Eyewear Talk

I was sitting home the other night and decided to watch Nip Tuck TV show. One of the main characters, Christian Troy, was wearing sunglasses so I, as always, tried to see what sunglasses he was wearing. It turned out to be Ray Ban sunglasses. I am not sure what model he was wearing exactly, but they were Ray Ban Aviator styles.

Once again, it is amazing how much people love their Ray Ban sunglasses for many many years now. It has been popular 20 years ago and it is still popular nowadays. Even the most popular styles did not change since then. Ray Ban was popular with original Ray Ban Wayfarer sunglasses and Aviator sunglasses back then and these 2 styles are still crazy popular for any generation of people.

For those of you who still don’t owe a pair of Ray Ban sunglasses I strongly recommend to check out their collection on our website!

I have recently written a post in my sunglasses blog about Pupil Distance and why this measurement is a must when you order glasses on line. A lot of people found this entry useful, so I decided to talk little bit more about other facial measurements that opticians take.

When you order eyeglasses with single vision lenses, the prescription provided by your eye care professional and PD is usually all you need. If you decide to get bifocal glasses, you will also need to know Segment Height measurement for the frame you choose. This measurement determines the height of the reading area of the lens. Why is it necessary to get an accurate seg height measurement when ordering bifocal sunglasses or eyeglasses? Because if the reading segment of the lens is misplaced, you will have to bend your neck backwards or pull the eye glasses down the nose when reading.

I have been receiving a lot of questions lately about what gradient lenses are and how they look in sunglasses. The main purpose of gradient lenses is fashion! However, there is an advantage to the lenses too. If you are working outside and need to read a lot you don’t have to take off your glasses anymore to be able to see what is written on the paper.

Gradient lenses are lighter on the bottom and darker at the top with slight transition in the middle. Sunglasses with gradient lenses look very modern. If you look at our celebrities, most of them have gradient lenses in sunglasses. What makes it easier to read is whenever you look down to read you will look through a lighter part of the lens.

Personally, I like the way gradient lenses look. I think they add a mystery to your face and that attracts others. I would recommend for all of us to owe at least one pair of sunglasses with gradient lenses for those days when we are not sure what mood we ar in. D&G sunglasses and Vogue sunglasses have many models available with gradient lenses by default. Plus, now we can even make prescription sunglasses with gradient lenses for you.

My mom was searching online, and found a picture of Jersey Girl wearing Ray Ban RB2140 sunglasses with Dark Turquoise frame and silver mirror lenses. She fell in love with the funky color of that frame. She, right away, asked me to get them for her, knowing that Optics Planet have all Ray Ban sunglasses.

Now, whenever, she wears them to the park or outside, she gets tons of compliments. It is amazing how people will never try something new themselves. I am talking about the new funky color collection that Ray Ban came out with. Teenagers love them, but older people are scared to look silly. However, when they see someone famous wear them, they want to buy it right away.

I am pretty sure that at least few people bought themselves same sunglasses after seeing my mom in them. And it is totally fine to try out new things, even if that includes wearing bright sunglasses. Ray Ban sunglasses are made for all group ages!

I went camping recently. While being there I got into a fight with one of the guys there. I was wearing Vogue sunglasses with large lenses, and he said that he doesn’t like sunglasses like that since he can not see my face. So, I told him that it is a personal choice that person chooses himself. It might be true that smaller lenses look classier, but it does not mean that large lenses look bad or have no benefits.

Large lenses cover your eyes more, therefore, blocking more of the UV rays from the sun. At the same time, it does not make any face look bad just because other people can not see their face. Most people look great in sunglasses with large lenses. Others look good in sunglasses with small lenses.

Most sunglasses brands are making both styles of sunglasses nowadays. Look at one of the most popular brands like Ray Ban sunglasses. They have many models with small lenses, and for some reason it is more popular for men then women. They also have many models with large lenses they look modern and stylish. Same think with Ray Ban prescription eyeglasses. So, do not listen to other people if they are telling you that large or small lenses look bad just because they think that.

