Hoya lenses in Montréal
PrimeVision, an optometry clinic and eyewear store at 9520 Boulevard de l'Acadie in Montréal, is an authorized Hoya lens dealer. Hoya is a Japanese maker of spectacle lenses; we order its progressive lenses, its light-adaptive lenses and its MiYOSMART lenses for children's myopia.
Where Hoya comes from
Hoya was founded in November 1941 by brothers Shoichi and Shigeru Yamanaka, who opened an optical glass plant in the city of Hoya, in Tokyo. The company launched its first progressive lenses in 1967.
Hoya progressive lenses
Several Hoya progressives are built on technologies the maker calls Integrated Dual Surface (iD), which splits the design between both sides of the lens, and Binocular Harmonization Technology, which takes into account differences between the right and left eye prescriptions.
- iD MyStyle 3: a progressive personalized to your visual habits and preferences.
- iD LifeStyle 4: a Hoya progressive offered in three options based on your lifestyle; the optician helps you choose.
Hoya also offers the Daynamic Pro, a backside-surfaced progressive offered in several corridor lengths.
Our progressive glasses guide explains the corridor and the vision zones, and our article on getting used to progressive lenses says what to expect in the first days.
Sensity: lenses that adapt to light
Sensity lenses darken outdoors and turn clear again indoors, for people who would rather not switch glasses every time they step outside. Our article on Transitions and photochromic lenses compares their strengths and limits, for example behind a car windshield.
MiYOSMART for children's myopia
MiYOSMART is Hoya's lens for managing myopia in children. It uses D.I.M.S. technology (Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments), developed with The Hong Kong Polytechnic University: the lens corrects vision across its whole surface and carries, around the centre, a ring-shaped zone made of many small segments. It is fitted like an ordinary single vision lens. We fit MiYOSMART at the clinic; the optometrist decides whether it suits your child. See our myopia control page.
How we fit a Hoya lens
The optician starts from your prescription and your habits, then measures each eye's pupillary distance with a pupillometer and the fitting height with a ruler. For a progressive, the optician checks that the frame leaves enough height for the reading zone; for a strong prescription, the optician suggests a high-index material that keeps the edges thinner (see our article on lens materials). At pickup, the frame is adjusted to your face.
Questions about Hoya lenses
Hoya or Essilor: which should I choose?
Both makers offer full ranges of progressive, single vision and light-adaptive lenses. The right choice depends on your prescription, your frame and your needs; the optician explains the differences for your case.
Do I need a recent prescription?
Yes. If yours is more than a year or two old, book an eye exam first. See also our prescription glasses in Montréal and our progressive, Transitions and blue light lenses page.
Visit us
PrimeVision, 9520 Boulevard de l'Acadie, Suite 222, Montréal, QC H4N 1L8, near Marché Central. Phone: (514) 827-7463. Parking available. Bring your current glasses and your prescription. Appointments are booked ahead: book online. The times shown are the open ones. We also offer Essilor lenses and Nikon lenses.
Hoya and the product names on this page are trademarks of their owners. This page is written by PrimeVision to explain the lenses we order; it is not published or endorsed by Hoya.
Page owner: Michel Geha, O.O.D., licensed optician and founder of PrimeVision.