Dotting the Eyes

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I wanted to take some time today to remind everyone out there that eOptics.com is able to accept HSA (Health Savings Account) and FSA (Flexible Spending Account) money for prescription products. This includes eyeglasses and sunglasses. The great thing about both HSA’s and FSA’s is that the money comes out of your paychecks is pretax dollars, therefore you end up with more of it to spend. As it sounds, this money is really for medical payments, such as doctor’s visits, medical prescriptions, reading glasses and eyeglasses! As long as the eyeglasses have your prescription in them, they are eligible for HSA and FSA payments. Of course, sunglasses are also on the list, as long as they are prescription.

The money you save ends up being quite significant (up to 25% in some cases), and really helps out when you’re looking at larger out of pocket expenses. You can also use this for your dependents, as well. It really allows you to buy what you want and need, not just what will get you by. I am a huge fan of these types of accounts, because it forces you to save the money for medical expenses.

The one thing you really need to remember, though, is that most of these plans expire at the end of each year. This means, if you haven’t used the money in the account, you can’t get it back. They often don’t carry over from year to year, so make sure to spend your money before you lose it!

You’ve probably heard that, no matter what you do, as you get older you’ll probably need progressive lenses or bifocals or, at the very least, reading glasses. Why is this the case? What changes as we age?

When we read a page in a book, or something on a computer screen, our eyes Read the rest of this entry »

Yesterday we received the following inquiry from a client regarding Reptile Sunglasses and it presented a number of good questions as did the answer sent from Judy, the gal responsible for our extraordinary customer service. Enjoy….

Question:

Greetings,
I was referred to you by reptile’s customer service representative.
I have a visual impairment with a major glare problem and want to try a pair
of reptile sunglasses. How can I test the frame sizes/styles and filters to
see which Read the rest of this entry »

What is an Anti-Reflective Coating?

Anti-Reflective coatings, also know as AR Coatings, Non-Glare Coatings, Anti-Glare or similar, are applied on top of the lenses.

The anti-reflective coatings perform a very important job for your eyes. They allow approximately 8% more light to pass through the lens, and into your eyes. This allows you to see more clearly.  This is most noticeable at night, when the anti-reflective coating will take the halos off the lamps, and oncoming headlights, and allow you to see street signs more clearly.

The anti-reflective coating also takes the glare off your lenses, which does a couple things. It eliminates backside glare on the lenses, that can be distracting to you while looking through your lenses, and it allows people to see your eyes and eyeglass frames more clearly. Read the rest of this entry »

I want to take some time today to talk of the different types of lenses you can do for your prescription glasses. Most of these indexes can be made in transition lenses, as well.

CR-39: This is the most common lens material. CR-39 (also known as regular plastic) has the best clarity of any of the plastic lenses. If your prescription is less than +/- 2.oo, this is usually perfect for you. Not good in drill mounted eyeglass frames, though.

Polycarbonate: This is a great material for sunglasses, or anything where things are flying towards your face. Very shatter-resistant, fully UV protected, and thinner than regular plastic, but also the worst clarity out of all the materials. Read the rest of this entry »