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How to Keep Your Eyes Healthy
Don't take your eyes for granted. Take these easy steps to keep your peepers healthy. 1. Eat Well - Good eye health starts with the food on your plate. Nutrients like omega-3 fatty acids, lutein, zinc, and vitamins C and E might help ward off age-related...
Levels of Polarized Sunglasses
Polarized sunglasses prevent the sun's rays from damaging essential parts of the eye, like the cornea and lense. They work in the same way as photochromic lenses by safeguarding the eyes from glare and extreme exposure to light...
Why Is There An Expiration Date On My Eyeglass Lens Prescription?
The eyeglass lens prescription that you receive from your eye doctor will include an expiration date. The expiration date is the last day that you can use the prescription to buy new eyeglasses or replacement lenses. According to the Federal Trade Commission...
Traditional vs. Digital Eyeglass Lenses
High-definition, or digital lenses, have been described as the most important improvement in prescription eyewear in the last 100 years. The improvement wearers see in moving from traditional lenses to digital lenses has been compared to...
The COVID-19 Vaccine: Will it Affect your Vision?
Fear of side effects, vision problems included, is the biggest reason why some people are hesitant to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Currently, there's no evidence that any of the available COVID-19 vaccines cause widespread vision-related side effects...
What Are Polarized Lenses?
Polarized lenses are a great option for anyone who spends time outdoors. If you’re working outdoors, especially when doing high-glare activities around water or snow, polarized lenses help reduce glare and provide additional clarity while keeping...
Sunglasses With Transition Lenses: Pros and Cons
If you wear glasses you’re familiar with the hassles of dealing with the sun. You carry your glasses and sunglasses wherever you go, switching back and forth each time you go outside and head back in. A simple alternative is to wear glasses with photochromic...
Top 12 sunglasses trends for 2021 spring summer
As a professional fashion jewelry buyer or top sunglasses designer, many things will pop up in your mind – the trends, styles and color combinations that will become the mainstream in the spring and summer of 2021, so that the company...
A Visual Guide to Choosing the Perfect Pair of Glasses for Your Face Shape
Eyeglasses aren't typically talked about as part of a beauty look, but if you ask me, they should be. This is because popping on a pair of glasses can change up your look as quickly and easily as swiping on a bold lipstick or some eye-catching liner...
The Best Men’s Glasses Fashion Styles of 2021: What Are the Coolest Types of Frames?
If you’re wondering what’s new, popular and cool in men’s eyeglasses frames styles, you’re in the right place. Beyond the trends, we know that the best in a stylish pair of men’s specs will not only look good, but also fit with your budget and your lifestyle...
5 Spring Eyewear Trends That Fashion People Will Wear in 2021
I consider sunglasses to be one of the most essential accessories and practically live in them the moment I step outside. I have plenty of styles in my wardrobe ranging from aviators to cat-eye shapes to ‘90s-inspired frames...
Are Progressive Lenses Right For You?
You've passed your 40th birthday, and you're having trouble reading or seeing objects up close. Maybe you've tried to carry store-bought readers around with you, but your eye doctor suggests progressive lenses. Should you take the plunge?...
What Are Digital Progressive Lenses?
Digital progressives lenses, or high-definition lenses, are lenses in eyeglasses that provide sharper vision than regular progressive lenses. Advances in lens manufacturing allow digital progressives to correct a...
7 Eyewear Trends I Predict Will Be Huge in 2021
It’s no secret that we are all ready for 2021; it’s a time to hit refresh and embrace the newfound energy the start of a new year brings especially in fashion. Now is the time to dissect the latest trends of 2021 and mark which are for you versus...
32 Eyeglasses Trends For Women
If you are into the hunt of new eyeglasses, then this article is made exactly for you! It’s a perfect source of inspiration, as I looked through thousands of blogs, shops to find only the best designs you might like to try this year...
Do Eyeglasses Offer Protection Against COVID-19?
Eyeglasses keep you from tripping over footstools and walking into walls, but they also might have a side benefit to spark envy among those with 20/20 vision. People who wear glasses every day might be less susceptible to COVID-19 infection, a Chinese study reports...
