Progressive lenses, which are also referred to as invisible bifocals, graduated prescription lenses, and varifocal or multifocal lenses, are corrective lenses used in eyeglasses to correct presbyopia and other disorders of accommodation. They are characterised by a gradient of increasing lens power, added to the wearer’s correction for the other refractive errors. Nowadays, there are hundreds of types and brands of progressive lenses on the market. Some of these lens designs can be 20-30 years old. In the past few years, there have been huge advancements in the world of progressive lenses. Among all type of progressive lenses. The best generation of progressive lenses is called free-form progressive lenses. Thanks to the introduction of Free Form surfacing to the lens manufacturing process,the Optical Industry is poised for significant change.The transition to Free Form Technology is a watershed in the history of eyewear, much like the transition from Bifocals to the original progressive lenses.It is a computer-aided design and manufacturing process, not a lens type. (more…)
July 6, 2010
July 1, 2010
Best place to go for Kid’s Eyeglasses
Eyeglasses for kids come in a great variety today. Selecting a right pair of children’s eyeglasses always requires more time and skills for parents.Parents are encouraged to make enough preparation of knowledge of children eyeglasses before entering an eyeglasses shop.
Some parents are quite confused by the various types of children’s eyeglasses. Actually, there are many different kinds of spectacle frames that are specially designed for those kids. With this wider selection, parents are more likely to get confused that which frame is exactly suitable for their kids. One requirement is clear that a kid should feel comfortable with his or her glasses. (more…)
April 23, 2010
How to choose right prescription eyeglasses!
In order to get a clear vision, people who are suffered from refractive errors have to wear prescription eyeglasses. Such as ordinary Rx glasses, reading glasses and if you both eye problem with both hyperopic and myopic, it is time to try bifocal or progressive eyeglasses. Prescription eyeglasses are considered to be the most convenient solution to vision problems. However, everything has its two sides, some patients also think that eyeglasses have disadvantages, their appearance will be negatively affected, frames cannot show their natural look, as their beautiful eyebrow and shape may be hide, that’s the reason why so many people also love to choose contact lenses, which need necessary care and may infect some individuals’ eye balls! (more…)
April 21, 2010
Bendable Glasses
Today bendable eyeglass is becoming more and more important to wearers. This type of glasses brings much more convenience and comfort. Prescription glasses are somehow irreplaceable for people with eye problems. Some people only need eyeglasses during part of their daily activities, but certain wearers are highly dependent on their prescription glasses. The latter group usually can not see anything without glasses. In fact, eyeglasses for both of the two groups are quite important. However, eyeglasses could get destroyed in a flash. And most wearers have to take good care of their glasses now and then. Glasses are always considered as delicate devices that those people do have a well founded concern for their glasses. (more…)
March 19, 2010
Lens materials of prescription eyeglasses
Nowadays, we buy eyeglasses according to their frame material, lens material as well as their brands and styles, as there are huge variety of glasses in the market, and when in some local stores, we may often hear the retail staff refer plastic eyeglasses and metal glasses, actually, In most cases, they mean the material of the eye wears which they are introducing to you, such as “plastic eyeglasses” refers to eyeglasses that have plastic frame material. And today’s people are more inclined to compare these two kinds of frames, though these two frame materials do have some different features, they both have their respective pros and cons, such as metal ones are more durable and the temples can be made much thinner than plastic one, but some people’s skin may be sensitive to such material, while plastic ones solve this problem perfectly and they are much lighter, the drawback is their poorer durability. (more…)
March 17, 2010
How to select children’s eyeglasses?
Selecting a pair of children’s eyeglasses always requires much more time and skills. About two decades back, young children requiring glasses refused to wear as it seemed that the eyeglasses swallowed their faces take away from their looks. When some parents are choosing eyeglasses, they are often quite confused by the various types of children’s eyeglasses. However, those big thick rim plastic eyeglasses were all that was useful then. The other kids wouldn’t laugh at them, because kids who could not do without wearing eyeglasses use to take them out when they reach their school. These children get in trouble to see the blackboard, so they choose to wear the eyeglasses. (more…)