Lenses
We have one of the widest selection of lenses you will find in Hertfordshire, from single vision, varifocal and occupational lenses. So you can be rest assured that the most suitable lenses are recommended to meet your requirements.
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Varilux® X series™
Varilux® X series™ – the first eye-responsive varifocal lens
Our eyes make over 100,000 movements daily, working hard to process information like never before in today’s digitally connected world. Varilux® X series™ responds to this evolution in our vision.
Eye movements are multi-directional, but when it comes to varifocals, standard designs only support linear eye movement, making it difficult for our eyes to change focus rapidly.
Everyone needs the best and most comfortable vision, so we always recommend the most advanced varifocal lens, specifically designed using artificial intelligence around how your eyes move. Thanks to artificial intelligence, the lenses predict how you look at things. You’ll experience instant visual sharpness, even when moving around and seamless transitions from near-to-far and between.
The lenses offer easy adaptation and reduced distortions; you’ll notice the difference as soon as you put them on.
Eyezen®
Eyezen® enhanced single vision lenses
Eyezen® is a fantastic everyday spectacle lens that provides comfort and protection for people living in a digitally connected world.
The increased usage of smartphones, tablets, flat-screen TVs and computers creates extra visual demands, which can be hard on our eyes and may cause digital eye strain.
Eyezen® is an enhanced single-vision lens that filters at least 20% of harmful blue light emitted by digital screens and works to reduce digital eye strain symptoms.
They provide sharper vision than ordinary single-vision lenses. They suit everyone with a single-vision prescription who wants to make screen use easier.
We also recommend the Eyezen® Kids range of lenses to our younger patients whose vision plays a crucial role in their development and growth. Promoting a healthy image during your children’s school years is essential, especially as their visual system is still developing.
Transitions®
Transitions®
Transitions® lenses, also called photochromic or adaptive lenses, are light-intelligent spectacle lenses that protect the eyes from harmful UV rays.
They are transparent indoors and darken within a minute or less when exposed to UV rays. They help protect from UV and filter blue-violet light1 and are suitable for outdoor use, so there is no need to replace them with sunglasses; you’ll only need one pair.
The transition from clear to dark does not affect vision quality or comfort, making them an excellent alternative to standard lenses.
They are convenient because they eliminate the need for separate frames for prescription glasses and sunglasses. They are available in various colours and suitable for most frames to give you a stylish look.
A specific design option is available for driving, which darkens behind the windscreen to give you precise, safe, and sharp vision whilst at the wheel.
Essilor®
Essilor® Stellest® lenses are Essilor®’s best solution to fight your child’s myopia
What are Essilor® Stellest® lenses?
Essilor® Stellest® lenses correct myopia but also control its progression, with no compromises.
Essilor® Stellest® lenses are designed with two ingeniously complementary parts that, when combined, have a powerful effect. A correct part to give sharp vision to children and a control one to slow down the progression of myopia.
How do they work?
Essilor® Stellest® lenses have been designed with an exclusive and pioneering technology called H.A.L.T.2
The H.AL.T.2 technology is made of a constellation of 1,021 invisible3 lenslets, spread in 11 rings. This constellation creates a signal in front of the retina that acts as a shield against eye elongation and, therefore, myopia progression.
Why choose Essilor® Stellest® lenses for your child?
Essilor® Stellest® lenses can slow myopia progression by 67%, compared to standard single-vision lenses, when worn 12 hours a day.3
In its clinical trials, after the first year, the eye growth of 9 out of 10 children wearing Essilor® Stellest® lenses was similar to or slower than that of non-myopic children.4
Moreover, 100% of children are fully adapted within a week.5
Why should you consult a children’s eyecare specialist?
As a children’s eyecare specialist, we recommend Essilor® Stellest® lenses for all myopic children and track and provide feedback on the results for each patient.
Crizal®
Crizal® Spectacle Lenses
Crizal® anti-reflective lenses provide complete protection for your eyes and clear vision. The lenses have many features and benefits, including protection from harmful UV rays outdoors.
Adapted to various wearers’ preferences, every lens in the Crizal® range has the same level of quality and clarity to provide the absolute sharpest vision.
Crizal® Easy Pro combines the perks of durability, scratch resistance, easy cleaning and UV protection all in one lens.
Crizal® Sapphire ™ UV – Top of the range for the best clarity. Multi-angular technology reduces reflections from all directions. This minimises glare, offers enhanced UV protection and provides better nighttime driving.
Crizal® Prevencia® lenses filter out harmful blue-violet light from digital screens. But they allow helpful blue-turquoise light through.
Ask our expert team about the best Crizal® for your needs.
References:
1) Transitions lenses filter at least 26% of blue-violet light indoors& at least 86% outdoors. Tests performed on grey lenses with a premium anti-reflective coating. Blue-violet light is between 400 and 455nm (ISO TR20772:2018)
2) Highly Aspherical Lenslet Targets
3) Aesthetic finish
3) Compared to single vision lenses, when worn by children at least 12 hours per day every day. Bao, J., Huang, Y., Li, X., Yang, A., Zhou, F., Wu, J., Wang, C., Li, Y., Lim, E.W., Spiegel, D.P., Drobe, B., Chen, H., 2022. Spectacle Lenses With Aspherical Lenslets for Myopia Control vs Single-Vision Spectacle Lenses: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Ophthalmol. 140(5), 472–478. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2022.0401
4) Two-year prospective, controlled, randomized, double-masked clinical trial results on 54 myopic children wearing Stellest™ lenses compared to 50 myopic children wearing single vision lenses. Results based on 32 children who declared wearing Stellest® lenses at least 12 hours per day every day. Eye growth of non-myopic children based on 700 datapoints of school children enrolled in the Wenzhou Medical University-Essilor Progression and Onset of Myopia (WEPrOM) prospective cohort study. Stable correction need defined as a spherical equivalent refraction change on both eyes strictly lower than 0.50D.
5) Two-year prospective, controlled, randomized, double-masked clinical trial results on 54 myopic children wearing Stellest® lenses compared to 50 myopic children wearing single vision lenses. Results based on 32 children who declared wearing Stellest® lenses at least 12 hours per day every day. Bao, J. et al. (2021). One-year myopia control efficacy of spectacle lenses with aspherical lenslets. Br. J. Ophthalmol. doi:10.1136/bjophthalmol-2020-318367.