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Understanding Lens Options and Prescription Types
We provide an array of advanced optical lens designs customized to align perfectly with your daily vision requirements.
What prescription types do you offer?
We offer comprehensive custom lens configurations depending on your specific vision needs and medical diagnoses:
Distance Lenses (Single-Vision): Clinically used to correct Myopia (the medical term for nearsightedness). These are optimized to clear up blurred vision for far-away activities like driving, watching a movie, or playing sports. On your physical doctor's note, distance requirements are usually indicated by a minus sign (-) next to the numbers listed in the "Sphere" (SPH) column.
Reading Lenses (Near-Vision): Clinically used to correct Presbyopia (age-related loss of close-up focus) or Hyperopia (farsightedness). These are engineered specifically for close-up tasks like reading a book or studying text on a phone screen, custom-made using your eye doctor's precise prescription parameters. (If you do not have a prescription and just want ready-made magnification readers, please see our separate guide on ordering non-prescription reading glasses).
Progressive & Bifocal Lenses (Multifocal): Advanced lens options that primarily address Presbyopia when it occurs alongside Myopia or Hyperopia. These lenses combine multiple viewing distances into a single pair of glasses so you don't have to swap between separate frames. To qualify for multifocal manufacturing, your official doctor's prescription slip must contain an ADD power value.
What does it mean if I have 'intermediate' indicated on my prescription?
An intermediate prescription designation means a portion of your lens is optimized specifically for mid-range distances. This zone covers space that is further away than a typical reading book but closer than your driving distance.
Intermediate lenses are perfect for desktop computer monitor work, seeing your car dashboard clearly, or viewing objects at arm's length.
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What are no-line bifocals?
"No-line bifocals" is the common consumer term used to describe modern progressive lenses. Unlike traditional bifocals, progressive lenses have no visible horizontal line dividing your viewing zones. Instead, they offer an aesthetically seamless transition down the lens pane that maps three distinct visual fields:
Distance Vision: Located at the top of the lens for looking at objects far away (e.g., driving or walking).
Intermediate Vision: Located in the center of the lens for mid-range viewing (e.g., computer screens).
Near Vision: Located at the bottom of the lens for close-up tasks (e.g., reading your phone).
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Can I use an eyeglasses prescription for contact lenses?
No, you cannot use an eyeglasses prescription to purchase contact lenses, and a contact lens prescription cannot be used to purchase eyeglasses.
Because contact lenses sit directly on your eye while eyeglass lenses sit further away on the bridge of your nose, the mathematical values vary significantly to account for that distance. Always ensure you are using the correct prescription type for the product you are ordering.
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