Maui Jim Sunglasses | PolarizedPlus2 Lens Technology
Maui Jim Sunglasses PolarizedPlus2 Lens Technology
Colour. Clarity. Detail.
PolarizedPlus2 technology goes beyond shielding your eyes from glare and harmful UV to reveal and enhance the world's true vivid colours in detail.
The Colours
Neutral Grey
Offers the highest available light reduction for the richest colours and sharpest contrast. Best in Bright, Direct Sunlight.
HCL Bronze
This "High Contrast Lens" provides a beautiful warm tint, excellent for varied, everyday conditions. Best for Everyday Use.
Maui Rose
Provides a subtle rose tint with the highest available contrast that's perfect for fast moving sports. Best for Fast Action Activities.
Maui HT
When most lenses would be too dark, this "High Transmission" lens offers extra contrast and colour. Best for Low Light & Golf.
The Materials
SuperThin Glass
SuperThin Glass provides the absolute crispest optics available. 32% thinner and lighter than standard glass, it offers the best scratch resistance.
MauiBrilliant
Maui Jim's most advanced lens material that features optics nearly as clear as glass with just one-third of the weight.
MauiPure
The most popular lens material. It combines optics almost as crisp as SuperThin Glass with ultra lightweight and excellent scratch and shatter resistance.
Maui Evolution
Maui Evolution® features the light weight and scratch and shatter resistance of polycarbonate while offering a much higher optical clarity.
MauiPure LT
MauiPure LT is lighter and 35% thinner than standard MauiPure, and delivers optics nearly as clear as SuperThin Glass with exceptional impact and scratch resistance.
The Benefits
-Glare Elimination
Glare washes out colours, obscures details, and fatigues your eyes. PolarizedPlus2 lenses eliminate 99.9% of glare, allowing you to see the world at its brilliant best. Featuring the industry's most advanced production techniques, Maui Jim patented processes create an amazing difference you'll see immediately.
Hyper-Precise Polarization
PolarizedPlus2 delivers the highest level of efficiency in blocking horizontal glare. Known as the most common glare, horizontal glare reflects from any flat, smooth or shiny surface.
Bi-Gradient Mirror
The original Maui Jim Bi-Gradient mirror is applied to the top and bottom of the lens. The mirror squints for you to reduce the brightest light from above and below, allowing your eyes to relax.
Fashion Lens Mirrors
Fashionable and highly functional — Maui Jim mirror lens colors in blue and pink offer the best of both worlds. The Blue Hawaii blue mirror coating is placed on Neutral Grey lens, and the MAUI Sunrise pink mirror is on Maui Rose lens.
MauiGradient
MauiGradient was developed as a stylish alternative to the Bi-Gradient mirror. A darker application at the top that gradually gets lighter moving down the lens so the appropriate amount of light is allowed to filter through certain area.
Anti-Reflective Treatment
Just as glare can affect the view in front of you, "bounce-back" glare from behind can cause the eyes to strain and impact your view of the world. This patented, essential treatment blocks reflected light and glare from behind.
-Colour Enhancement
Many sunglass lenses simply darken your view, dimming and fading colour for a flat, low-contrast perspective.
Our PolarizedPlus2 lenses enhance the colours your eyes naturally perceive. So you see vibrant, saturated colours with a higher level of contrast and greater depth perception.
A Patented, Proprietary Formula
Maui Jim infuse the lenses with a patented blend of three rare Earth elements to enhance red, green and blue light waves. These elements increase and balance the saturation of colours we need to see and filter out the colours we cannot see.
-Eye Health
Just like your skin, your eyes need protection from exposure to the sun's rays. PolarizedPlus2 lenses eliminate 100% of UV radiation and provide protection against a number of additional stresses, helping your eyes stay healthy so you can keep taking in all the world's beauty.
UV Elimination
Maui Jim lenses block 100% of all harmful UV rays, protecting your eyes from damage and long-term health risks. Sunglasses that do not provide UV protection can actually cause more damage because they shade the eye, allowing for more UV rays to enter the pupil.
Skin Cancer Prevention
Maui Jim sunglasses have earned the Skin Cancer Foundation Seal of Recommendation as an effective UV filter for the eyes and surrounding skin. The frames also play a role, so larger frames and wraparound styles should be considered for outdoor activities.
Eye Comfort & Strength
By eliminating 99.9% of glare and reducing the impact of the sun’s brightness, Maui Jim lenses allow your eyes to stay relaxed. Without the need to squint and strain, you can avoid eye fatigue, wrinkles around the eyes, and even headaches.
Blue-Light Protection
High-energy Visible Radiation (HEV), also known as blue light, has lower energy rays than UV, however recent research suggests they can penetrate the eye and cause damage. Our patented lens technology, provides HEV reduction without removing the blues.
-Lens Protection
Maui Jim sunglasses are meant to be worn, on sunny and cloudy days, on the beach and city streets. They're there to protect your eyes and reveal the world's brilliance, so the last thing we want is for you to worry about them.
PolarizedPlus2 lenses incorporate a number of technologies specifically intended to maximize durability and convenience.
Scratch Resistance
Maui Jim glasses naturally provide a high level of scratch resistance. To further enhance durability and long-term performance, they apply their proprietary CLEARSHELL® treatment to both the front and back of the lens.
Water & Oil Proof
Maui Jim utilize proprietary lens coating treatments to make life a little easier. The waterproof component helps to shed water and snow. The oleophobic component repels grease and makes smudges and fingerprints easier to wipe away on both the front and back of the lens.
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Written by Rosendo
About the Author:
Rosendo was born and raised in Havana, Cuba, where he began his professional journey studying Optometry and Optics. His career then took him to Dubai, where he worked in the optical field for two years as a Sales Associate. Now, he’s settled in Calgary and takes great pride in being a valued member of our Mountain View Optometry team as an Optical Associate.
