Hoya Vision Care Launches Hoya Polarized Lenses with Lumacore™ Mirrors

[Gretchyn Bailey]

LEWISVILLE, Texas, July 16, 2025 – Ophthalmic lens technology leader Hoya Vision Care announced today the launch of Hoya Polarized Lenses with Lumacore™ Mirrors. The patented technology within Hoya Polarized Lenses with Lumacore Mirrors offers a revolutionary breakthrough by embedding a striking mirror and polarized filter within the lens, offering exceptional cleanability and durability with the incredible sunglass aesthetics that only a mirror can provide.

“Hoya Polarized Lenses with Lumacore Mirrors represent a true breakthrough,” said Samy Lauriette, Vice President of Strategic Marketing. “Unlike conventional mirror coatings that are applied to the lens surface, Lumacore’s mirror is precision-embedded within the lens itself, a proprietary innovation no other brand offers. This unique integration delivers exceptional durability, superior optical performance, and resistance to scratching, peeling, and rubbing off over time. It's not just another mirrored lens, it’s a game-changer that no one else is offering.”

Patients and eye care professionals experiencing Hoya Polarized Lenses with Lumacore Mirrors will enjoy:

• Long-Lasting Performance – Traditional mirror coatings can wear off over time. Lumacore’s embedded technology ensures lasting durability.
• Scratch & Peel Resistant – Lumacore is built to last beyond mirror coatings that scratch or degrade.
• Embedded Mirror Technology – The mirror color is integrated directly into the lens, ensuring long-lasting durability, and superior performance.
• Durability – Designed to withstand daily wear, Lumacore lenses maintain their look longer. They are also easy to clean and maintain, with fewer worries about scratches.
• Enhanced Clarity – The embedded mirror technology reduces glare and enhances visual comfort without compromising clarity.
• Style – Vibrant mirror colors stay true over time, keeping lenses looking fresh, and bold.

Hoya Polarized Lenses with Lumacore Mirrors are now available for direct order through Hoya Laboratories and major vision plans. Choose from two striking color combinations: Silver Mirror with a Gray Polarized base or Gold Mirror with a Brown Polarized base—with more color options coming soon. They are also available in popular Hoya-branded backside designs, including Array® 2 and MySV®, in polycarbonate.

Hoya Lens Consultants can provide eye care professionals with additional information about Hoya Polarized Lenses with Lumacore Mirrors, including training materials, sales aids, and patient education resources.

Visionary Alliance Summer Offer
Between July 1 and September 30, 2025, new and current Visionary Alliance™ members can earn additional rewards on Hoya polarized lenses. The promotion includes Hoya's new Hoya Polarized Lenses with Lumacore™ Mirrors, Hoya Polarized ™, and Hoya Polarized HEV ™ lens orders. ECPs who wish to participate but aren’t currently members can enroll in the program without commitments or contracts.

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[Dr. Stanley Hallock]

Polaroid huh? ...as in > horizontally oriented OU for a spectacle.......
Here's one I've never seen before in 50 years.............

My Office does a fair number of safety glasses through Hoya......oh!.....excuse me........uhhh.......instead it's Safety USA or whatever the company is called these days.....but the jobs are sent to the same place.

A pair of polaroid safety progressives was made up for an Engineer (wouldn't you know it!) about a year ago. When the RX arrived, it was verified and also tested via a filter which proved them polarized. Of course, since the numbers on a gas pump can be done via polarizarization......and the Engineer knows this. ...........>

He came back with the RX saying the gas pump numbers looked different in one eye than the other..........and sure enough......the progressive add was in the bottom of both lenses but the polarization.....when checked more carefully, proved to be horizontal in one lens but vertical in the other !!! Never seen that before.
So.........
The RX went back to Hoya (insert Lab name here)........and were remade after their lab was told about the strange problem of orientation to the crystals.
The job came back and one lens - with the adds still in the bottom of the lens of course......proved this time to have the orientation at a 45 degree angle instead of horizontal or vertical !!!!

The lab was called and believe it or not, I actually got to talk to a person who knew what I was talking about.......and the person went > Oh my gosh !!! ......because they knew they had to now go and check all the in stock semi-finished progressive polaroid blanks for the same mistake.

These days a polaroid RX that comes through my Office is not just checked to see if it's polarized but also the orientation is checked. I doubt I'll ever see this mistake again from any Lab.....but who knows?......and who knew?

 

[Jeff Guthrie]

Polarization angle OD vs OS is typically perpendicular. Usually 045 and 135.

 

[Dr. Stanley Hallock]

Yes....45 & 135 at the movies so you'll see different images .....not RX

 

[Jeff Guthrie]

Every non Rx polarized pair I've looked at are 045 and 135. Rx seems variable depending on the lab. One patient (former employee) complained of a strange glare off object at a certain orientation when both lenses had the same polarization angle, setting them perpendicular solved the complaint.

The one advantage to perpendicular is that with polarized screens is if there is missing information due to the polarization you'll be able to see it in the other eye.

 

[Dr. Stanley Hallock]

You're forgetting something....the majority of light that reflects off a horizontal surface (like the surface of water) is now vibrating vertically because the horizontal vibrations can dip/absorb into the water whereas the vertical 'skip' off the surface...ergo the crystal orientation is horizontal such that the vertical amplitude of the light wave is greater than the vertical size of the crystal...thereby the small horizontal size of the crystal eliminates/blocks the light that has reflected off the surface of the water. Think venetian blinds in a window

....taught in optics classes 50+ years ago.