@@DoctorEyeHealth Thank you for replying! I'm taking a Master's course in photonics this semester that touches on ophthalmology, and your videos about topics such as this, contact lenses, and LASIK have been really helpful supplementary videos in my studies!
I could tell the difference between the two. I guess what I appreciate the most about your videos is that you genuinely care. You don't have an agenda. You are not trying to upsell me on something, but educate. That makes your videos excellent.
I'm surprised you did not mention ghost lights. My first glasses did not have an AR coating, and at night, bright lights would be reflected back into my eyes from various angles so that I would see many more lights than there actually were. This made night driving very difficult and confusing-especially in unfamiliar areas. AR coated glasses eliminated this completely. For me, this was a safety issue. Cheers, Russ
⚡ QOTD: Were you able to tell the difference between the glasses with AND without the anti-reflective? Do you have any other questions about AR coating LMK! 👇👇👇
I had a doctor's office ask if I want a coating that last one year or a better coating for two years🤔. Of course there was a price difference. I took one year. Upset because there is always many hidden cost. Is there really different coatings?
Eh... I have polarized lenses and as annoying as the glare is... I actually like it without because the reflection from the outside ads mystery to the eyes... I wish they would just add it on one side but some dealers don't know how to do that
Loved the video…I feel we’re taken advantage of a lot when buying lenses and especially lens coating “options” when buying glasses from your typical Omnivision etc. businesses. Man they hit me with over 300.00 purely for lens “options” and I’m really relying on your videos to get to the bottom of this….my prescription is very slight and it’s time we educate ourselves on eye lens function,features, prices, and brands also the difference between necessity and pushy sales tactics..we need to know especially because your vision is not only the most important of your 5 senses but the windows to the soul.
Another really important advantage of an anti-reflective coating is if you have a high prescription. It eliminates the 'coke bottle' effect (where there appears to be concentric rings in the lenses).
It would be great if you could do a video comparing the different AR coatings and what their reflex colours look like. I'd be really interested to see a comparison between Duravision and Crizal.
Doc thanks for the video. I always thought these add-ons especially the AR, were just a way to boost the prices of eye glasses. No one has ever really explain the benefits when ever I got glasses.
I have two pairs of TF eyeglasses that I got with regular lenses at the store, then I got a third pair of TF which I ordered online. And to my surprise, they arrived with an AR coating. I regret not getting the other two pairs with an AR coating it really makes a drastic difference.
Can you talk about all the various add-ons that will be presented when ordering lenses? Seems like there are quite a few that will take the cost up significantly. You’ve discussed AR coatings, but I recall being offered an assortment of other options. Would like to know if they are worth it. Thanks!!
You are brilliant - pure delight listening to you. You make everything so clear, (like with AR coating....). I get a feeling of comprehensive understanding of the subject. Thanks for making these videos for us.
Just received a pair of glasses with the Crizal coating and it's leaps and bounds better than my last pair with another A.R. coating. Enough so that I did a little digging around to learn more about it. Really good stuff.
I stopped getting the AR coating because before the year was up, my lenses were so smudgy that I had to turn my head to see clearly in some situations - and I wasn't a kid - but stuff that are considered rough on my glasses. I'll talk to the optician next time about it because friends have commented that my lenses reflect a lot of light and I do hate the halos when I rarely have to drive at night. Thanks for the info!
One thing not mentioned is depending on the glasses shape light from behind or to the side of you can cast a reflection on the inside of your lenses. It’s crazy annoying. Opted out of coating my most recent ones and I’m regretting it.
I was told that the coating does deteriorate though from salt water or from stronger cleaning chemicals withch will leave you with ruined lenses. Thus if your the type to always wear glasses even while in the water or you work with cleaning chemicals that might splash now and then you might want to pass on the coating
This was a wonderful explanation. I was just at the eye doctor today and he got mad at me when I asked to see the different types of coatings=( I'll take your advice and get the Crizal coating. Thank you!
I LIKE the glare ... as a professor, I like the look of the computer, my books, the desk, etc. reflecting off. Cool people working in pro sports, entertainment have that cool glare and reflection. We nerds can have it too!
My takeaway from this video is that if I buy a camera or telescope it will have anti-reflective coating, but if I buy a pair of glasses I get soaked for more money if I want the coating. By the time you're finished with "add ons" the glasses become unaffordable.
