Sunglasses
At Woodlands Eye Associates our primary concern is your eye health. So, one of the major way to
protect your eyes is with sunglasses. Sunglasses help you in two important ways. They filter light and they protect your eyes from damaging ultra-violet (UV) rays. Mounting evidence shows that exposure to UV rays can damage your eyes. Long-term exposure to UV rays can lead to cataracts, macular degeneration, or skin cancer around the eyelids. Sunglasses should be worn when you are outdoors so you can protect your eyes.
You should choose sunglasses that:
- reduce glare
- filter out 99-100% of UV rays
- protect your eyes
- are comfortable to wear
- do not distort colors.
Everyone is at risk for eye problems caused by the sun. Even children are at risk for damaging their eyes. The risk of sun related eye problems is higher for people who:
- spend long hours in the sun
- have had cataract surgery or have certain retina disorders
- are on certain medicines, such as tetracycline, sulfa drugs, birth control pills, diuretics, and tranquilizers that increase the eye's sensitivity to light.
Woodlands Eye Associates offer beautiful non-prescription sunglasses from some of the industry’s leading manufacturers, Oakley, Costa Del Mar, Prada, Dior and many more designer brands.
Also, almost all of our frames can be fitted with prescription sunglasses lenses. Your choices of frames., lens color and protective coatings are immense. Periodically we run fantastic specials on our in-house sunglasses.
More information can be found at allaboutvision.com
Nonprescription sunglasses
Nonprescription sunglasses are universally popular, whether you are a celebrity in search of the latest fashion statement or an outdoor worker who needs the ultimate in sun and UV protection.
Choices of frames and lenses in this category are almost endless. You often have the option of having your regular eyeglass prescription incorporated into a sunglass frame. But many designer sunglasses that can be purchased "over-the-counter" are called "plano," which means without prescription.
While shopping for just the right sunglasses, you'll find many options in styling, designer name and frame materials.
Here's what's happening in this arena:
Shapes and styles for men and women for the past few seasons have run the gamut: sporty wraparounds, glamorous cat-eyes and "Jackie Os," sleek futuristic styles that hug the face, small retro-looking shapes, large and sometimes bulbous "bubble" wraps, rectangular and angular styles, plus embellished and bejeweled looks.
But the latest styles bring a new and different look to sunwear. Modern styles that have been popular recently, such as sleek wraps and Jackie O shapes, have gained fresh energy with details like rhinestones, cubic zirconia and tinted lenses (in a variety of colors including blue, yellow, rose, orange, purple and coral).
Rimless and semi-rimless sunglasses, which have lenses held in place by a wire or plastic thread, have some very unique lens shapes that are cut in angular, unusual ways.
And some plastic sunglass frames are featuring unusual cutouts and temple details to pump up their look.
Prescription Sunglasses
Are prescription sunglasses a good idea?
You may sometimes find yourself driving down the road, sun shining in your eyes, as you search in vain for those clip-on or magnetically attached sun lenses that came with your prescription eyeglasses.
At times like these, you might find that prescription sunglasses are much more convenient and more than worth the additional investment.
Contact lens wearers, too, may find wearing prescription sunglasses is sometimes a far more practical alternative outdoors. For example, you may not want to wear your contact lenses on the beach where your eyes can become itchy and watery as you battle the effects of sand, sun, wind and water.
Even the non-prescription sunglasses you wear over your contact lenses may not provide enough protection. Wearing your contact lenses while swimming is a bad idea because of the possibility of potentially serious eye infections caused by microorganisms in the water.
But with prescription sunglasses, you have the option of wearing them anytime outdoors without the need to search for clip-on sunglasses or deal with contact lenses.
More Advantages of Prescription Sunglasses
If you have a vision problem that requires corrective prescription eyewear, you have several choices when it comes to sunglasses. Prescription sunglasses are available for virtually any lens prescription, including bifocal and progressive lens options. If you are presbyopic, your need for lenses to help you read that magazine or book at the pool is available. These types of sunglasses also can help you if you need reading glasses only or if you wear contact lenses to correct only your distance vision and still need that additional boost for reading.
Just a few of the stylish brands we carry are:
Coach®, Dior®, Tiffany & Co. ®, Juicy Couture®, Chloe®, Fendi®, Prada®, Versace®, Vera Wang®, Dana Buchman®, Gucci®, Nicole Miller®, Silhouette®, Tom Ford®, Nine West®, Giorgio Armani®, Oakley®, Costa Del Mar®, Serengeti®, Rayban®, Nike®, Maui Jim®
