Our patients’ vision correction is one of our top priorities. Your doctor may recommend a single vision, standard bifocal, or no-line progressive bifocal during your exam. Our knowledgeable opticians will then assist you with each of your eyewear decisions, and see to it that you receive your glasses in a timely manner. In many circumstances, we can produce your glasses in less than a single day in our in-office laboratories. Unlike any spectacle retail store, we promise to follow up with you to ensure your satisfaction. Please use this page to educate yourself regarding many of the eyeglass frames and lens options available.

Fashionable Eyewear

We offer the most fashionable eyeglass frames and lenses available from  top lines at prices less than or comparable to any major chain. Our opticians will help you select the look and color that works best with the shape of your face. There are multitudes of choices and looks, plastic vs. metal, conservative vs. carefree. Maybe you prefer the option of titanium rimless eyeglasses, so light and invisible you will almost forget you are wearing them. If we do not have the proper size or color in stock of any frame for you to try, or if you have seen a desired frame elsewhere, we’ll get it for you. All of our frames are guaranteed against defects for a period of one year.

Sunglasses

We highly recommend owning a pair of quality sunglasses. Studies have shown by effectively shielding your eyes against harmful UV light, you will be protecting yourself down the road against cataracts, ocular cancers, macular degeneration, and premature wrinkling of the skin around the eyes. We can turn any pair of eyeglass frames into a pair of prescription or non-prescription sunglasses. For those who enjoy fishing, boating, skiing, or just lounging at the pool, please make sure to ask an optician about the benefits of polarized lenses.

Children’s Eyewear

Kids tend to have special demands for eyeglasses, thus we have special programs just for them. If your child needs glasses, keeping his or her vision safe should be your first priority. We encourage an extra durable frame material and polycarbonate lenses for this very reason.

Polycarbonate Lenses

In addition to being both thinner and more lightweight than conventional lenses, this material is also 10 times more impact resistant than any other lens material. In fact, a very similar type of plastic is used in the windshields of our space shuttles! They are inherently UV protective and have a built-in scratch resistance. Sometimes referred to as “featherweight lenses,” polycarbonate is essential for use in children’s eyewear, sports eyewear, or safety glasses.

High Index lenses

For those who tend to reach toward the higher limits of near-or far-sightedness, we encourage high-index lenses. This special type of plastic refracts light more efficiently, allowing your lenses to be produced with the thinnest edges possible while preserving superior optics. You can finally toss out those old “Coke-bottle” eyeglasses!

Anti-Reflective Coatings

Breakthroughs in physics have allowed scientists to produce a lens coating that can significantly reduce the amount of glare that reaches the eyes from extraneous light sources. This can greatly cut down on eyestrain while working on a computer or driving at night by eliminating annoying reflections from overhead lighting and unwanted haloes around headlights. There is a definite cosmetic benefit as well -  people will see more of your eyes instead of the reflections off of your lenses. Similar coatings are often used in photographic lenses, computer monitors, and telescopes.

Photochromic Lenses

Photochromic lenses have the ability to rapidly change from clear indoor lenses to darkened sunglasses as you step outside. This does away with the need for separate pairs of eyeglasses and sunglasses. Recent breakthroughs have allowed these to be produced in almost any material—polycarbonate, high index lenses included. The lenses are activated by ultraviolet light and will remain dark until the UV light exposure is over.

Tints, UV Coatings, Scratch Coatings

Depending on your visual needs, we have the ability to add mild to moderate amounts of tint in a variety of colors. UV and scratch coatings are recommended for those who choose standard plastic lenses to add protection to and enhance the durability and lifespan of the lenses.