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What’s in Your Christmas Eyewear Wardrobe?
There’s no better way to stamp some panache on your Christmas wardrobe than with a new pair of specs. With 5 days to spend with your Christmas bubble, 6 person parties held under heaters on restaurant terraces, and as many Zoom meetups as you can squeeze in, there’s still going…
Glasses: For Fashion or Function?
Why wear glasses? Have you been advised to wear them by your optician? Or do you just like the way they look? Maybe it’s a combination of both, and why not?! Whether you wear glasses for fashion or because you have a prescription, there’s no reason you shouldn’t make your…
Lindberg Precious Collection – London’s Finest, Danish Style
Lindberg is synonymous with luxury. This high-end Danish eyewear brand has always taken the finest materials and the very latest in eyewear technology to create stunning, minimalist designs. It’s no wonder the brand has won over 100 international design awards, with recognition year on year for its impressive new collections….
Vista Mesh – The Solution for Glare and Night Driving?
Are you spending long hours in front of the glare of your computer screen, whether at home or under the fluorescent lights of the office? Are your eyes feeling the strain? Or perhaps as the days draw in, you’re spending more time dealing with the visual challenges of driving in…
Starck Eyes
“Starck Eyes is discreet, it’s philosophical and high-tech.” – the words of Starck Eyes founder, Phillippe Starck. His eyewear offerings are just the latest in a long line of innovative creations that this famous architect and designer has produced. It’s a brand we’re proud to stock at OPTIX Opticians at…
The ultimate adventure with Revo sunglasses
Buying new sunglasses may not be a priority with everything that’s currently happening, but there’s no reason why you can’t spend some time indulging on some virtual window shopping. Even the most hardened adventurers are staying home and avoiding unnecessary travel, but you can combat boredom by checking out the…
Seeing Spring through with Chanel glasses frames
“A girl should be 2 things — classy and fabulous.” These are the famous words of Coco Chanel. This effervescent attitude lies behind all of the high fashion offerings of the House of Chanel. Coco Chanel’s passion for creating stylish designs that showcase every woman’s feminity is what drove her…
Do you really need more than one pair of glasses?
Variety is the spice of life and although we all have our personal preferences, most of us will admit to changing things up every now and then to avoid falling into routines that are too predictable. From our dinner choices and how we spend our leisure time to perhaps the…
Eye contact and love — what’s the science behind it?
A crowded room, 2 strangers catch each other’s eye and cue t-he lyrics to Dusty Springfield’s The Look of Love. It’s the classic cinematic ploy used to bring together the romantic protagonists of a love story. But have you ever wondered why romantic encounters are so often depicted by longing…
Glare on the Roads – What’s the Solution?
Winter brings shorter daylight hours, so if you work the 9 to 6 grind, you’ll probably be commuting in the dark. Driving at night presents plenty of hazards – reduced depth perception, decreased colour recognition, other drivers forgetting to dim their full beams – but the most pressing danger of…