Why Choose Heritage High Index Lenses?
Heritage Optical Lab manufactures made-to-order high index lenses for optical retailers, laboratories, distributors and eyewear brands.
Thinner-Profile Material Options
A higher refractive index can reduce lens thickness for suitable prescriptions, but the result still depends on frame size, decentration, design and minimum-thickness rules.
Program Flexibility
Choose from supported 1.60, 1.67 and 1.74 materials with compatible clear, Bluecut, photochromic, tint and coating programs.
Order Data Reviewed
Submit complete RX, design, frame measurements or trace, diameter, thickness target, coating and finishing. Availability and manufacturability are confirmed before production.
Practical B2B Supply
Start from free samples, then discuss repeat ordering, packaging and special engraving marks.
Who We Support
High Index Lenses Options for Different Customer Needs
Select the appropriate high index lenses design, material, treatment and finishing from the prescription, frame, intended use and destination-market requirements.
A thinner material option for supported distance-and-near prescriptions. Index, segment style, ADD, fitting height, diameter and frame data are confirmed during RX review.
A UV-responsive high index option for supported prescriptions, combining a thinner finished profile with clear-to-dark convenience.
Custom photochromic high index lenses in supported material, design and color combinations, reviewed for prescription and coating compatibility.
Our thinnest supported material option for suitable high prescriptions. Finished thickness depends on RX, diameter, decentration, frame and design.
Supported high index lenses with custom tint colors and densities for optical businesses, subject to material and coating compatibility.
A Freeform lifestyle design for supported near and intermediate tasks, available in compatible high index materials after complete RX review.
1.74 Hi Index Lenses
1.74 high index is our thinnest supported material option for suitable higher prescriptions. It can reduce edge or center thickness compared with lower-index alternatives.
Finished thickness is calculated from the RX, blank diameter, decentration, base curve, frame shape and optical design. Send the complete order data for a realistic review.
Freeform Designs in High Index Materials
Supported high index materials can be combined with Freeform progressive and lifestyle designs calculated from the wearer’s prescription and fitting data.
Monocular PD, fitting height, position-of-wear data and frame trace help define the finished optical result. Compatibility is confirmed before production.
Real Factory Production and RX Inspection
Custom High Index lenses are surfaced, coated and inspected with laboratory production and measurement equipment. The finished lens is checked against the submitted prescription and supported design data before release.
External marks shown on uncut lenses are removable fitting and inspection references, not permanent lens engravings.
High Index Lenses Wholesale Information
Commercial information for testing a High Index Lenses program and developing repeat supply.
One-Pair MOQ
Start from one pair for confirmed RX orders.
Sample Review
Sample options are available to qualified optical businesses after the required program is reviewed.
Typical Production Time
Standard confirmed orders are typically produced within 48 hours. Complex work requires separate confirmation.
Worldwide Shipping
Shipping options are reviewed according to destination, volume and delivery requirements.
OEM & Private Label
Supported packaging, lens envelopes and labels are confirmed against artwork, language and quantity requirements.
Repeat-Order Support
Confirmed specifications and the supported RXoffice workflow help simplify subsequent production orders.
High Index Lens Selection and Ordering Guide
Review supported Smart Thin, FRAMEblending, Lenticular Blending and Smart Fit options together with index, RX, frame geometry and finished-lens requirements.
- Material Facts
- Smart Thin & Blending Options
- Ordering Workflow
| Material property | Typical High Index characteristic | Ordering relevance |
|---|---|---|
| 1.56 | Entry high-index option | General prescriptions where modest thickness reduction and value are priorities |
| 1.60 / 1.61 | Balanced thin-and-light option | Common choice for medium to higher prescriptions and many modern frames |
| 1.67 | Thinner high-index option | Often selected for higher prescriptions when finished profile matters |
| 1.74 | Thinnest supported index | For suitable high prescriptions after diameter, frame and thickness review |
| Finished performance | Depends on the complete lens system | RX, design, blank diameter, decentration, frame, coating and finishing are reviewed together |
OptoCalc verified calculation reference: higher refractive index can be combined with supported Smart Thin, FRAMEblending, Lenticular Blending or Smart Fit calculations when thickness, weight, frame and optical-zone requirements are reviewed together.
