Wal Mart Vision Center (Brooklyn Park, MN 55445-2403)

• Is there any clear glasses I can use as protective eyewear for basketball?

  I think you are meaning basketball goggles. They are popular among basketball players and can protect you from serious hit on the eyes. But I think they are not stylish and even a little ugly to wear.

• What would the doctors do to perform a lazy eye test?

  They will look at your pupil reflex alignment with a penlight, check alignment with cover/uncover testing, sometimes Maddox rod testing if you have one. see if there is a refractive error or if the best corrected vision is limited.

• Can plastic lens glasses be refurbished?

  If your glasses are prescription, you can't refurbished the lens. Because when they get refurbished, the prescription of glasses may change and no longer fit your eyes.

• Can I repair my chipped rimless glasses?

  Instead of getting them repaired, you can almost get a new pair of glasses with the repair cost. Glasses can be hardly repaird if they get broken on the lens. Even you can repair it for temporary, they would get broken soon. So it is better to get a new pair.

• How to get rid of sore eyes after swimming?

  You should wear swimming goggles before going underwater. It can prevent your eyes from getting infected by the chemical stuff in swimming pool. Wash your eyes with clean and warm water. Some eye drops may help relieve the sore eyes.

• Will the photochromic lenses in sunglasses become completely clear indoors?

  Good quality photochromic sunglasses can get completly clear indoors. Maybe the sunglasses you got are not quite good, so there still is slight tint in the lens.

• Why is measurement of the Pupillary Distance unnecessary in an eye exam?

  Actually the PD has nothing to do with eye exam and it is not required in the US or Canada either. The doctor would only measure it if you are going to buy glasses from them at the same time. You can aslo measure you PD by yourself at home with a ruler and a mirror.

• Are Black Rimmed clear Eyeglasses in style?

  They are still quite fashionable. I have seen many celebrities wearing such kind black rimmed eyeglasses, female and male. Just be confident and have a try. You will look cool with them.

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