When considering the best lens material for any patient, it’s a lifestyle choice: lightness, convenience and great looks. So the target materials should be 1.67 high index or Airwear. In both cases, they provide a complete package of lens benefits that resonates with every patient. They create thin, lightweight, durable and highly impact resistant lenses. With lenses, less is more.

THINNESS AND LIGHTNESS
Lens thinness and lightness is a product of index and specific gravity. The higher the index, the more efficient the lens is at refracting or bending light and the less curvature is needed for lens power. If there’s less curvature, there’s less volume and less volume equals less weight. Use the information described in this table to make the best recommendations that meets the way a patient wants their glasses to look and feel.

CLARITY
Knowing when to recommend a material is key. Using the best is most appreciated by patients. To make better choices with patients know two or three sentences that help explain the benefits; remember, patients purchase benefits not index or abbe values. Then, show them the difference using lens samples in frames or use charts that show lens thinness by Rx.