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DriveWear - Lenses that Transition for Driving

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DriveWearŪ lenses transition to dark even while you drive You've seen the commercials about TransitionsŪ lenses and how they will protect your eyes automatically from bright light and UV rays when you step into the sun.

They're certainly convenient, but they don't work too well when you are behind the wheel of a vehicle, and these days most of us spend a lot of time driving - to work, school, hauling the kids around, etc. Today's windshields block the UV rays that cause the photochromic TransitionsŪ lenses to, well, transition to dark, leaving you with almost clear lenses while you look out at the ever-so-bright highway ahead.

You could try polarized prescription sunglasses, but they don't vary under different light conditions. If they're dark, they're just dark.

DriveWearŪ lenses have come to the rescue with a new breed of lens powered by the breakthrough polarizing technology of Younger Optics and TransitionsŪ that techno-magically adjusts to the brightness of the light outside even while you're sitting behind the windshield of your car or truck while driving.

Technically, DriveWearŪ lenses combine the two technologies - polarized and photochromatic lenses - and can sense and transition to the light conditions both inside and outside your vehicle. You get protection from glare and custom, automatically adjusting tint in a single lens.

The difference is that DriveWearŪ lenses are specifically designed for driving - polarized and designed to adjust to every lighting condition as you drive.

Soccer moms rejoice!

DriveWearŪ lenses are specifically designed to transition for the varying light conditions when you drive
Graphics by DriveWearŪ

If you have any questions about DriveWearŪ lenses or about your sunglasses, please give us a call at 1-800-248-9427. Our FramesDirect.com opticians will be happy to help you decide if DriveWearŪ lenses are right for you. DriveWearŪ lenses can be selected as a lens option when ordering prescription lenses online at FramesDirect.com.

Related pages & posts: DriveWearŪ Activated by TransitionsŪ, TransitionsŪ Lenses and TransitionsŪ VI Lenses, Younger Optics Offers Drivewear Owners Manual.

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24 Responses to “DriveWear - Lenses that Transition for Driving”

  1. Patrick on September 14th, 2007 9:01 pm

    Can you tell me what frames are used in that Drivewear marketing material? I’ve been browsing framesdirect.com but can’t find them. Thanks!

  2. Richard Burckhardt on September 15th, 2007 8:47 am

    Patrick -

    The DriveWear lenses can be ordered with any eyeglass frame. When you order your frames, DriveWear will be one of the lens options.

    If what you want to know is the exact frame used in the images used in this post, we don’t know offhand, but we will try to find out for you and post it here.

    Thanks!

  3. Ryan on September 18th, 2007 11:14 pm

    Can you order drivewear in clear lenses without prescription? I’d just like to wear them everyday and make use of the eye protection as I don’t need corrective lenses.

    Thanks!

  4. Richard Burckhardt on September 19th, 2007 9:03 am

    Yes, Drivewear lenses can be ordered without prescription as just plain, non-corrective lenses.

    I need to point out that Drivewear lenses are not clear. As illustrated in the graphic, they adjust to different lighting conditions, but they do not turn into clear lenses. They will always be tinted so that they are like wearing sunglasses.

    If you would like to speak to a customer service specialist, call 800.248.9427 x 221 and speak to Candace.

  5. Andrew Surmak on November 19th, 2007 1:09 pm

    To Whom It May Concern:

    I am looking to fill some frames that I had purchased with Drivewear Transition Lenses but am encountering difficulty locating vendors in my area that will do so. I must update my prescription, yet I wanted to make an inquiry as to roughly how much the cost of filling these frames with single vision prescription Drivewear Lenses would cost. Additionally, I would appreciate any licensed or approved vendors in the Baltimore/Washington area. I appreciate any insight into this matter.

    Andrew Surmak

  6. Mark Steffen on December 3rd, 2007 1:15 pm

    Can the drivewear lenses be added to bolle or oakley sunglasses?

  7. Richard Burckhardt on December 4th, 2007 12:30 pm

    Mark -

    The Drivewear lenses are only available for the prescription Oakley and Bolle eyeglasses frames or most other eyeglasses frames in our collection.

    Richard

  8. Vladimir on December 26th, 2007 11:46 am

    Where can I buy DriveWear - Lenses, and price ??

  9. Richard Burckhardt on December 26th, 2007 11:55 am

    DriveWear lenses are one of the lens options when you order any eyeglass frames. Just browse through our eyeglasses selections and when you select one, you can choose Drivewear as your lenses.

  10. Michael Braband on January 18th, 2008 6:52 am

    If I order Drivewear lenses, is there any benefit to ordering an A/R (Anti-Reflective) coating - since the Drivewear is polarized? Would there be any problems with A/R coatings on polarized lenses?

  11. Richard Burckhardt on January 18th, 2008 10:26 am

    We would recommend not getting A/R coating on Drivewear lenses because the lenses are polarized and are blocking reflection already. If you would like A/R coating, you should just have it applied to the back side of the lenses. The front sides of the lenses are polarized. We feel you save money going without the A/R. You are getting a great lens that is blocking UV rays and lighting without adding an extra add-on that is really not necessary.