Great video!! I've been trying to figure out the features and benefits of an AR coating for about a year. This video explains so much better than my optometrist's staff.
A very clear and simple explanation for our patients. some times they think it's to expensive and not worth it, I going to use the same verbiage, they will understand more than just a cosmetic coating.
I love this channel very much, cos I myself wear 👓 and have upgraded them to have AR-Coating protection. Very helpful and beneficial, thanks for the eye health seminar, very much appreciated.
Dr your view #s are sky rocketing ! ! Congrats ! You are such a blessing to all, as eyes are subject to deteriorate for all human ! See your passion and heart in it !
Have Essilor crizal sapphire and transitions 7 coatings on my progressives (varilux x) and BOY do they make a difference in visual clarity especially driving at night.
This Video really helped clear my understanding with Anti-Glare on both sides vs Anti-Glare on one side vs Non-Anti-Glare glasses. I now prefer to go with Anti-Glare on both sides glasses without any confusion. Thanks a lot.
I've been wearing coated lenses for over thirty years. Not all coatings are created equal. The same applies to AR coatings. Like tyres (tires for USA), you generally get what you pay for. I've worn many brands; - eg. Hoya, Kodak, Rodenstock, Carl Zeiss. In general higher market lenses are coated at the factory. This gives a more consistent and usually much more durable finished result compared with those lenses coated at the lab where they're fitted into the frames. I'm currently wearing Carl Zeiss Progressive Precison Superb, 1.67 index and Zeiss' Lotutec coatings. My wife has same lenses but the Zeiss Duravision Platinum coating. This is more expensive product than Lotutec but it's a b*****d to keep clean. Lotutec, meanwhile, is extremely hyrophobic and oleophobic. Dirt almost falls of 'em. In short, I wholly recommend AR coatings to anyone. Buy a couple of large microfiber lens towels, keep the towels clean, don't scrub at the lenses and you'll experience no problems. If they're filthy then dilute dish washing soap and a rinse under the tap before cleaning will prevent damage to the coatings.
AR Lenses really do look much different! I'll have to keep my eye out for that next time I do a batch of interviews! Also, you mentioned crazing or craze of the lenses but never really explained what that is. Curious! :)
It is basically where the coating chips off or distorts due to excess heating or improper cleaning. If you look back at the lenses shown at that scene you can see how the lenses look really bad...yeah you don't want that.
I have Daltonism and playing Pickleball I noticed that my AR glasses help me see better as oppose to my non-ar which help with seeing more vivid colors; so it's back to the DRAWING board to see what AR's work "best" for me - - Thanks Doc; great video!! 😇😇😇🤴😇😇😇
20+ years I never got the anti reflective coating. Didn't think it was worth it. So last couple pairs of glasses I finally did. WHOA. For sure worth it for the $5 it cost. It is a whole new world at night. Like I had been looking through fog for the last 20 years.
Another place this is applied is phone screens, like an iPad! Not all of them have it, but I know the Pro models do Also the cosmetic thing is a big benefit - my current classes don’t have them, and man is it hard to get a good selfie
I work in the produce section of a major grocery store chain and constantly going from salesfloor into 2 cold stockrooms. When coming back onto the salesfloor from the stockroom my glasses fog up. The fog has wedged itself in between the lens and the AR coating and isn't able to be cleaned according to the eyglasses store I purchased them from. I believe AR coating is NOT worth it. Now the lenses also look scratched. The store I bought them at should replace my lenses for free because I was never informed of this happening. Never ever get AR coating on glasses period!
Great information! I'm a professional driver and can't see at night...I thought it was my eyes, now I think it's my glasses! Unfortunately my insurance only covers the absolute very bare minimum. I think this is causing my eyesight to be worse! I have to tilt my head up to see while driving at night and everything is still super blurry, etc. Can't read signs, can't read addresses... but fine during the day. Also I'm constantly taking my glasses off to read anything or look at things close up, or else it's super blurry. I can't see anything at all driving without them though, so it's required. Also I clean them, blink, and they're all smudged again.
Reflective coating was discovered by Lord Rayleigh who when investigating the effects of lens smudging found that it actually made the lens better. Ideally the thickness of the coating should be one wavelength. I recently got my new spectacles coated and when I asked the technician how he got it one wavelength thick he answered oh we just stick it in the dye.
(1)In Sunglasses Anti Reflection coatings present or not? (2)Which coating colour is best for Anti Reflection Lenses for eg their are many coatings in market like Green Coating,Blue Coating,Yellowish Coating etc.
