Optique

Although some people only experience minor changes in their vision from year to year, there are ways to tell if you need a new prescription even when you aren’t experiencing vision issues. Chronic headaches are perhaps the single best sign that it’s time to visit the optician.

Whenever you go outside, you need to protect as much of your body as possible from ultra-violet radiation as you can, and this includes your eyes. We recommend have a UV protectant included in all your eyewear – casual and prescription.

Is your child missing things in class or complaining of trouble following along? Even if his or her grades are good, they may be having trouble seeing the board, so take them in for a screening with an optician. Glasses can make a world of difference.

While you may believe your eyeglass lenses are just like any other glass surface in your home, they aren't. Make sure you're using a spray cleaner made for lenses, not what you'd use on your windows.

Eyeglass lenses are made of either glass, plastic, or polycarbonate. Glass lenses have been around the longest, and are much heavier than plastic or polycarbonate lenses.

What are bifocals? They are corrective lenses that are made to address two different prescriptions at the same time. It is not uncommon for one person to have two different refractive errors, such as astigmatism and nearsightedness. Bifocals contain prescription to adjust to both vision problems.

Pince-nez spectacles are eyeglasses without earpieces that instead pinch the nose to stay on. They first appeared in the 1840s and were quite popular in the second half of the 19th century, considered stylish for both men and women.

We blink about a dozen times per minute, and each blink lasts only about 1/10th of a second. That means we only spend a little over one second each minute blinking.

What is an optometrist? Unlike an ophthalmologist, an optometrist is not a medical doctor. The optometrist gives eye exams and vision tests to diagnose what vision correction may be necessary. The prescription to correct your vision is most commonly handled by an optometrist.

The lens inside the eye continues to grow throughout life. In an average life span, your eyes will see approximately 24 million images of the world around you, and contribute 85 percent towards your total knowledge.

Trivex eyeglass lenses are made from a new plastic that’s similar to polycarbonate lenses but offers some distinct benefits. Not only are they lightweight, thin, and impact-resistant, but they also correct vision better for some wearers.

Driving while wearing an outdated prescription is dangerous because it changes the way your eyes focus and reduces the odds that you can see sufficient detail.