Photochromic lenses for children is a great option to add to a child’s new spectacle prescription especially here in Arizona, “the Valley of the Sun”.  This feature causes spectacle lenses to darken in bright light conditions outdoors and then clear up instantly indoors or at night.  A molecular reaction occurs in the lenses when UV interacts with this molecular composition causing the lenses to then darken.  This feature then gives the child or wearer the added benefit of UV protection or an instant set of Rx sunglasses when outside (without having to have two different pairs of glasses).  80% of our UV exposure happens before 18 years of age so this is a great option to protect your child’s eyes from the harmful damage of UV radiation.  Doesn’t it make sense to wear sunscreen to protect our skin from harmful UV rays?  Well, why not sunglasses or photochromic lenses to protect our eyes from those same rays too!  The added bonus to all this mom and dad is that it’s a really “cool” feature for your child’s glasses to magically turn into sunglasses!   This feature further encourages them to wear their glasses like their supposed to do.  Any questions regarding photochromic lenses and or the damaging effects of UV radiation can be discussed with an eye care professional.

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