Most sunglasses do not have anti reflective on the front or back surfaces of the lenses, but higher quality sunlenses have the coating on the back side. Most coatings do not have a specific color for you to choose from, it depends on the company/product you are purchasing as different companies may have their own formula. My favorite right now is the Crizal Saphire 360, which has very little reflection at all. but seems like a faint light blue.
I got a 2 for 1 deal, a pair of normal glasses and a pair of sunglasses for a pretty good price but then I had to add the price of the AR coating on the normal ones and even more money to get the sunglasses polarized. My first prescription glasses so I'm new to this! Glad to get an explanation, I'm glad I paid the extra now.
Coatings are a scam. They scratch more easily than in the past (especially the glass lenses) and sometimes cost more than the lenses. There are so many complaints on the internet about these coatings that I think there needs to be an investigation of this industry.
I only order AR coated lenses - especially for me as a video producer it is important and overall happier with the way they look. Worth the extra cost.
I hate anti-reflective coatings. Sure, they reduce glare, but they not only smudge super easily, but they attract dust and lint, and above all, scratch at the slightest touch. Seriously, I can use a microfiber cloth after wetting the lens with the eyeglass cleaning fluid given to me by the same store I got my glasses, and I will ALWAYS have at LEAST one new scratch by the time I'm done. Normally I get about 2 to 5 scratches each time. Add in the tiny spot-like pock marks that seem to appear, and anti-reflective coating isn't worth all the hassle. I'd rather deal with some glare than have to replace my glasses in six months because they're scratched up so badly I can't even use them.
Anti-reflective seems like the one thing I really want from glasses besides the correction. I hate shopping and fashion and glasses don't offer the options I want to see. I don't want a Nike swhoosh or a DG on my glasses but why not a range finder, motion tracker and/or some sort of augmented information system over the non-dominant eye? These are the upgrades we were promised in the 1980's lol. I recently learned that all my transition lens glasses are a pain if you are training to be a drone pilot. The sun and the glare from the snow turns my glasses into sunglasses and I always loved it. I honestly rarely noticed when they darkened unless I took my glasses off. Now I find myself trying to read a LCD, maintain a Visual Line of Sight with an aircraft and anything I need to see in-between. I am near-sighted so I have managed by bringing my glasses to the end of my nose and looking over them when I need to. I had my eyes checked today and was quickly overwhelmed with the wall of frames and no real help. I left with nothing but the exam and came home to research. I don't think Blue Light will help with how I use a computer screen outside, transitions is out, so I think just the non reflective, the anti-UV coating on both sides is about for usefulness for me. Will the more expensive lens improve clarity/sharpness more than the C-95 (number might be off, srry) or is it more about durability? Anti-Reflective is the only other improvement I can think of, to help with being outdoor in lots of sunshine and using LCD displays unless you have any other suggestions? Strange question for a very niche market.
What's often omitted are the disadvantages. An AR coat wears fast, after 2 years the 'craze' is so bad you'll want new glasses. In the vid it's claimed that the newer types don't do this but it is then very important to get that type of AR coating! Otherwise, stay away from AR if you have the choice (higher index glasses come with AR whether you like it or not). Under +/-3 you don't need high index (=thinner) glasses. Be aware. Index 1.74 is really only necessarry from +/- 10. Opticiens tend to oversell : 1.74 or 1.67 is far more expensive, and not necessary for most people.
Not necessarily true. My prescription is -6.75 and I've always used high index lenses. It gives you much more flexibility in choice of frames, for example, being able to use a thin metal frame (rather than thicker plastic) which wouldn't work well with a regular lens. Especially for nearsightedness, it means less lens sticking out of the frame at the sides and less bulk overall.
@@DoctorEyeHealth 3 up 3 down. I went to optometrist and she told me I don't need them. I'm confused. I'm 59 and have been wearing prisms since I was 19.
@@DoctorEyeHealth No. I'm going on the 30th because they require full payment. When I joined the military the optometrist in Fort Riley prescribed it because my left eye at times would unfocus (turn in then out). I had my eye numbed and moved manually to see if there was a problem with the muscle. I can give you many suggestions for future videos. Here's one. I read better without my glasses than with the progressives which I have to look down to read. Another topic high definition lenses. I would appreciate your advise especially since the glasses is costing me $820 BOGO.
