EZOnTheEyes

5 Cozy Fall Glasses for Sweater Weather

Written By Haley Fritz

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Fall signals a drop in temperatures and the chillier the weather, the less we feel like rolling out of bed, putting in our contacts and going about our day. In other words, autumn is the perfect season to cozy up with your favorite pair of fall glasses, in your favorite sweater, with your favorite flavored latte (pumpkin spice, anyone?).

When chilly weather calls for a cozy outfit, these designer glasses are your new best friend. Check out our curated pairings matching fall frames with seasonal style trends.

Super Stocking Stuffers: Affordable and Authentic Eyewear

Written By Kara Keigan

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Show someone how much you love them this holiday season with the gift of eyewear.

Glasses fit perfectly in stockings and being that EZContacts offers an amazing selection of authentic eyewear at affordable prices, giving glasses as a gift is likely to fit in your budget too!

Need ideas? Let’s have a look at some cool and trendy eyeglasses, sunglasses, readers and even ski goggles that cost $100 or less.

Prism Correction Glasses: What Are They?

Written By Michael Healy

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Eyeglasses are typically prescribed for two main reasons: astigmatism and near- or farsightedness. Another common reason is to correct double vision, or diplopia. Read on to understand the warning signs, diagnostics, and whether or not you might be in need of prism correction glasses.

What causes the need for prism correction glasses?

If your eyes are working in accordance with each other, you have what is known as binocular vision. When light passes through the cornea, the dome-shaped tissue lining the outside of the eye helps to focus the light before it reaches the retina, the light-sensitive tissue lining the back surface of the eye.

Light that’s been converted by the cornea is sent to the brain as electrical impulses along the optic nerve to be translated into images. Typically, the eyes work together to see one, single image because light falls on the same spot in each retina.

However, in someone with diplopia, light falls on different parts of the retina, causing two separate images to be seen.

Diplopia is not the only reason for potentially needing prism correction glasses. Other causes include:

The Pros and Cons of Progressive Lenses

Written By Oliver Torres

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Progressive lenses are a wonderful innovation in eyewear. But they’re not for everybody.

Progressive lenses are not bifocals (or trifocals)

Progressives give you line-free multifocal glasses.

The goal is to get a seamless progression from your lenses that deliver magnifying power for near and intermediate vision. Each lens changes gradually from point to point on the surface to provide the correct lens power for seeing clearly at various distances.

They differ from bifocals, which have only two lens powers—one for distant objects and one in the lower half of the lens—for vision correction at a specified reading distance. With bifocals, the different power zones have a clearly visible line across the center of the lens.

Progressive lenses don’t have this line. In fact, they’re sometimes called “no-line bifocals.” The truth is, progressive lenses offer a more advanced multifocal design than bifocals—or trifocals.

Foods to Fend Off Macular Degeneration and Cataracts

Written By Michael Healy

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11 million people suffer from age-related macular degeneration (AMD), an eye condition that can cause blurry vision or lead to a total loss of central vision. According to the American Macular Degeneration Foundation, AMD is the leading cause of vision loss in adults over 55 years old.

Cataracts is another common eye condition that, like AMD, affects the lens of the eye. The lens becomes cloudy and can cause your vision to become blurry, or colors can appear more muted or dull. Cataracts can also cause impaired night vision and sensitivity to light. This is another age-related eye issue and while it is possible to restore your vision through cataract surgery, there are things you can do to slow down or prevent their development.