As part of a physician practice, visiongear is located at The Syracuse Eye Center in Syracuse, NY. We have been serving the vision needs of Central New York residents for over 20 years.

Our licensed Optician, Jim Hamilton and Linda Wilson have been practicing for 39 years and have a vast knowledge of selecting and fitting both glasses and contacts. Together with Jim and Linda, visiongear is bringing our products to the Internet to protect your eyes.

Services and products include:

EYEGLASSES

Eyeglass Frames
We carry a wide selection of the most current styles and many old favorites. We are able to special order almost any style if we do not happen to carry it. At visiongear our frames range in price from $50. We offer package pricing of frames and lenses beginning at $59.95.

Eyeglass Lenses
There are many different lens material to choose from. We offer lenses with the most current technology, to provide you with the most comfort and quality.

Plastic Lenses
Plastic lenses are one of the more popular lens materials used today. You will often hear the term "scratch resistance". This is coating that is added to many of today's lenses to ensure they do not scratch. While this coating does protect the lens it is not a guarantee that they are "scratch proof".

We recommend that you use warm soapy water and a soft cotton cloth to clean your lenses. We sell special cleaner and convenient cloths to carry with you.

We also recommend that you use caution with eyeglass products not sold by a professional. Never use household cleaning products such as Windex etc., these products can permanently damage the lenses.

Polycarbonate Lenses
Polycarbonate lenses are one of the newer materials available. It is the safest material made in lenses. Polycarbonate material is lighter and thinner than plastic. This allows for a more comfortable fit and a more cosmetically appealing pair of glasses. If you have had glasses in the past that were heavy or not fit well polycarbonate may solve some of the problems.

Care for these lenses the same as you would plastic.

Glass Lenses
Glass lenses are the oldest material on the market. Glass provides more scratch resistance but is much heavier than plastic and not as safe as either the plastic or polycarbonate materials. For these two reasons most people have chosen to switch to the lighter weight counterparts of plastic or polycarbonate.

Care for these lenses as you would plastic.

There are many different features available for lenses, such as:

• Anti reflective coating
  (Helps reduce glare and improve cosmetic appearance)
• Tints
  (Used to provide cosmetic appeal or when dark provides sunglasses)
• Photochromic or changeable lens
  (Glass or plastic lenses that change according to the amount of U.V. transmission)
• U.V. 400 or U.V. treatment
  (A solution used to treat plastic lenses to protect your eyes from U.V. rays. Ultra violet radiation is known to cause catarcts. Polycarbonate lenses have U.V. treatment automatically on the lens.)

Lens Styles

• Single Visions Lens is a lens used to for either near vision or distance vision, depending on what your visual needs are as determined by your doctor.
• Bifocal lens is used for patients who need to see distance but can not focus up close with their distance glasses on. A segment is added at the bottom of the lens to help the patient focus up close.
• Trifocal lens is similar to the bifocal but another segment is added to allow the patient to focus in the intermediate (arm's length) distance.
• Progressive lens similar to trifocal it allows focus at many different ranges except there is no line visible. This is sometimes easier to adjust to and more cosmetically appealing. This can be fit in place of either the bifocal or the trifocal. We carry a variety of manufacturers for the greatest comfort and adaptation advantage.

CONTACT LENSES

There are many different types of lenses available to our patients. With new technology more people than ever can be fit with contact lenses. Some of the choices available are:

• Daily wear lenses
  (Lenses that you replace every one to two years depending on care)
• Frequent replacement
  (Lenses that you dispose according to manufacturer recommendations, such as monthly, quarterly or every six months.)
• Disposable lenses
  (Lenses that you throw away every two weeks, also available as a daily lens you dispose of after one wear.)

Contacts are available for people with a prescription for astigmatism, those are called a TORIC lens.

Contacts are also available for bifocal wearers!


For more information all our office at (315) 474-7166, or stop in with your prescription. We'll be happy to recommend a contact that is right for you.