The Melanin lens available through Lenscrafters is also available to the eyecare professional through their wholesale lab. The lens is manufactured by Specialty Lens Corporation. The only difference is that the Lenscrafters product is available in polycarbonate in SV and Prog. The Melanin Polarized lens can be sourced through your wholesale lab in CR-39 and high index lens materials in basically any lens style that you need (Plano, SV, D-28, D35,7x28,8x35 and Prog).
Melanin Lenses absorb UV and blue light without distorting colors.
Exposure to blue light (not UV) is suspected as a contributing factor in the development of macular degeneration.
There is a white paper on this subject at the following Internet addresss:
http://www.specialtylens.com/Documen...er-Melanin.doc
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