Lens Designs: Occupational
Occupational lenses are used to provide what are basically progressive reading glasses. Because the lenses are progressive, they provide a much greater depth of field than single-vision reading glasses, enabling the wearer to both read and see clearly across the room.
Occupational lenses provide a large reading area that degresses upwards to provide clear vision in the upper part of the lens for distances of up to 4 metres, depending on the lens design and the prescription.
Occupational lenses are not just for people who work in an office environment! Anybody whose work requires clear vision within the near range will benefit from occupational lenses, including woodworkers, dressmakers, motor mechanics, cooks, gardeners and many, many others.
Important: occupational lens are not suitable for driving!
Standard Occupational lenses
- Shamir Office™
- A traditionally surfaced general-purpose occupational lens providing clear vision from the printed page out to as much as 4 metres.
Freeform Occupational lenses
- Smart Office
- A Freeform general-purpose occupational lens offering exceptionally clear vision within the working environment, extending up to around 4 metres.
- Computer
- A specialist occupational lens optimised for heavy users of computer screens. The Computer provides a shallower depth of field that centres on the screen and extends to around 1½ metres.
- Workspace
- A specialist occupational lens for heavy users of computer screens who also need clear vision across the room. The WorkSpace provides clear vision up to around 3 metres, a greater depth of field than the Computer but less than the Office or Smart Office.
