Prescription and Designer Sunglasses in Edmonton
Protect Your Eyes!
Alberta is beautiful…all the better reason to protect your eyes when viewing the great outdoors. The sun’s UV rays can damage your eyes, causing potentially serious vision problems. For this reason, it is absolutely crucial to wear, year round, the right type of sunglasses in Edmonton.
Get ready to choose from a wide array of polarized and prescription sunglasses as well as transition lenses. Wearing sunglasses doesn’t have a down side; they combine style with protection to complete any look! We carry premium brands like Ray-Ban®, Oakley, and Maui Jim®.
The Benefits of Sunglasses Outnumber the Sun’s Rays
One of the biggest and most obvious benefits of wearing sunglasses is the protection they offer against harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun. However, there are actually many benefits of wearing sunglasses, including:
- Protection against skin cancer: Did you know that about 10% of skin cancers can be found on your eyelids?
- Protection against sunburn of the eye (photokeratitis): This can be extremely painful and lead to blurred vision, light sensitivities and other unpleasantries.
- Protection from debris in the great outdoors: If people wear safety goggles in certain professions to protect their eyes from debris, why can’t we do the same whenever we go outside?
- Fewer headaches and migraines: Many sunglass wearers report fewer headaches and migraines caused by too much exposure to bright sunlight.
- Reduced solar glare: This results in less squinting and eye strain, which also helps you prevent aging and the wrinkle lines that form around your eyes over time. Solar glare also causes you to have reduced vision, which can be dangerous in certain conditions – especially when behind the wheel of an automobile.
- Reduced chances of experiencing dry eyes: Sunglasses also protect your eyes against wind and dust, which have been known to cause dry eyes.
- They aid you during post-surgical recoveries: If you’re having a corrective vision surgery such as LASIK, your doctor might recommend that you wear sunglasses during your recovery period as you adjust to your new vision.
- Prevention against cataracts and macular degeneration: Prolonged UV exposure can contribute to cataracts and increase the risks of age-related macular degeneration over one’s lifetime.
Sunglasses are about so much more than just making a fashion statement these days. When you need sunglasses in Edmonton, Optometrists Clinic Inc offers a wide selection of the latest styles and a friendly, knowledgeable staff to help you find the perfect pair best-suited for your needs. We have sunglasses for the whole family, including kids sunglasses. Whether you want aviators, round, or rectangle-shaped sunglasses, our wide inventory usually means you can get the sunglasses you want without waiting. And we’d be more than happy to fit you for prescription lenses while you’re here!
Prescription Sunglasses
You don’t have to give up style and fashion to wear prescription sunglasses. Thanks to our wide range of designer prescription sunglasses, you can enjoy the comfort of lenses that match your prescription while also choosing from among a wide variety of trendy designer frames. Prescription sunglasses offer the perfect balance between functionality and style, while also protecting your eyes from UV light and glare. View our selection of sunglasses from top brands including Ray-Ban, Vogue Eyewear, FYSH and Nina Mûr.
Year-Round Sunglasses
Prescription sunglasses allow you to enjoy your favourite sports and outdoor activities all year-round. Whether you’re enjoying a sunny day at the beach or hitting the slopes in winter, there are several types of lenses that you can choose from to continue enjoying your favourite activities without having to bear the discomfort of glare.
Polarized Lenses
Optometrists Clinic Inc proudly offers a fine selection of polarized lenses that are designed to help reduce the glare off of horizontal surfaces, including rainy or snow-covered surfaces, lakes, ski slopes, and more. Polarized lenses are especially useful for avid skiers, fishermen and drivers who spend a great deal of time on the road.
Lens options for polarized lenses include the following:
- Polycarbornate – This material is ideal for people who enjoy sports and outdoor activities as its highly impact-resistant while also being very lightweight.
- Trivex – Trivex lenses also offer a good balance between impact-resistance and its lighter weight while also offering a heightened optical quality.
- High index lenses – If you are looking for the lightest option, high-index lenses are the way to go. They are thus often recommended for people with higher prescriptions.
Coatings for polarized lenses include the following:
- Anti-reflective coating – This helps improve clarity and reduce reflections, especially in bright sunlight.
- Anti-scratch coating – This is an especially good choice for people who enjoy outdoor activities as this coating protects your designer prescription sunglasses from scratches.
Tinted Lenses
Tinted lenses can not only reduce sun glare, but they can also provide protection against UV rays. Here are some of the different tints that you can choose from:
- Grey – This neutral tint is perfect for driving and people who suffer from fatigue.
- Brown – This is perfect for flat light conditions as it reduces glare while boosting contrast.
- Green – This tint both reduces glare and filters out blue light, making it an excellent choice for everyday wear.
- Yellow – This tint enhances visibility and depth perception in low-level light conditions.
- Blue – This tint works great for foggy and snowy conditions as it improves contrast and colour perception while also minimizing glare.
- Rose – This tint is also excellent for driving as it enhances depth of field and details while filtering out blue light.
Transition
Lenses
Also known as photochromic lenses, these are perfect for people who maintain a physically active lifestyle and who frequently switch between indoor and outdoor activities throughout the day. This is because these lenses automatically adapt to changes in light levels around you.
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