Lens Designs

As an independent practice we are able to offer you a comprehensive range of lenses options to suit your vision needs. Below are the most common types of lenses and we offer. They come in a range of options such as Transitions / Phototchromic, Polarised or clear, you also have many options such as Anti-reflection, Hi-index (for thinner and lighter lenses) etc to suit ever ones prescription and life style.

Lens Design Options

Single Vision Lenses

Single vision lenses are prescribed if you need correction for one field of vision, either for distance, intermediate (computer), or items up close (near vision). Single vision has the same optical focal point or correction over the entire area of the lens.

Progressive / Varifocal Lenses

Progressive aka Varifocal and multifocal lenses allow you to see from distance and mid ranges and up to near for reading. They get progressively strong (hence the name) from the top going down towards the bottom, allowing you to have just one pair of glasses to accommodate most of your daily vision requirements, from driving, shopping, reading and computer work etc.

Progressive lenses provide a smooth transition from distance correction to near correction, eliminating segment lines and allowing clear vision at all distances, including intermediate; roughly arms' length.

Like most things over time technology has improved progressive lens designs greatly, this chart gives a simple over view of the progression of progressive lenses and the quality or range of vision you can expect as well as how easy they are to adapt to.

Distance Vision

Mid Vision

Near Vision

Adaption

Available

Standard

40%

10%

20%

Premium

60%

25%

40%

35%

Elite

92%

58%

68%

92%

Digital Ray Path

100%

62%

70%

92%

At Waipapa Eyecare we provide elite and digital ray path level progressive lenses only. In doing so we not only ensured you get the best vision possible from your lenses, we also can provide them at prices that match or often are of better value than some other providers that still sell you premium and even standard lenses.

Bi-Focal Lenses

With a bifocal, the upper part of the lens is generally used for distance vision, while the lower part is used for near vision. Usually, a segment line separates the two.

Tri-Focal Lenses

With a Tri-focal, the upper part of the lens is generally used for distance vision, while the lower part is divided into two parts the top for intermediate vision (like computer screens) and the bottom used for near vision.