I’m new to glasses and contacts and appreciate all your videos! Your contact tutorial all definitely helped me! When I went and I got glasses also they suggested an anti glare coating, I wish I would’ve gotten it. I’ll just have to spring for next time. It’s more money but it’s totally worth it right now. I’m waiting on my contacts to come in from Florida so I’m stuck wearing the glasses I just got. I see all the glare that I don’t see with the contacts
UPDATE! New Version of this video here: th-cam.com/video/IJxm06ZzCYs/w-d-xo.html
So that's why these anime villains have these scary shiny glasses when they push them: They don't have anti-reflective coating.
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HAHAHA that's hilarious! I will never not think that now.
@@DoctorEyeHealth Thank you for replying! I'm taking a Master's course in photonics this semester that touches on ophthalmology, and your videos about topics such as this, contact lenses, and LASIK have been really helpful supplementary videos in my studies!
I could tell the difference between the two. I guess what I appreciate the most about your videos is that you genuinely care. You don't have an agenda. You are not trying to upsell me on something, but educate. That makes your videos excellent.
I'm surprised you did not mention ghost lights. My first glasses did not have an AR coating, and at night, bright lights would be reflected back into my eyes from various angles so that I would see many more lights than there actually were. This made night driving very difficult and confusing-especially in unfamiliar areas. AR coated glasses eliminated this completely. For me, this was a safety issue. Cheers, Russ
Hey Russ! Thanks so much for the awesome comment. Very good point. Glad the AR coating helped👍💯
Ghosts don't exist.
@@ytsux9259 I think he doesn't mean literal ghosts
@@ytsux9259 Thanks for the info, bro.
@@ytsux9259 wait REALLLYYYYYYYYY
Doc - your eyes are beautiful - I can't concentrate on the video...
Good problem to have??
@@DoctorEyeHealth lol
ang landi mo..
He’s just got a light circle around the camera
Are you wearing colored contact lenses?
⚡ QOTD: Were you able to tell the difference between the glasses with AND without the anti-reflective? Do you have any other questions about AR coating LMK! 👇👇👇
DoctorEyeHealth yeah, totally able to tell the difference, the anti-reflective ones looked waaaaay better!
Great video! Can I add a.r to my glasses that I have owned for about 3 weeks now? And if so, what is the approx cost of this addition? Thanks again!
I had a doctor's office ask if I want a coating that last one year or a better coating for two years🤔. Of course there was a price difference. I took one year. Upset because there is always many hidden cost. Is there really different coatings?
What is anti reflective photochromic lenses?
@House Essentials
AR benefit against lens clear enemies, Polarized lens benefit against glare , AR coat can completing polarized.
You should be the most famous optometrist channel in the universe
👍👍😎💥💯
@@DoctorEyeHealth I fully confirm 💪.. Greetings from Russia! 👋 colleague 👀
Just came from the eye doctor. We were so confused with their explanations. You made it all so much more clear!! Thank you so much!
I got glasses without it one time. Never again I would see reflection of my eyes in the glasses. So much better with the AR.
I know the feeling! I somehow made it all the way to optometry school before my professor laughed at me and made me get it.
Eh... I have polarized lenses and as annoying as the glare is... I actually like it without because the reflection from the outside ads mystery to the eyes... I wish they would just add it on one side but some dealers don't know how to do that
What do you mean you would see your reflections of your eyes
Loved the video…I feel we’re taken advantage of a lot when buying lenses and especially lens coating “options” when buying glasses from your typical
Omnivision etc. businesses. Man they hit me with over 300.00 purely for lens
“options” and I’m really relying on your videos to get to the bottom of this….my prescription is very slight and it’s time we educate ourselves on eye lens function,features, prices, and brands also the difference between necessity and pushy sales tactics..we need to know especially because your vision is not only the most important of your 5 senses but the windows to the soul.
Another really important advantage of an anti-reflective coating is if you have a high prescription. It eliminates the 'coke bottle' effect (where there appears to be concentric rings in the lenses).
He had no choice becoming an eye doctor, they all have they same voice and his is that top tier level eye doctor voice
💯Thanks Bob!
LMAO
I love your optical. Im a licensed Optician in NY and i have never worked in a nice place like yours.
Thank you! we just had it remodeled about 2 years ago. It was by Eye Designs.
The only drawback is keeping them clean they smudge a lot
Very true...That is where using dish soap works really well.