Keep your eyes protected during the COVID-19 pandemic
Your eyes are a vulnerable area and could be an area that lets the virus into your body. TAMPA, Fla. — While a mask or face covering can help keep us from breathing in or spreading the virus, it doesn't cover our eyes...
Coronavirus Guide for Eye Patients
Turn to the Academy’s collection of EyeSmart articles for the latest information about coronavirus and your eyes, advice for patients and tips for staying healthy at home...
How to Choose Eyeglasses for Vision Correction
There are two main types of eyeglasses. Single-vision glasses have an all-purpose lens designed to help you see either close up or far away. Multifocal glasses correct both near and distance vision — all in the same lens. One portion is focused for distance vision, while the other...
Anti-reflective coating: See better and look better
Anti-reflective coating (also called "AR coating" or "anti-glare coating") improves vision, reduces eye strain and makes your eyeglasses look more attractive. These benefits are due to the ability of AR coating to virtually eliminate reflections from the front and back surfaces of your eyeglass lenses....
Photochromic lenses: Transitions and other light-adaptive lenses
Photochromic lenses are eyeglass lenses that are clear (or nearly clear) indoors and darken automatically when exposed to sunlight. Other terms sometimes used for photochromic lenses include "light-adaptive lenses," "light intelligent" and "variable tint lenses."...
Traditional vs. Digital Eyeglass Lenses
High-definition, or digital lenses, have been described as the most important improvement in prescription eyewear in the last 100 years. The improvement wearers see in moving from traditional lenses to digital lenses has been compared to the difference between a tube television and a new high-definition television, or an off the rack suit compared to a custom suit.
How to take care of your eyeglasses
Prescription eyeglasses can cost as much as $1,000, and most have plastic lenses, which scratch more easily than glass. Clearly, you need to protect your investment. But should you clean lenses with tissues or cloth? When they're wet or dry? Industry insiders put things into focus for us.
How to pick the right glasses for your face shape
Whether you're round, square, diamond or something else, the perfect frame for you exists…
Keep an Eye Out for Your Child's Vision-Related Learning Issues
Seeing is believing when we take a look at the soaring number of students with eye issues and the impact it has on learning. More than 5 million children in the United States – 1 in 4 students – suffer from undiagnosed vision problems…
Sunglasses a Shield for the Eyes
Sunglasses need to be more than just fashion accessories, an eye expert advises. "Think of sunglasses as sunscreen for your eyes," said Dr. Dianna Seldomridge, clinical spokesperson for the American Academy of Ophthalmology.…
Eyeglasses That Do the Job
Do you wear the same pair every day for work, sports, hobbies, driving, reading, and watching TV? You may be able to get more out of your glasses if you try more than one pair. There are many different types of lenses for various lifestyle activities…
Tips For Buying Kids' Eyewear - Part 2
A nice feature to look for is temples with spring hinges. These special hinges allow the temples to flex outward, away from the frames, without causing any damage. Although they sometimes cost a bit more, spring hinges can be a worthwhile investment for children's eyewear.
Tips For Buying Kids' Eyewear - Part 1
If you're a parent in search of the right pair of eyeglasses for your child, you probably know that walking into an optical store can be confusing. There is no shortage of children's eyeglass frames. The problem is: how do you figure out which ones: a) your child will be willing to wear; and b) will last longer than the ride home?
Advantages of Custom-Made Reading Glasses
Headaches, eye strain, and even nausea can result from wearing reading glasses that are too far off from your actual prescription or that have optical centers too far away from the center of your pupils. If you experience these problems, visit your eye doctor for a customized reading glasses prescription.
7 Things Will Happen When You Start Wearing Glasses Instead Of Contact Lens
Wearing glasses has not always been a popular fashion decision. Remember the old adage, "Boys don't make passes at girls who wear glasses." Fortunately, times have changed and eyeglasses are more useful, popular and fashionable than ever before.
