Marshall Fie (Minneapolis, MN 55402-2040)

• What are lasting trend of fashion sunglasses for men?

  Aviator glasses will never go out of fashion, accompanied by new materials and designs. Larger and bolder frames are designed to offer particular tastes, while small glasses are still around for small faces. Lightweight and comfortable plastic frames are always popular among men who desire a younger, hip or retro look.

• At what age is it best to have lasik surgery?

  It is better to have lasik surgery around 20 and make sure your vision has been stable for at least 2 years. If your prescription is still changing, it is useless to have lasik surgery.

• Can I get glasses with my contact lens prescription?

  Unfortunately, no. Doctors make small changes to contact lens prescriptions that they do not make to eyeglasses prescription. So it is better to ask your optician for an eyeglass prescription.

• How often should over 60 people get eyes checked?

  Old People are more likely to have eye diseases such as cataracts, macular degeneration, glaucoma and presbyopia. An annual eye exam is needed to detect t early signs of diabetes, high blood pressure and other diseases that may affect their eyes.

• Can regular glasses be tinted as prescription sunglasses?

  You can make it prescription sunglasses by tinting it to any color you want. But the color has nothing to do with UV protection. You need to add an UV protection coating to protect your eyes from UV rays.

• What factors contribute to durability of glasses?

  To choose durable glasses, at first you should choose durable frames. Some memory mental frames are good and can hardly get broken. Frames using titanium, stainless steel and Flexon are more durable. Then you should consider the type of lens. If you play sports a lot, you should avoid glass lens. Polycarbonate lens is good but can get scratched easily. You need to add an anti-scratch coating on it.

• Is it ok to use allergy eye drops during pregnancy?

  First, you should try to relax, anxiety and stress are not good for the baby. There should be no big deal to use eye drops. If you are quite worried about this, go to the hospital and have an exam to make sure the baby is all right.

• Why can I see better with plastic frames?

  Some high myopes find that they can see better with plastic frames rather than metal ones with nose pads. The distance between the back surface of the lenses and the front of the eyes is named vertex distance, which can be increased by equipping nose pads in metal frames. Plastic frames with a shorter vertex distance are more suitable for highly myopic people. More specifically, some metal frames have unadjusted nose pads, creating a greater vertex distance and making the wearer see a poor-fitting bridge easily. Plastic frames do not involve any nose-pad adjustment and the bridge will always stay at a right place.

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