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HOYA Vision Sports Lenses
HOYA Vision ’ s lenses and anti-reflective treatments can help you outperform the competition – and look great doing it ,” says Dale Mouscos , marketing manager for Hoya Vision Care Canada .
“ These sports lenses are a musthave for patients who take their sport seriously . The high-curved lenses are designed for wraparound frames , providing a snug , comfortable fit and protection at both the front and side of the face .”
HOYA lenses also offer wide , clear fields of view essential for many sports along with full UV protection . And you don ’ t have to sacrifice style for comfort . HOYA sports lenses come in a wide range of stylish mirror colours and polarized options with HOYA ’ s new Sun Program .
allowing players to clearly see the ball and lines on the court no matter the weather conditions .
For water sports , Phantom + is the ideal choice as it was created for strong sunlight and water reflection as it offers outstanding polarization that reduces eye fatigue by minimizing glare . For cycling , the Phantom Clear Green lens which goes from category 1 to category 3 is ideal as you always have the right amount of light no matter the weather conditions .
For golf , the Phantom Brown Gun will raise your game to the next level . This lens was developed to improve the contrast of green colours and to enhance depth perception so you can clearly differentiate between greens and fairways .
GRAND SLAM SPORTS LENSES
With prescription sports lenses , you no longer need to choose between performance and protection . “ Offering sharp , wide fields of vision even in challenging weather conditions ,
Another great all-around sports lens option is the Sport Progressive lens from IOT , available to Canadian ECPs through Plastic Plus , which has the flexibility to fit any frame .
“ It has an excellent performance in any frame no matter the frame curve or frame dimensions , so a lot of people when they play sports have high-wrap frames ,” says Plastic Plus vice-president Jason Faibish .
This lens is ideal for a high-wrap frame because it can put on any base curve and there ’ s going to be very little distortion in the peripheral vision which is ideal for playing sports of any kind .
“ Engineered with Digital Ray-Path technology ,” says Faibish , “ this lens takes into consideration the natural eye movements when looking in all possible gaze directions , it ’ s more versatile than any other single vision lens .” OP
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