Author: Mairead O Leary
Donate your old spectacles and transform lives
Mozambique Eye Care Project
Donate your old spectacles!
Dr. James Loughman, Lecturer at the Optometry Department of the DIT is our resident Optometrist in Blanchardstown on Wednesday evenings and Sundays. James is also the Chair of the ” Giving Sight National Committee in Ireland”.
Cheap Varifocals versus Superior Varifocals
- Varifocals have the distance prescription at the top of the lens, so when you’re looking straight ahead, things should be clear far away.
- There is a gradual change in the prescription from top to bottom of the lens, where your reading area is located.
- Because all these powers are blended together in the lens, there are distortions at the sides of the lenses, and only a central channel in the lens has clear vision.
Do you think your eyesight can’t be improved? Don’t give up!
Macular Degeneration is an eye condition where your central vision gets gradually worse over time, and fine detailed work like reading becomes more difficult.
Alison helps save a life
A 47 year old man recently attended our practice for an eye test. He complained of a cloud over his right eye when driving. He had pins and needles in his hands and feet, and a loss of power over the previous few days.
If your kid has a lazy eye, fix it before they are 7 or 8!
LAZY EYE
A lazy eye means that one eye can’t see as well as the other, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses.
If the cause is not treated before the age of 7 or 8, it is likely that the vision in the bad eye will be permanently impaired. Judging distances may be more difficult, and if anything happens to the good eye, the person may not have legal vision for driving.
Enjoy your cycling with the right lenses
Tip no 4
For Cycling we recommend:
• A large wrap style frame and sports band eg: Adidas sports range
• Polarised lenses to reduce surface glare and absorb UV
• Essilor Inuit polarising yellow 30% LTF for road cycling or
Touareg Brown 12% LTF for mountain biking
• Airwear Transitions VI lenses with Scotchgard Forte coating –
hydrophobic and smudge repellent
Shooting with greater accuracy with the right lenses !
Shooting accurately requires a great deal of concentration, physical control and superb eyesight, particularly with the right lenses.
Attention all spectacle wearing golfers
We all know that spotting your ball as it hooks or slices its way to oblivion is one of the most frustrating parts of your golf game. Even worse is depending on your colleagues to tell you where your ball has landed.
Planning going skiing this year ?
Top Tips for Sports eye-wear over the next few weeks !
How you perform at sports often depends on your tools and gear. Hand-eye co-ordination is a critical success factor in most sports. So over the next few weeks we will be sharing some of our secrets for enhanced visual recognition which hopefully will be relevant to your favourite sport. I hope you enjoy the tips and put them into practice!
Elegance and Comfort
Catherine ZETA-JONES and Face à Face in the film
« THE REBOUND»
In Bart Freundlich’s latest movie, «The Rebound», Catherine Zeta-Jones wears model MUSES3 Col.097.
The sober, refined sculpture of the MUSES’ front, highlights the subtle two-tone combinations
that will appeal to men and women seeking elegance and comfort.
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Have your child’s grades dropped at school ?
Confession of an Optometrist
Vision and learning – my story!
Aged 10, I had always been one of the “clever” students in school. Aged 11. my grades were slipping, I was falling behind other students in my class, was having difficulty staying focussed and was struggling to pass tests I would have aced before. The reason? Increasing shortsightedness and astigmatism meant I couldn’t see the board, was taking longer to read, needed to hold my books almost up to my face and could barely read the expression on my teacher’s face.
Are you missing 12% of light when wearing your glasses
Crizal lenses from Essilor allow 99% of light through with their specially patented technology. Experience the difference!
Lenses you can’t get in an hour!
The following video from Australia shows the kind of work undertaken in a large optical glazing laboratory. We only use third party laboratories as each has specialist expertise.
Why buy your glasses where you get your eye test?
It’s nice to go back to the same person for your eye test every time. Most people tend to stick to the same optician that they know and trust when having their eyes tested.
In the current economic climate, it’s tempting to shop around when buying their glasses in the hope that you will find the best deal.
Cork Week – Sailing Paradise – Maui Jims prevail
It was truly astonishing to see the number of Maui Jim sunglasses being supported at the Biennial Cork week sailing event. While many sunglasses look the same, the Maui Jim sunglasses case sets them apart.
