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SuperDigital FAQs
The SuperDigital lens has been designed to provide a customised solution to support those who lead a connected lifestyle and have a need for a wider viewing area for that intermediate zone. Enabling the wearer to easily switch between different viewing distances and directions of gaze, including the use of digital devices.
The SuperDigital lenses are a great general purpose lens suitable for all presbyopes who use multiple devices for pleasure or work and want the latest in innovative design and technology.
- Easy to fit, easy to wear and easy to adapt
- Simple to dispense, no extra measurements needed
- Greater first-time success
- Improved wearer satisfaction
The SuperDigital lens offers the wearer a more convenient field of view.
This allows for ease of moving through the lens between viewing zones and improves perceived clarity of vision.
It is also carefully designed to support device usage at a closer viewing distance, so comfortable viewing can take place for longer.
Dispense as varifocals – always specify monocular PDs, monocular heights and corridor length.
The SuperDigital design uses the add you have prescribed to enhance the experience for wearers. Therefore, no alterations are needed.
There are 3 fitting corridors, depending on the design you choose:
A: 14mm
B: 15mm
C: 18mm
Available in all refractive indices:
1.5
1.6
1.67
1.74
The SuperDigital lens is an everyday varifocal which can be used for all day viewing, incorporating the design benefits for viewing devices and being on the move.
The SuperReader lens is not designed to provide all day viewing whilst on the move, as it provides the wearer with intermediate and near viewing zones only.
The two lenses are designed from the same design fingerprint, so will benefit from being worn alongside each other, for easier switching between pairs.
Yes, this is a general purpose varifocal design and is suitable for driving.
SuperReader FAQs
The new SuperReader lens has been designed to provide a customised solution to support those who have a need for intermediate and near viewing.
SuperReader 1 is suitable for mainly stationary near tasks up to 1m, for example reading, craft and video games. SuperReader 3 are suitable for more dynamic intermediate tasks, for example cooking, watching TV or following an exercise video.
Presbyopes who require an intermediate and near viewing distance. This lens has the benefit of supporting the wearer with wider viewing for both intermediate and near, reducing the need to move your head so much, and scan comfortably across the viewing areas.
Great for those who have been previously struggling with limitations in intermediate viewing.
No, due to the PrecisionView™ technology incorporated within the design, it supports easy adaptation into alternative lens solutions. Being the same design fingerprint to the SuperDigital this lens it is most comfortable when selected to be worn alongside this lens.
- An optimised visual solution for the specific type of close up work
- Gives support to the wearer at the distance they need it the most
- Provides a wider viewing area
- Easier to switch between intermediate and near smoothly & effortlessly
- Longer periods of comfortable viewing
- Is easy to wear alongside your everyday SuperDigital varifocal lens
There are 3 intermediate distances:
- 1 Meter
- 2 Meters
- 3 Meters
SuperReader are designed to support the wearer with a customised solution for the required intermediate viewing distance they require. With the access lens there is an incorporation of the power change from the add upwards.
You should dispense SuperReaders as varifocals – always specify monocular PDs, monocular heights and chosen intermeddiate distance 1m, 2m or 3m
SuperReaders are designed for those who require intermediate and near viewing. Driving lenses however, are designed to support the wearer with both these viewing zone in addition to a distance viewing area, which is the largest part of the lens design.
The SuperDigital lens is an everyday varifocal which can be used for all day viewing, incorporating the design benefits for viewing devices and being on the move.
The SuperReader lens is not designed to provide all day viewing whilst on the move, as it provides the wearer with intermediate and near viewing zones only. The two lenses are designed from the same design fingerprint, so will benefit from being worn alongside each other, for easier switching between pairs.
The Near and Far lenses are varifocals which have enhanced viewing zones for near or far viewing. The intermediate is not enhanced or changed between the bias and the original designs.
You should not drive in SuperReader lenses as they have no distance prescription incorporated in them.
