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Do the Children Need to Wear Sunglasses?

October 12th, 2010 by Andrew Rabinowitz No comments »

An expected summer holiday is coming. To many students, it is a pleasant thing. They needn’t concentrate on doing homework all the time. They can have a wonderful holiday finally.

At the time of the year, many families are planning their summer vacation. After deciding where to go, they start to get ready for the necessaries they need. They realize that there must be many outside activities during their tour. And they prepare hats, sunblock and sun umbrellas for their children. They also prepare a pair of sunglasses for themselves, but forget their children’s. Actually, hats or sunblock alone will not protect your children totally from the sun and the harmful UV rays. In other words, children also need a pair of comfortable sunglasses.

According to many experts, our eyes get 80 percent of their total lifetime exposure to the sun’s UV rays by age 18. And excessive exposure to UV radiation has proved to be linked to the development of cataracts and other eye diseases. The main factor is that children’s eyes are more susceptible to UV than the adults’ eyes because the lenses inside young eyes are less capable of filtering these high-energy rays. Also, be aware that your children’s exposure to UV rays increases at high altitudes, in tropical locales and in highly reflective environments (such as in a snowfield, on the water or on a sandy beach).

So it’s a wise choice for kids to wear protective sunglasses as soon as they begin playing in direct sunlight. Of course, children don’t how to look for a good selection of sunglasses. Parents should go together with their children. The best places to find children’s sunglasses are the sunglasses specialty stores like Sunglass Hut and your local optical shop. The experienced opticians can do an exam for your children’s eyes and provide the suitable sunglasses with them. Meanwhile, optician will explain the benefits of the sunglasses and how to take good care of them.

If you are too busy to have enough time, why not do it online? Cheap reading designer sunglasses from Firmoo.com will make you enjoy excellent service. And special frame materials and styles designed for rough activities are available as well for children’s sports eyewear and sunglasses.

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A Survey of Hong Kong Eyeglasses

September 15th, 2010 by Edward Turner No comments »

Hong kong is a country which ranks third in eyeglasses and eyeglass frame production next to Italy and Chinese Mainland. Hong Kong eyeglass companies mainly engage in top-of-the-line glass frame production. Those companies, making full use of the products bases in mainland, produce eyeglasses for famous international brands. In 2007, Hong Kong eyeglasses export amount increases by 23%, and its biggest markets are in European Union and the United States. Facing the fierce competition in mainland, Hong Kong companies make effort to improve their technological levels in production and designation.

To remain competitive, Hong Kong eyeglasses companies make changes to meet requirements from customers. At present, customers are more inclined to choose eyeglass frames that are light and durable. As a result, most Hong Kong eyeglasses companies apply titanium in the frame production. As technology develops day by day, magnesium and carbon fiber come to be popular elements in eyeglass frame production as well. In modern society, the sense of health is highly improved in people’s daily lives, which contributes to the increasing need in sport eyewears. With the advancement of technological levels, super light and super strong materials gradually come into being. Polycarbonate and Ac materials accelerate the development of sport eyewears.

Apart from a role eyeglasses played in vision correction and medical treatment, eyeglasses have long become fashion ornaments, getting with clothes and hair styles, etc.. And more and more brands make use of eyeglasses as fashionable decorations to make a promotion. As a matter of fact, many fashion brands have obtained eyeglass production licenses. Therefore, Hong Kong eyeglasses companies turns much of their talents in designation. Decorating big size logos, decorative crystals and diamonds constitutes the primary way as for Hong Kong companies.

It is reported in 2006 that there are nearly 5 million senior citizens over 65 years old all around the globe, taking 8% of the world population, and the aging time is coming, so the need in eyeglasses for elder people will increase fast. Therefore, Hong Kong companies also strengthen eyeglass production for old people. Those eyeglasses, different from the others for age groups, should be qualified in performance. Similarly, light and durable eyeglass frames are more welcomed.

The fierce competition are now mainly among low-end products, those huge Italy companies are still inclined to cooperate with Hong Kong eyeglasses companies, because of their high quality, good faith and long time long-term cooperative relationship.

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Cool eyeglasses enhance facial beauty

September 2nd, 2010 by David Wachler No comments »

People with little understanding of the current eyewear market may feel bothered when there is a diagnosed eye problem like myopia or hyperopia. In fact, there is no reason to worry about it that even if wearing eyeglasses is a necessity, it is quite easy to avoid a geeky look. For some young boys and girls, looking cool is a popular pursuit. When there is a vision problem requiring the use of prescription eyewear, then selecting a pair of cool eyeglasses will help enhance personal facial beauty. Modern eyewear products are manufactured with much attention paid by designers to frame appearance. Innovative frame shapes, colors and styles are applied to frame designs and these will serve people’s different tastes.