Is Too Much Screen Time Harming Children's Vision?
As children spend more time tethered to screens, there is increasing concern about potential harm to their visual development. Ophthalmologists -- physicians who specialize in medical and surgical eye care -- are seeing a marked increase in children with dry eye and eye strain from too much screen time.
Safety & Quality of Internet-Purchased Glasses Subpar, Study Says
Choosing convenience over quality sets consumers up for a letdown when purchasing glasses online, not only in terms of product satisfaction, but also in overall safety of such generic eyewear.
Prescription Reading Glasses vs OTC
Typically, about the time you hit 40, though sometimes a bit earlier or later, you start to need reading glasses for up close work. People who do a lot of fine detailed work or work with numbers, like seamstresses and accountants, may notice the need earlier, but eventually it happens to almost everyone.
Polycarbonate Lenses: Lightweight Comfort, UV Protection, Impact Resistant
Polycarbonate lenses are up to 10 times more impact-resistant than plastic or glass lenses and they provide 100% protection from the sun's harmful UV rays. They are also lightweight, adding to the comfort of your eyeglasses, sunglasses, and sports eyewear.
The Importance of Properly Fitting Progressive Lenses
Progressive lenses offer more advantages than bifocals (which only allow you to see better near and far) by allowing you to see clearly at all distances- near, far, and everything in between. Progressive lenses also eliminate the line in bifocals and make for a more seamless transition from looking in the distance to focusing on objects close up. The benefits of progressive lenses can only be experienced, however, when your glasses are properly adjusted to best fit your frames and the way the frames fit your face.
Why Buy Polarized Sunglasses?
Generally, polarized sunglasses are more expensive than unpolarized. So that begs the question, are they worth it? To make that choice, and answer that question, you should know what polarized sunglasses are, what they do, and why you should wear them.
Flexon Flexible Eyeglass Frames
Since its launch in 1988, Flexon has changed the world of eyewear with its unique attributes, utilizing Japanese materials and technology. Flexon® frames are made with a unique titanium composite that unlike other metals allows it to remember and return to its original shape when flexed or accidentally bent.
How to Buy Eye Safety Gear for Sports
Protective eye gear may not look all that cool when you’re on the basketball court or the baseball diamond, but it gets the job done when it comes to protecting your eyes.
Four Factors to Choosing Eyeglass Frames
You don’t need to be a fashion expert to find eyeglass frames that look great on you. Use the following four tips to find the frames that work best for your style.
How Often Do I Need New Glasses?
Many of us go for years at a time without considering changing out our glasses because we doggedly believe that we can still see perfectly with our old lenses. While you may not have noticed or realized it, your old eyeglasses may be working against you, causing undue eyestrain or fatigue. But how often should we replace our glasses, and why?
Top 8 Tips to Care for Your Eyeglasses
You invest a lot of time in finding the right pair of eyeglasses. You look for the right frame shape, in a pattern or color that perfectly expresses you. You patiently wait for the lenses to be fitted and for that call telling you that your new eyeglasses are ready for pick up. Don't you want to do everything you can to make these glasses last as long as possible?
How Do Transition Lenses Work?
If you're thinking about getting transition lenses, consider this: Every time you do something as simple as walking out of a building, you could watch a chemical reaction happen literally right in front of your eyes.
Nerds Unite! The Incredible Evolution Of Glasses Technology
The struggle is real for people who wear glasses. Our spectacles often get fogged up in the winter, working out with them is always a difficult task and they somehow always go missing. But we often forget about the benefits they afford us. They open our eyes to a whole new world and offer us the opportunity to see things we wouldn’t otherwise be able to see.
How to Pick Your Kid's Glasses
A successful eye doctor visit is only half the battle when it comes to helping your child see better. The hard part comes when you have to persuade your child to wear their new glasses -- every day. Picillo Brother Opticians explains the steps to find the right specs, and to help him want to keep them on.