Uses double-aspherical optimization with selectable intensity to manage lens profile in suitable designs.
FRAMEblending and Smart Fit can use frame shape or trace data to review blank size, decentration and finished thickness.
Lenticular Blending can use a centered or decentered optical zone with an adjustable blend outside the zone.
A higher index or calculation feature does not by itself guarantee one thickness result. The final profile depends on the complete RX, material, frame, diameter, design, safety minimums and finishing specification.
Choose the index from the finished-lens requirement
A higher refractive index can reduce finished thickness, but the result also depends on prescription, blank diameter, decentration, frame size, base curve and optical design. The highest index is not automatically the best choice for every order.
Balance thinness, optics, weight and budget
Compare 1.56, 1.60/1.61, 1.67 and 1.74 as complete lens systems. Material dispersion, density, coating compatibility, frame type, prescription and price target should be considered together.
Review the complete lens system
Material alone does not determine finished performance. Prescription, centration, design, frame geometry, coating, finishing and the applicable market standard must be reviewed together.
- Submit the complete RX: right and left SPH, CYL, AXIS, ADD and prism/base when prescribed.
- Select the material index and design: 1.56, 1.60/1.61, 1.67 or 1.74 with bifocal, single vision, progressive, EasyLife or another supported design.
- Provide fitting data: monocular PD, fitting height and position-of-wear data required by the design.
- Provide frame data: A, B, DBL, effective diameter, mounting type and preferably a frame trace.
- Specify the lens system: clear, Bluecut or compatible photochromic option; coating; finishing; quantity; packaging and destination market.
A high index lens uses material that bends light more efficiently than standard lower-index materials. For suitable prescriptions, this can reduce finished lens thickness. Heritage supports compatible options including 1.56, 1.60/1.61, 1.67 and 1.74.
The main benefit is a thinner finished profile for suitable medium and high prescriptions. The actual result also depends on RX, diameter, decentration, frame, design and coating.
Choose from the finished-lens requirement rather than index alone. Prescription, blank diameter, frame size, decentration, optical priorities and budget determine whether 1.60/1.61, 1.67 or 1.74 is the better option.
Yes, within supported production ranges. Send the complete RX, diameter, monocular fitting data, frame type and preferably a frame trace. Rimless, semi-rimless and full-rim compatibility is confirmed during technical review.
Yes, supported high index materials can be combined with compatible Freeform progressive and EasyLife designs. Send the complete RX, ADD, fitting data and frame trace for confirmation.
Supported combinations can include hard coating, anti-reflective treatment, Bluecut and compatible photochromic systems. Availability, color and residual reflection depend on the selected design and coating stack.
Custom High Index Prescription Lenses for Optical Businesses
Heritage Optical Lab manufactures custom high index prescription lenses for optical laboratories, retailers, distributors and private-label partners. Supported material options include 1.56, 1.60/1.61, 1.67 and 1.74 for compatible single vision, bifocal, progressive and lifestyle designs.
Why optical businesses choose High Index
Higher-index materials bend light more efficiently and can reduce finished lens thickness for suitable prescriptions. The final result depends on the complete RX, blank diameter, decentration, frame geometry, base curve, optical design and coating.
Comfort, clarity and active-use applications
High index materials are often selected for medium and high prescriptions, modern thin frames and orders where lens profile matters. Index is selected by balancing thickness, optical characteristics, weight, frame compatibility and budget.
Freeform calculation and real factory inspection
Supported designs are calculated from the submitted RX and fitting data, processed in the laboratory and checked against the order before release. External markings shown on uncut lenses are removable fitting and inspection references.
OEM, wholesale and laboratory supply
For samples, availability and quotation, send the prescription range, design, diameter, fitting and frame data, coating, finishing method, expected quantity, packaging requirements and destination market.