How to choose glasses for men

October 18th, 2009 by Jean Caster No comments »

When people want to buy glasses for men, the first step is to choose a proper frame. As for style, choosing a right men’s glasses frame for a man’s face depends upon how different frames compliment man’s facial structure. Frames of glasses for men are very important for men’s appearances.

People can choose different metallic shades for the arms of men’s glasses, generally, gray or silver is the most practical option. Of course, some men who would like to look more brisk can choose some other colored frames of glasses for men such as blue ones. If the arms of glasses for men are made of titanium memory metal, it always means high quality men’s glasses. People can bend this kind of men’s glasses back and forth as they wish, another advantage of this kind of men’s glasses is that the arms can literally mold to people’s faces and ears, which means more comfortable.

The anti reflection lenses are the suitable lens available to men’s glasses. People with strong prescription can even choose thinner higher index lenses for men’s glasses with anti reflective coating for the perfect appearances. Also, men above 40 can choose the progressive lenses to avoid the old-fashioned lined bifocal lenses for their men’s eyeglasses frames.

In general, the most appropriate frames shape of glasses for men is opposite of people’s facial shapes. For instance, softer, fuller faces better with sharper edged frames. Suitable glasses for men can properly fit to men’s looks. Choosing proper men’s glasses should take into account of the situation that our faces are not always in perfect symmetrical, and people had better to make sure glasses for men rest evenly on ears and that they cross people’s eyebrows at the same level to avoid a seesaw effect.

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The brief introduction of Americas Best Eyeglasses

October 18th, 2009 by David Wachler No comments »

Americas Best Eyeglasses is one of the five store names possesses by National Vision, Inc., which is No. 4 in America’s optical retail industry. Americas Best Eyeglasses is the fastest-growing brand within National Vision, by November of 2009 it has about 237 retail stores, but the count will be rapidly changing in the coming years. The stores of Americas Best Eyeglasses are mostly located in the strip centers and while some in shopping malls, where Americas Best Eyeglasses can reach its vast number of customer base.

Americas Best Eyeglasses offers its customer with world’s recognized frames are only a fraction of that of other retailers. The reason why Americas Best Eyeglasses can achieve this near ‘close-out” price, is because it is the biggest buyer of overstock frames from manufacturers. Low sale price boosts volume, while high sale volume will reduce the purchase cost from factories, creating a good cycle for the better business.

Americas Best Eyeglasses operates some designer names such as ELLEN TRACY, Calvin Klein, POLO, DKNY and more others. Also it sells contacts, sunglasses too. The eye examination at Americas Best Eyeglasses is easy. A professional optometrist will be at your service. If you apply for the member of Eye Care Club, Americas Best Eyeglasses will subsequently offer five times of free exams in three years.

Americas Best Eyeglasses uses its labs in Pennsauken, NJ, Lawrenceville, GA, St. Cloud, MN, and Hong Kong in Asia to cut and fit the lenses for its customers at the volume of thousands of eyeglasses daily. In their own lab, through strict and precise quality control, high volume of eyeglasses is being delivered to patrons everyday!

The mission of Americas Best Eyeglasses is to deliver the best volume in quality eyecare and eyewear at the low prices America deserves…every day!

Memory metal glasses frames

October 17th, 2009 by Brian Wallace No comments »

Memory metal glasses frames are gaining popularity these days. In most of the cases, memory metal a type of titanium alloy which consists 50% titanium and 50% nickel. Memory metal not has the features of restoring the glasses frames to its original shape after being twisted or bended, but also reduces the price of glasses frames comparing with that of pure titanium.

Due to these features, memory metal glasses frames are particularly suitable for kids who lack attention and knowledge of caring the glasses frames, and for youngsters who participate more in the sports activities.

Though among most of the glasses frames, metal memory is one that is more hypoallergenic than ever, we still need to take good care of the glasses frames, and do not think it will not be broken forever. Some people even make fun of the glasses frames by intentionally wrenching it, this is still not acceptable.

As said, memory metal glasses frames can also be broken and bended. So once it is bended, please refer to professionals for corrections, as this kind of glasses frames are tougher to adjust than other materials.

Keep away from blurred vision!

October 17th, 2009 by Yaron Cheng No comments »

Blurred vision is the lack of sharpness of vision and symptoms of not being able to see fine things, also called vision impairment, impaired vision, blurry vision. Blurred vision can be caused by many different conditions. Blurry vision occurs when a person who wears corrective lens, abnormalities present at birth, overexposure to the outdoors or a side effect of medications. Presbyopia can result in blurry vision too, mostly in your early to mid 40. Eye infection or injury may lead to blurred vision briefly. Cataracts always cause blurred vision, especially at nighttime. Glaucoma is another reason for blurred vision, which may happen suddenly. Macular degeneration can cause the loss of central vision, blurred vision and distorted vision. Diabetic retinopathy can not only lead to blurry vision but also blindness.

