Archive for January, 2010

January 30, 2010 Categorized under Eye Protection Tips

Eye Safety and Workplace Safety Basics

Eye safety can be easily overlooked, sometimes to our own detriment and a lifetime of regret. Imagine that yesterday you could see perfectly well, but after an accident, today you’re only partially sighted — to the extent that you can no longer drive or read. Your life has changed dramatically, never to be the same again. Now imagine that you could have prevented all of this simply by wearing safety glasses or observing other safety rules. Common Causes of Eye Injuries According to Prevent Blindness America (PBA), more than 850,000 Americans injure their eyes annually during home and work activities or while playing sports. Yet experts say wearing safety glasses and taking other common-sense precautions can prevent or reduce the severity of most eye injuries Flying objects (bits of metal, glass, plastic) Air-blown and wind-blown particles (dust, wood, sand) Tools (screwdrivers, wrenches) Chemicals (gasoline, oil, solvents, acids) Harmful radiation (welding arcs, UV) At

January 30, 2010 Categorized under Eyeglasses Online

Tips For Buying Eyeglasses Online

Shopping on-line has become more and more popular with the development of science and high tech. For the convenience and efficiency, people, especially young adults, would more prefer to buy things on line rather than hanging out for shopping. However, things, including eyeglasses sold on line are not so guaranteed as those in real life. Here are some tips for buying eyeglasses online. To be clear about your eyeglass prescription and astigmatism, this is the most important. If the present eyeglasses prescription can bring you clear vision, you can purchase a pair with the same prescription. If outdated, mostly more than 2 years after issuance by your eye doctor, what you have to do is to get a new one. To make sure what type of eyeglasses you are in need of, from the styles to materials. For example, if you have a round face, eyeglasses with square frames or rectangular frames are more suitable for you than those with round frames which will make you face rounder. If you are

January 30, 2010 Categorized under Related News

Donate your old eyeglasses to help someone

So what can you do to celebrate this national month of eye health? One way is to schedule eye appointments for the entire family. It is advised that you get your eyes checked every year as it is an important part of your overall health and ensures continued healthy vision. According to the American Optometric Association, infants should have their first exam at six months of age. Then they should receive additional eye exams at three years of age and just before they start kindergarten or grade one at about age five or six. Another way to observe Nation Eye Care Month is to donate your old glasses to people who need them.  They can be given to local charities or many optometrists and stores that sell eyeglasses have receptacles in their waiting rooms where they can be dropped off.  Lions Clubs in many cities are also involved in collecting and distributing old glasses. Once they are donated the glasses will be cleaned and sorted by prescription by eye care professionals. While we

January 30, 2010 Categorized under Related News

The Reasons Behind Fake Eyeglasses

The logic behind the use of fake eyeglasses has certain roots with narcissism in people. The use of fake eyeglasses can extend beyond wearing frames with no lens or eyeglass in them, but also with people who buy fake designer glasses, hoping other people who view them won’t spot the minute differences between the real pair and the knockoff. Sometimes, however, customers looking to buy a pair of designer glasses may be shocked to discover that the frames they have purchased were in fact not of a designer brand at all. For people who wear fake eyeglasses with no lens or with lenses that have no effect on the eyes of the wearer, the logic in making such a decision may stem from wanting to create a certain look on the person who’s considering them. Though it is almost impossible to ascertain the specific reason, unless divulged from the person wearing them, vanity may play in role in the decision to wear the glassless frames. Sometimes a person may try to enhance their intellectual

January 30, 2010 Categorized under Eyeglass Frames, Eyeglasses Online

Eyeglass Frames — Should We Go for Rimmed, Semi-Rimless, or Rimless?

A lot of people don’t look at eyeglass frames as an accessory like any other. You naturally won’t wish to wear uncomfortable men eyeglasses and certainly you don’t want to own a great many or need to replace them frequently. Picking out the right glasses becomes much simpler when you know the varied merits and flaws of rimless, rimmed and indeed semi rimless glasses. If you do this you’ll choose the pair right at your first try with no stress! Resilience is a trademark of glasses with rimmed frames, a great benefit to people whose property must absorb a lot of punishment – among this group many younger people. A further significant benefit to rimmed eyeglasses takes the form of aesthetics. Continuity of design allows wider frames, stronger looks, and you can generally show greater creativity with your designs. Either polycarbonate or glass will be used for your lenses, depending upon cost. Due to their reasonable prices, frames like these have taken their place as the

January 29, 2010 Categorized under Eyeglasses Online

Some Common Questions About Buying Eyeglasses Online

There is a saying that if you do not know how to buy eyeglasses online, you are out of date. Though it can not be told whether such saying is true or not, buying eyeglasses online is now becoming popular all the more. However, some of you still have doubts about such way of buying glasses. In order to ensure that more of you have a better understanding of buying eyeglasses online, some common asked questions about it will be presented. After reading them, you may have a full knowledge of this channel. Question No.1: How to avoid any possible cheating in buying eyeglasses online? Buying eyeglasses online is a kind of fictitious channel and you may have some doubts about the legality of the online vendors. Everyone is cautious about this channel and no one wants to be defrauded. Therefore, identifying the legality of the vendors is essential and crucial. Then, how to find out those legal ones from countless online vendors? The safest way is to buy eyeglasses from the homepage of some

January 29, 2010 Categorized under Eyeglass Lenses, Eyeglasses Online

Eyeglasses Vs Contact Lenses

Vision correction has greatly contributed to the human civilization. And contact lenses and eyeglasses have long been the most common methods of vision correction. Although many people claim that modern contact lenses win hands down, some other individuals would like to advocate benefits of eyeglasses. There is actually no common sense in this comparison. Eyeglasses with a single prescription usually offer a wider range of vision correction and additional safety, while contact lenses in modern times are easy to wear and more convenient. The selection of contact lenses over eyeglasses or vice versa indeed involves many factors, including age, eye prescription, work and entertainment environments, peer pressure and finance. Single focus contact lenses provide wider corrective view than multifocal lenses. For most young adults with a sole vision problem, single contact lenses are the most common. But many old folks need vision correction at more than one distance. In general,

January 29, 2010 Categorized under Eyeglass Frames, Eyeglasses Online, Eyeglasses maintenance

How to Make a Lasting Repair to Plastic Eyeglasses Frames

I have found one adhesive that will stick to the kind of plastic that eyeglasses frames are made of. My glasses are over twenty years old, and they snapped right at the hinge; I’m wearing them now, and the bond is still working. Use the tiny screwdriver to disassemble broken parts. Carefully clean the broken surfaces with a Q-tip and alcohol. Try to work only the broken surfaces, the alcohol may frost the surrounding plastic. Be sure to get shrink tubing of the proper diameter. It’s available in a variety of colors, you can buy a color to most closely match your frame color. Cut a one inch length, and slide it over the temple end. Do this now, because once it’s glued, it won’t go on. Read the instructions on the JB Weld carefully; they will give you information about the curing time, mixing, applying, and other useful applications. Mix a small amount on a piece of scrap paper, about the size of a nickel will be more than enough. Let it stand for 10-15

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