Lens Coatings and Blue Light Options Explainer

Turns the optician's or doctor's notes about a patient's lens options into a clear, honest message the patient can read before choosing.

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Before and after

BEFORE · what the owner typed

Patient Jeanne Greer, picking up frames today at Copperstead Family Eye Care, 4626 Bramstead St, Fernhaven, 330-555-0136. Dr. Jenna Hardy did her exam. I'm Jason Fleming, the optician. She picked the Kestrelwood Halden 52 frame, $210, with progressive lenses $260. Her old pair is really scratched, she says everything looks hazy through them. She said headlights at night are a glare problem when she drives home. Dr. Hardy flagged the night glare as a safety concern and wants AR coating on. AR is $95, it cuts the reflections off the lens surface so less light bounces back at her. Scratch coating $40, hard layer on the lens that helps it resist scratches. She's on a computer 8 to 9 hours a day and says her eyes get tired and dry by afternoon. Dr. Hardy rec blue light filter $65, filters some of the blue light that comes off screens. She said she's in and out of the car and squints a lot outside, so light-adaptive lenses $120, they darken outdoors and clear up indoors. She also wipes her glasses all the time, smudge coating $30, helps keep fingerprints and water spots off.

AFTER · what the skill produced

Hi Jeanne,

Thanks for choosing your new glasses with us. Here is a plain summary of the lens options Dr. Jenna Hardy and I are recommending, based on what you told us: your old pair is badly scratched and hazy, headlights at night are a glare problem when you drive home, you are on a computer 8 to 9 hours a day and your eyes feel tired and dry by afternoon, you are in and out of the car and squint outdoors, and you wipe your glasses often.

Your order so far

Kestrelwood Halden 52 frame: $210
Progressive lenses: $260
Base order: $470

Safety concern, recommended now

Anti-reflective (AR) coating, $95. This cuts the reflections off the lens surface so less light bounces back at you. Dr. Hardy flagged the night glare you described as a safety concern and recommends AR coating on your lenses.

Recommended now

Scratch-resistant coating, $40. This is a hard layer on the lens that helps it resist scratches. Your old pair is badly scratched and looks hazy to you, so we recommend it on the new lenses.

Also recommended

Blue light filter, $65. This filters some of the blue light that comes off screens. Dr. Hardy recommends it because of the tired, dry eyes you get during your 8 to 9 hour computer days.
Light-adaptive lenses, $120. These darken outdoors and clear up indoors. We recommend them because you are in and out of the car and squint a lot outside.
Smudge coating, $30. This helps keep fingerprints and water spots off the lenses. We recommend it because you wipe your glasses often.

Totals

Base order plus every recommended option ($95 + $40 + $65 + $120 + $30 = $350): $820
Base order plus the first two groups only ($95 + $40 = $135): $605

Which options you add is your decision, and we will note it on your order as your choice. If you have questions, call Jason Fleming at Copperstead Family Eye Care, 330-555-0136.

Questions for the owner

Does the patient's vision insurance cover any of these options, and should that be noted?
When will the glasses be ready?
What is the practice's policy on adjustments or remakes if the patient has trouble adapting to progressive lenses?
Please confirm the product claims for the AR coating, scratch coating, blue light filter, light-adaptive lenses, and smudge coating with the lens lab or manufacturer before this message goes out.

What it does

Turns the optician's or doctor's notes about a patient's lens options into a clear, honest message the patient can read before choosing. It explains what each coating or filter is for, why the practice recommends it for that patient, and what it costs.

Use it when: Use when an optometry practice needs to explain lens coatings and blue light options to a patient in plain English, such as: explain the coatings, write up the lens options, blue light filter explainer, or what to tell the patient about add-ons.