Make Sure Kids' Eyes and Vision Receive An A+ This School Year
“More often than not, vision problems go unnoticed until children begin school,” said Associate Professor in the UAB (University of Alabama at Birmingham) Department of Ophthalmology Marcela Frazier, O.D. “Children grow up naturally adapting to vision issues, so when they get into school and start reading and learning, that is when parents and teachers begin to notice certain problems.”
Hottest Sunglasses Trends -- It-Girl Approved
Summertime calls for sunglasses, of all shapes, sizes and styles! Having a great pair of shades can add big personality to an outfit, and switching one pair out for another can completely diversify your look. Make sure you are accessorizing right this summer. "It Girl", well-known fashionista and blogger, provides her list of this season's hottest shades and designer styles. Step up your summer accessory game and head over to Picillo Brothers Opticians to find these same looks.
How to Read Your Eyeglass Prescription
When you look at your prescription for eyeglasses, you will see numbers listed under the headings of OS and OD. They are Latin abbreviations: OS (oculus sinister) means the left eye and OD (oculus dextrus) means the right eye. Occasionally, you will see...
Eyeglasses: Tips to Help You Pick the Right Lenses
As technology advances, so do eyeglass lenses. In the past, they were made exclusively of glass. Today, most are made of high-tech plastics; they are lighter, don't break as easily as glass, and can be treated with filters to shield your eyes from glare and damaging ultraviolet (UV) light. Read about all the latest developments in eyeglass lens options here.
What's The Big Deal About Digital Surfacing?
We live in an age where digital technology has affected almost every aspect of our lives. Digital technology has made a big impact on the optical industry as well, particularly when it comes to fabricating lenses. Digitally fabricated lenses are referred to...
Kids Glasses
Many parents will agree that choosing a cute, stylish and practical pair of glasses for their child can be tricky. If the day–to- day challenges of parenthood aren’t hard enough, getting a child accustomed to their glasses, let alone the reality of getting them to wear them can be tough.
4 Signs of a Kids Vision Problems
As children grow and change from year to year, so do their eyes and vision. School demands intense visual involvement, including reading, writing, computer and chalkboard/smartboard work. Even physical education and sports require strong vision. If their eyes aren’t up to the task, a child may feel tired, have trouble concentrating, and have problems in school.
Choosing the Best Sunglasses
Everyone knows sunglasses make it easier to see on a sunny day, whether out on the road or the water. However, wearing the right sunglasses is also a great defense against ultraviolet (UV) rays that can cause short- and long-term eye damage. These are the most important factors to consider when purchasing sunglasses to protect your eyes from the sun:
Eyeglasses for Vision Correction
Wearing eyeglasses is an easy way to correct refractive errors. Improving your vision with eyeglasses offers the opportunity to select from different types of lens options, frame designs and even lens coatings for various purposes.
Anti-Reflactive Coating
Anti-reflective coating, also known as anti-glare coating, not only improves vision but also the appearance of the glasses. As it eliminates light reflections from front and rear surface of the lenses, more light passes through the eyes. It helps in good vision and makes lenses more transparent.
Sunglasses Guide
Our eyes need protection from harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays just as much as our skin, so the most important factor in your search for sunglasses is that they provide 100 percent UV protection. Here’s a look at the factors you should consider when looking for the perfect pair of shades to protect your eyes.
Adult Vision Ages 41 to 60
Beginning in the early to mid-40s, many adults may start to have problems seeing clearly at close distances, especially when reading and working on the computer. This is among the most common problems adults develop between ages 41 to 60. This normal change in the eye's focusing ability, called presbyopia, will continue to progress over time.
Tips for Healthy Eyes
Your eyes are an important part of your health. There are many things you can do to keep them healthy and make sure you are seeing your best. Follow these steps for maintaining healthy vision well into your later years.
8 Easy Ways Keep Your Glasses From Breaking
Everyone who wears glasses knows that the day they break will inevitably come. Whether it’s from sitting on them, having them fall off your head, or for no discernable reason at all, it’s frustrating to buy a new pair…or two…or four. Make sure you’re protecting your glasses the right way and save yourself time and money by following these eight easy tips to keep your glasses in one piece.