The Frame Gets
the Compliments.
The Lens Does the Work.
Anyone can sell you a beautiful pair of glasses.
Almost no one can craft the lens that makes them worth wearing.
That's the part Levato has spent decades getting right.
Anyone can sell you a beautiful pair of glasses.
Almost no one can craft the lens that makes them worth wearing.
That's the part Levato has spent decades getting right.
The Frame Gets the Compliments.
The Lens Does the Work.
THE FEELING
There's a moment when you put on a pair of glasses made the right way, and the world just settles. No blurry edges. No tilting your head to find the clear spot. No headache creeping in by the afternoon. Everything is simply where it should be.
Most people have never had that moment. They've had glasses that worked well enough. Close, but never quite right. You get used to it because you don't know it can be better.
At Levato, better is the whole point.
THE CRAFT
Every lens at Levato is made by Don Axelband, who has spent his career doing one thing better than almost anyone: making glasses you forget you're wearing.
He looks at more than your prescription. How you hold your head when you read. Where your eyes go when you drive. Exactly how your frames sit on your face. Then he builds your lenses around all of it. Because a prescription is just a starting point, and the difference between "fine" and "perfect" is everything he does after it.
It's the kind of work you'll never see happening. You'll just notice, the first time you put them on, that nothing gets in the way.
THE TECHNOLOGY
Levato has crafted lenses since 1958, and pairs that experience with some of the best lens technology made today. The main one is called Shamir.
Here's why that matters to you. If you've ever worn progressive lenses (the kind with no line, that handle both near and far), you might know the annoying parts: the edges that seem to swim when you turn your head, and the narrow strip you have to hunt for to see clearly. Most people think that's just how progressives are.
Shamir lenses are built to fix exactly that. They're made to match how your specific frames sit on your face, so the clear zone is wide, the edges stay steady, and your eyes land where they want to without searching. Many opticians consider Shamir's top lens the best progressive you can buy, and most people who try it can't tell it apart from lenses that cost a lot more.
We finish your lenses with a few more things worth having, all in plain terms:
Anti-glare coating, so headlights and screens don't throw harsh glare, especially on the night drive home.
Thin, lightweight material, so even a strong prescription stays light and flattering instead of thick and heavy.
Blue-light filtering, for anyone whose eyes spend all day on a screen.
You won't need to know how any of it works. You'll just see better, all day, without thinking about it.
Levato has crafted lenses since 1958, and pairs that experience with some of the best lens technology made today. The main one is called Shamir.
Here's why that matters to you. If you've ever worn progressive lenses (the kind with no line, that handle both near and far), you might know the annoying parts: the edges that seem to swim when you turn your head, and the narrow strip you have to hunt for to see clearly. Most people think that's just how progressives are.
Shamir lenses are built to fix exactly that. They're made to match how your specific frames sit on your face, so the clear zone is wide, the edges stay steady, and your eyes land where they want to without searching. Many opticians consider Shamir's top lens the best progressive you can buy, and most people who try it can't tell it apart from lenses that cost a lot more.
We finish your lenses with a few more things worth having, all in plain terms:
Anti-glare coating, so headlights and screens don't throw harsh glare, especially on the night drive home.
Thin, lightweight material, so even a strong prescription stays light and flattering instead of thick and heavy.
Blue-light filtering, for anyone whose eyes spend all day on a screen.
You won't need to know how any of it works. You'll just see better, all day, without thinking about it.
