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BIG Hoya Giveaway: Glasses Lenses & AMEX Gift Cards ~ 4 Winners

Do you need new glasses? Wouldn’t it be awesome to win a pair of lenses? Yep, I thought so. That’s why I am super excited to partner with my friends at HOYA to bring you this awesome giveaway. Two winners will receive a pair of brand new lenses and two more winners will each win a $25 AMEX gift card. And the prizes don’t stop there, we will be giving away MORE lenses and gift cards during our Twitter Party on Tues, April 23 at 1 pm EST. RSVP to join us for lots of great info and fabulous prizes. 

Are you in the market for new eye glasses?
Do you know what you what you’re buying?

Hoya Lenses #HoyaLenses

When we go to buy eyeglasses most of us think a lot about the style of the frame, however the really important part is the lenses, that’s what helps us see better!

Something I just learned is that lenses are made up of three parts – material, design, and treatment. Each part plays an important role in your comfort, the way you see and your overall happiness with your glasses. Studies show that most people want “light and thin glasses” and they want the lenses to be “scratch resistant.” Let’s look at how that happens!

1. Lens Material = The material is the stuff the lens is made out of, typically some type of plastic since they don’t use glass anymore! You’ll hear the terms “high index” “poly carbonate” or “Trivex” and each has different benefits. The material used for your glasses depends on your prescription and your lifestyle as some materials aren’t appropriate for some prescriptions or ages.

Hoya Lenses #HoyaLenses

2. Lens Design = The design determines how the prescription is ground on to the lens material. Depending on what you need (progressive, single vision, bi focal, etc) the doctor will recommend a particular lens design. Some designs are old, some are new. You may hear the word “digital” and they’ll say that is the best and the latest. Not all digital designs are the same. The lens laboratory may use the digital equipment, but the software is telling the machine to put an old design on the lens material, sort of like building a record player at the iPod factory! So be sure to ask about the lens design.

Certain designs are specific to a particular patient need. For instance you may remember our HOYA Twitter party when we discussed the Sync lens? Sync is a “lens design” and it is tailored to the needs of people who consume hours and hours of digital media.

If you buy an expensive digital lens and they say it will be ready in an hour, be very suspicious! A good lens takes longer to make than an hour.

3. Lens Treatment = Ten years ago they didn’t have “treatments” it was called an “anti-glare coating.” And if you remember coatings from back then they weren’t very good. As the word “coating” implies it is a cover and it can come off! Today the technology is much different and the benefits of anti-reflection, anti-glare, and scratch resistance are “baked” into the lenses, therefore the word “treatment” is used and what you’re buying is much more durable.

Hoya Lenses #HoyaLenses

Different treatments have different benefits. We’ll be hosting a Twitter party on April 23, 2013 to talk about Recharge, a lens treatment from HOYA. The neat benefit with Recharge is it reflects blue light from your smart phone and tablet that can cause eye fatigue, blurred vision and headaches associated with Computer Vision Syndrome.

Hoya Lenses #HoyaLenses

You’re buying a lot of stuff when you buy eyeglass lenses! Your local independent eye care provider will generally spend the time necessary to explain everything. Especially since the lenses in your eyeglasses are really a medical device and can be expensive. No matter where you go it’s important to ask questions about the lens materials, design and treatment. After all it is your vision!

FIND YOUR HOYA LENS PROVIDER NOW

And to help you take care of your vision even more, Hoya Lenses is generously sponsoring this giveaway with some amazing bloggers!

FOUR (4) will win in this multi prize Giveaway valued at $450!

(2) Will WIN FREE LENS Vouchers values at $200+ Each

(2) Will WIN a $25 AMEX Gift Card

Winners prizes are in order drawn.

Giveaway open to US ONLY, 18+. Giveaway Ends May 6, 2013 at 11:59pm EST. Mandatory entry is a comment on the blog you are entering on. Please make sure you leave one!