For youngsters who expect a cool look but suffer from an eye problem, the use of prescription eyewear itself is a great help. Imagine a young person who usually squint, trip and crash because of disability to see things clearly. Such a guy can never be cool and self-confident. Myopia is the most common condition that forces young people to squint on a regular basis, which will contort the face and make the eye look smaller. In addition, tripping over unseen objects will very likely give a bad impression. In this sense, cool eyeglasses with corrective powers are really a great help in preventing these embarrassing situations.

Knowing the importance of and help given by prescription eyeglasses, it is necessary to make a careful selection if a cool item is the target. A pair of cool eyeglasses relies on some general and personal factors. Considerations associated personal features include mainly frame shape and frame color. Each person has a face shape and other unique facial features, as well as a personal coloring. Shopping for a pair of cool glasses should first know the tips of coordinating these frame factors and personal features. In general, the two shapes should be in contrast. But the two colors should be mutual complementary.

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Corrosion-resistant and lightweight titanium sunglasses

September 2nd, 2010 by David Wachler No comments »

Sunglasses are a must-have for many people in each summer. Due to the increasingly serious damage to the ozone layer, protecting the eyes from harmful ultraviolet rays becomes more and more critical and necessary. Sunwear frame is absolutely an important factor that may determine the overall quality and related features. Today, sunwear manufacturers are allowed to take use of traditional and modern plastics and metals, as well as rarely used materials like horn, wood and even precious stone. Eyeglasses and sunglasses made of wood and horn frames are to some extent widespread. But the mainstream is still occupied by plastic and metal frames. Making a brief comparison, plastics and metals have their own pros and cons. Customers would resort to specific items according to their own needs. However, there is a trend in sunwear industry that some superior metals are favored by an increasingly number of people. And titanium sunglasses are exactly one of the items.

The increase in popularity gained by metal sunwear frames is mainly contributed by their untraditional feature named lightness. From a traditional perspective, only plastics like zyl and nylon are lightweight and customers expecting fewer burdens on the nose would choose a plastic frame. And those metal frames are traditional thought to be too heavy to afford. It is true that some manufacturers produced bronze frames or frames made of heavy alloys in the past. But the current situation is that metals frames no longer have inappropriate weight. Titanium sunglasses, stainless steel sunglasses, memory metal sunglasses and aluminum sunglasses all feature lightness. And these new forms of metal frames still bring another category of benefits.

In explaining the second point, titanium sunglasses are a good example. A unique benefit offered by a titanium frame is corrosion-resistance. Sunglasses are very likely to be used in a humid environment like on a beach or boat. Keeping sunwear corrosion-resistant is quite necessary. No metal is born to be resistant to corrosion. And in fact, titanium and beta-titanium used in sunwear frames are alloys. They have also wide applications in other industries, ranging from Gemini and Apollo space capsules to medical implants.

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Possible forms of Rx eyeglasses

September 1st, 2010 by Scott Mozayeni No comments »

Using optical lenses, all categories of eyewear can be divided into Rx eyeglasses and non-prescription ones. Even if there are lots of eyeglasses products used for fashion enhancement, it is undeniable that Rx eyeglasses are the original form. And the function or help offered by these prescription devices is irreplaceable. In general, Rx glasses refer to eyewear products that are used to correct certain vision problems, ranging from refractive errors, and presbyopia to poor computer eyesight. These glasses differ from regular sunglasses and protective goggles in use frequency and lens design. For a large number of Rx eyewear users, such a device is indispensible during daily life and they need it to stay on the face constantly. Sunglasses and protective goggles are needed only in special circumstances and while staying indoors they can be removed. Another significant difference between Rx glasses and sunglasses or goggles lies in lens design that the former type use lenses with specific powers. And according to different lens functions, Rx spectacles are now available in a couple of forms.

The most common form is certainly single-vision glasses, including myopia glasses, hyperopia glasses and presbyopia or reading glasses. Note that astigmatism is usually corrected by myopia or hyperopia glasses, so that there are no astigmatism glasses. As the names indicate, this form of Rx eyeglasses is capable of dealing with a single vision problem. Nowadays, an increasing number of children and adults need to wear these eyeglasses, in order to get clear vision. In particular, myopia glasses are most popularly worn by patients who can not see with their natural eyes things in distance clearly.

Another major form of Rx glasses is multifocal spectacles. Compared with single-vision glasses, multifocal spectacles are able to deal with more than one vision problem. This capability is contributed by the lenses which have multiple focal points, indicating the origin of the name. A common point among different types of multifocal glasses is that presbyopic correction will be firstly ensured. Except for those regular two forms of Rx eyeglasses, there are also prescription sunglasses and prescription safety glasses. These compound products prove that prescription lenses have been applied to sunwear and safety eyewear industries.

