| FAQ |
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What
material are Airwear® lenses made from?
Who is Airwear for?
Why is Airwear superior to other
lens materials?
How can Airwear be the lightest material?
What lens designs are available in
Airwear?
Can I get anti-reflective treatment
on Airwear?
What is “Duty to Warn”? |
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What
material are Airwear lenses
made from? |
| Airwear
lenses are made from a proprietary polycarbonate
resin—the same material that gives compact
discs their clearer sound. Polycarbonate is widely
used in everyday products including computers,
car headlights, helmets, etc. But Airwear utilizes
the latest R&D improvements resulting in
a purer material resin for the optical industry.
The result—a superior lens material that
provides the optimum in optical performance. |
| Who
is Airwear for? |
| Airwear
is the lens of choice for all prescriptions. Adults
and children will both enjoy the advantages Airwear
can provide – the lightness, strength, durability
provided for their active lifestyles. Anyone who
desires comfort, protection, and performance will
appreciate Airwear lenses and will experience the
utmost in satisfaction by making them their first
choice in personal eyewear. |
Why
is Airwear superior to other
lens materials? |
| Along
with the benefits of lightness, thinness, durability
and UV protection, Airwear provides superior optics.
When these elements of comfort and safety are combined
with superior lens designs, you have a combination
of attributes that’s unmatched in any lens.
No other lens material has this level of performance. |
| How
can Airwear be the lightest material? |
| When
comparing the weight by volume (or specific gravity)
of Airwear lenses to other materials, Airwear lenses
are lighter. The specific gravity of a material
is defined as the weight in grams of a cubic centimeter
of a given material. Airwear has a specific gravity
of 1.20 compared with standard plastic lenses’ specific
gravity of 1.32. |
| What
lens designs are available in Airwear? |
| Airwear
lenses are available in all designs: Single Vision
and Progressive lenses. In fact, you can get every
design of the world’s leading progressive
lens, Varilux,
in Airwear. Varilux lens technology continues to
advance the standards of vision and vision care. |
| Can
I get anti-reflective treatment on Airwear? |
| Yes.
An anti-reflective treatment will favorably enhance
performance by reducing the glare on the lenses.
When you get Crizal Alizé anti-reflective
coating on your Airwear lenses, you will be able
to see better and look better. Crizal anti-reflective
technology makes lenses virtually disappear |
| What
is “Duty to Warn”? |
| This
provision makes the Vision Care Professional responsible
for informing patients that one lens material exceeds
all others in impact resistance. The features of
Airwear are compatible with the “Duty to
Warn” issue. The material used to manufacture
Airwear lenses complies with the most stringent
European and American safety tests—including
Safety Standard ANSI Z87-1. |
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