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While anti-reflective lenses work similarly to other lenses, diffusing rays that enter the lenses, they actually are slightly more effective as they protect against both external and internal light, while anti-glare glasses only protect against external light. Internal light refers to when light rays are in a transitional state between your lens and the air, and can cause damage to your eyes over a long period of time.

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The terms anti-glare lenses and anti-reflective lenses have been used interchangeably since their inception. The average person has a general understanding that both anti-glare and anti-reflective lenses help to reduce the light entering the eyes and provide a clearer vision for the wearer. While this is a fine general understanding, there are some small differences between anti-glare and anti-reflective lenses: here’s what you should know.

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While anti-glare and reflective lenses are often marketed as the same or indistinguishable products, there is at least one key difference: anti-glare lenses protect against just external light sources, while anti-reflective lenses protect against both external and internal light sources, protecting the wearer more thoroughly from harmful light rays.

Anti-glare lens coatings work to reduce the amount of light entering the eyes to prevent damage and help improve eyesight and surroundings. They do so by equipping the lenses with a diffusive property. This means that instead of a light ray bouncing off your lenses, it is instead broken down into smaller, weaker, and mostly unnoticeable rays that are not harsh on the eyes.

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Once we understand the key difference between anti-glare and anti-reflective lenses, it’s easy to determine which one is more effective, safer, and more worth the purchase. The answer, of course, is anti-reflective lenses over anti-glare.