Getting new eyeglasses? The frames you select are what everyone will notice, but of course the lenses are responsible for correcting your vision.

You’re bound to be offered multiple options for lens materials, most commonly, high index and polycarbonate. If you’re like most, you probably put a lot more thought into selecting your frames than your lens material. Most customers base their decision on the price.

However, you should understand your choice will affect durability, visual clarity, and more. So we’ll examine the two most common lens materials here and present the advantages and disadvantages you should be aware of.

You’ve found frames you love amongst the massive selection offered by EZContacts. It’s time to complete your order, which requires getting your prescription just right. 

Yes, you’ll need to make some choices and enter your prescription properly. But no, it shouldn’t be confusing. This step-by-step guide will help you make informed choices and get the exact eyeglasses you want and need. 

Sunglasses with polarized lenses reduce the glare from bright light reflecting off of flat surfaces.

As such, many athletes attest to their effectiveness. They claim to see more clearly and then claim to perform better. See, many athletes state polarized lenses help them feel more relaxed because they don’t have to stress or strain to see. 

Are polarized lenses right for you? 

Progressive lenses are a wonderful innovation in eyewear. But they’re not for everybody. 

They differ from bifocals, which have only two lens powers—one for distant objects and one in the lower half of the lens—for vision correction at a specified reading distance. With bifocals, the different power zones have a clearly visible line across the center of the lens.

Progressive lenses don’t have this line. In fact, they’re sometimes called “no-line bifocals.” The truth is, progressive lenses offer a more advanced multifocal design than bifocals—or trifocals.