Eyeglass lenses are not just precision ground pieces of glass placed in eyeglass frames. Today’s optical lenses incorporate many technological advances in an effort to provide you with excellent vision correction, maximum convenience, and reduced problems.

Maryland Eye Associates offers a full range of choices in types of lenses, lens materials, and technologically advanced lens features. Because we work with independent laboratories, we are able to offer the widest possible variety of choices in materials, styles, and types.

We offer single vision lenses of all types, and for all purposes. Bifocal and trifocal lenses are available for those most comfortable with these lens types. A relatively recent development in lens technology is the progressive lens. Progressive lenses provide a reading prescription in the lower part of the lens, a distance prescription in the upper part of the lens, and the intermediate powers in the center of the lens (progressively). There are no lines of demarcation between these different prescriptions in a progressive lens. Like any lens with different prescriptions in different areas, the progressive lenses require some adjustment by the wearer, but offer enormous benefits to vision correction.

The materials from which lenses are made include plastic, glass, polycarbonate, and other high index, advanced materials. Each of these materials have advantages and disadvantages. Our certified opticians have the knowledge and training to assist you in selecting that material most beneficial to your vision correction. Maryland Eye Associates is able to provide you with lenses made of any of these materials. Whether your need is for safety eyeglasses for a child or the workplace, the high index, low profile technologically advanced progressive lens, or any other lens material, Maryland Eye Associates can assist you. We offer lenses from such maufacturers as Hoya, Zeiss, Rodenstock, Varilux, and many other manufacturers. You will not find this broad a selection at other optical stores.

We also offer a wide variety of quality sunglasses. We offer brand names such as Bayz, Nike, Rayban, Revo, Maui Jim, and Silhouette. We carry only those sunglass products that meet our own high standards.

As with any product, price varies greatly. The most technologically advanced high index (light weight) progressive lenses offer the greatest gains in vision correction but are more costly than the less technologically advanced lenses. Our customer service representatives will assist you in selecting the best lens for your vision correction needs at the best price for you.