How Do Progressive Lenses Work?
So, how do progressive glasses work? Progressive lenses allow you to see at all distances with one pair of glasses. They start with your distance prescriptions at the top of the lens and increase as you move toward the bottom of the lens. You can move your head position to allow you to focus through different areas of the lens.
Move your head upwards to see something in the distance, and hold it straight for intermediate or arm’s length vision and down for near vision for objects that are close up. Apart from the aesthetic improvement of the lens without the line segments, progressive lenses avoid the visual discontinuity or image-jump when your eyes shift from one zone to the other in non-progressive multifocals.
Why should children wear blue-light-blocking glasses?
Due to the short wavelength of blue light, the focus will fall in the front of the retina. In order to see clearly, the eyeball will be in a state of tension for a long time, causing visual fatigue. Studies have found that exposure to blue light at certain doses can damage epithelial cells on the surface of the eye, causing or aggravating dry eye. Harmful blue light has extremely high energy and can penetrate the lens directly to the retina, leading to the atrophy and death of retinal pigment epithelial cells. The death of light-sensitive cells will lead to vision loss.
Limitations of NXT lenses
NXT lenses made from Trivex can't be cut by means of traditional edge cutting ways, requiring certain edge grinders, which has caused some problems for retail stores. Therefore, now NXT lenses are more used in some glasses, like sunglasses, protective goggles, and so on.
The Pros and Cons of Shopping Glasses Online
Brick-and-mortar stores rely on a few or a dozen a day to make a profit, so the unit price is higher. Online stores have low costs. The profit can be made by volume, so the unit price is much lower. This is the advantage of online stores. The disadvantage of online stores is that it takes a lot of effort to get an optometrist, but optometrists have varying levels and attitudes. As a result, the prescriptions we get may not be entirely accurate. This can lead to uncomfortable glasses. The physical store glasses can try on. Choosing online glasses is not convenient.
How to Know If You Need Bifocal Glasses?
As you get older, you will find that is more and more difficult to read or focus on things that are really close up. This is called presbyopia and it is a common eye condition among older people.
How to know if you need bifocal glasses? If you find yourself squinting at the text that once was easy to read or your vision is blurry, you may need to see an eye doctor. In this situation, you may need bifocal glasses to correct your eyes.
If you currently wear glasses but see print more clearly when you remove them, it is a sign that you may need bifocal glasses in the future.
To know if you need bifocal glasses exactly, check your eyes by an optometrist or ophthalmologist.
What Are the Advantages of High-Index Lenses?
In this section, we will show you the advantages of high-index lenses.
- Thanks to the slim shape and narrow edges, high index lenses offer wearers the flexibility to choose from a wide array of fashion-forward frames. Their size means that they can be easily paired with sleek metal frames or incorporated into rimless eyewear for an attractive barely-there look.
- High index lenses are more comfortable for extended use because they are lighter than the traditional counterparts.
- High index lenses are available with many of the same options as traditional lenses. For example, they can be either single-vision or progressive.
- For users with strong prescriptions, high index lenses mean no bulky, bottle-glasses appearance. This can reduce the unwanted bug-eye look traditionally associated with very thick lenses.
However, there are some negative voices of high index lenses.
How To Use Contact Lens Correctly?
A periodic review is necessary. In the process of wearing contact lenses, the eyes may change due to the existence of contact lenses. At the same time, in the process of wearing contact lenses, the lens may be polluted, damaged, and have other changes. This is to check regularly to prevent damage to the eyes. Usually, the recommended review period is one week, one month, three months, half a year, and once every half a year after wearing it.
