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What Are the Pros and Cons of Mirrored Sunglasses?
Have you ever seen your reflection in a pair of sunglasses? These are called mirrored sunglasses, and at For Eyes, they’re one of our best-selling options for summer, next to polarized sunglasses.
Here’s a guide on the pros and cons of mirrored sunglasses to help you find out if this eyewear is right for you.
Pros and Cons of
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Is There Such a Thing as No-Line Bifocals?
Do you ever find yourself keeping a distance between your favorite book and your face? Perhaps, your eyes feel tired after working on a close-up project for long periods. If this sounds like you, you might have presbyopia, a refractive error that’s common in adults over age 40.
A comprehensive eye exam is vital to diagnose presbyopia, and
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How do you put in your contact lenses? Follow these easy steps!
To ensure your contacts feel as comfortable as possible, it's essential you put in your contacts correctly. But what's the correct way, you ask? What things are worth watching out for? Naturally, it takes time and practice to perfect putting in your contact lenses when you first start using them. We've put together a selection of tips to make
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Is 20/10 Vision Good?
Your visual acuity can affect many things in your life, from how you perceive images to how close you need to be to see them in the first place. Eye doctors use 20/20 vision as a standard for the average person’s vision, and when performing a comprehensive eye exam on your eyes, they’ll use it for you, too.
With 20/20 vision being a baseline,
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What Types of Vision Problems Are Common in Children?
Children’s eyesight and how they do in school are closely linked. Early on, your children will get to practice high-value skills in the classroom, including reading words at a distance and up close, switching focus between different things, tracking moving objects, and much more. (Plus, if they’re athletes or even enjoy just playing sports at
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What Are the Best Nutrients for Eyesight Improvement?
The older you get, you may be at a higher risk for vision loss due to age-related eye diseases. For this reason, preventive eye care steps are essential. Our suggestion? Turn to your diet first and foremost.
Just as your eating choices can affect your body, they can impact your ocular health, too. Let’s examine some of the best nutrients
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Mirrored vs. Polarized Sunglasses: Which Style Is Better?
At For Eyes, we pride ourselves on having a wide range of lens options for sunglasses. We recognize that everyone’s tastes are different, so it’s necessary to have a variety of shades, shapes, and styles to help each person find the best-suited eyewear.
Two of our most popular lens options for sunglasses are mirrored
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Is It Bad to Wear Reading Glasses When You Have Perfect Vision?
Reading glasses work wonders for people with presbyopia, a refractive error common to aging eyes. You can get them with or without an eye prescription, and they function by magnifying your near vision so that it’s easier to read and examine objects close to your face.
Is it bad to wear reading glasses when you have perfect vision
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8 Antioxidants for Eye Health
It’s true: antioxidants are beneficial for your eyes. But with so many options, you might wonder which ones you should start with.
Let’s examine eight antioxidants for eye health (along with their food sources) so that you’ll know just what to add to your shopping cart.
8 Antioxidants for Eye Health
According to the
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Are Blue-Light Protection Glasses Worth It?
Whether you’re soaking up some sunshine or using your computer for school, blue light exposure is inevitable. Blue light is a high-energy light wave that comes close to UV light on the visible light spectrum. While some exposure is okay, blue light goes right through the cornea to the retina, which can have a significant impact on the eyes,
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