There is an old saying: "Safety begins at home". I remember hearing as a child! But didn't realize how true it is until we did a post last month "Who Says Eye Injuries Can’t Happen at Home?" I realized my own husband was at that very moment crawling around on scaffolding, 3 stories high, using power tools and wearing regular prescription rather … [Read more...]
Eye can't believe that the actress Diane Keaton's eyewear did not have anti-reflective coating. This optical crime happened on November 14, 2011 during her Today Show interview. She is wearing a flattering trendy frame but you can't see her beautiful blue eyes due to all the light reflections. We say Diane Keaton is a victim of an optical crime, … [Read more...]
I recently ventured back to personally wearing photochromic lenses thanks to my friends at Augen Optics who told me that I needed to get over my resistance and suggested I try both Transitions Lenses and AugenSOL photochromic lenses. The photochromic processes are different so it was an opportunity for me to find out if there were perceptible … [Read more...]
The iPad's screen is polarized in such a way that the screen looks black when you are wearing polarized sunglasses and hold it vertically. The iPhone is polarized so that the screen goes black when the phone is at 45 degrees; there is some loss of brightness when it's held horizontally, but it's still usable. … [Read more...]
For those of you that like guns, bullets and ammo you might enjoy this video of a bullet hitting NXT Trivex. It is fast! It's not really playing with guns as it is a pretty impressive test and demonstrates the extreme impact resistance of Trivex lens material but it is still opti-fun and we wanted to get your attention! Note: We certainly do not … [Read more...]
As many of you know, Prevent Blindness America, the nation’s oldest volunteer eye health and safety organization, has declared October as Home Eye Safety Awareness Month in an effort to urge the public to take extra care in protecting their eyes in order to avoid painful and potentially blinding eye accidents. We know there are a lot of DIY … [Read more...]
Just a quick couple of highlights of what we saw new and exciting at Vision Expo West 2011 regarding lenses. Free-Form Lenses and Changing Communications Technology The Free-form trend has really taken off and there was a lot of buzz about it that's for sure. In fact The Vision Council has a task force working on this category to help with … [Read more...]
Cathy and I had the opportunity recently to visit Augen Optics. We wanted to learn more about the company, specifically about their new product package EasyForm plus a little more about optics. (We always learn something new when we visit an optical lab!) We had no idea how much the company has grown. No longer just a small family concern but … [Read more...]
We have shown you a few of the amazing transformations that our local Cardiff Kook sculpture has undergone but this is the best one yet! Even better than the Cardiff Kook Great White Shark Transformation.You can't tell that the original sculpture (the surfer) is separated from the rest of it, turning him into a Transformational Raptor! Eye … [Read more...]
We thought this was an interesting video on cutting Digital lenses Digital lenses are available from Shamir, Vision-Ease Lens, Signet Armorlite, Hoya Vision, Augen Optics. … [Read more...]
We first posted about "Bess the Book Bus" program back in 2009 and have been following reports ever since as being avid readers ourselves, Cathy and I love this program. What's not to love about it? “Eyenstein” and Bess the Book Bus Provide Free Eyecare, Eyewear and Books to Children across the country. Most recently seen at East Harlem … [Read more...]
I saw this wall in Brighton, England with the weird lobster eye painted on the side of the building! It is pretty eye catching, never did figure out what it was for but thought it would be a pretty cool way of advertising an optical location and restaurant in the same building. Does it make you feel "hydrophobic"? Thanks to Santinelli … [Read more...]
As many of you know by now, one of my favorite opti-fun subjects is Pickles Comic by Brian Crane. Currently Opal is on a thrifty streak and apparently she thinks she is saving money by taking her eyeglasses off when she is not looking at anything! I am thinking of ways to use that line when dealing with "cheap" optical customers and media … [Read more...]
An interesting new lens came to our attention by one of our readers. ChromaGen Lens for dyslexia. Here is what the website says: ChromaGen™, lenses are a life changing aid for patients with visual reading disorders associated with Dyslexia, as well as an optical corrective solution for color deficiency commonly known as Color Blindness. … [Read more...]
Do You Use Weather To Your Advantage? With much of the country sweltering in the 90's plus, our heat and humidity levels are rivaled only by those of the tropics. Every morning when I arrive at work it's an easy stroll to the door. I enter the security code and in I walk in, trouble free. Not today. As soon as I stepped out of the car my … [Read more...]
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