Polycarbonate Glasses Is Good for Children
Choosing glasses for a child is a tricky and emotional time for both parent and child. Fortunately eyeglasses have come a long way in recent years and now good looks and practicality go hand in hand. Eye health, safety and value for money are all considerations when choosing eyeglasses for a child and vision safety is paramount. Polycarbonate lenses now offer the very highest degree of protection to take care of precious young eyesight. They were developed by the aerospace industry for use in helmet visors worn by astronauts. (Generally that super-cool nugget of information goes down well with reluctant school children!) Polycarbonate is also used for bulletproof windows, airplane windows and police riot shields, so a day at school should be a cake-walk for this material, which is 10 times more impact resistant than other plastics. Although your child should be taught how to care for eyeglasses, particularly when not being worn, chances are good that the lenses will withstand most