One of my colleagues recently told me about an online prescription glasses retailer that has a business model that caught my eye. Whenever you go online looking to purchase glasses whether it be prescription glasses, or non-prescription glasses, what is the biggest problem you encounter? You can’t try the glasses on. Warby Parker Home Try-On …
Working in the optical industry for the last 10 years I have had a first-row seat watching the shift of the industry go from traditional brick and mortar optical offices and retail locations to a boom in online optical retailers. There were many people, myself included, that didn’t think purchasing prescription eyewear online would really …
In a day and age where you can almost buy anything on the internet and have it delivered to your house, people often ask me if they should buy their prescription glasses online. The answer to that question is never just a simple yes or no answer though, there are factors that you should consider …
If you are an eyeglass wearer or have a pair of sunglasses that you like to throw on whenever you head out into the bright sunlight you might be wondering what the best way you should be cleaning your glasses. Everyone that has glasses knows that if you don’t clean your glasses the correct way …
Whenever you go out to buy your glasses, your optician will often ask you if you want plastic or glass lenses. Alright, that isn’t exactly true, not anymore anyway. Today in 2020, plastic and glass lenses aren’t exactly talked about much anymore. Many people believe they have plastic lenses when in reality they actually have …
Whenever you go purchase glasses you are always given a variety of different choices when it comes to lens materials. All the different types of lens materials vary in weight, thickness, scratch resistance, and impact resistance. This is often a difficult decision to make if you don’t know what the benefits are between the different …
Everyone who wears glasses understands all the pains of dealing with the bright sunlight. While most glasses come equipped with 100% UV protection, there is a difference between your eyes being protected from the sunlight and the bright glare that you get when the sun is shining. Transition Lenses on Eyeglasses If you wear prescription …
Whenever we go outside, most people understand that it is important to put on sunblock to help protect your skin from the harmful UV rays of the sun, but what about our eyes? We all know that the sun doesn’t have to be shining for harmful UV rays to be present, on a cloudy day …
An anti-reflective coating is a coating that is supposed to enhance your vision by allowing more light to be transmitted through your lenses onto the eye. The reason why an anti-reflective coating is necessary is because there isn’t a material out there that allows 100% of light to pass through. That means whenever light hits …