What is glare?
Besides choosing your favorite eyeglass frames, there is much to consider for the best quality eyeglass lenses. Voss Eyecare’s friendly and knowledgeable opticians are your go-to source for questions related to your eyeglass lenses. As an independent practice, Voss Eyecare can choose the best materials for our patients including Trivex, High Index, and polycarbonate lens materials. We also maximize insurance benefits and choose the best brands of lenses for our patients. This is why we can offer a variety of the most advanced lens brands like Varilux®, Shamir®, and Unity®, plus others. By asking questions and listening to our patients, we make suggestions which are ideal for each individual. Ultimately, we strive for smooth visits and successful vision outcomes.
Anti-Reflective Lenses
Anti-Reflective (AR) or non-glare features for your lenses reduce reflections allowing more light to pass through into the back of your eyes. Reflections prevent light reaching your eyes for optimal vision, which is why Dr. Voss recommends AR as part of his eyeglass prescriptions. Ultimately, the purpose of your eyeglasses are to help you see better, so AR features are about giving you the best opportunity to see well. Cosmetically, AR also makes your lenses clearer, so you look better in your glasses which is an added bonus.
Unlike years ago, many of the best anti-reflective features are now chemically bonded to the lenses during the manufacturing process. This provides the lenses with extra scratch protection and better durability. Some non-glare options also include blue-blocking specifically for computer use.
Our experienced opticians will make recommendations since there are various factors to consider when choosing a non-glare product. For example, Crizal® is a brand-name AR product which includes Prevencia®, Sapphire®, and Rock®. There are other quality AR products manufactured to be compatible with the brand of lenses you are purchasing.