LED contact lens treatment may prevent diabetes-related blindness

By Ben Coxworth If diabetes progresses too far, it can result in a potentially blinding condition known as retinopathy. And while existing treatments are invasive and often painful, there may be…

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Global Eyeglasses Market to Reach $197.2 Billion by 2027

Image credit: Pexels | RODNAE Productions According to a recent report by ReportLinker, the global market for eyeglasses, which was estimated at US$139.9 billion amid the Covid-19 crisis in 2020,…

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How Disney’s Encanto Empowers Glass-Wearers

Truffles the Kitty, a tuxedo cat, is a feline ambassador for children’s vision care. She wears eyeglasses to make children feel comfortable wearing them and during an eye test and fitting.

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Cat Wears Eyeglasses to Encourage Children to Wear Them

Truffles the Kitty, a tuxedo cat, is a feline ambassador for children’s vision care. She wears eyeglasses to make children feel comfortable wearing them and during an eye test and fitting.

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A Brief Travelogue of Eyewear

Open book of maps with a pair of spectacles

It is for a fact that history travels across time and space. But even though we often speak of humans’ collective experience in timelines and artifacts, seldom do we recount our most treasured backstories through a geographical perspective. In this topographical retelling of the origin of eyewear, we will journey across vast oceans and territories to trail down the birth – and migration – of eyeglasses. (more…)

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Kids Eyewear Trends for Back-To-School

 

Choosing the right eyeglasses for kids is not all fun and games. A lot of parents struggle to make glass-wearing enjoyable through colors, designs, or decorations, and sometimes as an accessory for fun and play. Even custom-made frames are made available in the market using

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