Sunglasses

If you believe your child doesn’t need sunglasses, or that you’ve reached an age where the sun won’t affect you, think again.

Truth is, you’re never too young or too old to wear sunglasses. Children have larger pupils and spend more time outdoors than adults. As damage from the sun is cumulative over time, children should wear sunglasses as young as possible. In fact, 50% of our lifetime UV exposure occurs by the age of 18.

Anyone who drives should be wearing sunglasses, too. If you require prescription lenses, a dedicated pair of tinted lenses with your prescription is recommended.

A good pair of sunglasses will reduce eyestrain and fatigue, and improve the safety of your driving by allowing you to see sharply without glare. Polarized lenses enable you to see oncoming traffic through the windshields of other vehicles.

With that said, don’t wait any longer to protect your vision from the damaging effects of the sun.

Differences in Lenses and What’s New?

Now Available – Avulux Migraine & Light Sensitivity Lenses are the only clinically proven lenses that precisely filter light to help people living with migraine and light sensitivity.  A Harvard study showed blue, amber, and red wavelengths of light can cause an increase in migraine intensity.  Up to 60% of migraine attacks are triggered by light. Avulux optical technology filters harmful light, while letting soothing green light in, and may help people living with migraine. These lenses are available in single vision or progressive bifocal formats. The goal of wearing Avulux lenses include:

• reduction in light sensitivity, irritation, and light-triggered pain
• reduction in migraine pain
• reduction in the usual amount of pain medication needed to manage migraine symptoms
• reduction in the frequency of migraine attacks

Basic Sun Lens – will have a sun tint, the darker they look the more brightness they block

UV400 –  this filter is required to protect your eye by not allowing harmful UV light to travel thru the lens and at your eye and surrounding tissues such as your eyelids and peri-ocular skin

Polarized Lens – this is a filter within the lens that blocks distracting and uncomfortable glare, which is light reflected off of  horizontal surfaces, such as pavement, snow, and water

Transitions or Sensity – these are brand-name lenses that change color, they can be clear indoors and turn into tinted lenses when outdoors. The generic term behind the technology is called PHOTOCHROMATIC or PHOTOCHROMIC.

Xtractive Or Sensity Dark –  these brand name lenses also darken while driving, but not to the same level as when outside of a vehicle

NEW! Polarized Xtractive Sunlenses – these lenses become tinted (or transition) when outdoors, to a lesser extent while driving, but also become polarized as they tint. A polarized lens reduces glare and improves visual function and comfort by cutting out light that is reflected off of horizontal surfaces. They are superior sunlenses for driving and when around water.

Drivewear – these are brand-name lenses that are both permanently polarized sun lenses that can darken in brighter conditions. Drivewear lenses transition from a yellow color indoors or in cloudy conditions, to an amber color during sunny conditions.