Have you ever been shopping for new sunglasses and been asked, “what color lenses would you like?” If you look back over the past century, there have been many different colors of sunglass lenses t…
A study in the journal Ophthalmology shows that electronic signals from a smart contact lens can be used to predict which glaucoma patients may have a faster advancing version of the disease.
Progressive lenses are a specific type of multifocal lense for people who need to see clearer at multiple distances. Learn about the benefits of these lenses.
Find out which lens materials might be best suited for your eyewear needs.
First, what is Presbyopia? Presbyopia is the normal loss of ability to focus clearly on near objects that comes with age. Traditionally, people have to wear conventional bifocals with visible lines across the lenses that broadcast your age, but with progressive lenses, this is no longer the case. Progressive lenses, also known as progressive addition …
The new AOA resource Perspectives on Achieving Presbyopic Contact Lens Success, which is the second Through the Lens supplement, is a valuable tool for optometrists when treating patients with presbyopia, the natural aging process of the eye after age 40.
Ever wonder what is meant by the term "aspherical lens" when reading about a lenses construction? Today I will quickly define what it is, what it does, and w...
Wondering whether or not multifocal contact lenses are right for you? Find out how they work and explore your options at Fashion Eye Center.
Your eyes are a part of you. You can't get any more. And even if you can, they'll be scary robot eyes that will probably see weird stuff like ultraviolet and quantum particles. So you've gotta protect the eyes you've got! And the best way to do that is to get some polarized glasses. Like, now.
By Rebecca Allen, ABOC, eyewear architect Have you ever looked at your lenses and noticed a cloudy film or a circular patterns of scratches in the lenses? Lenses may have scratch resistance, but they are definitely not scratch proof. There are a lot of old habits that are hard to break when you’re taking care …