Did you know that Prairie EyeCare Center is "Green?"

We all share the earth and the responsibility to clean it up.  That is why Prairie Eyecare Center, PC has always recommended polycarbonate lenses.  The manufacturing of a Polycarbonate lens helps reduce the footprint on the environment plus have many added safety benefits.

Polycarbonate lenses are manufactured using 100% recycled water.  The waste materials that are produced in the manufacturing of the lenses are reused in other industries such as automobiles and toys. If more optometric practices utilized polycarbonate lenses, it would cut about 570,000 pounds of plastic waste every year.  Every ton of recycled plastic used will save the energy that two people would use in a full year, the water one individual would use in two months, AND about 2,000 pounds of oil!

Polycarbonate lenses are half the weight of standard plastic (CR39) lenses and 12 times as strong.  They are also 30 % lighter and about 25% thinner than standard plastic.  They are virtually unbreakable making them safer for every lifestyle.

The World Health Organization estimates that about 12-15 million people become blind from cataracts annually, of which 20% may be caused by sun exposure.  Unlike standard plastic lenses Polycarbonate lenses provide 100% of UV protection from harmful UV-A and UV-B rays.  NASA uses the same material to construct the visors for astronauts who are subject to UV-C rays.  UV-C rays are virtually non-existent on earth due to ozone protection; it is a much higher energy wavelength with a much more extreme threat to the eye. 

In addition the staff at Prairie Eyecare Center, PC is switching to a paperless filing system to reduce the amount of paper used daily in our practice.  This will not only help reduce in the footprint left by us all but will improve our service to you by increasing the efficiency of our office.