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Life can be much colorful with American eyeglasses

August 31st, 2010 by George Manche No comments »

Eyeglasses are now very common vision rectifying or decorating devices among modern people. And it can also be found that all eye wear in the market are made and designed from manufacturers and design houses all over the world. For example, there are American eyeglasses, Italian glasses, French glasses, etc. All these eye wear feature typical elements of the making or designing place. Of course, as one of the leading places in the field for several decades, America has always attracted the attention of many fashion-oriented people, who bear special passion for American glasses.

American eye glasses mainly refer to those eye wear produced or designed in America. In other words, these eye wear can be completely designed or manufactured in US; or they can also be designed in US, but manufactured in other places, like China. Therefore, these eye wear can always deliver a kind of American alike styles and elements. This might be one of the greatest reasons why these eye wear are so fashionable and popular.

For many decades, America has been the fashion center of the world- this is much obvious in glasses field. It is true that American eyeglasses are always leading products in the fashion world around the world. Reasons include: America is the most beloved places for many fashion designers who want to enjoy more freedom in their working, but can also enjoy high salary; America has the greatest number of top fashion houses, who have the greatest power to invest in the designs and development of new products; American people are just among the most fashion-oriented and tend to keep up with the latest fashion trend at any time, etc. All these can well explain why American eye glasses are always some of the most fashionable and stylish products in the world.

If eye wear can be divided into different groups according to their manufacturing location- either high end or low end, though not absolutely so, most American glasses are high end products. Some reasons are firmly linked to what have been mentioned above, like the top fashion houses, top designers, etc. But another reason is the cost to make these eye wears in America is very high- wages for workers are among the highest levels in the world. Therefore, like other products manufactured or designed in America, American glasses are relatively expensive. However, there are now still some budget glasses made or designed in America, due to some new achievements in distribution.

All in all, American eyeglasses are some of the most stylish and fashionable products in the world and people’s lives can be much colorful with them.

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Asian glasses- some of the most popular items in the world

August 31st, 2010 by George Manche No comments »

Nowadays, more and more people are in need of eye wear, due to different reasons, such as vision correction, decoration, etc. However, they will find that there are so many items made by manufacturers and brands all over the world. Some of the most fashionable eye wear can be made from Asia, America, France, etc. and people should make sure what they buy can meet their needs first. Of which, Asian glasses are some of the most comprehensive series in the world- this is why these glasses can be found almost everywhere around the world.

Asian glasses mainly refer to eye wear manufactured and designed in Asian countries or regions. And it can be sure that almost all of them are manufactured here. Because there are many Asian countries, Asian eye wear can also be categorized into much specific groups, according to the country or region to make them. Some of the most typical Asian eye wear include, Chinese eye glasses, Japanese eye glasses, HK eye glasses, etc. Eye wear made from each country may have some unique features, though they all belong to Asian series.

Chinese eyeglasses are some of the most comprehensive series, including almost all products and series in the world. Eye glasses manufactured here can be either high end or low end, depending on specific brands and fashion design houses. This is because China is the great “manufacturing factory” of the world and many famous brands decide to manufacture products here. Japanese eyeglasses are some of most high end products in the world- Japan have the best fashion houses and designers in the world, but their cost for workers is also very high. This is why most Japanese eye wear are very expensive. HK is also a fashion center in the world, and HK eyeglasses are also outstanding items in Asia and around the world. Of course, there are also many other Asian glasses made by other countries and regions, like Thailand, Vietnam, etc.

Comparatively speaking, Asian eye wear are very cheap among all products in the world. This is because Asia has the lowest labor cost, only a small part of that in other countries. This is also why Asian eye glasses are very popular among many people, especially those with low income.

In a word, Asian glasses are some of the best eye wear in the world. Especially, those made by China, Japan, HK and other typical manufacturing places are the most beloved products among all wearers.

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Features of stainless eyeglasses

August 30th, 2010 by Connie Robertson No comments »

Today, eyewear manufacturers around the world can take advantage of lots of materials to make eyeglass frames. Regular plastics and metals are most commonly and traditionally used, such as cellulose acetate, propionate and nylon. And now there are also available new types of plastics and metals, like memory metal and memory plastic. There are still various unusual frame materials, including wood, bone, buffalo horn, and even stone. Among all these materials possible to make eyeglass frames, stainless steel is a regular but special one. This material has exclusive features or advantages. Stainless eyeglasses just refer to spectacles that have a stainless frame.

