Lens Designs, Materials & Options

Lens Design

  • Single Vision Lens
    • Provides you with one focus area: distance, intermediate, or near.
  • Bifocals
    • Lens with two focus areas
    • Visible line across the lens dividing distance and near vision
    • Image jump from one distance to another
    • No intermediate vision
  • Shamir Duo
    • Lens with two focus areas
    • No visible line across the lens
    • Same comfort and adaptability as a traditional bifocal lens
  • Trifocals
    • Lens with three focus areas
    • Visible line across the lens dividing distance, intermediate, and near vision
    • Image jump from one distance to another
  • Varilux Progressives
    • No line across the lens
    • Gives you far, near, and all visions in between
    • Closest to your natural vision.
    • For more information visit www.variluxusa.com
  • Shamir Computer and Shamir Workspace
    • No line across the lens
    • Excellent vision for close and mid-distance tasks
    • Custom made design for work environment

Lens Materials

  • Polycarbonate
    • 10 times more impact-resistant than glass or plastic
    • Blocks 100% UVA and UVB
    • Lenses will be thinner and lighter
    • Built in scratch coating
  • Trivex
    • Great optical quality
    • Crisp vision
    • Great for drilling
    • Thin and lightweight comfort
    • Impact resistant
    • Blocks 100% UVA and UVB
  • Hi index
    • Thinnest and lightest lens
    • Great for drilling on rimless frames
    • Ultra-durable
    • Blocks 100% UVA and UVB
    • Built in scratch coat
    • Recommended for stronger eyeglass prescriptions

Lens Options

  • Polarized Lens;
    • A “sunglass” that cuts the glare
    • Blocks 100% of harmful UVA and UVB
    • Better visual acuity
    • Improves color contrast
    • Provides total visual comfort
  • Transition Lens;
    • Automatically adapting to changing light
    • Blocks 100% UVA and UVB
    • Nice supplement to sunglasses
    • Not polarized
  • Drive Wear Polarized Photochromic Lens;
    • Will darken outside as well as behind the windshield of a car
    • Changes with lighting conditions
    • Blocks 100% UVA and UVB
    • Eliminates glare
  • Crizal No Glare Lens;
    • Provides the clearest vision possible
    • Reduces glare, scratch resistant and easy to clean
    • Helps reduce eye-fatigue
    • Engineered to provide excellent clarity of vision
    • For more information visit www.crizalusa.com