Reading glasses are for people not being able to read up close without straining.And are you one of them?If you are,please read ahead!
Fashion,your reading glasses also can be.
Are you need single-vision reading glasses to read?It’s not a sin. In fact, reading glasses can be also fashionable, colorful, and fun to coordinate with your wardrobe. Full size, half-eyes, bifocals which are “plano” or no added Rx on the top are there.And you can actually walk in them without getting dizzy. Sun readers,wallet readers which work great for your restaurant menu reading.
An optical dispenser can customize reading glasses for each individual,and you can also purchased “ready-made” at retail shops or online stores. Ready-made readers became popular in the 1990s: three times more pairs were purchased during that decade than ever before, at an estimated rate of 30 million pairs per year.You can own several pairs for a reasonably small amount of money for they are less expensive than custom eyewear.
Reading glasses come in many fun styles and colors. Individuals with presbyopia can experiment with fashion without risking a lot of money to purchase a somewhat outrageous pair of glasses. If your mood changes the style, you can always get another pair with a less expencive price to have a more conservative look. Pre-made reading glasses also allow you to warrant keeping extra pairs in different locations including home, office, boat, car, cabin, and so on.Those are common places that you may make your dialy reading.
Sometimes computer eyewear may be confused with reading glasses.And don’t use your reading glasses to view your computer screen, it’s probably not working very well.Because you always read in your “near” vision while you work with computer in your “middle” range vision.For that,I think you need to see your eye doctor or local Optician in time.
Reading Glasses for Everyone
Reading glasses are available in many fun styles and colors. Individuals with Presbyopia can experiment with fashion, purchasing a somewhat outrageous pair of glasses without risking a lot of money. If your mood changes the style, you can always get another inexpensive pair with a more conservative look. Pre-made reading glasses also allow you to warrant keeping extra pairs in different locations such as; home, office, boat, car, cabin, and so on. It is commonplace for patients to own several pairs of readers.
Don’t confuse reading glasses with computer eyewear. If you’re using reading glasses to try to view your computer screen, it’s probably not working very well. Reading is done in your “near” vision, and computer work is done in your “middle” range vision. I don’t know of any ready-made computer glasses as of yet. For now, I suggest you see your eye doctor and local Optician.

Do you wear sunglasses outside?Whether you do or not,sunglasses are important to the heralth of your eyes.There are many shapes, colors,and lens designs of sunglasses.And it would be difficult for you to pick one that is right for you for each person is so different.As a professional Optician,i would like to guide you.

How to choose frames?
Sunglasses frames today vary from wraps to Jackie Os.Metals, plastics and maybe many others. When choosing frames you must remember this, choose a frame that is slightly larger, with placement close to the face. This will help prevent light from streaming into the eye. The best example may be a wrap frame. Many manufactures including Nike and Carrera make them right now. The only disadvantage is that it is difficult to put a prescription in them due to the extreme wrap of the frame. It’s too flat for most prescription lenses to successfully stay in a frame to give you clear vision. Right now,new trends in frames include a lot of embellishments including rhinestones and inlays. It’s examples are the Christian Dior Monday and the Via Spiga 402-s. Another new strongley trend is the drilled mounted shields. Ralph Lauren, Giorgio Armani and Kate Spade all provide excellent choices for you both for non prescription and prescription.

How to choose lenses?
Lenses also are of various designs. And the most rocommended for sun wear is polarized. Because it can removes all reflective glare. So boaters and fishermen usually wear them to see clearer into the water, and now it is recommend for everyone. There are many colors including the neutralizing even transmission gray, the contrasting brown and the popular g-15 Rayban color. It also comes in all types of prescriptions including sv, bifocals, trifocals and popular Varilux Progressives.You wouldn’t need to matter the it’s thickness either because they may come in all types of materials including polycarbonate,hi index,plastic and so on.

Other Choices
Other choices there are too. There are photo chromic lenses. These lenses change color with the uv rays from the sun. They are 100% uv protective, come in gray and brown.When an Anti-reflective coating is added, the lenses are perfectly clear indoors and sunglass darkness in direct sunlight.. There is one disadventage also, the lenses do not change color in a car. Because the ultraviolet rays needed to change the lenses will be absorbed by windshields of cars

If you do not care about what is talked above.You could also just choose the traditional sunglasses.With a dark lens in either gray (the number one choice), brown, or any other fashion tint under the sun.The trendiest colors right now are cooper, coral, mint green and aqua. Keep in mind these are not true sun lenses. If they are tinted to dark, they can effect driving and effect contrast. Standard tint should allow between 8% and 30% transmission of light to the eye.You must remember that each pair of sunglasses should be 100% UVA and UVB protective.And you shuoldn’t go by the stickers or designer name.Do make a cheak of them and have your taste!

