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Eyewear Favorites of Six Classic Rock Stars

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Some rock stars are iconic beyond their music. They’re stylish as all get-out. And the distinctive eyewear they select becomes fused to their brands. 

Think John Lennon and his world-famous skinny round frames. It’s almost hard to think of the latter-day Elvis—white jumpsuit and all—without including a loud pair of aviator sunglasses in the image.

Let’s look at the famous eyewear of Lennon, Presley and four more music legends of rock and roll.

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Can You Wear Sunglasses With Contacts? How to Protect Your Eyes

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If you’re like most contact lens wearers, you experienced a wonderful feeling of relief the day you started using them. Now the question is: what do you do when you head out into the bright sunlight? Can you wear sunglasses with contacts? 

The answer is, yes, the combination works as well as peanut butter and jelly and provides an added level of eye protection you can’t get with contacts alone.

Read on to answer the question of can you wear sunglasses with contacts once and for all!

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National Eye Exam Month and Important Children’s Vision Research

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August is National Eye Exam month. Optometry Times claims there are five great reasons you should care about eye examinations:

  1. Proper prescription
    Your eye exam reveals if you need eyeglasses or contact lenses and what prescription will work best. If you already have prescriptive eyewear, keep in mind your vision needs tend to change as you age.

  2. Detect eye conditions
    An exam will enable your eye care professional to spot the early signs of diabetes, high blood pressure, glaucoma, and high cholesterol.

  3. Prevent conditions
    An optometrist can see early signs of diseases that may not present symptoms, such as macular degeneration or cataracts. Early detection is important.

  4. Alleviate headaches
    Visiting an eye care professional often leads to taking care of constant headaches.

  5. Improve academic performance
    Poor vision is a common reason children fall behind in school.

Speaking of children, this year, National Eye Exam month brings us an in-depth and important research compilation from National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness titled, Children’s Vision and Eye Health: A Snapshot of Current National Issues.

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Slipping and Sliding? How to Adjust Your Glasses at Home

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You bought your glasses online, but they don’t fit your face the way you’d like. There’s probably no need to return them or run out to an optometrist shop.

It’s easy to make small adjustments to your eyeglasses at home and achieve a more comfortable fit. In this article, we’ll show and tell you how to make these adjustments quickly and safely.

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What is Childhood Myopia? Here’s What to Know

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One-third of the U.S. population is currently affected by myopia, and childhood myopia is also on the rise. And the World Health Organization reports the numbers are bound to grow massively. In fact, they claim that by the year 2050, half the world’s population will experience myopia.

The WHO goes on to say that 20% of those individuals, especially in underdeveloped countries, will also be at a significantly increased risk for blindness.

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