Times are changing, and so is the way we can get our hands on things, including a copy of your prescription! Remember the days when you’d have to trek all the way to your opticians and wait what felt like a lifetime just to get a copy of your prescription?!
Category Archives: Optical Centre
What does Asian Fit mean?
Depending on your facial features, Asian fit glasses may be the best for you. They have special features that give you the most comfortable fit and stops the frames from sliding down your nose.
What is Pupillary Distance?
Pupillary distance is the distance between your pupils. Learn how to measure PD in this article.
Prism Glasses
Double vision or other binocular vision difficulties shouldn’t prevent you from seeing clearly. Prism glasses may effectively treat these issues, read more to find out how.
Photochromic vs. Polarised Lenses
Photochromic and polarised lenses each have their respective qualities. Find out which type is the best choice for you.
Glasses Lens Material – Everything you need to know
There is much more to buying eyeglasses than what first meets the eye. It’s not just choosing the right frame, cool shape, or funky colors.
Everything You Need to Know About Gradient Sunglasses
As their name suggests, the tint in gradient sunglasses recedes from top to bottom, so the top of the lenses are darkest, gradually receding until there is no tint at the bottom. Gradient lenses, therefore, offer the best of both worlds: complete clarity of vision and protection from the harmful UV rays from above.
High Index Lenses
Lens index tells how thick or thin your lenses would be. Also known as the index of refraction or refractive index, it is measured by numbers and describes how efficiently a material bends light.
How Do You Know What Strength Reading Glasses to Get?
Reading glasses are, as the name suggests, eyeglasses that aid the wearer to see or read objects in close range such as small text, mobile phones, computer screens or threading a needle. There are several types of cheap reading glasses to choose from.
UV400 protection
High exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays emitted by the sun can be harmful to your skin and eyes. Plus, quite often these UV rays can reflect off surfaces such as water and buildings on cloudy days.