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| SPECTACLE
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Trying on one
pair of frames after another and attempting to judge whether
they suit you or not can be a confusing business. That's why
we make sure that all staff has been specially trained to help
you choose the frames that are best for you.
Our staff have also been trained to advise you on the best
choice of lenses and coatings. These can have a huge effect on
the final appearance of your spectacles - for instance, there
are now thinner lenses for high prescriptions, and special
coatings to reduce glare and light reflections. Both these
lens options will enhance the natural look of your eyes and
emphasise the fashion, rather than the medical, aspect of your
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| LENSES |
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Glass
Plastic
Polycarbonate
Single Vision
High Index
Aspheric
Varifocal
Bifocal
Photochromic
Polarised
Tints |
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| COATING |
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Scratch
Resistant
Multi-Anti Refelection |
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| LENSES -
GLASS |
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Glass lenses
offer optimum visual clarity, and don't scratch easily. They
are unsuitable for rimless frames.
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| LENSES -
PLASTIC GLASS |
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These are half
the weight of glass, and won't shatter.
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| LENSES -
POLYCARBONATE |
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These very
light, very thin lenses are 20% lighter than standard plastic
lenses. Comfortable and easy to wear, they are virtually
unbreakable and offer total UV protection.
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| LENSES -
SINGLE VISION |
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Suitable for
normal prescriptions, these are offered in glass, plastic or
polycarbonate. They can be tinted, coated, photochromic, and
many come complete with a guarantee against the coating coming
off.
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| LENSES -
HIGH INDEX |
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Thanks to
today's technology, people with high prescriptions can now
choose beautifully thin, light, lenses that complement all the
newest slimline spectacle shapes. High index lenses are
available in glass or plastic, and always come with
anti-multi-reflection coating as standard.
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| LENSES -
ASPHERIC |
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These are
specially designed for long-sighted people who, in the past,
would have thick lenses. Today's lenses are thinner, flatter
and more attractive.
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| LENSES -
VARIFOCAL |
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These are for
people who need a reading prescription but don't want to keep
putting on and taking off their spectacles. Varifocal lenses
give you comfortable, clear vision at all distances - from
distance vision at the top of the lens, through intermediate
vision for closer objects, to near vision at the bottom of the
lens. They are particularly useful for computer work, and are
available in high index, plastic, glass and polycarbonate.
We also
offer a new range of varifocal lenses designed specially to
fit into the smallest, most fashionable frames.
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| LENSES -
BIFOCAL |
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A bifocal lens
is a lens with a reading segment fitted in it, which some
people prefer. Bifocals are available in in high index,
plastic, glass, photochromic and polycarbonate.
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| LENSES -
PHOTOCHROMIC |
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These lenses
provide maximum comfort by darkening and lightening according
to lighting conditions. They are virtually clear indoors but
darken outdoors, and offer total protection from harmful UV
rays.
They are available in plastic and glass, and can darken to
grey or brown.
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| LENSES -
POLARISED |
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Polarised
prescription lenses are particularly useful for cutting down
the glare from water, and are designed for fishermen and
people involved in watersports.
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| LENSES -
TINTS |
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We offer a full
range of tints, in practically any colour, and including
graduated and mirror tints. All include total UV protection.
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| COATING
- SCRATCH-RESISTANT |
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Scratch-resistant
coatings do what they say, and will make lenses last longer.
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| COATING
- MULTI-ANTI-REFLECTION |
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This is
particularly useful for:
- driving at
night - the coating reduces glare from oncoming headlights
- work on
computers - it will reduce glare from the screen
- making
lenses look invisible - and often more attractive
- giving
optimum optical clarity, as it allows more light to pass
through the lens.
Anti-multi-reflection
coating is essential for high index lenses.
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Metropolitan
Optical
2000 Pennsylvania, Ave. N.W.
Washington D.C. 20006
Phone: 202.659.6555
Fax: 202659.2134 |
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| www.metropolitanoptical.com
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