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Tip for knowing about eyeglasses lenses AR-coatings

After deciding your new eyeglasses frame and lenses at online site, there’s another point you should take account into, the coatings, which can enhance the performance and appearance of your eyeglasses lenses, today, let’s talk about Anti-reflective coatings, which also have the name of anti-glare coatings or AR or coatings.

Actually, these lenses are not used in eyeglasses lenses, you can also find them on camera and microscopes lenses, the composition of these lenses are the same, it contains several layers of metal oxides, that’s the reason why sometimes, Anti-reflective coatings have a hint of purple or green color, and they are applied to the both sides of the lenses, front and back lens surfaces, as the specific color, it depends on the individual manufacturer’s formula, and sometimes, many optical store even you provide the lens color as your order, however, the efforts of such coatings are the same, they are all used to improve both your vision through your lenses and the appearance of your eyeglasses.

The coating is not just a simple film but consists of several layers, just as its name, they are produced to block light, so each layer is scientifically calculated to block reflected glare. That’s the reason why most drivers love to order such coatings on their lenses, it is a great safety benefit as they can reflect the glares from the headlight of coming cars and the surface of the road, they have a great effort of reduction in glare, halos around lights and annoying reflections, moreover, these coatings not only can eliminate the reflections from outside, but also can reduces both external and internal reflections on the lenses themselves, the former one can give others a fuzzy and not complete view when they are looking at you, while the later one can make lenses look thick, when you are wearing such lenses coatings, others may feel you have a nicer cosmetic appearance, as these coatings eliminated these reflections, and eyeglasses lenses look thinner or non-existent! So, Anti-glare coatings are especially beneficial if you choose high-index lenses, as these lighter, thinner lenses reflect more light than regular plastic lenses!

Here is a tip for cleaning such coated lenses, use only products that your optician recommends, as they are easy to be scratched, lens cleaners with harsh chemicals may damage the anti-glare coatings. As the price, they are really cheap, some online sites even provide them for free if you choose lenses at their shops!
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