Crizal® has become the industry standard term for a high quality lens coating. Made by Essilor, the world’s largest lens company, Crizal® sets the standard for durability and scratch resistance for eyeglass lens coatings.  Essilor originally introduced Crizal® , but later that technology was superceded by Crizal® Alize®, and then Crizal® Avance™.   Crizal® is not used much anymore, and it is almost always dispensed as Crizal® Alize® or Crizal® Avance™.

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Over 80% of the information we receive through our senses is provided by our eyesight? As the only link between that information and your eyes, eyeglass lenses play an essential role. The greater their transparency, the more information they transmit.

Smudges, dust and reflections make lenses less transparent and consequently their optical performance is less effective. Your lenses are constantly exposed to these three enemies that can impair contrast perception, and as a result, lens performance.

Crizal lenses by Essilor provide longer lasting transparency.

Essilor of America, Inc. has teamed with 3M Company to debut a state-of-the-art lens, Crizal Avance with Scotchgard Protector, the Anti-Reflective lens that’s made to stay clean. This exciting new generation of Crizal® lenses offers customers an unprecedented level of lens performance, cleanability and clarity.

Leading-edge technology makes these reflection free eyeglass lenses resistant to scratches, dust and smudges. They are easier to clean than ever! Plus, their exceptional clarity ensures optimal quality of vision.

Crizal® Alize and Crizal® Avance™

A clinical study shows that a Crizal lens improves contrast perception by 20%*, versus an ordinary lens with no anti-reflective coating. This translates to greater visual comfort, especially for the wearer who works on a computer, or under fluorescent lighting.

Crizal is shown to improve eyeglass wearers’ perceived contrast threshold up to five times* in a simulated night driving situation combining dim light and bright glare from oncoming headlights.

More than 260 million Crizal-treated lenses have been sold worldwide since the product was launched in 1992. In fact, the satisfaction rate of the latest generation of Crizal lenses was above 90%*. (* International study – 689 Eyecare professionals – August 2009)

Crizal lenses perfect transparency allows you to enjoy the world with no limitations.

Crizal coatings are based on advanced technologies developed to counter the enemies of clear vision. These technologies are perfectly integrated and specifically optimized for ophthalmic applications. Even when combined, they ensure a compact, uniform and durable coating, hairline thin.

The following technologies have revolutionized Crizal lenses:

• the Scratch Resistance Booster™ reinforces resistance to scratches
• the HSD Process™ (High Surface Density) improves smudge resistance
• i-Technology™ enables dust repellence
• Slide-Fx™ ensures that water droplets slide off the lens.

Discover the 5 Crizal Benefits

Crizal coatings ensure perfectly clear vision by attacking its eyeglasses 5 worst enemies:

1 Glare, caused by reflections, especially at night, or when working on the computer.

Crizal lenses are made up of a series of thin mineral layers that prevent light interference on the surface of the lens, thus eliminating glare.

2 Smudges, which diffuse light as it hits the lens and blur your vision.

The HSD™ Process (High Surface Density Process™) optimizes the density of hydrophobic and oleophobic molecules on the surface of the lens. Water and smudges are better repelled and the lens is easier to clean, when required.

3 Scratches, which reduce visual comfort.

The introduction of an extra thin layer called the SR Booster™ (Scratch Resistance)optimizes interaction among the different treatment layers, and boosts, or strengthens, the whole stack. It considerably increases scratch resistance.

4 Dust, which can be an obstacle to sharp vision.

Crizal’s anti-dust efficiency is obtained thanks to i-Technology™, inspired by space technology and fibre optics. It enables the insertion of a transparent conductive layer within the antireflective stack, equipping the lens with antistatic properties that keep it virtually dust free, even after wiping.

5 Water drops, which distort vision.

The water-repellent coating on Crizal lenses keeps water from collecting on their surface. On a standard lens, water drops spread and stick to the surface. On a Crizal lens, the drops roll into small balls to slide off the lens with ease, without leaving a trace thanks to Slide-FX™ technology developed by Essilor.

How to Protect and Preserve your Crizal Lenses

• Always use both hands to remove your glasses so as not to bend or damage the frames.
• To avoid scratching your eyeglass lenses, never put them face down.
• When you take off your glasses, always fold the arms and put them into their proper resting position.
• Never leave your glasses under a heat source (windshield, in direct sunlight, etc.).
• Always place your glasses in their case when not in use.
• For regular care, use your Crizaline cleaning cloth.
• Your Crizal eyeglass lenses’ hydrophobic coating is so effective that your lenses don’t require cleaning products.

Crizal No-Glare lenses are the most reliable and technologically advanced protection against visual distractions caused by unwanted reflections, scratches and smudges.

• See Better

Safer, more comfortable nighttime driving by reducing glare from headlights, taillights and street lights

• Fight reflections from overhead lights

Resist the normal scratches and smudges that come from everyday wear and tear

• Look Better

Clear and glare-free lenses, so people see you and your eyes instead of your glasses

• Feel Better

Reduce headaches, blurred vision and irritated eyes caused by reflections from computer screens

Crizal lenses satisfy the first need of wearers: clarity of vision. Have the Clearest Vision Possible!

An example of a standard uncoated lens compared to a lens with Crizal 2 Anti reflection applied. As you can see reflections are reduced drastically leading to clearer vision.

Glasses frames have been around since the 1200′s, but until the late 1990′s glasses have been sold in optical shop storefronts.

Most people believe that it’s better to order weaker glasses than were prescribed because the correct prescription weakens your eyes even more and results in your needing a stronger prescription down the line. Is that true?

Not at all, said Dr. Donald J. D’Amico, chairman of the department of ophthalmology at Weill Cornell Medical College and ophthalmologist in chief at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.

“The progression of refractive errors, whether myopia (nearsightedness) in a teenager or loss of reading vision in a middle-aged individual (presbyopia), occurs at its own tempo and quite independent of any glasses that happen to be worn in front of the eyes,” Dr. D’Amico said. “This is a very common misconception, and also the cause of unnecessary suffering.” Correctly prescribed lenses are safer, Dr. D’Amico pointed out. They improve driving ability, he said, protect against falls and prevent many other difficulties.

“Every person should wear the correct eyeglass prescription appropriately adjusted for individual visual needs,” he said, “and should do so without fear of worsening the ultimate correction.”

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