At Lifetime Eye Care our board certified opticians are here to help you with lenses and materials to meet all of your optical needs. We are skilled at converting difficult glasses prescriptions into comfortable and attractive eyewear. Our optical laboratory has the latest equipment available to manufacture your glasses. We are able to tint, coat, harden and edge spectacle lenses to fit any frame.

Our highly qualified opticians are able to adjust and fit your glasses to you for extended comfort while providing excellent vision. They are also experienced in frame repair should accidents or emergencies arise.

Frames:
In addition to the extensive selection of economical as well as designer frames available on display in our Optical Dispensary, we can special-order almost any frame available in the world.

Lens Materials:
Plastic:
Conventional hard resin lenses are half the weight of glass lenses and can be tinted to almost any color and intensity.

Lighter thinner lenses:
Modern technology has created lenses that bend light differently so that stronger corrections are thinner than when made in conventional plastic materials. Such materials are known as "HI Index" lenses.

Polycarbonate:
This is the lens of choice for young people, active patients and anyone concerned with safety because it is the most impact resistant lens available. This is also one of the lightest, thinnest and most comfortable lenses.

Sun darkening lenses:
Lenses that darken as you go from indoors to outdoor sunlight are available in both glass and lightweight hard resin materials.

Lens Designs:
Single Vision Lenses:
When correction is needed for only one distance or only one power is needed to see clearly at all distances, a single vision lens is most appropriate.

Progressive Lenses:
When you need a different prescription for reading than for distance, a progressive lens offers the benefits of a multifocal lens (with gradually changing power) without lines between powers. These lenses provide more natural vision by allowing clear sight at all distances (distance, near, and everywhere in between). They are available in all materials.

Bifocal Lenses:
Bifocals provide correction in 2 powers - distance & near. As the need for a reading lens progresses to stronger powers, a bifocal is no longer able to adequately provide clear intermediate vision. A gap develops between the distance and near clear zones causing blurred vision at arms length.

Trifocal Lenses:
Trifocals provide correction for 3 powers - distance, arms length & near. This can provide limited correction for the gap left by a bifocal when higher correction powers are needed for reading. While not as continuous as a progressive lens design, a trifocal does provide clarity beyond the reading distance out to approximately 3 feet.

Computer Lenses:
Extensive computer use requires correction for the computer distance in the straight ahead position of the lens (so you do not have to tilt back, extend and stress your neck in order to see clearly at that working distance). Computer lenses are designed to provide computer correction in the middle of the lens with reading below and distance correction in the upper portion of the lens so you can look up and see clearly across the room.

Occupational Lenses:
Occupational designs are available to meet the special needs presented by certain work environments. Many occupations require extensive near work both below and above eye level (carpenters, mechanics, plumbers, electricians, etc.). Specially designed lenses can provide near correction in both the top and bottom portion of the lens.

Sports Glasses:
Many lens designs and lens treatments are available for the special requirements of sports enthusiasts. From swim goggles to ski goggles, fishing lenses to shooting and mountain climbing lenses, they are designed to help you get the most out of your endeavors with visual efficiency, comfort and safety. Polycarbonate is the material of choice for active sports.

Lens Treatments:
Scratch Protection Coating:
Hard resin lenses can scratch more easily than glass. Special coatings can help protect your lenses from scratching with normal everyday use.

Ultraviolet Protection:
To help block ultraviolet rays which can damage your eyes, a special treatment can be added to a hard resin lens to completely block hazardous UV light.

Anti Reflection Coating:
Anti-reflective coating is particularly effective for reducing eye fatigue from computers, night driving and fluorescent lights that cause glare. This also enhances the appearance of the lens and glasses by removing all distracting reflections from the lens surface.

Polarized Sun Lenses:
Polarized lenses eliminate reflected glare from surfaces illuminated by bright sunlight. They are great for driving, fishing, hunting and all types of outdoor activities.

These are by no means the only lens materials, designs, or treatments available. Please tell us your work or leisure visual interests and we can tailor exactly the right lenses for all your visual needs.