Lighter. Safer. Greener.
Posted by: Lizzie
In all our efforts to green up our lives, have you ever considered your eyewear? I know I had not even considered the possibility of green eyeglasses until I was invited to share with my readers the new Airwear lenses. These lenses are manufactured using recycled water, packaged in recycled cardboard, and the company re-purposes any excess materials in other industries. So not only are the Airwear lenses wonderfully green in their business practices, the lenses themselves are light, virtually unbreakable, and offer 100% UV protection.
From the Airwear site:
What material are Airwear lenses made from?
Airwear lenses are made from a proprietary polycarbonate resin—the same material that gives compact discs their clearer sound. Polycarbonate is widely used in everyday products including computers, car headlights, helmets, etc. But Airwear utilizes the latest R&D improvements resulting in a purer material resin for the optical industry. The result—a superior lens material that provides the optimum in optical performance.
I sent off a set of frames to be fit with new Airwear lenses and I am impressed with how light they are! The prospect of unbreakable and scratch resistant lenses is appealing to me since nothing is off-limits in my house; every day I wait for one of the kids to break something. I highly recommend asking your eye care professional about Airwear lenses, especially if your glasses are always getting scratched or broken. As a mother, I can honestly say that I have had glasses get scratched up because they got knocked of a counter by flying toys. It’s comforting to know that I don’t have to treat this pair of glasses quite as gingerly as I have in the past.
Visit the Airwear to learn more about these new lenses, and you can use the “Find a Doctor” page to locate an eye care professional near you that carries them. (Oh, and mom–they’re also available with Transitions tinting & progressive designs 
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I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour campaign by Mom Central on behalf of Airwear and received a pair of Airwear eyeglass lenses to thank me for taking the time to participate.
Tags: airwear, eyeglasses, green living