No amends should be made to the prescription. Please just indicate the intermediate working distance required and we will incorporate the correct power changes within the lens.
Yes, in the 1.5, 1.6 and 1.67 range
Available in all refractive indices:
1.5
1.6
1.67
1.74
General
Seeing things close up is tiring. Long-sighted people usually perceive close-up objects as blurred.
A long time spent reading, doing DIY or staring at a screen without the help of glasses often results in a headache. While long-sighted people can clearly see objects in the distance, it often takes them a while to adjust from close-up to faraway objects.
The most common – and almost always genetic – cause of long-sightedness is because the eyeball is too short (axis hyperopia).
A relaxed, long-sighted eye therefore cannot image close-up objects on the retina but rather behind it, which is why they appear blurred.
Refractive hyperopia is much more rare: this is where the eyeball is normal in length, but the cornea or lens are not curved enough to be able to see close-up objects clearly.
The same thing happens if the eye’s lens is missing. This can be genetic, but can also comes as the result of an accident or a disease.
In general, long-sightedness can be corrected with single vision lenses, reading glasses or properly fitted contact lenses, to enable you to see close-up objects clearly once again.
Your optician can perform an eye test to quickly find out if you’re long-sighted and offer you vision correction with glasses.
Astigmatism can be corrected with glasses, contact lenses or an operation.
Glasses for those suffering from astigmatism feature a “cylinder.” You can see whether your glasses have one of these cylinders by looking at your prescription: cylinders are noted with the abbreviation “cyl.” A cylinder balances out the blurred image, meaning you can enjoy normal vision once again.
Depending on the kind of astigmatism, it may be possible to wear soft or hard contact lenses, or toric contact lenses.
They also feature a cylinder, which ensures they balance out the curved surface. They are also known as astigmatic or cylindrical contact lenses. In this instance, too, your optician will have the expertise and equipment they need to offer you the perfect vision device.
If it’s not possible to correct your visual impairment with glasses or contacts, astigmatism can also be corrected through surgery.
Depending on the diagnosis, your optician can recommend the best surgery for you.
Driving demands a lot from our eyes. Our gaze has to shift often, such as between the street, the sat nav, the mirrors and the dashboard.
Unpleasant weather and adverse light conditions often make it difficult to see. Added to that are irritating glare, e.g. from the headlights of oncoming cars, street lamps and reflections off the wet street.
If your glasses haven’t been adjusted to fit you properly, you’ll only suffer from greater eyestrain. This effect is exacerbated by dehydration, incorrectly adjusted car seats and irritants like air conditioning and heating fans.
Technical Terminology
Each Specsavers lens design contains a selection of innovative technologies to deliver the best possible vision solution. Understand each technology better with these useful descriptions.
Each lens design is computed using a sophisticated modelling technique, where thousands of light rays are processed from a defined object and distance, through the lens and imaged on the retina.
The calculation incorporates the specific wearers aberrations and the lenses unique positioning parameters in relation to the wearers eye.
This sophisticated lens calculation process delivers a personalised design, creating the best possible vision outcome for the individual wearer.
This process allows all our other technologies to be incorporated into the design.
Varifocal lens zones are designed to specifically suit distance, balanced or near lifestyle use preference.
The lens design and the chosen base curve is specifically modified for each patient’s prescription.
This achieves equivalent performance across the full prescription range.
Position of Wear (PoW) are specific patient “as worn” parameters (BVD, Panto, Wrap) when the lens is positioned in front of the eye. These are used in the design and calculation process and can be measured in two different ways:
- Individual patient measurement values
- Default population average values
Predefined progressive corridor lengths for easy selection. There are typically 3 lengths available:
- Short
- Medium
- Long
Available as Compensated or Conventional:
Compensated: Adjusted Rx measurement values used to verify the finished lens – differing from the ordered Rx values.
Conventional: As ordered back vertex power (BVP) measurement values.
Automatic determination of the precise “near zone” position for best binocular vision.
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