Anti Reflection Coatings
Are designed to reduce the light lost by reflection off the front and back of a lens. The result, depending on the lens material, is an improvement in vision of approximately 8-12% as this is the extra amount of the light your eyes receive through the lenses.
Other benefits are:
- Improved cosmetic appearance –better eye-to-eye contact with other people as attention is taken away from the reflections on the lenses. Also lenses look less thick and bulbous (curved) purely because they are less obvious.
- Safer Vision – due to a reduction in distracting back reflections a lot of annoying ghosts images/shadows movements are eliminated making the wearers vision seem far more natural. i.e. those annoying eyelash shadow movements disappear. Anti-reflection coatings are especially useful with driving at night due to the reduction in dazzle from car headlights and streetlights. They are also helpful in computer/ offices environments with all the lighting and VDU’s. Also when indoors. Especially if there is poor light, the contrast on paper is improved dramatically when reading.
- More comfortable vision- Reduced eyestrain and headaches- There are two forms of glare, brightness and reflective. Anti-reflection lenses in contradiction to light sensitive eyes can be benefit. They make you see brighter and clearer but at the same time reduces the annoying glare off the back of the lenses which to many is one of the main reasons for eye fatigue and headaches (other than the lens type or prescription). A tint needs to be applied before this coating is done for those that have a more serious problem with sensitivity.
