High Index Lenses: Pros & Cons | SportRx

Eyeglass Tyler from SportRx breaks down the pros & cons of high index lenses. Check out more from this series in our YouTube channel!

0:00 Video Start
0:07 Intro
0:27 Pros
1:17 Cons
2:53 Why Choose High Index Lenses?
3:09 Conclusion

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[cabot]

Your informational videos like this are appreciated.

We can't all be as knowledgeable as Tyler and the rest of the team at SportRx.

Great information, Thank You!

[snowf]

So happy I came across this video so I was more informed when buying new glasses. I'm really happy with my 1.74 high index lenses and it was worth the premium cost.

[BoxOfShockolates]

I’m not going to lie, index talk always stresses me out😭. I never know what I should get, because only one of my eyes is worse off with the astigmatism . What diopter is considered strong? Is it anything over +/- 3? And if one’s Rx has prism in it, does then impact which index should be considered as well? My current Rx is below, with a .50 with “in” Horizontal Prism:

OD: (SPH) +0.50; -1.25 (cyl)

OS: (SPH) +1.00; -3.25 (cyl)

I’m just not sure what is even right. There’s so much talk about aberrations. And overall seems like a medium & system that is imperfect. So many people deal with discomfort & there’s way too many nuances to that. It’s stressful.

[alyssatafoya]

They are also harder to clean, i barely touch my glasses or my hair touches it and they get dirty. And the fiber clothes leave a huge film on them. Switching back to standard

[valentinnikolov]

Do you need 1.6 or 1.67 for office type of lenses + 2.75 - + 3.00 ?

[flipwarrior]

I recently ordered my first pair of eyeglasses online, and I got the highest index one at 1.7 something, and I noticed that my peripheral view was not as sharp and noticeably more distorted than my other pair of glasses that I got from the Optometrist, which I believe are maybe a high index of 1.6 something. I guess choosing the High Index really depends on the strength of your prescription. My eyes are -3.25 and -3.50, and the high index of 1.6 is the best for that range, for the best balance of cosmetic look, comfort (lighter weight than standard index), and visual quality. If you have a very high prescription, maybe getting the thinnest and most high-index lenses are a better balance.

[tns]

Which high index should i go for -5 left and -3 right? 1.67 or 1.74??

[raisariseup]

Hello. I am -4.50, I have normally used 1.60 lenses but now I wanted a large and metallic frame (thin) and I was thinking of choosing the 1.74 index so that my lenses are not so noticeable in this frame. But, the abbe value of the 1.74 lenses is much lower (32) than the abbe value of the 1.60 lenses (41), so I fear having worse visual quality and chromatic aberrations with high index lenses. What do you recommend me? Do you think the difference between these two abbe values will be very noticeable in the vision?

[skyemac]

I’ve found that there is more chromatic aberration with the cheaper poly. So much so that it is unusable.

[gaylecheung]

High Index lenses +8.75 glass Nikon lenses

[J_X]

High index lenses don't reduce distortion of your eyes for minification or near sightedness.