About Our Optical Department

We are constantly adding new frames and styles to our selection. We feature the following frames and are happy to order special sizes, colors and styles if you wish:

• Saks 5^th Avenue
• Nine West
• Liz Claiborne
• Claiborne
• Fossil
• Valentino
• Kate Spade
• Gucci
• Giorgio Armani
• Emporio Armani
• Dior
• Chesterfield
• Adensco
• Safilo Titanium
• Safilo Team
• Safilo Emozioni
• Safilo Elasta
• Safilo Design
• Vera Bradley
• Milano
• Silhouette
• Airlock
• Calvin Klein
• Calvin Klein rimless
• Totally Rimless
• Marchon Eyewear
• Coach
• Marchon Flexon
• Nike Flexon
• Nautica
• Tres Jolie
• JLO
• Denim
• Hugo Boss
• Sean Jean

About Lenses

LENS STYLES

• Single Vision: Correction for one focal distance; close, intermediate (computer), far (distance), or correction for astigmatism.
• Progressive Lenses: We use Varilux and Physio Progressives to insure easy adaptation. These are for presbyopic patients, people who need correction for reading, who want to see far, near, and everywhere in between without any distracting lines.
• Flat Top Bifocals: Lenses that are split into two segments, one for distance and the other for near.
• Executive Bifocals: Lenses that are split into two segments with a line extending the whole width of the lens. One segment for distance and the other for near.
• Trifocal: Lenses that have three segments: One for distance, intermediate, and near.
• Specialty and Occupational: We offer any style of lenses to accommodate any visual needs,. i.e. sports eye wear and computer users.

LENS MATERIAL

• Plastic: Basic lens material that provides good optical quality, ultraviolet protection, and scratch resistance. These lenses can also be tinted to any color.
• Hi-Index: Premium Lens material that is a thinner, lighter weight plastic. This lens provides excellent optical quality, ultraviolet protection, scratch resistance, and can be lightly tinted to any color.
• Polycarbonate: Premium lens material that is the lightest and most impact resistant available. This lens provides excellent optical quality, thinner style lens, ultraviolet protection, scratch resistance, and can be tinted to any color.
• Glass: Basic lens material that provides superior optics and scratch resistance. This lens also has many disadvantages to its wearer, i.e. heavy weight, thickness, and inferior impact resistance.

Lens Options

• Photochromatic Lenses: Lenses that adjust their color to outdoor and indoor light conditions. They darken outdoors and lighten indoors. Available in gray, brown, and green tints. These lenses provide scratch and ultraviolet protection.
• Anti-Reflective Coating: Special clear lens coating that is applied to lenses to reduce glare and enhance visual clarity. This coating has three main advantages. Improves vision for both night and day by reducing bright sunlight or the glare from oncoming headlights in nighttime traffic. Reduces eye fatigue by eliminating ghost images making your vision more comfortable. Also enhances your appearance by reducing reflections on the lens surface. We provide the most durable anti-reflective coating available today.
• Polarized Lenses: Sunglass lenses that are the best for reducing bright sunlight glare and produce excellent outdoor contrast. These lenses have less than half the glare of regular tinted lenses and include scratch resistant coating and ultraviolet protection.
• Lens Tinting: Available option that can be done to most all lens materials in an array of colors. This procedure helps reduce glare from light or can be used to enhance appearances.
• Mirror Coating: A coating that is applied to sunglasses that adds extra protection from sun glare and makes the lens look like a mirror. This coating is offered in many colors.

Sunglasses

• Vera Bradley
• Maui Jim
• Calvin Klein
• Nautica
• Nike 
• Carrera
• Fossil
• Dior
• Emporio Armani
• Giorgio Armani
• Gucci
• Kate Spade
• Valentino
• Liz Claiborne
• Nine West
• Saks Fifth Avenue
• Coach
• Julbo for Kids

 Sport Sun Wear

• Nike Vision
• Panoptx
• Maui Jim Sport
• Swim & sport goggles

 Sun Clips

• Revolution
• Just-Match-It
• Nike Clip-On

Children have unique needs regarding both the durability and the fit of their eyeglasses.

Eyeglass Frame Shape

Just like adults, kids like to look their best! Shapes that create a balanced look will be the most complementary. You should avoid frames that exaggerate the shape of your child’s face. Selecting a frame for your child can be confusing and frustrating. The friendly and experienced staff of eyewear dispensers at D’Ambrosio Eye Care will be pleased to help with your selection. As a general guideline younger children (ages 2-5) tend to look best in round and oval frames. However……

• If your child has close set eyes:
  Choose frames with a simple bridge color and dramatic temple color. Temples are the frames' “arms”.
• If your child has a long nose:
  Choose frames with a low set bridge.
• If your child has a short nose:
  Choose frames with a high-set bridge. The top of the frame should follow the brow, without blocking facial expressions.

Up to age 4, soft colors are the best. Bright frames will dominate a very young skin tone.

Ages 5 to 7: At this age, kids love to wear their favorite color. Odds are a bright frame will go over big.

Ages 8 and up: Older kids want to look grown up. Pick a simple frame that your child will still want to wear as his or her taste matures.

In the end, it’s all about what your child likes. Kids get the final say.

