Younger Optics Expands Drivewear® Line with Polycarbonate Image Progressive Lenses
(TORRANCE, CA — September 2008) Younger Optics has once again expanded the availability of their innovative line of sunlenses by introducing Drivewear® IMAGE® progressives in polycarbonate. “Without a doubt, since we released Drivewear lenses, the two biggest product requests have been for polycarbonate and for a progressive. In the past year, we’ve managed to fulfill both those requests, with Drivewear polycarbonate Single Vision and the Image lens in Hard Resin. Now, we’re bringing the two together with the new Polycarbonate Drivewear Image progressive,” said David Rips, President and CEO of Younger Optics.

The award-winning IMAGE progressive has been rated favorably among recent independent studies. This is in part because IMAGE boasts one of the widest distortion free distance zones in the industry, a key advantage for the driving task. From the dashboard to the road ahead, IMAGE provides excellent viewing at near, far and intermediate distances, and can accommodate Rx ranges of -9D to +7D, with 1.00 – 3.00 add powers. And now, Drivewear progressive wearers can take advantage of the high impact resistance and higher index polycarbonate offers.

Drivewear lenses uniquely combine two of the most advanced technologies found in the eyeglass industry today: Transitions™ Photochromic Technology and NuPolar® polarization. Designed specifically to meet the unique visual demands of the driving task, Drivewear Activated by Transitions® is the first polarized photochromic lens to darken behind the windshield of a car which allows Drivewear lenses to change color based on current driving conditions in order to enhance the driver’s vision. In addition, Drivewear lenses are polarized to block blinding glare, another essential attribute when driving a car.

For more information and technical details, visit www.drivewearlens.com.