Bright light that hits eyeglass lenses can bounce back off the lenses, producing a glare that can be bothersome for the wearer and annoying for people who are socializing with him. It causes annoying reflections on both the front and back of the prescription lenses. Eye Care Professionals can put a coating on eyeglass lenses to all but eliminate unwanted reflections. This microscopically-thin coating has benefits for the eyeglass wearer. This anti-reflective material greatly improves clarity, making a persons eyes less strained at the end of a typical day.

Because bright light can bounce off the front and back of regular corrective lenses, both sides are usually treated with the anti-reflective coating.

When unwanted images reflect off the back of prescription lenses, it is really distracting for the wearer. In addition, the glare from light that bounces off the back of the corrective lens shoots straight into the eye of the wearer, making it very difficult to see. This causes eye strain. An anti-reflective coating on the back of lenses can help prevent both issues such as this.

Light reflecting off the front of glasses makes it hard for other people looking at the wearer to see the persons eyes. They instead see the glare of the sun. An anti-reflective coating makes the prescription lenses less obvious and allows the wearers eyes to be seen clearly.

A person who needs to wear eyeglass lenses while on a computer often times experience a distracting glare as the light from the computer screen hits the lenses. This annoying glare is often the source of headaches. Corrective eyeglass wearers can obtain significant benefit from having this thin coating applied to their lenses, especially when the wearer wears their glasses while working on the computer.

Both glass and plastic eyeglasses reflect a proportion of the light that hits them. AR coating can improve the vision of the wearer, due to the fact that they allow additional light to pass through, and they reduce any interference caused by glare and reflection. This can be very important during night driving.

AR coating is helpful when applied to the back of sunglass lenses. The anti-reflective material eliminates the glare that can enter the wearers eyes when somebody turns her back to the sun. This is commonly known as bounce-back reflection. An anti-reflective coating is typically not placed on the front of sunglasses.

It is very important to use mild cleaning products on anti-reflective lenses. Harsh, abrasive cleaners definitely can damage the coating.

While anti-reflective lenses are definitely more expensive than regular lenses, they can be valuable because they eliminate glare.

If you would like to learn more about anti-reflective eyeglass treatment, we recommend that you go and see your local optometrist or eye care professional.