Briffel Eyecare
Call us: 516-431-3838
Optical Lenses & Frames
We have an experienced optical staff ready to help you with your specific needs and explain how different lenses and frames best fit your personal lifestyle. We can find the look, fit and functionality you want from your eyewear.
With over 1500 frames to choose from, we offer one of the area's largest selections of glasses, custom Ienses and sunglasses. We have options that will fit any budget, from our Value Packages, to the latest fashion forward designer frames in a variety of styles, colors and materials including titanium, stainless steel and plastic.
Along with our large frame selection, our staff can help you choose specific lenses to match your needs and lifestyle. We offer the most advanced digitally surfaced lenses to give you the best vision possible. We also offer transition lenses as well as other specialty lens treatments (such as UV protection, polarization, anti-reflective, scratch-resistant, and computer lenses). A lens treatment is a special additive that either bonds with the lens, or is built into the lens during the lens manufacturing process. Lens treatments often carry warranties and are available as individual additions to lenses for convenience and maximum benefit to your eyes.
Lens Treatments
UV Protection - Unlike sunscreen that you apply and reapply, eyeglass lenses
and sunglasses can have ultraviolet protection built into the lens, or applied as a lens treatment. Remember, although UV is invisible to the human eye, it is always present. Your lenses, therefore, should always provide UV protection.
Tint - Spice things up by choosing a lens color to match the frame or to enhance your vision. All sunglass lenses are tinted to cut down on overall brightness and enhance terrain definition.
Polarized Lenses - These lenses are a far better option than just a simple tint. Light reflected from surfaces such as a flat road or smooth water generally is horizontally polarized. This creates an annoying and sometimes dangerous intensity of light that we experience as glare. Polarized lenses contain a special filter that blocks this type of intense reflected light, reducing glare.
Scratch Resistant Coating - Scratches on lenses are distracting, and they can interfere with lens performance. Scratch resistant treatments make lenses more durable and provide you with a warranty if scratches occur.
Anti-Reflective - Wouldn't it be nice to have eyeglass lenses that were nearly invisible. They could cut glare from headlights, computer screens, and harsh lighting. It would result in less eye strain and fatigue at the end of the day. Anti-reflective lens treatments are available in almost any lens type. When applied on the front and the back of prescription lenses, it greatly reduces the light reflected by the lens surfaces. As a result, your eyes appear clearer behind the lenses, vision is more defined, and glare from reflected objects, especially headlights at night, is virtually eliminated.
