Shopping for eyeglasses?

In this article we will help you to understand the benefits of prescription eyewear, and we will provide helpful information for selecting the right lenses to meet your lifestyle demands. NewUEyewear hopes that sharing this information with you will help you easily choose the right lenses. First off, it is advisable that everyone owns a pair of prescription or non - prescription sunglasses to protect their eyes from UV rays. Here are some examples of glasses that are suited to the following activities :

• Sports - Protective / safety eyewear
• Computer - A/R, UV coatings , Single vision intermediate range or office computer lens to avoid ' stiff neck'.
• Piano - single vision intermediate range lenses, A/R coating

Please take a few minutes to read and select / consider those activities for which you need eyeglasses, and NewUEyewear will help you decide on what is most suitable for you. Here are some examples of activities you may need different pair of glasses : dress wear, business wear, evening, sports , driving , reading, computer, public speaking, sunglasses, cooking, knitting, piano...

Lens Type:

• Single vision - provide one power of vision correction throughout the lens . They can be distance , reading . Single Vision lens can be used as a specialty eyewear when made for specific consumer needs such as for computer users or musicians.
• Digital Single Vision Lenses - offer advance technology in a lens processing , which eliminates many of the aberrations ( image distortion ) . The new digital lens surfacing enables the prescription to stay exact to doctors specifications . This is ideal for high prescriptions and large amounts of astigmatism.
• Office lens - looks like single vision lens without any segment line and available in digital design. Upper half of the lens contains an intermediate (arm's length ) vision correction , bottom half reading . Great choice for computer users.
• Bifocal lenses - provide both distance and close -up correction but not mid-range distance . Bifocal lenses have a visible line , where the upper portion is for seeing objects at distance and lower portion is for seeing objects at close . The segment is visible.
• Trifocals - provide three different corrective powers ( distance , mid-range and reading). The segment has two visible sections , mid-range and reading
• Progressive lenses - provide continuous , smooth clear vision throughout the lens from distance to arm's length to close -up. They look like single vision lenses without any segment lines.
• Progressive Digital Lenses - offer quality of a digital camera , the higher the pixel count results in crisp vision throughout, with six times more accuracy than regular progressives , wider vision channels for both near and intermediate ( arm's range). First time progressive wearers and non-adapt will benefit from this new product . Digital lenses are excellent choice for patients who want to experience the latest in lens technology .

Lens coatings

• Anti-Glare - glare reduction . Seeing clearly is very important and can be archived with anti-reflective coating . It Sharpens vision by reducing glare caused by reflected light in a day or night time. Driving at night can be challenging due to reflection and double images from oncoming headlights. Anti-glare reduces eye fatigue and stress due to the time spent in front of computer screens and fluorescent lighting . Having this feature with your lenses will improve and expend the field of vision , great choice for public speaking , computer users , business professionals , night time drivers .
• Scratch- coating protects lens from scratching less
• U/V coating - clear coating , protects the wellness of your eyes from harmful ultraviolet light .
• Tint - the color of tints can go from lighter to very dark and can include a wide selection of colors. Tints can be solid ( same throughout the lens or graduate f rom darker on top of the lens to gradually lighter on the bottom )
• Transitions® lenses - allows you to have clear vision indoors and at night , outside the lens darkens due to sun light passing through the lens. It has build-in UVA and UVB, Scratch resistance. Anti - glare coating can be applied to Transitions® lens. Recommended for anyone.
• Polarized lenses - true sunglasses . 100% UV protected. They eliminate reflected glare caused by light bouncing off shiny surfaces. Great choice for skiers , drivers , fisherman , anyone .
• Mirror lenses - can reduce infrared rays , offer cosmetic appearance .

Have more questions ? Let NewUEyewear assist you in making the right frame/ lens selection. Contact info: 954- 746-2939 Or email: info@newueyear.com