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Gifting Sunglasses This Eid: 5 Things to Keep In Mind
Reading Time: 2 minutesSunglasses make an excellent gift for Eid since they are an affordable luxury item as compared to opting for designer handbags or shoes. Another reason why sunglasses are a great gifting option is that they can be used all year round and are relatively easy to choose. But that doesn’t mean that shopping for sunglasses […]
Top Makeup Trends To Go With Coloured Contact Lenses This Ramadan!
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe festive season of Ramadan is just around the corner and it is the perfect time for family gatherings, Iftar parties and spending quality time with your loved ones. While you may be busy choosing the perfect outfits for Ramadan, you could accentuate your everyday looks with various shades of contact lenses. Remember, however, that […]
This is what you must know about prescription sunglasses
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhat are prescription sunglasses? Prescription sunglasses are the sunglasses with a prescription lens as per your corrective eye prescription. So, in most simple words, sunglasses with power are known as prescription sunglasses. Who may need prescription sunglasses? Prescription sunglasses are usually needed if you have refractive errors in the eyes that need to be corrected […]
Is glasses prescription the same as contacts?
Reading Time: 3 minutesEyeglasses and contact lenses are valuable vision aids that allow people with refractive errors such as nearsightedness, farsightedness, astigmatism, etc. to see clearly and comfortably. You must have seen people using both eyeglasses and contact lenses in your family and friends at different points of time. This generally leads to a notion that since both […]
Contact Lenses and Weather Extremes
Reading Time: 4 minutesWeather extremes can wreak havoc on your health causing sunburn in the summer and flu in the winter. Similarly, weather extremes can also impact the wearability of contact lenses which can lead to eye discomfort and infections. High and low temperatures can affect even the contact lens boxes and damage the lens material if not […]
Understanding refraction and refractive errors
Reading Time: 14 minutesIn order to see, the eyes need light. A ray of light can get reflected, deflected, absorbed or bent, depending on the various substances that it encounters on its course. When light passes from one medium to the other, such as through water or a lens, it gets refracted or bent on its path. There […]
Contact Lenses and Dry Eyes
Reading Time: 6 minutesProbably one of the most common complaints that people who wear contact lenses have is that their contact lenses make their eyes feel dry. Dry eyes or dry eye syndrome is a common eye problem among contact lens wearers and non-wearers alike. However, the symptoms of dry eyes are much more pronounced in people who […]
What Are Extended Wear Contact Lenses And How Safe Are They?
Reading Time: 5 minutesFor those of us who want to wake up with crystal clear vision without having to search for eyeglasses every time the alarm goes off, extended wear contact lenses could be the best option. Contact lenses are broadly divided into two main categories, depending on how long they have been approved to be worn before […]
How to adjust to your first pair of glasses?
Reading Time: 3 minutesWhether you have just started wearing eyeglasses or have received a new glasses prescription, it may take some time for the initial adjustments. During this adjustment period, most people can experience symptoms like headaches, dizziness, itchy, red, and sore or tired eyes. Some people have even reported that their vision feels worse with the new glasses than without wearing them. This can be completely normal for few in the initial days.