eyeglass frames
Designer Eyeglasses To Suite Any Lifestyle
Our office carries the latest designer eye wear for adults and children.
There are many new features available for eyeglass frames. Ultra-lightweight titanium can bring comfort to the strongest prescriptions, Flexon is almost indestructible, Avante Garde is coated to prevent corrosion and flex hinges along with silicone nose pads prevent slippage.
Lenses Available at Dr. Friedman's Office
We feature the newest thinner and lighter lenses. We provide our patients who need reading help with superior Progressive lenses from Varilux & Sola. The all important ultra-violet coating is available for all lenses as is scratch coating and any color tint imaginable. Transitions and photogray allow for darkening in sunlight and lightening indoors.
Progressive Lens
In March, 2007 Vailux launched the Physio 360. This new lens brings the corrective power of wavefront technology used in laser surgery to progressive lenses through W.A.V.E. technology. This lens provides sharper acuity in expanded fields of vision at all viewing distances. We will be happy to demonstrate for you how this lens will provide you with the sharpest vision available.
Hi Index and Polycarbonate
Thinner, Lighter, Stronger. All lenses have an Index of Refraction. This is the amount that light is bent (refracted) when going through the lens. It is based on the type of material, the curvature and the thickness of the lens.
The higher the index of refraction, the thinner and flatter a lens can be made. The high index lens is over 40% thinner and lighter.
Hi-Index lenses are therefore thinner, lighter and flatter than regular glass or plastic lenses. These new lenses have eliminated the old "coke bottle" glasses.
The cost has come down as usage increased and these lenses are available in almost every imaginable prescription.
Polycarbonate lenses are designed from space-age
technology. This type of plastic, which was used for jet fighter canopies and astronaut's helmets, is now available in eyeglass lenses. Polycarbonate has a very high index of refraction with all the benefits attributed to this trait and it is also incredibly strong. Children's glasses, safety glasses, various occupational glasses and many farsighted lenses are made from this wonderful material. In many cases it provides the thinnest and lightest lenses available. Transitions III
Transitions plastic, high index or polycarbonate lenses respond to sunlight and darken automatically to absorb up to 80% of visible light. These lenses have been radically enhanced since their conception in the early 1990's.
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The colors change faster with excellent consistency, the range of color has increased, and now with the third generation, Transitions III, the gray and brown color integrity has been perfected. Now Transitions is available in XTRActive true gray color. This is an excellent option for those patients who spend a large amount of their time outdoors. This lens is 85% absorbent in daylight and 25% absorbent indoors.
Anti-Reflection Coating
Anti-Reflection Coating allows more light to pass through the lens thus reducing glare and actually clearing vision. The coating supplied by Dr. Friedman's Office is 10 layers thick. Our competitors often offer only a 1 layer coat. Your glasses & eyes look better and you see better. Night vision is dramatically enhanced. Objects appear brighter and crisper but without glare. In daytime, anti-reflection coating eliminates most reflections for increased comfort and less eye fatigue.