Nowadays, more and more people prefer to choose prescription glasses to correct their eye vision problem. A stylish and functional prescription glasses cannot only look after your eyes, it can also revolutionize your appearance. With the development of the technology, there are many coatings can be applied to the lenses of prescription glasses to strengthen the function of the glasses. And Anti-Reflective (AR) coating is one of the most widely used coatings among the glasses wearers.
Anti Reflective (AR) coating which can be also called Anti-glare coating is a kind of optical coating which is made of various layers of metal oxide films applied to the surface of lenses of glasses to minimize reflection. This coating is almost available for all kind of lens materials at present, such as plastic, polycarbonate, high index and so on.
The Anti Reflective (AR) coating for the prescription glasses cannot only improve your vision, the appearance of the glasses has also changed since it can greatly reduces both the internal and external the reflections on the lens surface while allowing more light through the lens. Generally speaking, normally prescription glasses can transmit more than 90% of light to the eyes while the remaining percent of light is often blocked by the reflections on the lenses. With the help of the Anti Reflective (AR) coating, the light transmission has improved and you can get better vision. Besides, AR coatings are especially effective at night. For example, if you drive at night, you may get unclear vision due to the halo effect around the headlights of the opposite vehicles which is very dangerous and can even cause the accident. To avoid this, anti reflective coating is essential for your prescription glasses since it can considerably reduce the annoying glare, reflections and halos to some extend and help you get a clear vision.
Except for the above mentioned advantages, the prescription glasses with Anti Reflective (AR) coating can also enhance durability of glasses, reduce eyestrain for long-time computer users as well as minimize your eye fatigue. In addition, since most of today’s AR coating include an additional hydrophobic coating which repels water and grease, the prescription eyeglasses with AR coating are much easier to clean. To make a conclusion, Anti Reflective (AR) coating is beneficial for everyone who wears prescription glasses.