Can Sleeping in Contacts Ruin Your Eye Health?

By Guest Writer   |   February 24, 2012   |   Guest Writer, Health & Information   |   No Comments

If you’ve ever slept in those hard contact lenses you know how painful it can be. Your eyes are so dry, you don’t feel you can ever get enough saline in them.  Plus, they’re red and irritated.  All you want to do is take them out but they feel stuck to your eye.  Ouch!

One of the reasons for this feeling is because your eyes need oxygen to breathe and contacts cut off your oxygen supply.

The new generations of lenses certainly feel better if you sleep in them.  Some of today’s contacts are even FDA approved for up to 30 days of extended wear—put them in and leave ‘em.  But, if you’ve gotten fitted for these, I’m sure your eye doctor suggested you didn’t really follow those guidelines....

5 Reasons Why You Should Wear Sunglasses During Winter

By Amy C (Guest)   |   December 13, 2011   |   Guest Writer, Sunglasses, Tips & Advice   |   No Comments

Sunglasses are often associated with spring break and summer time. I mean – who wears them during winter, right?  But as it turns out, sunglasses aren’t only a summer accessory.  They can also be worn during winter! Here are five reasons why you should wear sunglasses during winter. 

1. Protect your eyes from the sun

Even if its winter, the sun wont stop shining.  Ice and snow can cause light to reflect back which can impair vision.  Reflective glare is dangerous especially when driving or skiing.  Wearing good, high quality sunglasses can keep your eyes comfortable and shield them from harmful reflections.  Sunglasses may not totally eliminate the glare, but they can greatly reduce it.

2. Protect your eyes from the harsh winter wind

When its winter the biting...

Caring For Your Sunglasses

By Viktoria A (Guest)   |   December 9, 2011   |   Guest Writer, Tips & Advice   |   No Comments

Sunglasses can be very fragile.  They can get scratched, bent, lose a screw, and sometimes, all three.  Replacing a pair can be costly.  Here are some quick tips that will make caring for your sunglasses virtually painless:

Use a Case

Chances are, you just throw your sunglasses into your purse or on the dash of your car without a second thought.  And when it's the off-season, they become entangled in your kitchen's junk drawer.  If your goal is to destroy them, then job well done.  If not, you need to ensure that you utilize a case or pouch that protects them from the elements, scratches, and becoming bent.  A pouch provides a good amount of protection and is convenient and lightweight.  If possible, however, the...

Driving At Night In Heavy Rain

By Deanna Proach (Guest)   |   December 5, 2011   |   Guest Writer, Other   |   No Comments

Every person's worst nightmare is being caught driving on a highway in a heavy downpour. It is scary to be driving in broad daylight while streams of water fall out of the sky, pelting your windshield and reducing visibility. It is much worse when it happens at night.

Such a thing happened to me a few times in the past few years. I have had the added luck of getting caught in heavy rain while driving home at night. The first time it happened was at the end of August in 2007. I had attended a party at my cousins' house that afternoon. We experienced inclement weather that entire day. The day was punctuated by periods of heavy rainfall. My cousins live ten minutes down the road – a...

Thousands of New Items Every Month

By Chris (OmniOptics)   |   November 2, 2011   |   News & Announcements, Prescription Glasses, Sunglasses   |   No Comments

Every month at OmniOptics we are working 24/7 to keep on bringing you the latest ranges of Prescription Glasses and Designer Sunglasses possible.  Here are some stats from the month of October alone: -

• 4562 – Total new items added to site
  
• 7058 – New images uploaded to site
  
• 3479 – Old or discontinued models removed
  
• 49 – Different ranges updated with the latest models, colours and prices
  
• 1 – New designer brand
  
• 2 – New budget brands
  

More to come

Each and every month we are pushing to add more choice to our (already massive) selection, which grows literally by the day, so you're sure to find something new every time you visit...

Oakley’s Sam Stosur Wins The US Open

By Chris (OmniOptics)   |   September 12, 2011   |   Celebrity, Sports Eyewear, Sunglasses   |   No Comments

Oakley's Sam Stosur destroyed Serena Williams to win the US Open on the American's home turf at Flushing Meadows in Queens, New York on Sunday.  The Australian, Sam Stosur beat the 13-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams in two sets – 6-2, 6-3 to win her first-ever Grand Slam tournament (the last of the year) and become the first Australian woman to win a major since Evonne Goolagong at Wimbledon in 1980.

Sam Stosur is one of the few tennis players on the tour who can often be seen wearing sunglasses on court; her eyewear of choice tends to be the sporty Oakley Enduring Edge model as seen in these images.  Sam will often change the color of the model she wears depending on her mood,...

Justin Bieber’s Top 10 Glasses

By Erin (OmniOptics)   |   September 7, 2011   |   Celebrity, Fashion, Sunglasses   |   No Comments

Canadian born pop sensation Justin Bieber sure does have a large collection of glasses and sunglasses. The seventeen year old, who has a staggering 35 million followers on Facebook enjoys changing his look as often as he can to keep his fans guessing.

In recognition of his services to the promotion of wearing of glasses and sunglasses (a topic close to our heart), we have ranked the top ten looks for him.

Starting with our least favorite, and working up to the top look for the R&B star.

10

These purple plastic frames make him look like he is going to a 3D movie.

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