Lens

Today's Visions doctors will consult with you regarding the best lens for your lifestyle. But one of the most comprehensive labs is Essilor - which features its Crizal, TD2 and Kids' Packages.

For consumers who demand crystal-clear vision with less eyestrain and fatigue - without distracting scratches - the premium Crizal anti-reflective (AR) lenses are popular because they minimize reflections, ease eyestrain for computer and TV users, protect both sides of your lens from scratches, make nighttime driving safer by reducing blinding reflections and minimize halos around stationary light sources. Plus, they are available in fashionable 1.67 high-index - one of the thinnest, flattest, most stylish lens profiles

For consumers who are concerned about protecting their lenses from annoying scratches, there's the Tough, Durable 2-sided protection of TD2. The lens TD2 lens surface is extraordinarily hard, with rock-hard silica particles that protect against even the toughest nicks and scratches. And TD2 allows the lens to expand and contract naturally so the scratch coating won't crack or peel.

Finally, for parents concerned about protecting their kids' lenses from the hazards of childhood, Kids' Packages will ease their minds. Their polycarbonate lenses protect young eyes from flying objects. Durable and scratch-resistant yet thin and lightweight, they are safe for the rough-and-tumble of children's play. Most important, because kids spend so much time outside, Kids' Packages screen out 100 percent of harmful UV light rays. Kids' Packages are available with either Crizal or TD2 lenses.

Progressive lens are a favorite of many.

Two of the more popular brands are SOLA and the much-publicized Varilux.

Your eyes perform hundred of visual tasks each day -- checking the rear-view mirror, reading a computer screen, scanning the shelves at the market, enjoying a bedtime book, and so on. When you reach your mid-40s, it gets harder to see everything you need. SOLAOne lenses have a special Teflon EasyCare Lens Coating, developing in conjunction with DuPont, and are made of a thin, lightweight material.

Varilux, from Essilor, is one of the most popular brands of progressive addition lens (PAL). Every six seconds a pair is purchased nationally. Essilor employs a sophisticated process called the Dioptric Loop that refines and evaluates every proposed lens design. The Dioptric Loop involves five phases: physiological research, optical design, prototyping, measure control, and incorporation of clinical and market study findings.

Two Varilux product lines are the Panamic, the most technologically advanced PAL, offering larger, wider and clearer vision field, and the Comfort, a breakthrough lens and the world's popular PAL, with a decade of extraordinary success behind it.

Check with your Today's Vision personnel for even more lens options. These are but a few.