Lens Information
Glasses Lens Guide
Explore everyday lens types, work-specific lens setups, optional upgrades, varifocal choices and speciality tint options including FL-41.
Single Vision Specially made to fit your frame and facial measurements for best results in fit and clarity.
Our single vision clear lenses are specially made to fit your frame and facial measurements, helping give the best result in both fit and clarity.
To bespoke your prescription glasses or sunglasses, we use your prescription, frame choice and facial measurements. For PD, please use our prescription upload and PD selfie process so we can check everything properly.
Optional Upgrades Anti-reflective coatings, thinner lens options, fatigue support and specialist upgrades.
Once you know the main lens type you need, optional upgrades let you refine comfort, durability, appearance and performance. The right combination depends on prescription strength, frame shape and how you use your glasses day to day.
Untreated / Hard Coated
All our lenses come as standard with this treatment and it is designed to help protect your lenses from everyday wear and tear. Unfortunately this coating will not prevent all scratching.
Everyday Anti-Reflect
Our anti-reflection treatment reduces reflections on the surface of the lens, enhances contrast and helps reduce visual fatigue.
Easy Life Anti-Reflect
HOYA Hi-Vision LongLife (HVLL) anti-reflection coating has all the attributes of our standard anti-reflection coating and is one of the hardest, most durable coatings available from Hoya.
It gives exceptionally clear, relaxed vision while helping prolong the life and look of the lenses.
The condition and performance of your lenses greatly depend on the quality of the coating. Its scratch-resistant, water, dirt and dust-repellent properties remain almost intact, even after intensive cleaning, and it comes with a 2 year no quibble scratch guarantee.
Guarantee covers lenses for up to 2 years. A new pair of lenses to the same prescription will be supplied and a glazing charge of £15 will apply for fitting the new lenses into your frame.
Easy Life Anti-Reflect Blue
Smartphones, tablets, computers, televisions and GPS devices all emit blue light. Long exposure can lead to eye strain, eye fatigue and even sleeplessness.
HOYA Hi-Vision LongLife BlueControl coating is designed for digital lifestyles and aims to support a more relaxed and comfortable viewing experience.
It is a useful option for people who use digital screens throughout the day and also comes with the same 2 year no quibble scratch guarantee.
Thin Lenses – 1.6 Index
Reduce lens thickness by around 20% to 25%. Includes multi anti-reflective coating.
Thinner Lenses – 1.67 Index
Reduce lens thickness by around 25% to 33%. Includes multi anti-reflective coating.
Thinnest Lenses – 1.74 Index
Reduce lens thickness by around 33% to 45%. Includes multi anti-reflective coating.
Fatigue Free
Provides a gentle boost at the bottom of the lens to help reduce eye strain during close tasks. Often suitable where there is a very small reading addition on the prescription such as +0.25, +0.50 or +0.75.
Light Reactive
Light reactive lenses adapt to changing light conditions, staying clearer indoors and darkening outside in brighter sun.
Polarising
Polarising lenses filter glare and can enrich contrast and colour, especially in bright outdoor conditions.
Work-Optimised Lenses Work-specific lens setups tailored to your real working distances, posture and tasks.
Work-Optimised Lenses are designed around how you actually work — whether that means screens, hands-on detail, treatment distance, tools, mirrors or moving between different tasks during the day.
Standard distance glasses, reading glasses and everyday varifocals are often not the best match for specialist working distances. A work-specific setup can be far more comfortable when your day is built around repeated mid-range and near tasks.
How to get your Design Code
Start with our Work-Optimised setup form and tell us about your working distances, posture, movement and daily tasks. We use that information to guide you to the most suitable setup before you buy.
How ordering works
- Get your Design Code using the setup form.
- Order through the Office Vision lens ordering page.
- Add your Design Code where prompted and upload your prescription and PD selfie if you have not already done so.
Varifocals Everyday, Natural and Natural Luxe are the varifocal options, each offering a different level of visual performance.
Varifocals combine distance, intermediate and near vision into one lens. The best option depends on how wide and natural you want those visual zones to feel, how quickly you want to adapt, and how long you wear your glasses each day.
A simple way to compare the three varifocal options. More dots indicate stronger overall performance in that category.
| Feature |
Everyday Everyday
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Natural Premium
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Natural Luxe Best
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| Distance Vision | |||
| Intermediate Vision | |||
| Near Vision | |||
| Field of Vision | |||
| Distortion Control (“Swim”) | |||
| Ease of Adaptation | |||
| Overall Comfort | |||
| Best For |
Occasional varifocal wearers ✓
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Occasional varifocal wearers ✓
Regular screen use ✓
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Occasional varifocal wearers ✓
Regular screen use ✓
Long daily wear ✓
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Everyday Varifocal
Designed for smoother transitions between visual areas and optimised to give less distortion. This means less “swim” and more stable everyday clarity.
Natural Varifocal
A premium varifocal offering sharp optics, natural vision at all distances and further reduced “swim”, with a wider natural field of view and faster adaptation.
Natural Luxe Varifocal
Our highest-performance varifocal, offering the widest and most natural field of vision with the highest overall comfort across daily wear.
Speciality Tints / FL-41 Specialist tint options for light sensitivity, screen comfort and more tailored visual support.
We also offer speciality tint options including FL-41. These are specialist rose-tinted lenses often chosen by people who are particularly sensitive to light or who want a more comfortable visual experience in certain environments.
FL-41 can be made in different tint densities and combined with selected coatings, thinner lens options and prescription formats depending on your requirements.
Who they may help
FL-41 is commonly explored by people looking for support with migraine-related light sensitivity, photophobia, screen glare sensitivity, bright indoor lighting and general light discomfort.
How to choose the right option
The best FL-41 setup depends on how and where you plan to wear them, whether you need prescription lenses, and how strong you want the tint to feel in real life. If you are unsure, it is worth getting guidance before ordering.
