Polarized Lens: Ticket to a better outdoor vision.

Varilux Sport suiting up now

Varilux has released Varilux Sport, the first lens geared specifically to the athlete in you. Each lens is designed for task- specific events such as hiking, biking, golf, etc. The design and Polarization color are specific to research done on that sport, giving you maximum viewing area, maximum protection, and vision enhancement. Now available at Trinity Eye Care!

Lens Color Guides

 
Non-stop lifestyles have led to a new group of patients who expect their sunwear to perform like the high-tech equipment they use for sports. 

Colors play an important role in sunglass enhancement. Gone are the days of two color choices (gray and brown). A wide variety of color options are now available, each with unique benefits for a vast array of sports. 

Golf - violet colored lenses provide better tracking of a white ball against the green grass. For color discrimination while viewing the ball in the air and on the course, brown, brownish-rose and green lenses are helpful. 

Archery or Firearms - will better discern their targets when using yellow, orange or amber lenses. 

Baseball - brown lenses are the color of choice to distinguish the ball in the blue sky as well as on the green field. 
Cycling - when interchangeable lenses can be taken along, yellow or vermilion work best in low-light. conditions, while blue or brown/amber assist to increase contrast.

Fishing or Boating - the tried and true gray polarized lenses are still an excellent choice

Hiking - Interchangeable lenses with color choices of yellow, amber and darker brown assist with contract and can hep as light increases or diminishes over the day into dusk 

Running - consider dark brown or gray for sunny days, and yellow/amber as light levels decrease. Consider flash mirrors for brighter days.

Skiing/Snowboarding - Amber offers good contract from blue sky, switching to vermilion, orange, or yellow for low light conditions. Polarized lenses can be helpful.

While ordinary tinted lenses reduce brightness, only polarized lenses eliminate glare. Polarization is achieved by placing a thin sheet of polarized film between two layers of material.  Light rays vibrate in many directions. As light passes through a polarized lens, the polarized film channels the light rays to travel in the same direction; thus eliminating unsightly glare, much the same way as a Venetian blind channels light.  The three most important factors in grading a polarized lens are: (a) clarity of the polarized film: inferior polarized lenses have a hazy film. (b) density of the polarized film: lenses that possess a light film will not perform as well as lenses that utilize a dark film. (c) film placement: in order to achieve a cosmetically appealing thin pair of eyeglasses, the laboratory must be able to know, with certainty, exactly where the polarized film is placed in relationship to the front of the lens. With proper polarized lenses in your sunglasses, not only will you see comfortably, you can also reassure that your eyes will be protected properly for any outdoor environment.