Widely used in the eyewear industry, stainless steel features lightness, low toxicity and strength. In addition, most of the stainless steel frames are nickel-free and thus hypoallergenic. Also known as inox steel, stainless steel is exactly a steel alloy with a minimum of 10.5 or 11% chromium. In typical, the content of chromium ranges from 10 to 30 percent. Of course, the major ingredient is steel. And in some cases, other elements may be added. In addition to the above features, stainless eyeglasses have also excellent resistance to corrosion, abrasion and heat. Why is this material able to provide such valuable features or benefits? Well, it is the chromium that exactly matters. This ingredient added to regular steel makes this material stain-proof. To a high degree, this is considered as the most valuable advantage boasted by this alloy. Some people even call it corrosion-resistant steel or CRES, when the alloy type and grade are not stated.

Since the major element is regular steel, stainless steel has all of the properties of steel. Those extra benefits or attributes are contributed by the added ingredient. This great advantage was first discovered by English metallurgist Harry Brearly, who accidentally discovered that adding chromium to low carbon steel brought stain resistance, while he was working on a project to improve rifle barrels. Modern stainless eyeglasses can take three major types of materials, including Austenitic, Ferritic and Martensitic.

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What should you know about face eyeglasses?

August 29th, 2010 by Andrew Rabinowitz No comments »

Over the past centuries, eyeglasses fitting over people’s faces are the dominant form of eyewear. And according to this common wearing approach, these devices are sometimes called face eyeglasses. Nearly all forms of eyewear products including regular prescription eyeglasses, sunglasses and safety goggles are put over the eyes. These devices are used in order to get vision correction or eye protection against harmful rays or dangerous particles. Both of these two purposes are associated with the eyes. And in some cases these products are called optics glasses. It is absolutely true that the eye is the exact target that requires visual aid or protection. But it is incorrect to suppose that all related devices should be placed in front of the eyes if they will function properly. Face glasses represent only one form of optical devices for the eyes’ behalf. Among presbyopic patients, there are other forms of magnifying devices.

It is widely known that regular reading glasses are used by presbyopic patients to read materials that are close-up. They eliminate the necessity to hold books and newspapers intentionally in the distance. Thanks to lens technological improvement, now there are widely available bifocal reading glasses, trifocal reading glasses and even progressive glasses, all of which can deal with presbyopia. Certainly, these all belong to face eyeglasses. What are beyond this category include some hand-held magnifiers and special magnifying platforms. These devices will not stay on the user’s face. Instead, they will be held or just stand on the desk. Compared with regular reading glasses including single-vision and multifocal ones, these devices are more professional in magnifying reading materials. Thus they are also widely used by folks in their 40s, 50s and over.

Another point related with face eyeglasses is that there are some tips while selecting an appropriate pair. And these tips are associated with the wearer’s face. Facial shape and facial size are the most decisive. Each customer has personal features in these two aspects. For instance, some people have a round face and some others’ faces are rectangle. The selected frame should have a shape contrasting with the wearer’s face shape. While considering frame size, it is generally determined by the wearer’s face size that they should be in scale.

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What to expect from brand eyeglasses

August 26th, 2010 by Scott Mozayeni No comments »

People who have bought several pairs of eyeglasses certainly know that there are different eyewear brands, which will be recommended by local and online opticians. However, this is probably the situation in only large, exclusive stores or malls. The majority of the eyewear market is occupied by numerous pairs of non-branded eyeglasses. Sold at ordinary local and online shops, these glasses come in a non-branded basis, indicating that the manufacturer or designer is unknown by customers. A majority of eyewear users should still know brand eyeglasses, which are produced noticeably by a number of different brands or manufacturers. These products may be made by different manufacturers, but they belong to specific brands. In the current market, notable eyeglass brands include Burberry, D&G, Giorgio Armani, John Lennon, Ray Ban and many others. One point is true that the brand eyeglass market is also huge and maintains a large group of customers.

Brand eyeglasses usually have noticeable features and invisible attributes that differentiate themselves from other non-branded products. A visible feature kept by nearly all brand glasses is the signature logo imprinted on one of the temples. Note that in most cases only one temple has the brand signature. Of course, these brands have their own logos that are different from each other. This is just similar to the practice in other industries. An authentic signature only indicates the identity of brand glasses. Behind this noticeable mark, there are actually some invisible attributes and related benefits for customers.

Few people would doubt the reasonableness of branded products including brand eyeglasses. This is telling the truth that these products are worthy of a higher-than-average price. First of all, branded spectacles come in high quality, contributed by quality lens and frame materials as well as delicate workmanship. Branded manufacturers hardly use regular plastics and metals to make frames. They always use materials featuring flexibility, durability and lightness. Another advantage kept by brand glasses is fashionable or classic designs. It is widely known that each classic and innovative design has been created by specific brands. The reason is that only renowned brands can afford the huge expense needed during design process.

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