Stanton Optical Patient Education - Premium Lens Treatment Options
Premium Lens Coatings for Prescription Eyeglasses Many premium lens options are available to people wearing glasses such as anti-reflective coating, hard coat and gradient tinting. Special coatings also help repel water, dust and fingerprints. Optical labs are able to apply up to 12 layers of premium coatings to both the front and back surface of your corrective lenses. Premium finishes once had a problem with durability and often peeled after a short time. Today’s lens coating options are extremely durable and long-lasting. Stanton Optical recommends anti-reflective coatings to all our patients to help reduce glare allowing more light to penetrate the lenses for a crystal clear view of your surroundings.
*Multiple layers of premium lens coatings. Many Choices of Premium Lens Coatings Here some of the many premium lens options you can pick from the next time you are buying prescription glasses. Visit Stanton Optical for your next eye exam and talk to one of our frame specialists or sales managers who can tell you about all our available premium lens coatings and prices.
*Premium lens coatings repel water, fingerprints, dust and reduce the occurrence of fine scratches. Ultra Violet Lens Coating UV protection guards against both UVA and UVB rays - leading causes of age-related vision problems including cataracts, photokeratitis and pterygium. Stanton Optical recommends a protective UV coating on all plastic lenses. Did you know that polycarbonate, high index lenses and photochromic lenses have built-in UV protection? Additional treatment is not needed to give those lenses 100% UV protection. Hard Coat Our anti-scratch coating guards against scratching, chipping and breaking. We recommend adding a hard coat finish on all plastic lenses and kid’s eyeglasses. At Stanton Optical, adding a hard coat to your lenses also acts as a warranty. If you scratch, chip or break your hard coated lenses, we only charge a low 20% replacement fee.
Gradient Tints
*Sunglasses with gradient tint.
Gradient tinted lenses gradually change in tint from a darker color at the top of the lens to a lighter color at the bottom. Gradients are appealing to anyone wanting a tinted lens who doesn’t want the entire lens to be dark. Gradients work well for partial light blocking but offer clear vision when looking out the bottom of the glasses. Gradient lens glasses are a great choice for driving or reading at the beach on a sunny day. Tint Customized lens tints are available in many different color options. Gray, brown and green are the most common colors used for tinting lenses. Tinted lenses retain the same color density whether indoors or out. If you are looking for lenses that transition from light to dark depending on ambient light conditions, consider purchasing photochromic lenses. At Stanton Optical you can choose from a variety of tint colors for your lenses including rose, blue, brown, gray, green or yellow. Polarized Lenses Polarized lenses help block out light and glare bouncing off reflective surfaces such as water, snow, ice and sand making them a popular option of runners, cyclists, triathletes and snowboarders. They work a bit like an anti-reflective coating but are a treatment usually reserved for sunglasses and other darkly tinted lenses. Polarized lenses are never clear, but can be tinted in almost any shade desired including green, brown or gray. Anti-reflective coatings can be combined with polarization for optimal anti-glare protection.
*Sunglasses with mirror coated lenses. Mirrored Lenses Mirrored lenses are the perfected addition for prescription or nonprescription sunglasses. You can also have your lenses tinted in a variety of colors before adding the mirrored finish. Popular tint colors used along with a mirror finish include silver, gold, blue, green, orange and even rainbow. AR Coating Anti-reflective lenses, also called anti-glare lenses reduces eye fatigue, reflection and glare. AR coatings reduce the eyestrain and fatigue associated with computer vision syndrome.
Adding an AR finish to your glasses is perfect for anyone spending a lot of time working indoors under fluorescent lighting. AR coating improves night vision by reducing the glare of oncoming traffic, making for safer driving conditions at night. The anti-glare coating doesn’t reflect light off the surface, making them a more attractive option than regular lenses.
*A polish finish reduces the appearance of thick lenses. Roll & Polish Polishing the edge of your prescription lenses helps reduce the appearance of thick lenses creating a more attractive option when using higher prescriptions in a rimless frame. Polishing is available in both satin or high gloss finishes. Stanton Optical recommends polishing your anti-reflective coated lenses. Part of the lens is ground off to make the edges of eyeglass lenses look slimmer than they actually are. This tapered lens option is especially attractive on higher prescription lenses because as your eyeglass prescription increases, the thickness of your lens increases. A roll and polish will actually reduce the thickness of the edge of the lens. Stanton Optical Disclaimer This data sheet is for informational purposes only. STANTON OPTICAL MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, IN THIS SUMMARY DOCUMENT.
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