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Eyeglasses and Your Eyes

Eyeglasses today are fashion accessories, as stylish as purses and belts. In fact, you'll find familiar names – Gucci, Vera Wang, and Calvin Klein just to name a few - on your choice of frames these days. So don't fret if contact lenses irritate your eyes. Instead, scope out the latest fashion frames at Total Family Eyecare to give your face a fresh look.

What Types of Lenses Are Available?
As technology advances so, too, do eyeglass lenses. In the past, eyeglass lenses were made exclusively of glass. Today most eyeglasses are made of high-tech plastics. These new lenses are lighter, do not break as easily as glass lenses, and can be treated with a filter to shield your eyes from damaging ultraviolet light. The following modern eyeglass lenses are lighter, thinner, and more scratch-resistant than glass lenses or the older, common plastic lenses. All eyeglasses and lenses are warranted for two full years.

* Polycarbonate lenses. These eyeglass lenses are impact resistant and are a good choice for all children, people who regularly participate in sporting activities, or work in a job environment in which their eyeglasses may be easily scratched or broken.
* Transitions and tinted lenses. Made typically from polycarbonate or plastic, these eyeglasses change from clear to tinted when exposed to sunlight. This eliminates the need for prescription sunglasses.
* High index plastic lenses. Designed for people who require strong prescriptions, these eyeglass lenses are lighter and thinner than the standard, thick "coke bottle" lenses that may otherwise be needed.
* Aspheric lenses. These eyeglass lenses are unlike typical lenses, which are spherical in shape. Aspheric lenses are made up of differing degrees of curvature over its surface, which allows the lens to be thinner and flatter than other lenses. This also creates an eyeglass lens with a much larger usable portion than the standard lens.

What Are Multifocal Eyeglass Lenses?
People who have more than one vision problem (for example, have difficulty seeing both far away and up close) often need eyeglasses with multifocal lenses. Multifocal lenses, such as bifocals, trifocals, or progressives, are eyeglass lenses that contain two or more vision-correcting prescriptions. In years past, you could spot a multifocal lens by the line separating the two sections. But today multifocal lenses can be made to look seamlessly attractive. No one but you and the doctor will ever know!

Bifocals. Bifocals are the most common type of multifocal lens. The eyeglass lens is split into two sections; the upper part is for distance vision and the lower part for near vision. They are usually prescribed for people over the age of 40 whose focusing ability has declined due to presbyopia.

Trifocals. Trifocals are simply bifocals with a third section used for people who need help seeing objects that are within an arm's reach.

If you have questions about which eyeglass lens is right for you, talk to Dr. Lampert or Dr. Sheiner. They can help you choose the lens that best fits your lifestyle and vision needs.

How Should You Care for Your Eyeglasses?
* Always store eyeglasses in a clean, dry place away from potential damage.
* Clean your eyeglasses with water and a non-lint cloth, as necessary, to keep them spot free and prevent distorted vision.
* See Dr. Lampert or Dr. Sheiner annually to check your eyeglass prescription. Remember, eyeglasses can correct most common vision problems simply, without surgery, eye drops or fuss.

Click any of the links below to read some Frequently Asked Questions
about common eye conditions that can often be corrected by eyeglasses:

Astigmatism | Farsightedness (Hyperopia) | Nearsightedness (Myopia)

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