Common Prescription Questions
Friday, 23 June 2023
It happens to many people: you go in to see your optometrist for one reason or another, and after a few tests and some chatting with the doctor you walk out of the exam room with a new prescription you weren’t expecting. Maybe it’s your first prescription ever, or your first prescription after a long
- Published in Lenses, Optician, Vision Care
Glasses Shopping Guide – Frame Selection
Thursday, 13 April 2023
There’s a lot to think about when it comes to selecting the right frame for you. Your glasses are as much of a medical device as they are fashion accessories. It’s not wrong to want to pick a frame that makes you look your best! Just like with clothing, it’s better to look at these
- Published in Eyewear, Lenses, Optician, Vision Care
Anti-Reflective Coatings
Thursday, 06 January 2022
If you have a pair of glasses, or if you know someone who wears glasses, then you may have noticed the lenses reflecting light with a bit of colour in it, sometimes blue or green. Or maybe you’ve looked at an older pair of glasses that appears to reflect light at a much stronger rate
- Published in Eyewear, Lenses, Vision Care
Warm Weather and Sun Protection
Thursday, 01 April 2021
As our days get longer again, the sun shines a bit more frequently and the temperature starts to rise, so to does our urge to go out and enjoy the pleasant weather. After months of cold weather, we are ready to take walks around the parks, sit out on our patios and appreciate the burst
- Published in Eyewear
Introducing SuperFlex Kids & Life Italia
Tuesday, 29 December 2020
Kids want to have fun and fashionable eyewear just like their parents, and parents want to have dependability and affordability. With lines like SuperFlex Kids and Life Italia, there is no need to choose between the two. These are frames that everyone has a reason to smile about.
- Published in Eyewear, Optometrist
Here is why your glasses prescription is often different than your Contact lens prescription
Thursday, 29 August 2019
Many people know they need a prescription from an optometrist to purchase eyeglasses. However, few understand why their eyeglasses prescription is different from their contact lens prescriptions. Many incorrectly assume there is one universal prescription that fits all. While different brands of eyeglasses lenses can use the same prescription, contact lens prescriptions are different as
- Published in Optometrist