Why Polarized Lenses?

Written on 10:43 PM by Emperor Optics Sembawang

We've all heard about it but what exactly is glare?

When light hits a surface, it becomes scattered in all directions, creating difficulty in viewing objects, producing strain and discomfort in the eyes as we try to overcome the increase in brightness. When the glare is too disturbing, you will tend to look away, squint your eyes and is dangerous when they affect your ability to see things well.

Normal sunglasses cannot block off glare efficiently. They merely reduce the amount of light entering thus lowering the illumination, but Polarized lenses is able to filter out the unwanted glares and yet allow the useful visible light to pass through the lenses and reach our eyes.

One classic example:

Imagine you are fishing on a bright sunny day, facing the extremely reflective water.


On your right is how one perceive through a pair of normal UV tinted sunglasses.

Next would be how one perceive through a pair of polarized lenses.

Now are you able to tell the difference? So why choose a pair of normal sunglasses when you can have that extra edge with a pair of polarized lenses. Whether you are a golfer, a fisherman or a driver on the road, polarized lenses will be one of the best sun lenses you can have that provides you with 100 percent UV protection, excellent glare reduction, paired with the availability to be made into prescription and/or tinted to enhance and fulfil your sport's specific needs.

Thank you. Have a nice day.

Posted in Color, Glare, Lens, Lenses, Polarized, Sports, Sunglasses

Coloring Your Polarized Lenses

Written on 1:39 AM by Emperor Optics Sembawang

Posted in Color, Lens, Lenses, Polarized, Protection

Colouring your lenses for Sports and Leisure.

Written on 2:23 AM by Emperor Optics Sembawang

Coloured lenses other than being aesthetically nice, can be used to enhance our vision as well. Here are some brief introductions to the most commonly used colors.

Gray: The most popular colour for sunglasses. Great for general purpose usage. Reduction of glares while maintaining our ability for colour perception. to the eyes when used under bright conditions.

Amber/ Brown Color: Improves contrast with better depth perception. These warms colours are also able to block away blue light which is believed to be harmful.

Yellow: This is the colour most ideal for filtering out blue light while maintaining a high level of contrast. A favourite for night driving.

Thank you. Glad to be able to share these informations with you. Hope to see you soon.

Posted in Amber, Color, Gray, Lens, Lenses, Yellow

Protecting Our Eyes From Harmful Rays (Lenses)

Written on 6:53 AM by Emperor Optics Sembawang

There are a lot of lenses on the market right now that can provide 100 percent UV protection, coming in the form of prescription lenses as well. They come in a lot of forms and can be generally categorized into:

Blue-Blockers: As the name suggests, these lenses helps eye protection by blocking blue light.

Blue light, also known as high-energy wavelength of light, from many primate studies, has been widely believed to be one of the main factors for causing macular degeneration, a deterioration of the back of the eye which will affect our sense of sight greatly. They are present everywhere, from the clear blue sky, to the fluorescent lamp in your room to anything that looks blue. Blue light falls within the range after ultraviolet lights, therefore are not protected from with the use of a normal UV sunglasses.

The color known to block blue light is yellow thus blue-blockers lenses will have a certain yellow tint in them. They can come in the form of different shades of yellow to amber and to plum. The lenses in our human eye with age turns yellow gradually, providing a certain filter in the eye from blue light. However, this natural form of protection are less prominent in the clear eyes of young childrens and in those who have it removed after a cataract extraction.

Thus the desirable benefits of Blue-blockers should be widely recommended for people of all ages who wants to go beyond the protection of a normal UV sunglasses.

Gradient Lenses: Gradient Lenses are also known as 2 tone lenses. They can be tinted into any colors and thus are one of the most popular choices among young people. Most common is the darkest at the top and lighter tone at the bottom.

Polarized Lenses: These lenses works great for people who wants to protect their eyes from disturbing glares, which sometimes can be dangerous especially if you are on the road. Overwhelming glare can cause alot of discomforts, causing involuntary squinting of the eyes and preventing you from enjoying the things you love to do.

In simple terms, Polarized lenses work through rearrangement of the light passing through so that only comfortable normal light passes through while the annoying glare produced is mostly blocked off. They come in a variety of colors which serves different purposes, most commonly found in gray color. Be it on a hot sunny day when driving on the road or fishing at your favourite spot, a pair of polarized lenses can bring you that additional comfort and protection through their efficiency at glare removal.


Photochromatic Lenses: Does not like the hassle of changing from your glasses to a sunglasses outdoor, or having trouble finding the right type of clip-on for your glasses? Then photochromic lenses might be the choice for you.

Material of photochromic lenses changes color, usually in the form of grey or brown color under stimulation by Ultraviolet rays, thus providing 100 percent UV protection, with the welcomed benefit of glare reduction. Transparency of the lenses will be regained gradually indoor, without the presence of Ultraviolet rays.

Confused by this many lenses? Not knowing which lenses to get? Please give us a visit so that our helpful optometrists and opticians can assist you in finding your right lenses.

Thank you so much for reading. Have a great day.

Posted in 2 tone, Blue blockers, Gradient, Lens, Lenses, Photochromic, Polorized, Ultraviolet, UV