You never want to replace your glasses unnecessarily, but there are times when replacing your glasses has to be done. Regularly replacing your glasses is vital to the health of your eyes and maintaining working vision. The importance of replacing glasses concerns your general quality of life and overall ability to maintain good vision when engaging in daily activities, such […]
How Often Should You Replace Your Glasses?
Why You Need Blue-Light Protection, Now More Than Ever
INCREASING “SCREEN TIME” The hours we spend in front of screens has been increasing for years, but now that most of us are spending more time than ever in our homes and trying to entertain or distract ourselves – it’s a real concern. More time sitting too close to the computer and tablet, squinting into our smartphones between work tasks, […]
Never Buy Glasses Without These 3 Things
So you’ve gotten your prescription and are ready to get the lenses and frames, likely from the pushy glasses salesperson who cornered you the second you left the exam room. They’re likely having you try on frame after frame, of course telling you the most expensive one looks the best. Fun times. Understandably, the frames get the most attention during […]
Digital vs. Traditional Lenses
Digital lenses, also known as freeform or HD lenses, are a relatively new type of lenses which entered the market around five years ago. Many have hailed them as a great step forward in optical technology, but they still have a lot to prove. In order to understand the potential benefits and advantages of digital lenses, we must first understand […]
5 Ways To Stop Your Glasses From Fogging Up When You Wear A Mask
Get Flexible! The goal here is to prevent air from escaping out the top of your mask when you exhale. Many store-bought masks have a flexible nose piece, but if you’re using a homemade mask, you can Macgyver a pipe cleaner or other flexible material over where your mask touches your nose. Just make sure to shape the mask so […]
Polarized vs Non-Polarized Lenses
To polarize, or not? Sitting in check out, unsure of whether you should polarize your lenses? We know, it’s a difficult question. And to best guide you towards your answer, it will be helpful for you to understand how light affects polarized lenses — as they are not suitable for all situations. We’ve listed the primary differences between polarized and non-polarized prescription […]
The Future of Online Eye Exams
The future of online eye exams looks bright. As telehealth services have become more widely available, accepted and advanced, online vision tests have become much more common. Anything having to do with our eyes used to require multiple in-person visits with clunky, complicated equipment. Today, that’s just no longer the case. As online eye exams and at-home vision tests continue to […]
Using Your Vision Benefits from Home
Order Prescription Lenses, Blue Light Lenses, and Contact Lenses all from home Whether you’ve adapted or not, most of us are stuck inside our homes for the majority of the day. We are lucky, in many ways, that all we need is an internet connection and we can do pretty much anything. Since “pretty much anything” is super broad, let’s stick to […]