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  1. jennifer aikens says

    April 21, 2013 at 9:43 pm

    apparently there is something called computer vision syndrome. I look at the computer a lot so this was interesting. I think I would benefit a lot from any lens that help my vision when looking at a cell phone or computer screen. I also learned that getting your lens done fast is never a good thing as it takes time for quality lens’. This makes perfect sense as fast food is never as good as food that takes 20-30 mins or more to make. Quality items come with time.

    Reply
  2. Heather Hayes Panjon says

    April 21, 2013 at 9:52 pm

    I Learned Hoya Makes A Variety Of Eye Wear!

    Reply
  3. June Ebinger says

    April 21, 2013 at 9:56 pm

    THE BLUE LIGHT FROM YOUR SMART PHONE CAN CAUSE BLURRED VISION.

    Reply
  4. Patricia A. says

    April 21, 2013 at 11:47 pm

    I didn’t know about the blue light or there was a syndrome caused by screens. I’m definitely going to limit my and my kids screen time!

    Reply
  5. Lisa Brown says

    April 22, 2013 at 6:41 am

    I learned that scratch resistance treatments are “baked” into the lenses.

    Reply
  6. Denise Taylor-Dennis says

    April 22, 2013 at 8:18 am

    I learned Recharge is a lens feature that reflects blue light from your smart phone and tablet that can cause eye fatigue

    Reply
  7. Mary Happymommy says

    April 22, 2013 at 9:04 am

    I learned Sync is a “lens design” and it is tailored to the needs of people who consume hours and hours of digital media.

    Reply
  8. Keely Hostetter says

    April 22, 2013 at 9:26 am

    I like the recharge option, especially for my husband. He works with various scenes all day. I would love to get that for him

    Reply
  9. dani bentley says

    April 22, 2013 at 9:30 am

    Recharge sounds so great to me, also the distortion free hd would help me out a ton. My prescription is so bad that I can no longer wear contacts and my eye doctors cars my astigmatism “an amazing power”

    Reply
  10. Cynthia R says

    April 22, 2013 at 11:00 am

    i learned lens treatment is better than it was 10 years ago, it is now baked into the lenses.

    Reply
  11. D'Ann says

    April 22, 2013 at 11:22 am

    I learned about Recharge, a treatment that reflects blue light (never heard of it) from smart phones that causes eye fatigue!

    Reply
  12. Samantha C. says

    April 22, 2013 at 8:06 pm

    The Recharge Option sounds great!

    Reply
  13. saminder gumer says

    April 22, 2013 at 8:22 pm

    i learned about sync lenses are for those that consume a lot of digital media.

    Reply
  14. Steva Spottswood says

    April 22, 2013 at 8:26 pm

    I learned that tech is getting better and better than say 10 years ago. I like the recharge.

    Reply
  15. Katherine Donovan says

    April 22, 2013 at 8:28 pm

    I learned that they make glasses for kids.

    Reply
  16. stephanie miller says

    April 22, 2013 at 8:28 pm

    i had never heard of recharge before reading this. thanks!

    Reply
  17. Anne says

    April 22, 2013 at 8:38 pm

    I used to get coatings on my lenses but gave them up because I found them problematic. I learned that coatings are an old technology and that the lenses are now treated to have the desired characteristics rather than having a coating applied after the fact. That’s good to know! Thank you.

    Reply
  18. Lucy Lopez says

    April 22, 2013 at 10:10 pm

    I learned that the benefit with Recharge is it reflects blue light from your smart phone and tablet that can cause eye fatigue, blurred vision and headaches associated with Computer Vision.

    Reply
  19. Patty wright says

    April 22, 2013 at 10:18 pm

    I learned a lot. The recharging sounds interesting

    Reply
  20. Lynda Del says

    April 22, 2013 at 10:36 pm

    I learned that lenses are made up of three parts – material, design, and treatment.

    Reply
  21. Fiona N says

    April 23, 2013 at 12:23 am

    I just learned that studies show that most people want “light and thin glasses” and they want the lenses to be “scratch resistant.”
    Thanks for the informative review

    Reply
  22. Tracy Robertson says

    April 23, 2013 at 3:52 am

    I learned that there are at least 4 locations within walking distance from my home that sell Hoya Lenses. This is good news, because I need new glasses (mine are ancient and have a small crack in the lens). Since I spend so much time online, I like that Hoya Lenses are made for that.