I had a customer, recently, who called me to thank me for our great customer service. He was very worried at first when he decided to buy Wiley X Prescription sunglasses online. He said that Optics Planet website looked very good, but he was afraid to have the online shopping experience.

He called us for an advice and our eyewear specialist was very helpful and answered all of his questions. Then, he found an online store that had lower prices and we price matched the price for him. He placed an order, and was very pleasantly surprised with the quality and fast service that he got. He, now, loves his sunglasses and would not trade them for anything.

Optics Planet is a company that is here to provide you with the best possible customer service experience. We try to have the best pricing, but if you find a lower price anywhere, we will be happy to price match that price for you. We offer great authentic collections of Serengeti Prescription sunglasses and Bolle Prescription sunglasses. We will custom make Ray Ban Prescription sunglasses for you as well.

Take a look at our eyewear collection! Don’t be scared to shop online as Optics Planet is here for you!

I received an email from one of our customers asking me if Ray Ban RB8302 sunglasses come with lenses that have Anti-reflective and Hydro-oleophobic coatings. That was a question I have never had before and I started researching it.

At first I made a mistake and told him that these coatings were not included with the lenses because that information is not in the catalogue. However, I made a huge mistake. Ray Ban, actually came out with a new Tech sunglasses collection. Currently, they have 4 models of sunglasses: RB8301, RB8302, RB8303 and RB8304. They come with new Carbon Fiber frame material which is very lightweight, strong and flexible. The lenses in these models come with anti-reflective and hydro-oleophobic coatings. Hydro-oleophobic coating means that lenses are permanently protected against water and fingerprints marks. Water will simply slide of the lenses.  

When it comes to Ray Ban prescription eyeglasses or sunglasses, you can order AR coating as an additional coating because it is not included with any lenses by default.

Great news! Optics Planet added my favorite shades by Roberto Cavalli to their sunglasses collection. I love Roberto Cavalli sunglasses for the style and performance. I really have to give Roberto credit for coming up with such a great idea as a snake theme. If you never noticed before take a look at all of Cavalli’s products. They have a snake idea hidden in all of them: sunglasses, perfumes, etc… It looks great on sunglasses, looks very presentable and elegant.

Roberto Cavalli likes to use Swarovski crystals on his sunglasses. You should really take a look at those sunglasses, it looks like they have real diamonds on it. I fell in love with Roberto Cavalli sunglasses collection as soon as I first saw them and now, we finally added them to our sunglasses collection in Optics Planet. I encourage everybody to take a look at the new Roberto Cavalli sunglasses collection that we offer. I am sure that you will not find better pricing anywhere!!

P.S. I bought 2 pairs for myself already..:)

There are many activities that we do on every day basis that require our eyes to be protected. Most of the time, we don’t even think about that. Lab workers or construction workers have to protect their eyes from all the particles and chemicals they work with. I saw construction personnel working without any type of eyewear so many times. Safety glasses are a must in cases like that. What if something happens around you or the wind will blow the other way and you will get pieces of something flying into your eye! It can damage our eyes forever.

Pyramex safety glasses are a leader between all safety glasses brands. They are great for laboratories and for constructions, for remodeling or for just cutting grass. These safety glasses are not very expensive, but they will definitely save your eyes and save you money in a long run.

Optics Planet works closely with military and law enforcement personnel. Many of them buy goggles needed for work. They definitely need goggles that will protect their eyes, no matter what happens on the field. We have many different brands of tactical goggles available. You will ask why not buy any other goggles. Tactical goggles come with ballistic lenses. These lenses are great for protecting the eyes especially if you have a bullet flying into you or a bomb that can blow up any minute. We have a few brands that specialize in tactical goggles. Wiley X is one of them. We had many customers who bought Wiley X goggles from us. They, later on, send us pictures of them showing that if it wasn’t for the goggles they would be blind.

We also have ESS goggles which have a special line of goggles made for firefighters. They come with a special lens coating to protect the eyes in case of a fire. ESS has developed one of the best protective eyewear that delivers peak performance in extreme situations!

I strongly recommend buying tactical goggles if you use them for military, motorcycle riding, or shooting. Regular goggles will not save your eyes if something happens.