We are now equipped with one of only 6 installed TrueSight Optical Dispensing Towers in New Zealand, and the only one in the South Island! So why are we so excited and what exactly does the TrueSight Tower do? It’s an amazing piece of technology that helps you choose your frames and lenses. Furthermore, it provides us with exact data to manufacture and dispense the best possible glasses personalised, just for you. So what exactly does it do? continue

These days, your eye care professional  has the luxury of being able to recommend lenses for you from a huge catalog of different lens manufacturers and lens designs. Specific lenses should not be recommended solely based on the prescription of the end user. A good Dispensing Optician will ask many questions before making an educated recommendation for a specific client. For example we find that more and more people are now using computers on a daily basis and in many cases for several hours at a time. Although I could not find any confirmed statistics for New Zealand, a reasonably recent survey* in Australia showed that 75% of Australians are now using a computer or the internet on a regular basis. ... read more

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As mentioned in a tweet a couple of days ago, we have received 2 new deSign Markus T frames. It’s a new shape introduced in the incredibly light and sturdy me-collection. The two colour are cappuccino (a soft matt brown) and olive (a nice and soft green). Both frames have matt clear sides which look stunning in either combination. We decided to add these 2 frames to our collection of Markus T frames, because they are just slightly deeper than earlier models. This makes them particularly suitable for the lady who requires a larger frame and/or is using progressive addition lenses. ... read more

The new buzz word in the world of optical spectacle lenses is “Freeform“. The term “Freeform” in relation to lenses is often misinterpreted as just a new design concept for progressive added lenses. This is actually not so. Strictly speaking, the term relates to an exciting new manufacturing process for spectacle lenses that allows to create optimised and individualised lens designs taking into consideration not only the actually required prescription of the wearer (say distance and/or near power), but also, amongst others, the frame parameters and, most importantly, the user’s lifestyle and work requirements. ... read more

Two questions we get asked quite often. Unfortunately there are no easy answers, in particular to the first part of the question. So why is this? Well, it’s a bit like asking “how much is a car and why are some more expensive than others?”. Even that question cannot be answered easily, because let’s face it, all cars, will get you from A to B, eventually, but some will do it more reliably than others, or in more comfort than others, or faster than others, or more economically than others. The list goes on. It’s a bit like that for progressive lenses as well. ... read more

Yesterday Claudia and I attended a seminar dealing with new technological developments to reduce eyestrain for progressive lens wearers. The topic is interesting for several reasons. The first one is personal as I sometimes experience fatigue when I read for longer periods. Secondly, the idea of this new technology was developed by an optometrist who wanted to help his patients see better. It was then developed further by Kodak Lens and is now available in the newest Kodak Lens progressive lenses. Thirdly, amongst all the different progressive lenses on the market today, the idea of this one really stands out. So what is it all about? ... read more

This is a common complaint by many people who are doing a lot of reading, working in an office environment and have to wear glasses for reading. On a typical day, most office workers spend more than six hours in front of a computer screen. Even for those with excellent vision, staring at a VDU screen all day can cause eyestrain, headaches, watery eyes – the list goes on. ... read more