minimizes distortion called "chromatic aberration", which is distortion that occurs when objects are viewed away from the optical center. Trivex has better scratch resistance than polycarbonate. Like polycarbonate, Trivex includes 100% UV protection and is recommended for children, sports wearers, safety glasses, and rimless frames. (Recommended prescription range: up to –3.00 or up to +3.00)
(Note: Polycarbonate or Trivex lenses are required by law for children under 18, for those whose sight is limited to one eye, and to those in certain occupations which require shatter-resistant lenses including police officers and firemen)
HI-INDEX 1.67 LENSES Hi-index 1.67 lenses are thin and light. These lenses are 45% thinner and lighter than regular plastic lenses. Hi-index 1.67 lenses can be treated with an anti-reflective coating which reduces disturbing reflections and allows you to experience the most precise, clear, and natural vision in a brilliance that is not possible with uncoated lenses. Includes 100% UV and scratch coat. (Recommended prescription range: up to -6.00 or up to +6.00)
ULTRA HI-INDEX 1.74 LENSES WITH ANTI-REFLECTIVE COATING Ultra Hi-Index 1.74 lenses are the thinnest, flattest, and most cosmetically appealing material ever developed. This particular Hi-Index lens automatically comes with Crizal Avance Anti-Reflective coating. In addition, Ultra Hi-Index 1.74 lenses are 60% thinner and lighter than plastic lenses, 30% thinner and lighter than polycarbonate lenses, and 15% thinner and lighter than Hi-Index 1.67 lenses. These lenses offer you the ultimate in technology and cosmetics by reducing the ”eye-shrinking” effect that many high prescriptions have. Includes 100% UV and scratch coat. (Recommended prescription range: above -6.00 or above +6.00)
