Since 1992, the Occhio Group has established themselves in the optometry business. The Melbourne-based business has now delved into the realm of designing sports eyewear and has been selling the Mallee Bull Eyewear for five years.
The objective of the brand new Mallee Bull Eyewear range is to offer a comfortable and optically superior product for active people who also require prescription lenses. Designed by Opticians, Mallee Bull glasses offer high definition, free form optics that are readily available for athletes that require are up to +/- 10.75 RX sphere. The process is simple and can be done online or in the Occhio store in Melbourne. By uploading your script to the website, the Optometrists can custom-make implants specifically for the curved lenses of any Mallee Bull Eyewear frame. This ensures there is no distortion caused by a curved lens.
The custom lenses come with the option to include progressive multifocal lenses or a single prescription and can be claimed through most private health insurers. There are also four lens colour options including NXT Varia photochromic grey, polarised, clear and tinted.
Mallee Bull has a huge range of wrap-around frames in a multitude of colours that are secure whilst partaking in sporting activities such as cycling and running. Mallee Bull Eyewear carry a medium impact rating according to the Australian Safety Standard AS/NZS 1337.1 and are also suitable for industrial eye protection. This is because the lenses are manufactured out of Trivex or Polycarbonate material that is less likely to fracture in an impact.
Polycarbonate lenses have a 1.60 index of refraction and are usually thinner and cheaper than Trivex. Polycarbonate is a thermoplastic that starts as a solid pellet before being melted and rapidly injected into lens molds and compressed before being cooled in a process called injection molding.
Trivex lenses have a lower index of refraction at 1.53 and are made of a urethane-based monomer that was originally designed by British Aerospace Engineering Systems to be superbly tough. The liquid material is poured into a cast mold and baked for a long period of time. Trivex is chemically resistant and flexible making it an appropriate lens for curved sports frames.
Both lens are lightweight and offer similar impact resistance.
Some noteworthy corporate supporters include BHP Billiton, Air Liquide, Australia Post and ExxonMobil.
Mallee Bull sports glasses are available exclusively through the Occhio store and Mallee Bull website and suit a market that are seeking prescription eyewear specifically designed for cycling and other sports activities but also caters for those looking for stylish and durable sports glasses.