Children’s Eyewear Fitting Features

• Strap Bridges: A strap bridge will reduce pressure on the sinus, septum, and developing bones by distributing the frames’ weight evenly over a wide area.
• Cable Temples: Cable temples are perfect for smaller or younger children (particularly up to 3 years old) because they are soft on the ears and hard to pull off. They are also great for active older children who need to keep their glasses from sliding off during sports or play or for kids who spend a lot of time working on a computer.
• Spring Hinges: Spring hinges let frames expand as kids grow, getting rid of unwanted pressure that can cause headaches. They resist bending when glasses are taken off with only one hand (something even grown-ups do). They are durable, too.
• Gooseneck Nose-pad Arms: Gooseneck nose-pad arms are easier to adjust than regular nose-pad arms, making it easier to fit the frame to the nose without chafing. They’re particularly important for setting the position of bifocal lenses and for fitting very young children.
• Storage Cases: Good children’s eyewear always comes with a storage case. “If it’s not on your face, it’s in the case.” Remember this rhyme and frames will stay like new.

Teach children to clean their lenses at least once a day by first blowing on them to remove dust or grit. Then wash them in warm soapy water and dry with a soft clean cloth. Never clean glasses without first wetting them.

When resting glasses on a hard surface such as a tabletop, be sure they are placed face up in order to prevent scratching the lenses. Better yet, keep eyewear in an eyeglass case when not in use.

Additional Features to Consider

• PVC Nose-pads: Unlike silicone used on adult frames, PVC nose-pads are hypoallergenic and won’t cause irritation.
• Polycarbonate Lenses: Polycarbonate for children is a must. NASA developed this material for use in astronauts’ face shields because it’s virtually unbreakable. You can hammer polycarbonate lenses and only nick them in the process. These lenses are the safest, most impact resistant lenses on the market and are the best and only choice for children. An added benefit is the material’s ability to absorb ultraviolet rays, thereby eliminating the need to purchase added ultraviolet protection. They also come with a built-in scratch resistant coating.
• Clip-on Sunglasses: Children’s eyes need protection from the sun’s ultraviolet rays. Clips do the job for less than a separate pair of prescription sunglasses.
• Photochromatic Lenses: Provides ultraviolet protection because the lenses adjust their color to outdoor and indoor light conditions automatically. Not requiring your child to use a separate pair of prescription sunglasses, they can just go outside and be protected from the sun.

To make sure we provide the best options, we have a full selection of eyeglass frames for children including:

• Nascar
• Nickelodeon
• Safilo
• Chesterfield
• Safilo Children
• Liz Clairborne
• Nine West
• Marchon
• Marchon Flexon
• Nike Flexon
• Disney
• Denim

Remember to ask about our “Parents Painless Growth Program”!

Parents Painless Growth program

Throughout your child’s life their vision is growing and changing much like the size of their clothes or shoes. For many children, their prescription can change more than once each year until their eyes are fully developed. In cases like this, D’Ambrosio Eye Care realizes that purchasing a new pair of lenses with each change could become costly to parents and so we offer your child free lens changes for these premature changes that happen earlier then routine eye examinations (up to age 18). All you need to do is be sure that any of our doctors continue to care for your child’s eyes. If we decide that your child’s eyes are outgrowing their lenses we will change them for free!

As many of our patients require special protective eyeglasses for their work environment, we carry a full line of Safety Eyeglass Frames and Safety Eyeglass Lenses.

Our Optical Department carries a complete Value Line of affordable frames to fit into any budget. In addition we are pleased to offer the following discounts:

• 20% off 2^nd pair value line eyeglasses
• 30% off 2^nd pair ophthalmic and sunglasses eyewear
• 15% off all children’s lenses
• Safety Packages include a 20% discount
• 30% Active duty
• 15% Fire/Police departments
• 15% Senior citizens
• Various insurance discounts ranging from 10%-25%

About Safety Eyewear: D’Ambrosio Eye Care offers a large selection of safety eyewear packages. Our packages include lenses and frames to suit your safety needs. Safety eyewear is very important to eye health and should never be overlooked. Preventing hazardous materials or chemicals from entering the eye is very important because eye injuries can cause and affect your vision permanently. We offer packages that include non-prescription lenses but also prescription safety eyewear. The difference between safety frames compared to ordinary “dress” frames is that they are more durable. They can also have side shields to help prevent small objects from entering your eye and causing damage, which can be very painful. Working in occupations as a landscaper, machinist or contractor there are many opportunities for small metal or wooden bits to enter and damage your eye and vision. All lenses in our safety package meet ANSI standards for safety eyewear and are made with a polycarbonate lens material, which is impact resistant. Once you have your safety eyewear is it very important to take proper care of your new purchase. Safety eyewear that becomes damaged and is either deeply scratched or pitted can be a source for reduced vision. If your lenses are deeply scratched, pitted or cracked they should be replaced immediately to ensure they remain safe for use. When not in use you should always clean and properly store them in a container that is clean and dust/debris free. 

About Corporate Safety Programs: If your company is in need of a safety eyewear program we can provide your employees with a customizable plan that will work for you. Please call 1-800-325-EYES to inquire. If you do have an eye injury it is very important you seek medical care immediately to help prevent further damage 

Feel free to ask our staff about any needs or questions that you or your family may have in selecting the best eyewear at D’Ambrosio Eye Care.