Best Antiglare?

[0pticianMagician]

I was wondering what most opticians are using at the moment? I have been recommending mostly Sapphire HR and Shamir Glacier Expressions because of costumer feedback i have received. Is there better antiglares on the market at the moment?

[Lensman11]

Exactly what kind of feedback have you received from your customers. What criteria do you think is important for good results. My experience has been that patients only look for two features cleanabilty and that the coating will stay intact i.e. no scratching peeling or crazing

[Prentice Pro 9000]

I was wondering what most opticians are using at the moment? I have been recommending mostly Sapphire HR and Shamir Glacier Expressions because of costumer feedback i have received. Is there better antiglares on the market at the moment?

I find that Sapphire smudges too easily. I prefer Rock and Ex3.

I also think (but don't know for sure. Somebody please verify) that the quality of AR can vary wildly depending on which lab is applying it.

[Michael22]

Based off feedback I've gotten, and what I've read Crizal is the best. You have Sapphire, Rock, and Prevencia which fill 3 different needs. Do you want the best clarity? Go with sapphire. If you want the best scratch protection go with Rock. If you want the best protection (blue light) get Prevencia. :smug:

[Uncle Fester]

Based off feedback I've gotten, and what I've read Crizal is the best. You have Sapphire, Rock, and Prevencia which fill 3 different needs. Do you want the best clarity? Go with sapphire. If you want the best scratch protection go with Rock. If you want the best protection (blue light) get Prevencia. :smug:

The whole thread is worth a read but check out post #38 by Lensmanmd if it is too long for you:

http://www.optiboard.com/forums/showthread.php/66232-Weather-and-AR

[AngeHamm]

Based off feedback I've gotten, and what I've read Crizal is the best. You have Sapphire, Rock, and Prevencia which fill 3 different needs. Do you want the best clarity? Go with sapphire. If you want the best scratch protection go with Rock. If you want the best protection (blue light) get Prevencia. :smug:

Sapphire now has the same top coating as Rock, so Rock is essentially obsolete in favor of Sapphire's increased transparency with the same durability.

[Michael22]

Sapphire now has the same top coating as Rock, so Rock is essentially obsolete in favor of Sapphire's increased transparency with the same durability.

Oh wow I didn't hear about that, that's really nice! Sapphire is such an easy go to then for top tier AR imo. We do Shamir lens tech with Crizal AR's.

The whole thread is worth a read but check out post #38 by Lensmanmd if it is too long for you:

http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...Weather-and-AR

Will definitely check out

[DanLiv]

Note "Sapphire UV" is still available but is the same as it always was, definitely not as durable as the rest of the Crizal line. "Sapphire HR" Is the new version, and it is glorious. Slick and super easy to clean, looks gorgeous, I've been doing it about a year and have no issues with durability (had plenty issues with Sapphire UV). In my book truly the best AR of all. And expensive. But whadayagonnado?

[NAICITPO]

Sapphire now has the same top coating as Rock, so Rock is essentially obsolete in favor of Sapphire's increased transparency with the same durability.

Yep, I'm not really sure why they have Rock at this point.

Note "Sapphire UV" is still available but is the same as it always was, definitely not as durable as the rest of the Crizal line. "Sapphire HR" Is the new version, and it is glorious. Slick and super easy to clean, looks gorgeous, I've been doing it about a year and have no issues with durability (had plenty issues with Sapphire UV). In my book truly the best AR of all. And expensive. But whadayagonnado?

It does look gorgeous and definitely have had way less scratch issues with it than Sapphire 360 UV.

You can also do Sapphire HR with a blue light filter which still looks 100x better than Prevencia. I'm not saying I recommend it Uilleann LOL but if someone insists on blue light...

Remember kids--just say no to Prevencia.

[Elvis Is Alive]

Agree 100% on Prevencia. Cosmetically looks awful IMO, might as well wear it on a pair of military BCGs to get the full effect.

I always order a material matrix blue filter instead of AR blue filter, far cosmetically superior

[0pticianMagician]

My patients dislike the Prevencia in particular, specifically when on a Zoom Meeting or facetime. They also complain about the scratch resistance on the Prevencia coating. Iv'e had most patients satisfied with the Sapphire coating. I agree with what most patients look for , cleanability and scratch resistance. however, I do prefer the aesthetic clarity that the Shamir Glacier offers.

[0pticianMagician]

i agree, however it looks like they have combined the Crizal Rock with the Sapphire and now they call it Sapphire HR.

[0pticianMagician]

I have to look into the EX3 thanks for the suggestion.

[0pticianMagician]

Agreed , whadayagonnado?

[NAICITPO]

I have to look into the EX3 thanks for the suggestion.

They have EX4 now