@@DoctorEyeHealth yep dont use lens cleaner wipes it kills it
I was going to ask this question !!! Why does it get so smudgy ?
I need to clean mine all the time, I hate that drawback.
In dusty areas like Kansa s you are doomed with anti reflective glasses.
It would be great if you could do a video comparing the different AR coatings and what their reflex colours look like. I'd be really interested to see a comparison between Duravision and Crizal.
Doc thanks for the video. I always thought these add-ons especially the AR, were just a way to boost the prices of eye glasses. No one has ever really explain the benefits when ever I got glasses.
I haven't watched the video and the only thing I can say is: get the coating... It will just make your day nicer
Sums up all the points to consider when you're deciding on -- get, or don't get the AR coating.
The new Sapphire coating of crizal is amazing it almost reduces 97% of reflection.
Yeah, but it scratches if you so much as breathe on it.
I wonder if there's glasses that are anti finger prints? I tend to touch my eye glasses frequently. 😄
Yeah, they're called oleophobic coatings. Zenni Optical offers it on their site.
Wow, your eye colour is amazing!
Dr Allen, the ring light makes your eyes look magical!
Hahaha thanks for noticing! I have since stopped using the ring light but maybe some day I will pull it out again.
I have two pairs of TF eyeglasses that I got with regular lenses at the store, then I got a third pair of TF which I ordered online. And to my surprise, they arrived with an AR coating. I regret not getting the other two pairs with an AR coating it really makes a drastic difference.
Can you talk about all the various add-ons that will be presented when ordering lenses? Seems like there are quite a few that will take the cost up significantly. You’ve discussed AR coatings, but I recall being offered an assortment of other options. Would like to know if they are worth it. Thanks!!
I eventually got prescription eyeglasses. I’m learning a lot about eyeglasses.
Thanks D.E.H.
You are brilliant - pure delight listening to you. You make everything so clear, (like with AR coating....). I get a feeling of comprehensive understanding of the subject. Thanks for making these videos for us.
Just received a pair of glasses with the Crizal coating and it's leaps and bounds better than my last pair with another A.R. coating. Enough so that I did a little digging around to learn more about it. Really good stuff.
Happy you like it!
I stopped getting the AR coating because before the year was up, my lenses were so smudgy that I had to turn my head to see clearly in some situations - and I wasn't a kid - but stuff that are considered rough on my glasses. I'll talk to the optician next time about it because friends have commented that my lenses reflect a lot of light and I do hate the halos when I rarely have to drive at night. Thanks for the info!
One thing not mentioned is depending on the glasses shape light from behind or to the side of you can cast a reflection on the inside of your lenses. It’s crazy annoying. Opted out of coating my most recent ones and I’m regretting it.
I was first introduced to anti-glare coating to eliminate the reflection of my eyes, which was seriously distracting!
I was told that the coating does deteriorate though from salt water or from stronger cleaning chemicals withch will leave you with ruined lenses. Thus if your the type to always wear glasses even while in the water or you work with cleaning chemicals that might splash now and then you might want to pass on the coating
This was a wonderful explanation. I was just at the eye doctor today and he got mad at me when I asked to see the different types of coatings=( I'll take your advice and get the Crizal coating. Thank you!
Happy to help!
He probably didn't have any different type of coatings or didn't know them. Change your doctor.
linwilllogan Change Dr.! 🙂
If he got mad at you... hope u took your business elsewhere. :)
I've had the Crizal coating and it was very good
While it hasnt happened to me I have seen many instances of coatings fail rendering the lens's unusable.
I LIKE the glare ... as a professor, I like the look of the computer, my books, the desk, etc. reflecting off. Cool people working in pro sports, entertainment have that cool glare and reflection. We nerds can have it too!
Thanks a lot Dr. I would like to see a video comparing the AR coating vs the "new technology" Blue block filters on the lenses.. Like the video!!!!!
Me too!
It’s a must, absolute beneficial. thanks We need AR
Mine work really well when I am driving at night.
Thank you for making this video. I really needed this because I’m about to order my glasses.
It is 2022. Thank you for explaining and now have a better understanding how antiglare works on glasses. Take care
Cheers!
My takeaway from this video is that if I buy a camera or telescope it will have anti-reflective coating, but if I buy a pair of glasses I get soaked for more money if I want the coating. By the time you're finished with "add ons" the glasses become unaffordable.
They should use this type of Anti Reflective Coating glass on Oled Tvs!
