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The choice of tinted prescription glasses
Choosing the right pair of prescription glasses involves selecting a light, robust frame, but also efficient lenses.
Lenses not only provide visual correction, but also guarantee optimum visual comfort.
While tinted lenses offer a number of advantages on sunglasses, the question arises as to whether they are suitable for prescription glasses.
Tinted glasses and their benefits
The classic spectacle lens consists of a transparent pane generally made of silicon oxide.
Now, pigmentation can be added to these mineral or organic lenses.
This is the case with sunglasses lenses, where the transparency has been replaced by a tint that can be of different colours.
Contrary to what many people think, glass tinting is not just there to give a style, even if it also does.
In fact, tinting gives lenses additional capabilities.
First and foremost, tinted lenses protect the eyes from strong sunlight by acting as an anti-UV filter.
This is their primary function in a pair of sunglasses.
But tinted lenses also provide visual comfort, soothing the eyes by reducing the impact of the sun's rays.
Besides, it should be noted that each tint of glass can bring specific properties.
For instance, certain colours of lens will offer a natural colour reproduction, while others will provide better UV protection.
Can tinted lenses be fitted on prescription glasses?
Sunglasses are generally those fitted with tinted lenses.
However, both prescription and non-prescription glasses can be fitted with tinted lenses.
It is even possible to have tinted lenses fitted to your current spectacle frames.
You then benefit from all the advantages of tinted sunglass lenses, while retaining the visual clarity provided by the correction.
This means that corrective lenses can be tinted, whatever the visual problem, such as myopia, astigmatism or presbyopia.
In fact, all prescription lenses, whether single vision or progressive, can be tinted.
However, depending on the disorder, a particular tint may be recommended, such as brown for myopes or grey for astigmatism.
In fact, the choice of tint can be made based on the look, but it will preferably be made in terms of what it provides for visual comfort.
For instance, the ice tint provides the best UV filtration, while yellow is reputed to reduce eye fatigue.
Similarly, grey reduces the reverberation effect, while green does not distort colours and reproduces contrasts well.
Don't hesitate to ask your Optical Center optician for advice on the choice of tint for your corrective lenses.
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