Today, if we start finding that our vision is impaired – if we have difficulty focussing on objects far away, or squint in an attempt to read a book – we book an appointment with an optician to get a diagnosis of our eyesight and expect to have it corrected with glasses. We take it for granted that the medical knowledge is there.
When Were Corrective Glasses First Developed?
Initially people used a form of magnifying glass to allow them to focus on objects. Because the… Continue reading →
Cycling has become something of a sport for heroes in recent years, with the popularity of Lance Armstrong, Mark Cavendish and the Tour de France increasing interest in this endurance, physically exacting sport.
Proper Eye Protection Shows A Cyclist Is Serious
However, protecting the eyes whilst road cycling is absolutely crucial. Cycling without some form of eyewear is a real no no and something that separates the professional rider who takes his sport seriously from the … Continue reading →
Anyone who works in a restaurant will tell you that it’s not just tips that clientele forget about when leaving. People leave all kinds of expensive personal items when rising from their restaurant table, from wallets and mobile phones to handbags, cameras and much more. Mostly people return for these items, but not for everything.People don’t bother coming back for their cheap glassesSeveral restaurants in America have found that so many of their customers forget their reading glasses when … Continue reading →
With the Olympic GB Rowing Squad to be announced on the 6th June, we were proud to see some great results from the squad at the Rowing World Cup in Lucerne, Switzerland.The GB team won three gold medals on the finals day, which is their last competition before the Olympics start this summer.The team wore Adidas Supernova Pro and Adizero Tempo glasses, and we think they look great!Shop the Adidas eyewear collection.… Continue reading →
American actress and musician Zooey Deschanel has become somewhat of a style queen for the current young hipster generation, known for her quirkily distant role in the refreshingly non-linear comedy drama movie 500 Days of Summer, and her recent portrayal of the lovable geek, Jess, in recent hit US-based sitcom New Girl.The StyleDeschanel is an example of one of many modern day celebrities who have helped make the geek look cool again, responsible for the current clamour to obtain an alternati… Continue reading →
Age related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the most common medical eye conditions, with around one in 50 people affected in the Western world. The condition is most prevalent in those over 50 years of age, but are there any precautions we can take, or is this just one of many inevitable signs of aging which we must just learn to accept?What is AMD?A medical condition which doesn’t cause total blindness, but results in a worryingly increased loss of central vision rather than peripheral, … Continue reading →
Often people talk of treacherous driving conditions in terms of driving rain, heavy snow or mist and fog which obscure visibility of vehicles around you, but strong sunshine is understated as a potentially dangerous form of weather, where wearing the right sunglasses can be the difference of keeping your eyes on the road for those valuable few seconds where you would otherwise be momentarily blinded.Blinding SunAlthough extensive sunlight on your car windscreen is most likely during the coming s… Continue reading →
Few of us will have managed to escape without hearing someone termed ‘blind as a bat’ at some point in our lives, and with the frequency of the phrase we’d be forgiven for making the natural assumption that these creatures are somewhat optically challenged. In fact, many of us probably wouldn’t turn our heads if told that bats had no eyes at all, but the facts really are much different.
Fact or myth?
There are an estimated 1,100 species of bat currently flap… Continue reading →
Musician Buddy Holly was a true rock and roll icon in the years before his untimely death in 1959. Known worldwide, he is cited as the influence for many music legends including The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton and The Rolling Stones to name a few.
In 2004, Holly was ranked at number 13 in Rolling Stone Magazine’s “The 50 Greatest Artists of All Time.” A true legend in the world of music, we take a look at his instantly recognisable fashion - including those oh-so-fab nerd g… Continue reading →
For those not willing to follow the crowd, there are a variety of glasses available on the market not created for eyewear consumers in the conventional sense, leaning more towards the more adventurous buyer who wants something a little different from their next choice of eyewear, maybe to show off at a party or to perform in an Elton John style tribute act.
The products listed here are the result of designers allowed to run wild with their creative juices, thinking outside the box wit… Continue reading →
