The Shamir Duo is a line free bifocal that provides clear, wide viewing areas for both distance and reading without the annoying “image jump” where the line would be.
What is a Shamir duo lens?
Shamir Duo™ is an invisible digital bifocal lens solution for the loyal flat top bifocal wearer. It allows the optician to deliver to patients, a multifocal, invisible to everyone but the wearer. Unlike older seamless bifocals, unique to this lens is a no jump segment.
Are Shamir lenses good?
The Freeform Shamir Autograph III is rightfully considered the best progressive lens on the market today by many independent optometrists and opticians. If you already wear progressive lenses, you’ll appreciate that no matter how much your glasses improve your vision, there are some limitations.
Which is better progressive lens or bifocals?
Progressive lenses provide the most natural vision for the wearer by seamlessly transitioning between near and far prescriptions within the lens. Whereas, a bifocal lens is separated into distinct areas of near-and-far-vision prescriptions.
What is Shamir Autograph intelligence?
Shamir Autograph Intelligence™ is a continuous lens design that optimally matches the wearer’s visual needs and Visual Age™. We examined the visual behavior and preferences of presbyopes of all ages, by taking into account their Visual Age™.
What is a Shamir relax lens?
Shamir Relax™ is a new lens designed to replace single-vision lenses. The lens acts like single-vision but the lower portion of the lens incorporates a shift to a +0.65D plus power. The design is a clever use of free-form technology.
Are Shamir lenses polycarbonate?
Shamir Blue Zero™Polycarbonate blocks up to 50% HEV blue light in the 415nm – 435nm range. The percentage of blue light blocked can vary due to Rx thickness of the lens and by index, however on average Blue Zero™ blocks up to 3x more harmful blue light than a standard clear lens.
Who makes Shamir lenses?
Shamir Optical Industry
| Native name | שמיר תעשיית אופטיקה בע”מ |
|---|---|
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Services | Development, production and marketing of progressive optical lenses |
| Owner | Essilor |
| Number of employees | 2,200 employees work in Israel and abroad in 23 subsidiaries – 19 of which are production sites (2021) |
Are bifocals easier to adjust to than progressives?
Most people have a much easier time adjusting to progressive lenses than they do to bifocal or trifocal lenses. However, bifocal lenses can be a good depending on your individual situation. For instance, if you’ve grown accustomed to bifocals, switching to progressives will take some getting used to.
What are the disadvantages of progressive lenses?
What Are the Disadvantages of Progressive Lenses?
- #1: It can take time to get used to wearing progressive lenses.
- #2: Some frames are unsuitable.
- #3: Progressive lenses can cost more than single-vision lenses.
How do you clean Shamir lenses?
Cleaning the lenses is easy and requires no special cleaner or cloth. Shamir recommends cleaning the front and back lens surfaces separately. To remove dirt from the back of the lens, use a wet cloth and then dry. You may also use alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, or a lens cleaning solution without acetone.
What is anti fatigue lenses?
Anti-Fatigue Lenses are a progressive technology that is built with a slight and subtle boost within your lens for near vision work. An anti-fatigue lens will work to relieve any visual fatigue symptoms such as headaches, eye strain and blurred vision.
Why choose Shamir duo ™?
Addressing the Visual Experience of the Bifocal Wearer. Shamir has developed a new generation of bifocal lenses that provide a more aesthetically appealing solution improving the way the wearer looks, as well as the way they see with Shamir Duo ™.
What are flat-top bifocals?
With their visible dividing line, flat-top bifocals give the wearer a look that is generally associated with old age and furthermore, flat-top bifocals introduce a vertical surface discontinuity resulting in a disturbing image jump with loss of image as the eye moves from one visual zone to the other.
Why do bifocals look uncomfortable?
Everyone likes to look their best, including those patients who choose to wear bifocals. The visible line across flat-top bifocals, generally seen as an age marker, gives the lens an undesirable look. At the same time it compromises visual comfort by creating a disturbing image jump. Addressing the Visual Experience of the Bifocal Wearer.
Are flat-top bifocals a good solution for presbyopic needs?
Flat-top bifocals are a conventional solution for presbyopic needs, however they do include some troublesome disadvantages regarding both how the wearer looks and how they see.
