Red, white, and blue isn’t just a color palette to adopt for your clothes this Fourth of July weekend. You can celebrate with patriotic eyeglass and sunglass frames as well. Show off your independence and choose a frame that sparkles as bright as the fireworks.

While it’s nice to have bold accessories that reflect the holidays, most people will opt for a more versatile style to work into their everyday wear. Luckily for you, red, white, and blue frames have never been more wearable and workable into your everyday wardrobe. Read on for our favorite frames in these patriotic colors.

Can you purchase eyewear online and use your vision benefits? It’s a question we hear often—and we’ll answer for you here.

First, let’s discuss what vision benefits actually are.

Confusion swirls around the topic of vision insurance

The term “insurance” is used loosely in the world of vision. What you may be calling insurance is actually a plan designed to offer vision benefits to cover some of your costs.

The benefits are likely to apply to:

• Routine preventative eye care including eye exams
• Prescriptive eyewear including eyeglasses and/or contact lenses
  
  

Some plans expand the coverage to include:

• Discounts on options such as lens coatings and photochromic lenses
• Reduced rates on elective correction surgery
  
  

In 2015, Opternative became the first online service to provide physician-issued prescriptions for glasses or contacts. Qualified consumers would use a computer and smartphone to take a vision test from home and receive a prescription shortly after.

However, the FDA changed its fate.

Father’s Day is the perfect time to replace your dad’s favorite pair of trusty-old shades with something thoughtful and new.

Shopping for sunglasses (and gift-giving in general) is a matter of understanding the recipient’s style and interests. The best gifts are those your loved one may never have picked out themselves but show you know them as a person.

Want to pick a pair of sunglasses that embraces your dad’s personal style? Let’s take a shot at identifying something about your father that will give us a hint what style shades to buy the old man.