Blurred vision should not be ignored, because blurred vision can be the important clue to eye disease, aging, eye injury, retinal detachment or other conditions such as migraine, diabetes or stoke. When you find yourself of blurry vision, you should visit your eye doctor for an eye exam. Treatments or surgery will be depending on the cause of blurry vision.

In order to avoid blurred vision, make sure to do eye checkups from an ophthalmologist or optometris every year or half year. And daily habbits such as wear sunglasses, no smoking, keep blood pressure and blood sugar under control, eat green leafy vegetables are also effective to pretect you from blurry vision.

What is double vision?

October 17th, 2009 by Randa Fritch No comments »

Double vision is the simultaneous perception of two images, usually overlapping of a single scene, or non-matching images. Technical term for double vision is called diplopia. If someone is suffering from double vision, he maybe has visual impairment or has drunk too much alcohol. And diplopia may disappear when one eye is covered.

There are mainly two reasons of being double vision or diplopia. Misalignment of the two eyes is the most common cause of double vision. This means the eyes have functional problems that need medical evaluation of the optical system or treatment. This type of double vision is called binocular diplopia. And this type of double vision can be caused by an accident or head trauma. The other cause of double vision is a structural defect in the patient’s vision system. For example, cataract might be the reason of being diplopia. In this case, double vision may appear in only one eye, so this type of eye disease is called monocular diplopia.

Double vision can be a signal of many visual diseases such as strabismus, convergence insufficiency and the loss of vision, or it may be a symptom of head injuries. So when double vision appears, it is necessary for you to visit your eye doctor. Your eye doctor will get you vision therapy, or carry out an eye muscle surgery or orthoptics if needed.

Is it intelligent to purchase discount eyeglass online?

October 17th, 2009 by Andrew Rabinowitz No comments »

Some people argue that it is not a good choice to buy discount eyeglasses online. Their argument is that each person only has one pair of eyes, and therefore people should protect their eyes and as a result the eyes can serve people better.

Opponents of buying discount eyeglass online worry that the online retailers can not make the PD correctly so that the wearer may not get clear vision, some even will get headache. They also worry about that the buyer will finally end up with a wrong frame in wrong size and shape. They are the strong supporters of traditional way of buying discount eyeglass from stores.

This argument scared some buyers of discount eyeglass away in the previous years. Now the things are changing, as the first group of daring consumers bought the discount eyeglasses online, and reviewed with very positive feedback, now more and more people are trying to buy discount eyeglasses online as the second pair for back-up.

The fact if discount eyeglasses online is that, as long as you can get your prescription correct, there is no reason for online retailers to mess up the powers of the lenses and PD measurement. Furthermore, buyers only pay 1/10 to 1/5 of the traditional price, this is seductive enough to accept the likelihood that the discount eyeglass bought online ends up with a useless one even.

Actually the only shortcoming for online discount eyeglass is the lack of frame adjustment. So far as the adjustment is concerned, metal discount eyeglass is easy to adjust by yourself. There exist a bit tricky job for plastic discount eyeglasses, but still most buyers can manage to work it out.

Men glasses styles

October 17th, 2009 by Jean Caster No comments »

Choosing a pair of men eyeglasses is as exciting as buying new clothes. Some modern men regard men eyeglasses as necessary accessories. Comfort, fit, durability and style all are priorities while choosing men glasses. To quite a number of people, style may be the main determinant when they choose men eyeglasses. Also, people may be shocked at the variety of fashion men eyeglasses styles.

There are several main styling options when it comes to men glasses. These include, but are not limited to, aviator men eyeglasses, stylish rimless men glasses, sprightly angled men glasses, semi-rimless men eyeglasses, titanium men eyeglasses, large-bold frames men glasses and plastic men glasses etc.

Aviator men glasses are relatively new style. Large-bold frames are trendy for men with bigger faces. The rimless and semi-rimless are known to be quite light and therefore often preferred by lots of men. The titanium styles, on the other hand are known to be the most durable, yet still quite lightweight. Last, the angled and plastic frames men eyeglasses are mostly popular in younger men, with their more fun and funky styles and colors to choose from. Also, plastic frames tend to be more affordable.

In addition, the types of lens in different styles men eyeglasses are also diverse. People can choose from the polycarbonate plastic lens, resin lens or the glass lens. Besides, lens can be made in different colors, which also made the choices diversely.

Men have a variety of alternatives because of there are so many choices of frames and lens which can be made up of so diverse styles of men glasses. Of course, men will be dazed when they face so many choices.

Brief introduction of Costco Optical Department

October 16th, 2009 by Mark Burns No comments »

Costco Optical is the optical department of Costco Wholesale Corporation, which is the biggest membership warehouse club in the United States. Costco Optical exists in the some total 555 Costco stores across USA, Canada, Puerto Rico and a few other countries.

