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What Causes Floaters in Your Vision and Should You Be Worried?
What Are Floaters? Floaters are small spots, lines, or shapes that appear to drift across your field of vision. Many people describe them as gray or black specks, cobweb-like strands, or blurry shadows that move as your eyes move. Floaters are especially...
Reading Glasses and Your Unique Frames
What Are Reading Glasses? Reading glasses are a practical solution for those who experience difficulty focusing on close-up text or objects, a common issue as we age, known as presbyopia. They are specifically designed to provide the additional magnification...
Can Glasses Help With Color Blindness?
The short answer is yes, there are in fact specialized lenses that can help correct color blindness. What’s even better? You don’t have to buy specific glasses for color blindness. Lenses that correct color blindness can be fitted into any pair of glasses, allowing...
What’s the Difference Between UV Protected and Polarized Sunglasses?
While out shopping for sunglasses you might have seen UV protection and polarization listed as features. While both are a good idea to have in your sunglasses, they serve different purposes. Understanding the difference between UV and polarized sunglasses is helpful...
Is Blue Light Really Something to Worry About?
What is Blue Light? Blue light is a type of visible light that sits on the spectrum just before ultraviolet (UV) light. It's a high-energy, short-wavelength light that makes up part of natural sunlight, as well as the light emitted from digital screens like...
What to Know About Screen Time and Your Eye Health
How Does Screen Time Affect Eye Health? Spending long periods of time looking at digital screens—whether it's a computer, tablet, smartphone, or television—can strain your eyes and lead to discomfort. This discomfort is often referred to as digital eye strain...
What Are Photochromic Lenses?
Photochromic lenses are lenses that function as normal glasses while indoors and darken upon going outside. While many people are familiar with the term "Transition Lens," it's important to note that this specifically refers to a brand of photochromic lenses made by...
Independent Eyewear Brands
What is Independent Eyewear? Independent eyewear refers to glasses and sunglasses designed and manufactured by small, often family-owned companies that operate outside the sphere of large, multinational corporations. These independent brands prioritize creativity,...
Can the Wrong Glasses Prescription Damage Your Eyes?
Maybe you haven't updated your prescription in a while, or recently broke your glasses and switched back to an older pair, or maybe you're just curious if the wrong prescription can damage your eyes. Thankfully the short answer for most people is no. While an...
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Etnia Barcelona Unveils Ibiza Vol. 5: Collectable Sunglasses With Mediterranean Spirit
Etnia Barcelona has introduced Ibiza Vol. 5, a limited-edition eyewear collection that encapsulates the essence of the Mediterranean island with the same name. This collection features four new frame designs—Ibiza 8, Ibiza 9, Ibiza 10 and Ibeza 11, each available in...
Weightless by Deadwood x Vasuma: Rimless, Recycled, and Radically Limited
Weightless is a new limited edition eyewear collection that strips away excess and elevates essentials. A collaboration between Stockholm-based brands Deadwood and Vasuma, the collection features two rimless sunglass models—Colletti and Macrelaps—crafted from...
Valdo Eyewear: Italian Craftsmanship Refined into Collectible Eyeglasses
Valdo is an independent eyewear brand that creates eyeglasses as wearable art—each frame shaped by tradition, refined by design, and distinguished by detail. Rooted in the Italian mountains and made by artisans with generations of experience, Valdo frames are a...
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