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Lensology’s Guide to Designer Prescription Glasses
Choosing the right frames can be stressful at the best of times. Let alone when you’re sifting through pair after pair of some of the most popular designer eyewear brands including HUGO BOSS, Ray-Ban and Lexxola. Luckily for you, Lensology’s guide to designer...
How To Save Money On Your Prescription Glasses Lenses With Lensology
We understand just as well as anyone how expensive it can be to replace your current glasses frames or just your glasses lenses. When you’ve just been told by the Optician that you require a new prescription, it’s easy to pick out a new pair of frames there and then...
Do I Need Glasses With UV Protection?
Let’s be honest, many of us don’t even consider UV protection until the height of summer when UV sunglasses are at the top of our holiday essentials! But let us ask you, how often do you find yourself squinting even on a dull day or when you’re driving, and the sun is...
How to read your glasses prescription correctly and understand it
Ok, you’ve had your eye test. You’ve been told you need glasses and have been handed an eye prescription. Now what? For many of us, a prescription simply looks like a chart filled with scribbled letters and numbers which we file away somewhere and completely forget....
A Complete Guide to AR Glasses
Do you apply filters to your pictures? Ever played Pokémon Go or used an app to change the colour of your walls without the faff of actually painting? Without realising, you’re already using augmented reality. Previously used on smart devices, this technology is...
Why you should buy your varifocal lenses online
Varifocal lenses work by designing one lens with three sections. The top section focuses on things far away, whilst the bottom sharpens objects nearby and the middle helps with intermediate distances. As your eye moves, it adapts to each of these sections to clarify...
A Guide To Anti-Reflective Coating For Glasses
Have you ever found yourself squinting because light (real or artificial) is reflecting into your line of sight? Anti-reflective lenses eliminate these frustrating reflections. Also known as anti-glare or AR, this particular coating removes scattered light which...
A Guide To Gradient Sunglasses Lenses
The primary purpose of sunglasses is to protect your eyes from the sun’s intense rays: reducing eyestrain and creating a more comfortable viewing experience. There are different types and styles of sunglass lenses including polarised, tinted or bifocal, and gradient...
Sustainability In Lenses: How To Become Eco-Friendly With Your Glasses
We’re all looking for ways we can do our bit for the planet: increasing our sustainability efforts and reducing our environmental impact. Although we can’t see into the future, there are changes we can make now to create a brighter future. When it comes to eye health,...
Should I wear sunglasses in winter?
The sun doesn’t go into hibernation when winter rolls around, and just like we would wear sunscreen to protect our skin, we should continue to wear sunglasses to protect our vision and eye health. Our eyes and the delicate skin around our eyes are susceptible to sun...
A Guide to Polarised Lenses
Question: When driving or walking, do you squint or cover your eyes to hide from the blinding glare blocking your vision? Yep, us too! With polarised lenses, that’s no longer an issue. The clever design behind polarised lenses means 100% of harmful UVA and UVB rays,...
Mirrored Sunglasses Lenses: What You Need To Know
From magazines and music videos to beach getaways and skiing holidays, mirrored sunglasses are spotted everywhere, and we can see why. Not only are they incredibly popular within the fashion world, but they’re also consistently a trending sunglasses lens option....
