Multifocal lenses have advanced enormously over the last few years, evolving into a range of customisable designs able to satisfy even the most discerning wearer. Multifocal lenses provide the wearer with clear vision over a large range of distances and are designed to suit particular needs. Specific emphasis may be placed on more important aspects of lifestyle, such as driving, computer use or a demanding occupation. Lenses may also be produced with an almost unlimited choice of materials, tints and coatings.

Extended Focus Reader lenses offer a far greater range of clear vision than traditional reading glasses, designed to address the challenges to vision posed by computer screen use. These lenses can also offer many benefits in non-computer tasks, avoiding a restricted view. Like multifocals, these lenses can now be customised using freeform technology to suit the user’s unique demands more precisely.

Light-reactive tints have been available in spectacle lenses for decades, but we are seeing renewed popularity with the development of better performing products and more choices in features. These tints are now available on most lens types and materials, and come in a variety of colours from traditional greys and brown to specialized tones including reds, yellows and blues. Darker and lighter shades are possible, with more advanced products offering polarisation and in-car reactivity.

Rimless frames have seen a huge resurgence which has posed challenges in developing lens materials which will resist cracking and chipping. At Dyson & Long we dispense many such rimless spectacles and only use premium quality lens materials designed to resist the stresses these frames present. Instead of the optically inferior polycarbonate lenses sometimes recommended for these frames, we use a much tougher and superior material which results in longer lasting and better performing lenses. Fitted to our exquisite Silhouette rimless frames from Austria, the result is a pair of incredibly light yet tough pair of spectacles which cannot be matched for comfort, style and performance.