Finding the Right Prescription Safety Glasses for the Workplace
In today's bustling workplace, the need to multitask doesn’t just apply to workers. For those working hazardous jobs, where sharp vision and eye protection are essential, prescription safety glasses are an invaluable tool that will keep you fit for the job. These unique eyepieces offer precision optics paired with robust safety design, providing round-the-clock clarity and certified safety, no matter the task at hand.
If you’re searching for a pair, or wondering whether prescription safety glasses are right for you, read on. In this blog, we’ll delve into this specialised prescription eyewear, and explore the questions that often arise around their use.
Understanding Prescription Safety Glasses
So, what exactly are prescription safety glasses and why might you need them? Picture your everyday glasses getting a superhero upgrade. Prescription safety glasses do the usual job, ensuring you don't miss a detail, but they're also built to withstand the unexpected. From flying debris, to accidental splashes, these glasses use impact resistant materials to keep you covered when eye injuries are a possibility. If your day involves more than just spreadsheets and coffee breaks, say working in a lab, a workshop, or even an active sports field, they might just be your new best friend.
Key Features:
Impact-Resistant Lenses: These are commonly crafted from polycarbonate or trivex material to meet the safety standards, made to certified safety lens thickness. This increases the resistance to high impact, designed to safeguard your eyes.
Durable Frames: More than just stylish safety glasses, our safety certified frames are made to withstand the challenges of various work environments.
Side Shields: Many models come with side shields or a wraparound design, ensuring extra protection from every angle.
Who Needs Prescription Safety Glasses?
From construction sites and labs to workshops and sports fields, prescription safety eyewear has many uses across diverse professions. These can include:
Construction Workers: With risks like flying debris and dust, these glasses offer a fusion of clarity and safety.
Laboratory Technicians and Scientists: For these professionals, clear vision and protection from potential splashes are vital.
Manufacturing Workers: In settings with sparks, splinters, or machinery, eye protection is paramount.
Healthcare Professionals: Especially those dealing with lasers or surgeries, where clarity and safety are both essential.
Automotive Mechanics: They face challenges from fluids, sparks, and metal shavings, requiring top-notch eye protection.
Landscapers, Gardeners, Welders, Athletes, Craftsmen: Each has unique needs, be it protection from dirt, intense light, or precision tasks like jewellery making.
Even DIY enthusiasts or those tackling home repairs can benefit from safety glasses or other tailored options! Put simply, if you are exposing yourself to conditions where your vision needs protecting, prescription safety glasses may be for you.
Cost Considerations for Prescription Safety Glasses
When the need for a pair has been identified, questions naturally shift to "where can you get prescription safety glasses?" and "how much do they cost?". Safety lenses, frames and prescription glasses can vary widely. Some might require a unique lens type, others might be suited for low vs high or medium impact. Here’s a few things to consider when looking for a pair:
Factors Influencing the Cost
Prescription Complexity: While single-vision lenses might be more affordable, bifocal or progressive lenses will influence the cost. Our optometrists will tailor your safety spectacles to best meet your needs.
Lens Material: Materials like polycarbonate, often used in polarised safety glasses, can cost more than regular clear lenses.
Coatings and Add-ons: Anti-fog safety glasses, or those with UV protection or blue light filters, can provide additional benefits for you.
Transition Photochromic Tints: These are adaptive or photochromic lenses that are equipped with patented, photochromic dyes that enable the lenses to rapidly activate, or darken, when they are exposed to the sun’s ultraviolet light. The greater the intensity of UV rays, the darker the lenses become. When UV light is no longer present, including indoors or at night, the lenses fade back to their original state. The advantage of this technology means that the tint will conveniently adapt automatically to your environment.
Polarised safety: If you’re weathering the elements, a polarised lens coating can add an extra layer of protection against the UV rays of the sun. Great for those who need the full sun protection outdoors.
Frame Material and Design: Stylish safety glasses with durable frames or added features like side shields. At Eye Spy, we have a great selection of safety frames to choose from.
Will work pay for my prescription safety glasses?
Many employers offer financial assistance towards prescription safety glasses, making it easier for you to get what you need for the job. If in doubt, just ask your employer. At Eye Spy, we work with many providers and employers on a regular basis to provide for the safety eyewear needs in the workplace.
To sum it all up, safety glasses aren’t your everyday eyewear. An essential tool in your eye care arsenal, with the right pair, you can navigate hazardous tasks with confidence, protection and peace of mind. If you’re in need of a pair of prescription safety glasses, or simply have questions about whether they’re right for you, we’d love to help.
At Eye Spy, we cater to workers in diverse occupations, and can guide you through the process of finding the perfect frames and prescription lenses to suit your needs and budget. At the end of the day your vision is priceless, and prescription safety glasses are a worthy investment that will ensure your eyes are safe and protected when it matters most.
