Glasses to fit your lifestyle

Our lifestyle is constantly changing. Whether you are an office worker, a student, a sportsperson, or a parent, you will have different vision needs when performing day to day activities. At Essilor we bring you the latest in technology offering a range of spectacle lenses to meet all wearers’ demands.

Lifestyle and Lenses

Your eyes & the computer

2 People working on laptops Working on Visual Display Units (VDU's) places greater visual demands on the eyes than traditional office work. People tend to work for long periods without breaks and the two eye-muscle groups that help you focus and direct the eyes onto the screen become tired and fatigued. The results can be symptoms such as headaches, blurred vision, problems changing focus, itching and burning eyes. These are some typical symptoms of eye strain common to all VDU users. Your eyecare professional will be able to advise you on the best solution to these problems.

The best way to combat eye strain and fatigue is to ensure that you have your eyes tested regularly, rest your eyes frequently by focusing on objects around the room at different distances and out the window if possible, and if you read or use a computer for more than three hours a day we recommend the use of Anti-Fatigue lenses.

Please refer to your eye care professional to find the best solution for you.

Your Eyes & Driving

Driving at night Good vision is fundamental for safe driving. On sunny days, you need good sunglass lenses to avoid blinking or squinting. Polarised sun lenses are recommended as they reduce surface reflection and glare.
Night driving is especially demanding due to ghost images and reflection. Crizal lenses greatly reduce these ghost images and eye fatigue. Driving safely also requires good vision at all distance. If you are presbyopic, Varilux progressive lenses will enable you to see all distances, from your road map to signs far away.

Protection for Children

You want your children to have good quality and safe lenses which will withstand their daily activities, games, and quiet moments. Polycarbonate, and to some extent plastic lenses, are the safest option as glass lenses can break and injure your child. A good Scratch resistant coating on both sides of the lens prevents damage during daily usage.

To protect our eyes from UVA and UVB rays during long exposure to the sun, doctors recommend we wear wide-brimmed hats and glasses that block ultraviolet rays. Children are more sensitive because their eyes' lenses are still very clear and do not block UV as well as an adult's.

When outdoors, UVB exposure can be reduced by more then 50% by wearing regular glasses or sunglasses, and by more then 85% by wearing both a hat and glasses. Most of Essilor’s lens materials will give you 100% protection from UV light.

Please refer to your eye care professional to find the best solution for you.

Your Eyes & Sports

Whether it’s for fun or for competition, sports now play a large part in our lives.

While practising sports, approximately 80% of the information we receive from our senses come from our eyes. Further more, quick reaction sports require almost perfect vision.

For outdoor sports, sports-specific sunglasses are becoming increasingly popular, not only because sports enthusiasts realise the benefits of being able to see clearly on sunny days but also because of the protection that the lenses provide against the harmful effects of the sun. With Essilor’s range of Sports SOL-utions lenses you can now utilise different coloured sun lenses which are designed specifically for the visual requirements of popular sports.

Use and care tip

Find the frame that fits your face

The smaller the frame, the thinner and lighter the lens, this is always true. Today?�?Ǩ?Ѣs fashion is smaller frames, and the choice of colours, materials and shapes is almost limitless. Below a basic outline of what you should be looking for. Of course your eye-care professional can advise you on shapes, materials and colours.

Heart / Triangular Face

Should you have a heart / triangular face stay away from frames that are wider than your temples and those with an exaggerated upward and outward sweep, also those which are top and side heavy. All these frame emphasis a narrow chin. Select frames that have the emphasis on the lower outer contours.

Round Face

For round faces, always avoid perfectly round glasses. They can make your face even more round. Go for angular frames, some upswept lines or perhaps even rimless frames.

Oval Shaped face

Most frames will suit an oval shaped face. Use the natural balance of your face shape to take advantage of a broad range of frame styles in proportion to your features and face size.

Square Face

For square faces, frames that are too square or angular will exaggerate the squareness of the face further. “Droopy’ shapes will also bring attention to the lower face, accentuating the jaw. For some, accentuating the jaw line may be what you are looking for. For those who want to soften a square face, look for frames that are curved at the bottom corner and side.

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