Wondering whether high index lenses are worth all the hype? High Index Lenses: The Advantages High index lenses are becoming increasingly popular as more and more people are wearing them and enjoying the thinness, light weight, and comfort that come with them. But what are all the advantages, and are they worth the higher price […]

1.70 and 1.74 prescriptions easily fall into the “high index” category, which means consumers of corrective eye-wear in these indices can take advantage of the benefits of high index lenses. To understand those benefits, let’s examine how your lenses work and are measured. High Index Lenses in 1.70 and 1.74 Lenses correct vision by refracting, […]

High index lenses are more expensive than regular lenses… are they for me? Should I Get High Index Lenses? If you’re shopping for prescription glasses online, you may have come across high index and wondered whether this lens material is for you. There are quite a few good reasons to get high index lenses, but […]

The benefits of high index lenses are hard to overlook. Due to the chemical makeup of the material from which they are created, high index lenses have more refractive power than standard plastic or glass. This means that stronger prescriptions are lighter and thinner when formed from high index material. And when the subject is […]

Thick lenses getting you down? There’s a solution for that. My Lenses are So Thick! Anybody who’s been wearing prescription glasses for a long time can attest: your lenses get thicker as your prescription gets stronger. If you’re asking, “Why are my lenses so thick?” you’re probably really wondering, “What can I do to get […]

Prescription glasses can have a huge range of thicknesses. How thin can they get? What Are the Thinnest Glasses I Can Get? In the past, strong prescription wearers were stuck with thick, bulky, heavy lenses because there was no technology available to make them thinner. Today, people with strong prescriptions can get thin glasses that […]