Eye Glasses : A Guide to Lenses for Prescription Glasses

When you are purchasing prescription glasses youve got a lot to think about. Of course, youll want to choose a frame that looks good and coordinates with your own personal style. However, many people dont realize that when you purchase eye glasses you have a variety of lens options as well. There are lenses that work well with specific types of glasses prescriptions, as well as lenses that work well for people with certain lifestyles. Read on to learn more.

If you have a heavy prescription than you may be used to thick glasses. However, specific types of lenses can be used to make your lenses thinner and therefore make your glasses more light weight and comfortable. High-index lenses and aspheric lenses are both good options if you are looking for something lighter weight. If you need glasses for a variety of purposessuch as for reading and distancethen you should check out multi-focal lenses. These types of lenses are divided and include several prescriptions. Many people wear bifocal eye glasses, which are usually divided into distance on the top and reading on the bottom. More recently people have begun to add a third field for the middle spectrum. Regular bifocals have a line in the center, but progressives hide this line.

If you are active then try polycarbonate lenses. These are great for kids glasses as they are less likely to break than regular lenses. You can also coat the lenses of your eye glasses with UV protective coating, anti-reflective coating and scratch resistant coating to protect your eyes, as well as the lenses.

The next time you purchase prescription glasses give some thought to the lenses and they could just be your best pair yet!

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