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Driving with Designer Specs

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:43:49 +0000

Do you drive with fat designer glasses frames? Did you realise that this may be seriously impacting your peripheral side vision?
This will mean that your vehicle width perception is being compromised.
Have you clipped your wing mirrors recently?
If you have done this whilst wearing your designer frame spectacles it could be due to the thick side arm on your frames.
The answer to this problem is to purchase a spare pair of glasses with standard width arms, which are kept in the car at all times, thus enabling you to drive safely at all times.

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Why you should keep a pair of sunglasses in your car.

admin — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:08:52 +0000

Driving in low winter sun conditions, bright summer sunshine glare from the road surface, especially when wet, after a summer shower. We all know how blinding this can be, so never be without a pair of sunglasses to hand whilst driving. Wearing sunglasses will reduce stress whilst driving by minimising disabling glare and distracting reflection from well worn tarmac, also providing minimal peripheral distraction, helping to judge bends and the road ahead perfectly.

UV rays and your eyes

admin — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:05:48 +0000

Extended exposure to the sun’s UV rays has been linked to eye damage, including cataracts, macular degeneration. Over exposure to UVB rays can cause photokeratitis, commonly known as ’snow blindness’ which causes temporary vision loss for up to 48 hours – the risk for this condition is greater at high altitudes due to the increased levels of UVB, but can occur anywhere there is snow. You must therefore ensure that the sunglasses you use in such conditions have adequate UVB protection, in the same way as you should ensure you are using an adequate sunblocking cream for your skin. Surprisingly, cloud cover doesn’t affect UV levels significantly. Your risk of UV exposure can be quite high even on hazy or overcast days.

Fishing with polarized lenses.

admin — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:53:32 +0000

Polarized sunglasses take the glare off the water surface allowing you to see below the water line. SEE THE FISH BEFORE THEY ARE HOOKED. Fishing sunglasses also protect and rest your eyes from the extra ultraviolet radiation that’s reflected off the water surface, making your eyes feel less tried at the end of the day.

Myopia – The advantages of being myopic in later life

admin — Fri, 01 May 2009 20:27:43 +0000

As you get older the inability to focus on close objects such as reading material,caused by the hardening of the internal lens making it difficult for the lens to reshape (increase power) when trying to focus close up. Known as loss of accommodation, usually occurs after the age of 40. First signs are pushing away reading matter to focus clearly. Can be corrected with reading glasses.

For the mildly myopic person they can, for the first time, claim an advantage over the ‘normal’ sighted person in as much as they are able to read generally close up without the aid of spectacles.

This may come as a pleasant surprise to those who have suffered with poor vision for a large part of their lives.

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admin — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:54:46 +0000

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