Why Titanium Optix High-Index Lenses are Better Than Regular Lenses

With the ever-increasing advancements in lens technology, there are more choices than ever when it comes to purchasing eyeglass lenses. Standard, polycarbonate and high-index – why we are offering only high-index lenses on our website and what that means to you?

Index of the lens dictates lens strength (durability, chipping control); lens weight; lens thickness (usually thinner as the index of the lens gets greater than 1.5); and lens quality of optics.

Titanium Optix offers lenses that provide maximum visual acuity and comfort with the following premium features:

1.61 High-Index Lenses

High-index lenses are flatter therefore bending light without the warpage and distortions effected by lower index lenses. They are also thinner than standard CR-39, Trivex, or polycarbonate lenses, making them the preffered option for wire frames, semi rimless or rimless, when thickness is the primary concern.

Besides reduced thickness, high-index lenses are much lighter and easier to keep in the right place, making the glasses more durable and comfortable to wear.

MR 8 High Refractive Index

High Indexing Lenses, MR-8 Lenses are excellent optical materials, thinner lenses, with high refractive index, high Abbe number, low specific gravity and high impact resistance. MR-8 is a global leader in the ophthalmic lenses market.

Due to their unique physical properties and characteristics, MR-8 lenses are recommended in a variety of premium lens applications such as fashion forward, sophisticated eye designs such as rimless glasses

1.61 High-Index MR8 Progressive No-Line Bifocal Lenses

Progressive No-Line Bifocal are far more technical advanced than standard lenses.

Progressive no-line bifocal lenses is the modern choice that strays away from its predecessors. It is without a visible line, creating a smoother transition between each region.

The regions are like those in lined bifocals except that the edges of the lens is considered a dead spot. The top region of the lens corrects distant objects, while the bottom portion of the lens corrects intermediate and up-close objects.

1.61 High-Index MR8 Blue Light Filtering Lenses

Blue light filtering lenses (sometimes called blue light blocking) are lenses specifically designed to reduce the amount of blue light that reaches the eye. These lenses filter blue light rays to help prevent them from entering your eye and causing potential damage.

While blue light blocking glasses are effective at reducing the amount of blue light that enter the eyes, there is no current research to suggest that this can improve or protect the health of your eyes. Put simply, there is no scientifically-proven benefit of wearing blue light blocking glasses for your eye health.

1.61 High-Index MR8 Photochromic Lenses

Photochromic high index lenses (known to some eyeglass wearers as light-adaptive or variable-tint lenses) are also available. This versatile type of corrective lens is designed to be clear when worn indoors and will transition to a darker shade when worn outside.

Besides protecting your eyes from glare outdoors, Titanium Optix photochromic lenses offer an additional important benefit — they help protect your eyes from harmful blue light.

Anti-Reflective Coating

The anti-reflective coating minimizes reflected light, allowing a higher amount of light to transmit through the eyeglass lens rather than being reflected off it. This results in a reduction of reflections on both the front and back surfaces of the lenses, offering a virtually reflection-free experience.

Anti-Glare versus Anti-Reflective
People often use “anti-reflective” and “anti-glare” interchangeably, but there’s a distinct difference. “Anti-glare glasses” is a term better suited for polarized sunglasses, which effectively block intense light waves like glare from the sun. Conversely, an anti-reflective coating permits light to pass through the lenses, minimizing light reflections on the lens surfaces.

Photochromic Lenses vs. Transition Lenses

A bit of clarification on terminology is probably in order. “Transition” and “Photochromic” are interchangeable terms. They both mean the same thing and describe the same process: lenses that automatically darken in the presence of ultraviolet light and revert back to a clear state indoors or at night. “Photochromics” is the technical term for the technology used to accomplish this feat, but “Transition” is just as often used to describe such lenses. “Transition” derives not only from the descriptive action of the lenses but also from the company that first developed and marketed the photochromic coating, Transitions® brand lenses.

We always pride ourselves in offering the most innovative eyewear designs, made with quality materials, with the right type of lenses.