High Index- Another outstanding breakthrough in lens technology is “high-index” optical plastic. Lenses made from this new polymer are as much as 30% thinner than conventional plastic lenses. High-Index plastic is denser and thereby does not have to be as thick in order to refract the light into your eyes. Despite their higher density, the overall weight of these lenses is usually less that ordinary plastic lenses because they are so much thinner.

Reflection Free- Until recently nearsighted patients with moderate or high amounts of lens correction have been doomed to having a shiny “Coke bottle” look to their glasses, due to the reflections on the surface and on the edges of their lenses. Thanks to a revolutionary new lens coating process, over 90% of the unflattering reflections can be eliminated. The result is that a thin or even very thick lens seems to almost disappear when viewed from the front. What the patient sees through the lens is also better, especially at night since most of the annoying reflections are eliminated.