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Buyers' Guides, Eyewear • May 2, 2025

How to Remove Scratches from Sunglasses?

Ever picked up your favorite pair of sunglasses, only to notice an annoying scratch right in your line of sight? It’s more than a minor inconvenience; a scratch can compromise your vision and reduce the overall durability of your sunglasses. You might be tempted to remove the scratches yourself. But DIY options often do more…

Buyers' Guides, Eyewear • June 11, 2020

How to Choose the Right Lenses for Your Glasses

Most of us spend quite a bit of time choosing frames for a new pair of glasses. It makes sense. After all, your glasses are part of your signature style. They influence how people perceive you. But what about lenses? They may not alter how people perceive you, but they absolutely can alter how you…

Buyers' Guides, Eyewear, Uncategorized • April 15, 2020

Why Are Glasses so Expensive?

One of the questions opticians and optometrists hear the most is "Why are glasses so expensive"? It's a good question. But it's not a simple answer. To really explore the cost and value of eyewear, we have to consider how often we wear it, how long we wear it for, and what we get out…

Buyers' Guides, Eyewear • December 4, 2019

Why I Encourage My Patients to Switch to Daily Contact Lenses

Contact lenses become part of the wearer’s daily routine, so it’s important that your system works for you and makes sense for your lifestyle. Having said that, I find that a lot of patients don't necessarily consider which types of contact lenses might be best for their health and routine. Instead, most people just use…

Buyers' Guides, Eye Health Conditions • November 19, 2019

What You Need to Know About UV Light & Your Eyes

Most people know that ultra-violet light can be dangerous for their eye health. But do they know why? I've put together this handy infographic to demonstrate how UV rays impact your visual health. Sources: *https://www.who.int/uv/faq/uvhealtfac/en/index3.html*https://www.macular.org/what-macular-degeneration*https://www.spandidos-publications.com/10.3892/mmr.2016.5223*https://www.who.int/uv/faq/uvhealtfac/en/index3.html*https://www.thevisioncouncil.org/blog/millions-americans-missing-sunglasses-means-harmful-exposure-uv*https://www.thevisioncouncil.org/blog/millions-americans-missing-sunglasses-means-harmful-exposure-uv*https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3872277/

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