What Are the Different Lens Coatings?

Many people are not aware of the different lens coating. In optical shops, lens coatings are offered after choosing a frame for your glasses. The type of lens coating depends on your optical need.

It is important to know the purpose of lens coating which enhances the durability, performance, and appearance of lenses of your eyeglass. It is applicable to single vision, bifocal, or progressive lenses.

Selecting the right frame that fits your style is hard as well as choosing the right type of lenses for your eyes. A popular lens coating is known as the anti-reflective coating or anti-glare coating. It eliminates the reflections and glare from your eyeglass lenses.

With the help of anti-reflective coating, there are no distracting reflections from your eyeglass, it gives you better vision at night, and a comfortable vision when it comes to reading and using a computer.

AR coating is highly recommended for polycarbonate and high-index lenses because they reflect more light than regular or plastic lenses. It is also recommended with aspheric lenses because they have more noticeable reflections due to the flatter curves they have.

For a comfortable vision in all lighting conditions, an anti-reflective coating is added to photochromic lenses for a better light transmission when it comes to night driving.

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What Type of Lens Coating Protects Your Glasses?

The eyeglass lenses are not scratch-proof. To protect your glasses, a scratch-resistant coating is suggested. It is highly ideal for kids’ lenses because they drop their glasses more.

Most eyeglass lenses today have a built-in scratch-resistant coating. Using scratch-resistant coating, scrapes and other marks can be resisted and makes the quality even durable. You need to know the warranty for the lenses.

Be aware that this type of coating will not completely protect your lens. You still need to take care of your glasses to maintain their newness.

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What Type of Lens Coating Can Protect My Eyes?

It is frustrating when eyeglasses fog up when they come in from the cold. It puts them at risk because it limits their ability to see until the fogs clear up. Fog Free is a factory-applied coating that allows your lens to stay clear even with transition from cold to warm environment.

An ultraviolet blocking dye is another option for lens coating to keep your eye safe from overexposure to UV light that can result in cataracts or retinal damage.

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