    Reply
  23. Kelly R. says

    April 23, 2013 at 7:41 am

    I learned that the blue light from your tablet and smartphone can cause blurred vision.

    Reply
  24. Debra Hall says

    April 23, 2013 at 8:52 am

    my eye doctor is on the list ..DAYTON OPTOMETRIC CENTER awesome

    Reply
  25. Denise says

    April 23, 2013 at 10:26 am

    I didn’t know certain lens materials shouldn’t be used for certain perscriptions. My vision is fine — I’ll have to tell my husband that!

    Reply
  26. Happi Shopr says

    April 23, 2013 at 11:05 am

    I didn’t know that the anti-treatments are now baked into the lenses so that they don’t scratch off.

    Reply
  27. Amy Orvin says

    April 23, 2013 at 8:51 pm

    A good lens takes longer than an hour.

    Reply
  28. Penelope says

    April 23, 2013 at 10:06 pm

    I would love to get some new lenses for my ever changing eyes.

    Reply
  29. Nancy Bowers says

    April 24, 2013 at 9:26 am

    I need new glasses. My lenses are all scratched!

    Reply
    • Nancy Bowers says

      April 24, 2013 at 9:27 am

      I learned that lens aren’t coated anymore but “treated”.

      Reply
  30. Vunda V says

    April 24, 2013 at 11:38 am

    i learned lens treatment are baked into the lens

    Reply
  31. rachel thompson says

    April 24, 2013 at 1:19 pm

    The light from the phone causes blurred vision.

    Reply
  32. Ani says

    April 24, 2013 at 3:49 pm

    I learned that a good digital lens takes longer than an hour to make.

    Reply
  33. Vera K says

    April 24, 2013 at 4:48 pm

    I learned the material used for your glasses depends on your prescription and your lifestyle .

    Reply
  34. Renee says

    April 24, 2013 at 5:22 pm

    I learned about Computer Vision Syndrome.

    Reply
  35. Dawn Ganey says

    April 25, 2013 at 8:47 pm

    Recharge reflects blue light from smart phones & tablets that cause eye fatigue, blurred vision & headaches associated with Computer Vision Syndrome. I never realized all this until the article.

    Reply
  36. LeksMom says

    April 27, 2013 at 12:45 pm

    I learned that lens treatments are no longer coatings but are baked into the lens. Great idea!

    Reply
  37. Elizabeth says

    April 27, 2013 at 10:36 pm

    I’m intrigued to learn about Recharge. I wonder if it might reduce my eye strain.

    Reply
  38. Daniel M says

    April 28, 2013 at 9:01 pm

    learned lens treatments are no longer coatings, they’re baked into the lens now

    Reply
  39. Ellie W says

    April 29, 2013 at 7:01 am

    I learned Sync is a “lens design” and it is tailored to the needs of people who consume hours and hours of digital media

    Reply
  40. Sarah says

    April 29, 2013 at 1:44 pm

    I learned you shouldn’t trust lenses made in an hour or less.

    Reply
  41. Jessamine D. says

    May 2, 2013 at 8:43 pm

    I learned that they are anti-glare and scratch resistant 🙂

    Reply
  42. bo says

    May 3, 2013 at 3:29 am

    I learned that Recharge is a lens treatment that reflects the blue light from your smart phone and tablet!

    Reply
  43. Shawn says

    May 3, 2013 at 7:07 am

    I learned that this is just what I need when I am on the computer.

    Reply
  44. Joan says

    May 3, 2013 at 7:30 am

    I learned about the recharge option, nice.

    Reply
  45. lisa says

    May 4, 2013 at 7:09 am

    scratch resistance treatments are “baked” into the lenses

    Reply
  46. Carolsue says

    May 4, 2013 at 9:15 pm

    I learned that Sync is a “lens design” and it is tailored to the needs of people who consume hours and hours of digital media. Maybe that’s what I need!
    Digicats {at} Sbcglobal {dot} Net

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