Eyeglasses News, Advice, and Tips

Reviewed by Thomas Stokkermans, OD, PhD on July 13, 2023 When you buy eyeglasses from Eyebuydirect, you can get plastic, polycarbonate, or high-index lenses. Before deciding which type to get, it’s important to understand all the pros and...

Many people wonder where to donate eyeglasses. After all, everybody wins if your old glasses can help someone in need! A lot of us are starting to understand the importance of living in a more renewable way. One of the best things you can...

 Glasses are pretty much the best. They complete your wardrobe, update your look, and are just oh-so-stylish. Oh yeah — they also help you see clearly and all that important stuff. Sweet, right? Well it’s not all peaches and roses!...

Yes, you can! With proper vision correction most eyeglass wearers can be a pilot with no issues. This question is asked a lot by people dreaming of taking to the skies at some point, whether as a commercial airline pilot, member of the...

What Are Transitions® and Progressive Lenses? With so many lens options available for eyeglasses, it can be hard to decide which features are best for you. Read on to learn more about transition lenses and progressive lenses,...

Aviator sunglasses, like all types of eyewear, are available with a prescription. If you were concerned that you would have to choose between wearing your untinted eyeglasses or your prescriptionless sunglasses, then worry no more! Asking...

The Man of Steel. Kal-El. Clark Kent. Unless you’ve been under a rock for the last pop culture century, then you probably know that all three of these names refer to the same heroic guy: Superman. For those of you that don’t know what we’re...

Reviewed by Sonia Kelley, OD, MS on 7/21/2023 Astigmatism is a refractive error that can affect a person’s vision at multiple distances. Refractive errors are a group of eye irregularities that affect how the eye focuses light. In the case...

Fake glasses (glasses that have lenses but no prescription in them) get a bad rep — and in all honesty, they shouldn’t even be called fake glasses in the first place. They’re fashionable, affordable, and can even better your day-to-day...

We’ve all been there. You take off your glasses for one moment, maybe to wash your face or put on some makeup, and when you reach for them they’re gone! Next thing you know, you’re crawling on the ground yelling — where are my glasses like...