Great video!! I've been trying to figure out the features and benefits of an AR coating for about a year. This video explains so much better than my optometrist's staff.
you should show how glasses are coated
A very clear and simple explanation for our patients. some times they think it's to expensive and not worth it, I going to use the same verbiage, they will understand more than just a cosmetic coating.
I love this channel very much, cos I myself wear 👓 and have upgraded them to have AR-Coating protection.
Very helpful and beneficial, thanks for the eye health seminar, very much appreciated.
watching from the Philippines bro,I always go to your channel whenever I have questions about my glasses and vision,thank you for educating us.
Hey thanks Boris! If you have any other questions please let me know!
sure,thanks bro God bless you🖤
Dr your view #s are sky rocketing ! ! Congrats ! You are such a blessing to all, as eyes are subject to deteriorate for all human ! See your passion and heart in it !
My question is longevity of the coating. I need my glasses to last as long as possible. How long before it starts flaking n looks bad?
My eyes are destructed by your cuteness doc!!!😣😄
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Have Essilor crizal sapphire and transitions 7 coatings on my progressives (varilux x) and BOY do they make a difference in visual clarity especially driving at night.
What did you spend? $3000?
This Video really helped clear my understanding with Anti-Glare on both sides vs Anti-Glare on one side vs Non-Anti-Glare glasses. I now prefer to go with Anti-Glare on both sides glasses without any confusion. Thanks a lot.
I wish I had clicked this video first and saved a lot of time. Thanks for explaining it all so well!
Thanks Louise! Glad you found the video so helpful!
Are this boy's eyes real... what a beautiful blue.... ladies (and some men) get in line ..! Plus he's really nice!
haha thank you Jake!!! Yes they are real. I have been very blessed.
I've been wearing coated lenses for over thirty years. Not all coatings are created equal. The same applies to AR coatings. Like tyres (tires for USA), you generally get what you pay for. I've worn many brands; - eg. Hoya, Kodak, Rodenstock, Carl Zeiss. In general higher market lenses are coated at the factory. This gives a more consistent and usually much more durable finished result compared with those lenses coated at the lab where they're fitted into the frames.
I'm currently wearing Carl Zeiss Progressive Precison Superb, 1.67 index and Zeiss' Lotutec coatings. My wife has same lenses but the Zeiss Duravision Platinum coating. This is more expensive product than Lotutec but it's a b*****d to keep clean. Lotutec, meanwhile, is extremely hyrophobic and oleophobic. Dirt almost falls of 'em.
In short, I wholly recommend AR coatings to anyone. Buy a couple of large microfiber lens towels, keep the towels clean, don't scrub at the lenses and you'll experience no problems. If they're filthy then dilute dish washing soap and a rinse under the tap before cleaning will prevent damage to the coatings.
How long have they lasted? That is the magic question. We have no doubt they will be awesome at first dude.
4:50 brochure changing position. Thanks for the video
AR Lenses really do look much different! I'll have to keep my eye out for that next time I do a batch of interviews! Also, you mentioned crazing or craze of the lenses but never really explained what that is. Curious! :)
It is basically where the coating chips off or distorts due to excess heating or improper cleaning. If you look back at the lenses shown at that scene you can see how the lenses look really bad...yeah you don't want that.
@@DoctorEyeHealth and if we did get that how would we clean it ????? Or get rid of it without being forced to buy a new pair
I have Daltonism and playing Pickleball I noticed that my AR glasses help me see better as oppose to my non-ar which help with seeing more vivid colors; so it's back to the DRAWING board to see what AR's work "best" for me - - Thanks Doc; great video!! 😇😇😇🤴😇😇😇
20+ years I never got the anti reflective coating. Didn't think it was worth it. So last couple pairs of glasses I finally did. WHOA. For sure worth it for the $5 it cost. It is a whole new world at night. Like I had been looking through fog for the last 20 years.
So happy to hear that!!
Another place this is applied is phone screens, like an iPad! Not all of them have it, but I know the Pro models do
Also the cosmetic thing is a big benefit - my current classes don’t have them, and man is it hard to get a good selfie
Crizal Sapphire is where it's at.
Was public speaker for over 20 years. Wanted the audience to be able to see my eyes as I made presentations. It makes a big difference for the better.
This was really really helpful Joseph. Thank you so much for making such an easy to understand and comprehensive video.
