The Super Sci-Fi Future of Eyewear

According to CBS News there are currently more than 149 million adults who wear eyeglasses. Most non-eyeglass wearers assume that this means people usually have one pair of prescription glasses, but this isn't necessarily so. Actually, as many as 50 million people needing prescriptive eyewear carry multiple pairs of glasses: one for reading, another for driving, for sun protection and still another for performing everyday tasks.

Usually this need for multiple eyewear prescriptions is the result of a condition known as presbyopia, which occurs to people...

SelectSpecs.com Glasses of the Year Award – Oakley Crosslink

SelectSpecs.com are proud to announce the Oakley Crosslink as our choice for the inaugural SelectSpecs.com Glasses of the Year Award.

2012 was a fantastic year for innovation in the eyewear sector, but we selected this frame as our winning glasses of the last 12 months for a number of reasons.

The Oakley Crosslink is the first optical frame produced by Oakley to fit into their Active category – ideal for those with a demanding and active lifestyle, these prescription glasses are great for people who...

SelectSpecs.com Sunglasses of the Year Award – Tom Ford Marko

SelectSpecs.com are proud to announce Tom Ford Marko (FT0144) as our choice for the inaugural SelectSpecs.com Sunglasses of the Year Award.

The sunglasses category was a fiercely fought battle with so many great brands and models fighting it out, but we chose the Tom Ford Marko as our eventual winner of the SelectSpecs.com Sunglasses of the Year thanks to its stylish and well-built aviator design and the general feel of quality you get from this sunglasses frame when you hold it in your hands or...

End of the World SALE – Also Known As: SelectSpecs Christmas & New Year Sale – Up to 50% OFF!

It's true, it's the End of the World today… I know it's gone mid-day now, so we've lasted longer than we expected, but it could happen at any time, and they're still 12 hours behind us on the other side of the world, so we're making the most of these extra few minutes or hours that we're still alive for with our End of the World SALE…

And if the world doesn't end today like it's supposed to, we can just rub that bit of text out and call...

Lenny Kravitz Wearing Aviator Sunglasses and a Chuffin’ MASSIVE Scarf!!!

Lenny Kravitz was out Christmas shopping in New York this week, wearing a hat, sunglasses and scarf and looking all fashionable and what-not. Who says you can't wear sunglasses in Winter, when the sun is low in the sky?

Lenny Kravitz was wearing Aviator Sunglasses, one of his favourite styles (based on previous sightings).  But its hard not to notice that MASSIVE carpet off-cut he seems to be wearing for a scarf.  That's probably a field-full of sheep that has gone into producing that fashion accessory… The thing...

5 Tips for Eye Health and Maintaining Good Eyesight

Good healthy eyesight is what we all need and want. It’s so important that you continue to have good eyesight because as you get older, you will still want to see wonderful new things.

Follow some of these tips to having healthier eyes.

1. The first tip is to make sure you get nutrients with the foods that you eat. Taking vitamins C and E and some nutrients such as omega-3 fatty acids, zinc or lutein can help you ward off cataracts as you get...

Protecting Your Eyes from Technology

Just about everything we do now days has something to do with technology. Whether it's checking your shopping list on your smartphone, playing the latest video game, watching your favorite show, or simply doing your job, you use technology. This can take a toll on our eyes since they weren't designed to focus on 2-deminsional objects, like computer screens and TVs, for hours on end. Because of this, we can develop eye strain or Computer Vision Syndrome. According to a recent study, people who use computers constantly...