Telescopic Lenses
If you have reduced distance vision, these lenses can enable you to see things far away. In many states, you can even drive with them. There are many kinds of telescopic lenses manufactured by various labs and mounted to lenses in different ways depending on their purpose.
Conditions that can benefit from these lenses include: cataracts, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, ocular albinism, retinitis pigmentosa and lazy eyes.
Microscopic Lenses
These high powered lenses are used when reading or near vision is impaired. They are much higher powered than standard lenses and enlarge close objects and reading material.
Conditions that can benefit form these lenses include:cataracts, macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, ocular albinism, retinitis pigmentosa and lazy eyes.
Prismatic Lenses
Prismatic lenses are used to correct double vision that may occur naturally, by trauma, or due to certain high powered lens needs.
High Powered Lenses
These lenses are prescribed for people who require very high corrections,. They can be made in high index materials to make the lenses thinner and appear similar to standard lenses. They are now available in single vision, bifocal and light reacting formats.
Hand Held Magnifiers
New innovations have made these magnifiers thinner and lighter as well as less distorting especially in higher powers.