Doc. May i ask? Do dishwashing liquid remove my anti radiation on my eye glassess?
AR coating is very important on the inner surface of the glass of a watch. Sapphire crystal with AR coating.
I work in the produce section of a major grocery store chain and constantly going from salesfloor into 2 cold stockrooms. When coming back onto the salesfloor from the stockroom my glasses fog up. The fog has wedged itself in between the lens and the AR coating and isn't able to be cleaned according to the eyglasses store I purchased them from. I believe AR coating is NOT worth it. Now the lenses also look scratched. The store I bought them at should replace my lenses for free because I was never informed of this happening. Never ever get AR coating on glasses period!
Great information!
I'm a professional driver and can't see at night...I thought it was my eyes, now I think it's my glasses!
Unfortunately my insurance only covers the absolute very bare minimum. I think this is causing my eyesight to be worse!
I have to tilt my head up to see while driving at night and everything is still super blurry, etc. Can't read signs, can't read addresses... but fine during the day. Also I'm constantly taking my glasses off to read anything or look at things close up, or else it's super blurry. I can't see anything at all driving without them though, so it's required.
Also I clean them, blink, and they're all smudged again.
Where are these eyeglasses, sunglasses, contacts, lenses company sponsor this doctor already hes so detailed its my comfort video
Reflective coating was discovered by Lord Rayleigh who when investigating the effects of lens smudging found that it actually made the lens better. Ideally the thickness of the coating should be one wavelength. I recently got my new spectacles coated and when I asked the technician how he got it one wavelength thick he answered oh we just stick it in the dye.
Change your technician.
(1)In Sunglasses Anti Reflection coatings present or not?
(2)Which coating colour is best for Anti Reflection Lenses for eg their are many coatings in market like Green Coating,Blue Coating,Yellowish Coating etc.
Most sunglasses do not have anti reflective on the front or back surfaces of the lenses, but higher quality sunlenses have the coating on the back side.
Most coatings do not have a specific color for you to choose from, it depends on the company/product you are purchasing as different companies may have their own formula. My favorite right now is the Crizal Saphire 360, which has very little reflection at all. but seems like a faint light blue.
Thanks Doc! This answered a question I've had for a long time.
Thanks a lot, this video have helped me basically understand what I wanted to know about glasses.
I'm from india 🇮🇳
Your video is really helpful.
I'm so glad they're helpful!
Thanks for your opinion
Thanks
Please do a video on the difference between an Optometrist vs an Optician
It's on my list!
Omg my glasses AR layer started to bubble and flake! It’s so annoying!!
I didn’t know what it was when I purchased it. But I’m so glad I got it.
I got a 2 for 1 deal, a pair of normal glasses and a pair of sunglasses for a pretty good price but then I had to add the price of the AR coating on the normal ones and even more money to get the sunglasses polarized. My first prescription glasses so I'm new to this! Glad to get an explanation, I'm glad I paid the extra now.
Don’t think I’ve looked into another mans eyes for this long be before so glossy and blue so clean and open
Doc you are doing good.
Simple words though perfect deliveries.
Good examples and perfect identification of daily problems and uses
Coatings are a scam. They scratch more easily than in the past (especially the glass lenses) and sometimes cost more than the lenses. There are so many complaints on the internet about these coatings that I think there needs to be an investigation of this industry.
Privateacc - lol.
Been wearing coated lenses for over thirty years. No problems yet.
I only order AR coated lenses - especially for me as a video producer it is important and overall happier with the way they look. Worth the extra cost.
Thanks for all the info!
Thanks for the feedback!
I hate anti-reflective coatings. Sure, they reduce glare, but they not only smudge super easily, but they attract dust and lint, and above all, scratch at the slightest touch. Seriously, I can use a microfiber cloth after wetting the lens with the eyeglass cleaning fluid given to me by the same store I got my glasses, and I will ALWAYS have at LEAST one new scratch by the time I'm done. Normally I get about 2 to 5 scratches each time. Add in the tiny spot-like pock marks that seem to appear, and anti-reflective coating isn't worth all the hassle. I'd rather deal with some glare than have to replace my glasses in six months because they're scratched up so badly I can't even use them.
could i get both anti glare and anti reflective on my glasses??
Anti-reflective seems like the one thing I really want from glasses besides the correction. I hate shopping and fashion and glasses don't offer the options I want to see. I don't want a Nike swhoosh or a DG on my glasses but why not a range finder, motion tracker and/or some sort of augmented information system over the non-dominant eye? These are the upgrades we were promised in the 1980's lol.