  12. Bill Beddingfield on February 4th, 2008 5:48 pm

    Are drivewear lens plastic or glass?  Can drivewear lens be cut to fit any frame?

  13. Richard Burckhardt on February 6th, 2008 11:33 am

    DriveWear lenses are made out of carbon resin, not polycarbonate. These lenses can be used in any frame.

  14. Stephen Mulcahy on February 12th, 2008 5:58 pm

    How scratch resistant are the plastic lenses compared to polycarbonate or glass?

  15. Lewis Southwick on February 13th, 2008 11:17 am

    If we had to rank the scratch resistance of the three materials listed according to the most scratch resistant material, the rank would be: glass, plastic and polycarbonate.

    With each material, there are benefits and features that will be of benefit to the wearer. In selecting a lens material the prescription and frame choice will be the determining factor. We have a lens selection tool built into the FramesDirect.com site that will calculate the best lens material based on these two criteria.

    We also have detailed information about the attributes of each of the materials listed at our Digital Lens Technology Center at FramesDirect.com. You may review more detailed information and technical data at: http://www.framesdirect.com/digital-lens-technology.asp

    Feel free to contact anyone of our expert opticians at 1-800-248-9427 if you have any further questions.

    Thank You,

    Lewis

  16. Tom Tubak on February 22nd, 2008 4:38 am

    Quoting Richard Burckhardt on February 6th, 2008 11:33 am: “DriveWear lenses are made out of plastic only, not polycarbonate.”.

    When selecting lens types, plastic lenses do not offer the DriveWear add-ons. It only offers it when selecting Polycarbonate lens type. Why should I pay polycarbonate lens type price ($78.75) if the DriveWear lenses are plastic($45.80)? The difference is $32.95.

    Can you please clarify it for me please?
    Thank you,
    Tom

  17. Cristian Bulacu on April 4th, 2008 6:32 pm

    The same question as Tom Tubak

    Quoting Richard Burckhardt on February 6th, 2008 11:33 am: ?DriveWear lenses are made out of plastic only, not polycarbonate.?.

    When selecting lens types, plastic lenses do not offer the DriveWear add-ons. It only offers it when selecting Polycarbonate lens type. Why should I pay polycarbonate lens type price ($78.75) if the DriveWear lenses are plastic ($45.80)? The difference is $32.95.

    Can you please clarify it for me please?
    Thank you,

  18. Richard Burckhardt on April 9th, 2008 3:59 pm

    Sorry for any confusion. DriveWear lenses are carbon resin. They are not polycarbonate.

  19. Hillari on April 12th, 2008 3:29 am

    My question is the same as Tom Tubak and Cristian Bulacu, not in regards to the carbon resin/polycarbonate manufacturing difference, but as to why you have to choose the polycarbonate option before it allows you to choose the drivewear option and why is there such a price difference, especially if it actually isn’t polycarbonate?

    The same question as Tom Tubak

    Quoting Richard Burckhardt on February 6th, 2008 11:33 am: “DriveWear lenses are made out of plastic only, not polycarbonate.”.

    When selecting lens types, plastic lenses do not offer the DriveWear add-ons. It only offers it when selecting Polycarbonate lens type. Why should I pay polycarbonate lens type price ($78.75) if the DriveWear lenses are plastic ($45.80)? The difference is $32.95.

    Can you please clarify it for me please?
    Thank you,

  20. Richard Burckhardt on April 16th, 2008 12:32 pm

    Again, sorry for the confusion, but thanks to all for pointing out that the ordering process needs to be reworked for this lens. DriveWear is a totally different lens material type as it is carbon resin and we need to create a new material lens option just for it. The issue has been passed to the coding team for immediate attention.

  21. El Wieczor on April 23rd, 2008 9:57 am

    Hi,

    I want to buy Drivewear lenses and I chose the frames already

    http://www.morel-france.com/en/oga/oga-t120.php

    …but I’ve heard Drivewear lenses cannot be placed into them because they’re not complete frames.

    Is it true?

  22. Richard Burckhardt on April 23rd, 2008 3:13 pm

    I asked our opticians and they say that you were probably told that DriveWear lenses won’t work because the frame is rimless and that a polycarbonate lens would be better (DriveWear lenses are carbon resin, as mentioned above). We could still do it depending on the prescription. There is a risk of the edges chipping during grooving however…

  23. Mike on April 23rd, 2008 7:39 pm

    Are Drivewear lenses thinner or thicker than polycarbonate lenses?

  24. Richard Burckhardt on April 24th, 2008 11:29 am

    The prescription, frame size and PD would determine exactly how thick the Drivewear lenses would be in a finished state, but they do tend to be thicker than polycarbonate lenses.

    If you have any questions please do not hesitate to call Candace at 1-800-248-9427 x 221.

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