How To Get The Most From Your Prescription Glasses

Santa Barbara is a beautiful place. Between the mountains and the beach, we have lots of reasons to be grateful here. Prescription eyeglasses allow us to enjoy all that our local scenery has to offer. Getting the best clarity for those who need eyeglasses doesn’t just start and end with the prescription. There are advantages to lens features that you may not even know you have been wearing on your eyewear. I want to go into detail about the best lens features for your prescription eyewear, specifically for Santa Barbara and Goleta. 

Anti Reflection
Anti-Glare or Anti-Reflection is likely the most important feature you can add to your eyewear. This feature reduces light interference on your lenses and improves light transmission. Put simply, it allows more light to bend THROUGH the lens and less light to bounce OFF the lens. Anti-Glare coatings come standard with some level of UV protection. We opt for the highest tier coatings, which gives you Sunglass-level UV protection, and improvement on the standard UV filter. These UV features make Anti-Glare coatings an essential choice for Santa Barbara, given our favorable sunny weather even in the winter months. 


Photochromic or Transitions
In addition to Anti-Glare, Transitions or color-changing eyeglass lenses are an ideal choice for Santa Barbara and Goleta. We are a far cry away from the Transitions lenses of the 90’s. The technology has improved to include a variety of new colors as well as extra dark options. They change to a 85% darkness density in full sunlight within 3 minutes and return to clear indoors within about 5 minutes. The speed and density will vary based on the color choice, however the comfort of a darker lens outdoors adds to the versatility of your glasses. 


Digital Lenses

Digital lenses are designed with multiple major reference points. In a traditional lens there is one major reference point directly in the center of the lens. As we move away from this reference point we lose fidelity in our prescription eyeglass lenses. Digital lenses are designed to flatten towards the edges allowing for a wider field of view. This technology is available in progressive lenses and single vision distance eyeglasses as well. 

While there are other features we can add to our eyeglass lenses, these are the best for enjoying the scenery in our town. Our team can educate you on the best options, as we have been the experts in our field for Santa Barbara and Goleta communities for over 50 years! Still family owned and operated, we are here for you. Come by for a free adjustment, or consultation on lens choices.