Polycarbonate Lenses.

Polycarbonate lenses are an ideal choice for both sports and childrens eyewear.This is because the lenses have a high level of impact resistance.

Polycarbonate is ideal for safety eyewear being 10 times more resistant to impact compared to conventional plastic lenses.

Another benefit of these lenses is that they are thinner and consequently lighter than their conventional plastic counterparts.

When choosing eyeglass frames which are to be fitted with these high impact lenses, for sports use or as safety eyewear it is recommended that you obtain an opticians advice.It is important that not only the lenses, but that the eyeglasses as a whole are fully impact resistant.After all you dont want the frame breaking and causing injury whilst the lenses remain intact.

For childrens eyeglasses and their eye protection polycarbonate should really be advised as the standard choice of lens.Another benefit is that polycarbonate also blocks out potentially harmful UV light from the Sun.

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