Monthly Archives: October 2016

If your are having problems looking through your progressives, these are simple solutions your optician might try before rechecking your prescription with the doctor.  Rechecking the presciption on the lenses. Sometimes lenses come in from the lab wrong. The licensed optician will most likely check the sphere, cylinder, axis, and add power.  Rechecking pupillary distance.Continue reading “Having problems with progressives lense”

Buying your kids glasses can be easy and fun. These few things should be kept in mind to make your experience a bit easier. Color Choose a color that they like. Kids glasses can be fun. Material ( 5 yrs +) Metal frames are strong, durable and they  keep there shape compared to a plasticContinue reading “Kids Glasses”

Depending if you go to an ophthalmologist or optometrist your prescription (Rx) will look different. 1.Ophthalmologist Rx are in a plus form : -3.00+1.00 x 180 2.Optometrist Rx are in minus form: -2.00-1.00 x 090 Believe it or not your looking at the same Rx. Optician used the optometrist version. This is the one IContinue reading “How to read your prescription”

The answer is yes!  Many of us think that anti-reflective is not necessary.That its just a way for sales associates to make more money.  Just imagine getting in your car on a sunny day. Looking through your windshield and not seeing clearly because of the light being reflected off the dashboard.  That is the same way  lenses without anti-reflectiveContinue reading “Should I get anti-reflective on my lenses?”

After getting your eyes examined sometimes we get overwhelmed with choices. Not only from our opticians but just picking the frame that you will most likely ware for a year. This article is mainly to help you understand which type of lens you should pick after you got your frames. There are different types ofContinue reading “What is the right lens for you?”