What is Keratoconus?
james So what is Keratoconus? The long and short of it is football shaped eyeballs. Strange? Yeah. The underlying cause is still unknown but the shape results from the stretching and…
New Research Shows That Wearing Glasses Can Positively Affect How People Perceive You!
Wearing glasses can dramatically change your appearance, and the right pair will highlight your features and make you feel good. However, there is now evidence that being a spectacles-wearer can also change…
Surprising Careers for People Who Wear Glasses
I have been shortsighted since I was a small child. I love the freedom of wearing my contact lenses for sports, and I'm also a big fan of chunky statement frames for computer…
6 Essential Rules to Choosing Glasses Online
It is time to look through the looking glass that little bit further. Do you know your bifocals from your varifocals? Not focused at all on achieving the right look?…
Framing Fashion: A Hip History of Spectacles
Glasses were originally designed to correct our sight, a medical aid for people with impaired vision. Although their style has been influenced by fashion throughout history, it wasn’t until the…
3 Practical Benefits of Rimless Glasses
There are hundreds of different styles of rimless glasses to choose from with the stock here at SelectSpecs - and, indeed, just looking at these frames on our site could…
Surgeons Perform Pioneering Operation to Find Cure for Blindness
Surgeons at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London have performed an operation many are saying could lead to a cure for blindness. The operation performed last month on a 60-year old…
How a Bookworm Can Benefit from Good Reading Glasses
For many of us, there are few experiences that relax and satisfy more than sitting down somewhere comfortable and getting stuck into a book. Exciting new novels are getting published…
Why Wooden & Bamboo Glasses are Great for Green Living
Maybe you are an out-and-proud environmentalist, living in the countryside, or routinely recycles your rubbish without fail. You could even boast membership of Greenpeace and regularly vote for the Green…
How to Replace Yellowed Nose Pads on your Glasses
Many people who routinely wear glasses will be able to relate to the experience of taking them off only to notice that the nose pads have become more... well, yellow.…