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Scratch resistant Coating:
No eyeglass material is scratch proof. However, a lens that is treated front and back with a clear, hard coating does become more resistant to scratching, whether it’s from dropping your glasses on the floor or occasionally cleaning them with a paper towel. Kid’s lenses, especially, benefit from a scratch resistant hard coat.

TD2 makes your lenses last longer with the scratch-resistant technology of our TD2 coating. This process blocks scratches from both sides of your lenses with the full protection of the unique TD2 coating technology. Designed to withstand the harshest environment, TD2 protects your lenses from scratches ensuring the best visual clarity for your eyes.

Ultraviolet treatment:
Another lens treatment that is beneficial but invisible to the naked eye is ultraviolet (UV) protection. Just as we use sunscreen to keep the sun’s UV rays from harming our skin, UV treatment in eyeglass lenses blocks those same rays from damaging our eyes. Overexposure to ultraviolet light is thought to be a cause of cataracts, retinal damage and other eye problems.

Anti-reflective coatings:
To improve both the vision through the lenses and the appearance of the glasses, an anti-reflective coating is applied. AR coatings consist of several layers of metal oxides applied to the front and back lens surfaces. The result is that you will see a reduction in glare, annoying reflections and halos around lights. This is a great safety benefit when driving at night. Also AR coatings reduce internal and external reflections on the lenses, creating a nicer cosmetic appearance

Crizal Technology
When it comes to anti-reflective lenses, perfect integration of hard coating, anti-reflective and hydrophobic topcoat means a stronger bond. And a stronger bond means long-lasting durability. Crizal lenses are a complete system, integrating the anti-reflective, scratch-resistant and hydrophobic layers into the lens. The layers and the lens become one. The rigorous process provides crystal-clear vision, with no cracking and peeling: The key to this performance is that the components are perfectly matched, so they fuse together into the lens to provide unsurpassed performance and durability.

Patient benefits
Better Looks
Now you can make lenses seem invisible, Crizal eliminates reflections that obscure the eyes. So Crizal lenses are invisible and their frames will look their best.

Better vision
Crizal stops the reflections on front and back surfaces causing annoying distractions that make it more difficult to see and add to eyestrain.
Driving comfort and computer use are enhanced by reducing glare occurring in these activities.
Crizal reduces glare and increases light transmission to 99%.
This improves general vision especially for high index lenses and transitions that transmit less light.

Ultimate durability
Crizal protection is chemically engineered for the strongest and longest-lasting bond possible. The unique two-sided scratch resistant is fused into the lens virtually eliminating peeling and virtually all scratching.

Essilor of America, Inc. has teamed with 3M Company to debut a state-of-the-art lens, Crizal Avancé with Scotchgard Protector, the Anti-Reflective lens that's made to stay clean. This exciting new generation of Crizal® lenses offers customers an unprecedented level of lens performance, cleanability and clarity.

Crizal Avancé with Scotchgard Protector lenses offer patients the best available AR technology by combining the dramatically improved cleanability of the super-hydrophobic topcoat with the industry-leading, anti-reflective, cleanability and durability benefits of Crizal Alizé with Clear Guard™ lenses along with the unmatched protection of Scotchgard Protector.

Easy Care Invisible Barrier

Thin integrated layer that eliminates light reflections on lenses. Improves esthetics as well as sharpness of vision (night vision) and contrast sensitivity.
Test Results Indicate Top AR Coating
ENDURA AR has been tested on top of all major lens brands and scratch coatings and consistently rates in the top third of all AR lenses tested by COLTS. In fact, to date, ENDURA has received the top score of (4.77 out of 5) measured by COLTS in the history of the test.

Mirror coatings:
Mirror coatings a purely cosmetic. The wearer perceives no difference in vision regardless of what color the coating is. Only those looking at the person wearing the glasses can see the color of the mirror coating. Mirror coatings are generally applied over sunglass-dark lenses. We offer Zeiss cool silver, Zeiss cool gold, and Zeiss cool blue mirror coatings.

Tints:
As opposed to the changeable phototropic, another option in colored lenses is a tint, which remains constant all the time. Tints are available on plastic as well as glass lenses and can be had in almost any color. Lighter fashion tints are used primarily for cosmetic purposes to enhance a wearer’s looks. Darker tints allow the wearer to use the lenses as sunglasses. Typically, fashion tints are applied in light pink, brown or gray, while sunglasses are usually gray or brown. A tint can be solid, when the entire lens is the same color, or gradient, which is a gradual fade from dark to light, usually fading from the top down.

Lenses:

Transitions® lenses are the ideal choice for your everyday lenses. They are clear indoors and go to sunglass-dark outdoors. They provide convenient protection from UV radiation and glare, helping you to achieve healthy sight. Transitions lenses are the #1-recommended photochromic lenses in the world.

The industry standard for almost 15 years
Varilux Comfort ensures smooth visual transition from one area of focus to another and is the lens that set the industry standard for providing comfortable progressive vision. Comfortable and reliable vision correction trusted by eye care professionals everywhere. Available in Plastic, Polycarbonate, Hi-Index (1.60) and (1.67) lenses.

A progressive lens design perfect for current Varilux Panamic wearers. Varilux Panamic offers presbyopes fast adaptation and an expanded field of peripheral vision. Available in Plastic, Polycarbonate, Hi-Index (1.60), (1.67) and (1.74) lenses

Better “real world” vision Varilux Physio lenses are the first progressive lens to offer the benefits of W.A.V.E. Technology: Wavefront Advanced Vision Enhancement. They provide a level of sharpness in distance, mid-range and near vision not previously possible in progressive lenses.
Low Light Vision Most people notice the need for improved low light vision while reading a menu in a restaurant or driving at night. Varilux utilizes W.A.V.E. Technology™ to deliver measurably improved contrast sensitivity in low light situations. Available in Plastic, Polycarbonate, Hi-Index (1.60), (1.67) and (1.74) lenses.

Maximizes your vision in smaller frames Award winning progressive lens designed especially for small, fashionable frames. Offers wider fields of vision in smaller frames, for more comfortable viewing. Available in Plastic, Polycarbonate, and Hi-Index (1.67) lenses.

We offer the best quality CR, Polycarbonate lenses in our eyeglasses. All lenses have UV and

Scratch resistant coatings at no additional charge. CR lenses are recommended and most widely used for single vision frames.