Costco Optical department provides its membership customers with affordable yet super quality prescription eyeglasses, sunglasses, contact lenses and other eye care products. Some of the designer styles in Costco Optical only cost small percentage comparing with other high-end high-priced luxury stores. In order for its members to achieve conveniences, each Costco Optical store possesses independent doctor of optometry for eye checkup and prescribing. Costco Optical executes the similar return policy as other eyewear retail practitioners. Costco Optical also has a 90-day return policy which secures the benefits of customers and ensures 100% satisfaction on the eyeglasses consumption.

Costco Optical prides itself on possessing the most professional and intelligent staff in the optical sphere, which makes the customers more relaxed and trustful when receiving the eye care services from the Costco Optical department. Costco Optical cares its members’ eye health and recommend each person of the family to have their eyes checked annually to avoid any sudden damage to the eyes due to symptomless and painless eye diseases.

As the optical division of America’s largest wholesale club (the second is the Walmart’s Sam’s Club), Costco Optical strives its efforts to provide the best possible eyewear at the lowest possible price through its contracts with the direct manufacturers. To let its customers access vision service easily without breaking the bank is the top priority of Costco Optical.

The contemporary history of eye frames

October 16th, 2009 by Richard Schneider No comments »

The history of eye frames is a part of the history of spectacles. Before the modern shape of eye frames occurred, several centuries had been gone through since the invention of the glass lenses. It was until 1928, a London optician Edward Scarlett developed the temples to the eye frame, from then a new era was opened for the contemporary eye frames industry.

Before Edward, the most recent way of holding the two lenses in eye frame was to tie the eye frame around the head using ribbon or metal string. These ancient eye frame on the nose were heavy therefore usually causing pinching. In order to reduce the weight, people started to make eye frames made of tortoise-shell, which also superstitiously meant to bring good luck to the wearers. People also mounted the lenses on the fans, walk sticks for the convenience of use. Other than nose eye frame, people could choose monocle and lorgnette or scissors glasses.

In 1728, Edward’s genius invention of temples revealed the rudiment of today’s eye frames. Actually Edward’s idea was just to use the two arms to clamp at the temple area, and ribbons were still used to tie around the skull, so that the eye frame could be secured on the face. It was by 1880, temples were designed to curve at the end and the curves were used to hook the whole eye frame on the nose.

Before Americans developed the eye frames and spectacles trade in the early 1900s, the eye frames were mostly made in Europe and were very precious and expensive. Americans made tortoiseshell and horn-rimmed eye frames in the 1920s and 1930s, which were very popular at that time. Also in order to cater to the tastes and needs of those status conscious buyers, Americans developed and made a lot of gold and silver eye frames then. Till WWII, steel-made eye frame became popular for their fashion design and durability.

In the 20th century, a type of plastics were developed which gradually occupied the major percentage of the eye frame industry. Plastics offered the wearers with widest varieties of eye frames in colors, styles and patterns due to its easy molding and low cost. Later the popularity of sunglasses in Hollywood further boosted the design and manufacturing of eye frames.

Today’s eye frames are already a part of the fashion accessories just the same as clothes, jewelry and shoes. Unlike our predecessors in some two hundred fifty years ago struggling to use lenses to see blurry things clearer, our eye frames are applied to enhance persona and facial beauty.

Why should we have eye exam?

October 16th, 2009 by Charles Garrana No comments »

Eyes are the windows of human’s hearts. It’s very important to have eye exams every year or six months, because many eye problems such as cataracts, retinal problems and glaucoma offer no telltale symptoms.

Routine eye exams mainly contain several steps. The first step of an eye exam is a measure of visual acuity. Eye doctors usually use a specially designed pocket eye exam card holding at about 14 inches before patient, or a standard eye exam wall chart with a distance of 20 feet. Each eye is tested independently while the other one is covered, to confirm the smallest characters patients can read. The letters at the last column of the eye exam card provide the patient’s acuity compared with normal subjects. For example 20/200 means the patient can see at 20feet when a normal one can see at 200 feet, what indicates that the patient’s vision is very lousy. The patient can also wear his glasses to finish the same eye exams, the result are called “best corrected vision”. The second step of an eye exam is pinhole testing to determine if the eye problem is a result of refractive error. Then the observation of external structures and testing extra-ocular movements are carried out for eye exams. After that, eye doctors will use the ophthalmoscope to do closer eye exam of the outer structures of the eye and view the retina and associated structures. If needed, the eye doctor will also measure the fluid pressure in the patient’s eyes. High pressure may be a symptom of glaucoma.

Besides routine eye exams, you may also visit your eye doctor for the information of eye fashion trends or choosing eyeglasses.