Narrowing Down Your Choices
Before you go to the optical store, think about what to tell the optician:
Do you want a frame that’s delicate or bold, retro or modern, conservative or “out there”
Are there any current fashion trends you really like? (See the section called “Current Frame Trends” below.)
Are you going to wear this frame all the time, mainly at work, or just when you go out on the town?
Do you want a designer label?
What colors are you are drawn to, what are your hair and skin colors, and what are the main colors in your wardrobe? What is your face shape? (For tips, please read the article on face sharp and color analyses?
What do you like or not like about your current eyeglasses?
Fit, Comfort, and Durability
According to studies by Vision Council of America, most women are more interested in the way eyeglasses look, while most men are more interested in comfort and fit. But let’s face it: if the frame doesn’t fit well or isn’t comfortable, you won’t want to wear it, and you won’t get your money’s worth. This is where the optician can be very helpful. For example:
If a frame looks great but it slides off your nose. The optician can fix this during the final fitting, by adjusting the temple length or the way the temple tips wrap around your ears
If the front is too wide and doesn’t fit your face. The optician could order the frame in another size, or if it doesn’t come in another size, could find you a frame that’s very similar but a different brand. Some manufacturers have released petite collections with frames that fit smaller faces.
If the nose pads aren’t comfortable. Often the optician can screw in replacement pads or can find a similar style of frame with better pads
Durability is another factor that men seem more interested in than women are, but really, you don’t want to buy a frame that falls apart after a few months. The best expert on durability is the optician, because he or she is the one who sees which frames that customers are bringing back for repair, and which ones elicit few or no complaints. In the old days, it was easy to tell the difference between a poorly made frame and a well-constructed one. But now even cheap frames may be so well finished that you might not know if the material is easy to scratch or bend out of shape, or the hardware will give way long before it should. Ask the optician!
How Many Frames Do You Need?
We women don’t hesitate to buy more than one pair of shoes, so why do many of us balk at buying more than one pair of eyeglasses? Consider this:
You can find great deals on eyewear. Look in the newspaper, or check with your eyecare practitioner. Optical stores have sales all the time, including “two-for-one” or “buy-one-get-one-half-off.” Often you can buy new eyeglasses for less than the price of new shoes or a purse.
Unless they’re bottom-of-the-barrel, eyeglass frames usually last a long time. If you’re like most eyeglass wearers, your prescription isn’t going to change every year, and you’ll likely hold onto those frames for a long while. Do you wear the same shoes or earrings every single day for years? Probably not, so why would you want to wear the same frame every day?
Eyewear isn’t just a medical device, it’s also a fashion accessory. Some ladies think gold frames go with everything, and that might be true for them. But is it true for you? You might be more interested in a coppery metal frame for when you’re wearing jeans, a blonde tortoise plastic frame for the office, and a pretty rhinestone-studded silver frame for an evening out. It’s fun to consider the options.
If you really are on a tight budget, then by all means choose one frame that you’ll be happy wearing with any outfit and in any situation. Opticians excel at helping their customers find such frames. But it doesn’t mean you have to choose a plain, thin metal if what you really like is a colorful, chunky plastic. Remember, this frame is going to be on your face every single day, and you have to like how it looks on you. Otherwise, you might as well wear contact lenses.

Symptoms of Eye Irritation or Infection
* discomfort
* excess tearing or other discharge
* unusual sensitivity to light
* itching, burning, or gritty feelings
* unusual redness
* blurred vision
* swelling
* pain

Serious Hazards of Contact Lenses
Symptoms of eye irritation can indicate a more serious condition. Some of the possible serious hazards of wearing contact lenses are corneal ulcers and eye infections.

Corneal ulcers are open sores in the outer layer of the cornea. They are usually caused by infections. You can reduce your chances of infection if:
* you replace your contact lens storage case every 3-6 months
* you clean and disinfect your lenses properly
* you always use fresh contact lens solution and avoid non-sterile water (distilled water and tap water are not sterile and should not be used)
* you never reuse contact lens solution
* you remove your contact lenses before swimming.

Any lenses worn overnight increase your risk of infection. Even lenses that are designed to be worn overnight (extended-wear contact lenses) increase your risk. When worn overnight, contact lenses reduce the amount of oxygen that gets to the cornea. This stresses and damages the surface of the cornea known as the epithelium. Germs can grow more rapidly in stressed corneas.

Other Risks of Contact Lenses

Other risks of contact lenses include
* pink eye (conjunctivitis)
* corneal abrasions
* eye irritation