Tips for Keeping Up Good Eye Health on Holiday
james It's that time of year when many of us are off to spend weeks on a luxurious holiday – likely somewhere abundant with beautiful scenery, lovely warm waters and fascinating…
Makeup and Eye Health: How to Keep Your Eyes Healthy
There are lots of things we can do to help improve our eye health. Including regular visits to the optician, eating healthily and ensuring we have enough vitamins and minerals…
A Spectacular Look Back at Novelty NHS Glasses
Back in the day the National Health Service glasses were all the rage - colourful acetates adorned millions of people’s peepers in post-war Blighty. For the best part of four…
Best Prescription Glasses for Night Driving
Even professional drivers have difficulties with night-time driving. Without the direct UV light from the sun, our eyes adapt to the artificial lowlight after sundown. When artificial light sources –…
SelectSpecs Staff Achievements: Scott Goodwin
A massive well done to our very own Optical Lab Manager Scott Goodwin who has 5 pieces of his work shown in his first exhibition, after years of keeping painting, drawing and…
SelectSpecs Staff Achievements: James Cooper
Big congratulations to our very own Video Editor James Cooper for coming 4th in a Parkour and Freerunning competition! We've all known for a while here at SelectSpecs that James,…
The Fascinating Evolution of VR Eyewear Since the 1980s
Virtual reality might be increasingly "in", but it's taken a while for the technology to progress beyond being merely a slightly amusing gimmick. The eyewear for escaping into virtual worlds…
Hemianopia: What it is & How Glasses Can Help it
Get an eyeful of this - according to the journal Optometry and Vision Science, there’s good news on the way for hemianopia sufferers. But what is this eye related disorder?…