By Tony - March 10, 2010 | Health & Information, News & Announcements | No Comments
New research suggests Green tea could help protect against eye diseases such as glaucoma. The researchers, based at Hong Kong Eye Hospital found that antioxidants known as catechins were present in the eye tissue of laboratory rats following ingestion of green tea.
The antioxidant Catechin belongs to the family of antioxidants that includes vitamin C, vitamin E, lutein, and zeaxanthin. These antioxidants are well-known for their disease-fighting properties.
Upon examination of the rats, which had been fed green tea extract, evidence was found that the cornea, lens, retina, choriod-sclera, vitreous humor and aqueous…
By Tony - March 4, 2010 | Health & Information, News & Announcements | No Comments
Vision Aid Overseas was founded in 1985 by optical professionals who were passionate about transforming the lives of disabled people or those with disadvantages because they did not have access to eyecare. They were motivated by the enormous difference that a pair of spectacles can make to people all over the world who need good vision to learn, work, play and lead an independent and dignified life.
Over the last quarter of a century, Vision Aid Overseas has helped to provide over a million people with eyecare services. Volunteers have undertaken clinics in…
By James - March 3, 2010 | Health & Information | 1 Comment
Unfortunately, Tesco’s FREE Eye Test offer that we blogged about back in January has now expired - “booo” I hear you cry!
Well fear not, if you’re due an eye test now, in the next month or two, or at any time in the future, you will be happy to hear that supermarket giant Tesco and its Opticians are now offering FREE eye examinations for all at many of its larger stores - permanently!
Tesco Opticians used to charge £10 for the service to those not entitled to a free NHS eye…
By James - March 2, 2010 | Designer Sunglasses, Prescription Glasses | No Comments
We’re pleased to announce that SelectSpecs.com have secured 3 more fantastic designer brands taking the number of designer labels available from SelectSpecs.com to over 100! The latest brands available which consist of both Glasses and Sunglasses are as follows:
Tom Ford
We have 67 Tom Ford Glasses and 72 Tom Ford Sunglasses models available.
Born in Austin, Texas and raised in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Tom Ford is among the most highly respected and successful designers today. The winner of numerous design awards, his rise in fashion began in 1994 when he became Creative Director of Gucci. Not only…
By James - February 17, 2010 | Celebrity Glasses, Designer Sunglasses, Entertainment | 1 Comment
Cheryl Cole, one of the girls from the successful girl group Girls Aloud, took to the stage last night to perform 2009s 4th best selling single and Brit nominated “Fight For This Love” at the 2010 Brit Awards wearing the Ray-Ban 3026 Aviator Sunglasses in ‘L2846 Arista’.
I deliberately used the word ‘perform‘ in place of ‘sing‘ as it was quite possibly one of the worse cases of miming I’ve ever witnessed, and for someone that sits amongst a panel of judges and criticises the singing performance of others on that talent show…
By Chris - February 16, 2010 | Celebrity Glasses, Sports Eyewear | No Comments
We’re pretty big sports fans at SelectSpecs and two years ago we were glued to our TV screens as we had our most successful Summer Olympics in 100 years at Beijing. London 2012 couldn’t come soon enough in our eyes, but in the meantime we’ve been enjoying the Winter Olympics in Vancouver just as much, even if Team GB aren’t likely to do so well in these Winter events. I would suggest that we don’t get the snow in this country, but lately it seems the Canadians could borrow some of…
By Jaydee - February 15, 2010 | Celebrity Glasses, Entertainment | 2 Comments
Here on the SelectSpecs blog we write a lot of posts about celebrity glasses but so far we’ve neglected their cartoon cousins. There have been so many awesome cartoon characters that wear specs over the years - here is our selection of some of the best ones that we’ll always remember with fond nostalgia…
1. Hans Moleman (The Simpsons)
Without doubt one of the funniest Simpsons characters, Hans Moleman’s awesome powers of feeble ineptitude undoubtedly stem from his super thick (and frankly pretty useless) goggle-eye glasses. The poor guy always seems to be…