I recently learned that all my transition lens glasses are a pain if you are training to be a drone pilot. The sun and the glare from the snow turns my glasses into sunglasses and I always loved it. I honestly rarely noticed when they darkened unless I took my glasses off. Now I find myself trying to read a LCD, maintain a Visual Line of Sight with an aircraft and anything I need to see in-between. I am near-sighted so I have managed by bringing my glasses to the end of my nose and looking over them when I need to. I had my eyes checked today and was quickly overwhelmed with the wall of frames and no real help. I left with nothing but the exam and came home to research. I don't think Blue Light will help with how I use a computer screen outside, transitions is out, so I think just the non reflective, the anti-UV coating on both sides is about for usefulness for me.
Will the more expensive lens improve clarity/sharpness more than the C-95 (number might be off, srry) or is it more about durability?
Anti-Reflective is the only other improvement I can think of, to help with being outdoor in lots of sunshine and using LCD displays unless you have any other suggestions?
Strange question for a very niche market.
What's often omitted are the disadvantages. An AR coat wears fast, after 2 years the 'craze' is so bad you'll want new glasses. In the vid it's claimed that the newer types don't do this but it is then very important to get that type of AR coating! Otherwise, stay away from AR if you have the choice (higher index glasses come with AR whether you like it or not). Under +/-3 you don't need high index (=thinner) glasses. Be aware. Index 1.74 is really only necessarry from +/- 10. Opticiens tend to oversell : 1.74 or 1.67 is far more expensive, and not necessary for most people.
Not necessarily true. My prescription is -6.75 and I've always used high index lenses. It gives you much more flexibility in choice of frames, for example, being able to use a thin metal frame (rather than thicker plastic) which wouldn't work well with a regular lens. Especially for nearsightedness, it means less lens sticking out of the frame at the sides and less bulk overall.
My prescription is +2.75 and +3.25 I don’t think I have high index lenses because these glasses make my eyes look bigger
Not true. Just watched a video and he said EVERY coating will eventually break down.
Thank you. I'm buying my glasses this month. I didn't know that the ARs have changed so much. Now I need to know about prisms.
Happy to help! I'm looking forward to making prism videos! What type of prism is do you have? Base In? Base out? Up? Down?
@@DoctorEyeHealth 3 up 3 down. I went to optometrist and she told me I don't need them. I'm confused. I'm 59 and have been wearing prisms since I was 19.
hmm...have you had the new glasses made?
@@DoctorEyeHealth No. I'm going on the 30th because they require full payment. When I joined the military the optometrist in Fort Riley prescribed it because my left eye at times would unfocus (turn in then out). I had my eye numbed and moved manually to see if there was a problem with the muscle. I can give you many suggestions for future videos. Here's one. I read better without my glasses than with the progressives which I have to look down to read. Another topic high definition lenses. I would appreciate your advise especially since the glasses is costing me $820 BOGO.
Came to watch a video of something I wanted to learn. Couldn't stop looking at the eyes of the person who made the video.
I had no idea how AR coating worked. Thanks Dr. Allen.
Your videos have been so helpful!!!
I’m new to glasses and contacts and appreciate all your videos! Your contact tutorial all definitely helped me! When I went and I got glasses also they suggested an anti glare coating, I wish I would’ve gotten it. I’ll just have to spring for next time. It’s more money but it’s totally worth it right now. I’m waiting on my contacts to come in from Florida so I’m stuck wearing the glasses I just got. I see all the glare that I don’t see with the contacts
Thank so much fo this video, is so informative and I was able to see the difference between reflective and non reflective lenses.
Going to be getting new glasses very soon. You just helped me make my shopping list of things I will need concerning my lens. thanks
Nice video doctor
Thanks for the video it helped me decide on the coating that it's worth it
Glad I could help
Thanks for the good info. I used to get AR lenses but here in Northern Ontario during winter the films would damaged.
Oh yeah? Why in the winter specifically?
AR coating is the black paint on the frame of your prescription sunglasses to match your M16.
Nice video with some great info. Thank You.
Very thorough explanation, well done. Looks like a Speedmaster you have on. Cheers!
You’re one of the best candidate
Please make a video about 4 base out prism or prism in general. That's what I wear, plus nearsighted and astigmatism. Thanks!