They are big – so you wont forget them. They are incredible strong so no matter what abuse you give them, you favourite sunglasses are fully protected, when you are not wearing them.
Something floating in your eye ?
Flashes and Floaters
These can be a sign of retinal detachment, where the inside of the eye peels away from where it should be.
- Some of the signs of retinal detachment are
- Flashing lights
- Floaters
- Shadow coming over your vision
(either from the top down, or from the side coming inwards)
Do glasses leave impressions on the side of your face ?
Well if they do they don’t fit.
This is particularly true for many men, who notice dents on their nose or between their eyes and ear.
EyeBag soothes Dry, Red-Rimmed Eyes
Eye
Bag:
- If tears aren’t oily enough, they evaporate more quickly than normal causing the eyes to feel gritty and dry.
- In Meibomian Gland Dysfunction, the oil-producing glands in the eyelids are blocked by waxy deposits that don’t melt at body temperature.
How do varifocals work ?
- The top part of the lens has your distance prescription, so when you’re looking straight ahead, everything is clear far away.
- There’s a gradual change in the prescription from distance at the top, to reading at the bottom.
- Slightly below eye level, you have an intermediate prescription for computer use. Your computer must be below eye level for clear vision with varifocals.
- Unlike bifocals, in they have no dividing line on the lens, so nobody knows you’re wearing them.
Is short-sightedness genetic ?
Not necessarily!
A study done was done in the past by Dr Young in Alaska. He checked the vision of 130 Eskimos who were being introduced to American society. The parents were illiterate. They did outdoor activities like hunting, and hardly any close work. Only 2 people out of 130 (1.5%) were found to be short sighted. The 2 that were, only had a small amount of myopia.
Can smoking affect my eyes?
Smoking has been linked to various eye conditions. One of the most serious is macular degeneration.
As it progresses, macular degeneration means a loss of central vision, affecting your ability to read, drive and recognize faces. It is a leading cause of blindness in people over 65. There is no known cure.
Help I have hay fever !
I love the smells of spring but every year it brings on hayfever!
Hayfever is an allergic reaction to pollen. As well the usual symptoms such as stuffy nose and sneezing, your eyes can also be affected. They may get red, watery, and very itchy. This can be extremely irritating, but you may find some of the following tips helpful.
Squinting in the Summer Sun ?
Its a beautiful morning, the sun is shining today. Perhaps you will be squinting without even realising it.
Transition lenses may be the answer for you.
These lenses change colour depending on the amount of sunshine (UV light), saving you the hassle of swapping between clear glasses and prescription sunglasses.
Now is a great time to try them out.
From now until September 31st we are offering a
Wet those dry watery eyes!
Did you know that watery eyes can be a symptom of dry eyes?
If your tears aren’t oily enough, they will evaporate more quickly, leaving your eyes red, gritty and dry. When this happens, your eyes will compensate by producing extra tears. But because the tears aren’t good quality, they often run down your face, instead of remaining on your eye and doing the job they’re supposed to.
Head to Head on sunglasses – Maui Jim V Adidas
This head to head competition between two well known sunglasses brands takes place in Dublin Bay. Unfortunately we have not willing purchasers coming forward to buy our boat for sale in Dun Laoghaire.
Don’t let astigmatism limit you!
Do you have astigmatism?
Have you been told in the past that contact lenses aren’t an option for you? You’ll be delighted to hear that in recent years, there have been several advances in ‘toric’ contact lenses for astigmatism. They are now even available in disposables (use once and throw away). This means that you can now enjoy clear vision with contact lenses despite having astigmatism.
These are my spectacles !
These are just the lightest most versatile spectacles I have ever worn.
I am thrilled this evening to get my new green and red sides for my Dilem’ spectacles. See the blog below for the Corporate video on the spectacles. These are mine.
What’s happening to my eyes ? I’m forty something!
Do you sometimes feel that your arms are not long enough or that the light is too poor for reading or that print is getting smaller ? Are you now over 40 ? Your eyes are the window to your body and unfortunately like the rings which age a tree, the progressive deterioration in the ability of our lens to focus is directly related to our age.
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