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How To Take Care Of Contact Lenses Properly

How many times did you wish you could get rid of those ugly spectacles and enjoy your spectacle free look? Then, contact lenses are one of the best ways to achieve a natural clean look without losing the vision correction.

Contact lenses are available in multiple variants and are suitable for most individuals, and their vision needs. Whether you’re a sports person or a retired person, contact lenses are perfect for you. All you need is the knowledge to take proper care of your contact lenses so that you can enjoy them without stressing.

How to Wear and Remove Contact Lenses:

Wearing and removing contact lenses are quite tricky and it might take you a few tries before you get the hang of it. But once learnt you can do it easily and without thinking twice. Here are a few simple tips to keep your first time contact lens wearing experience pleasant.

  • First get your eyes checked by a trained eye specialist and consult whether you are a good candidate for contact lenses. Though contacts suit most people, it’s best to be sure before you invest in pricey contacts.
  • For people who need vision correction the whole day, then contacts can act as a good option? But choose one with high water content and according to your prescribed type. Some of you might be prescribed to wear Gas Permeable contacts while some may be advised to wear soft contacts.
  • Avoid cosmetic lenses, and try to wear contacts made especially for your vision problem. Choose from brands like Alcon, Bausch & Lomb and Johnson & Johnson.
  • For first time users trim your nails and make sure you wash your hands with an unscented soap and water and let it air dry.
  • Then take out the contacts from its case and place it on your palm and use contact lens solution to moisten it. Then take the lens on your right hand index finger and hold your upper eyelid with your left hand.
  • Looking into the mirror use your ring and little finger to hold your lower eyelid down so that you can get an unobstructed view of the eyes. Now place the lens on your eyes and move your eyes quickly so that the lens settles into the right place.
  • Keep blinking quickly to produce tears for the lens to get placed successfully. And repeat on the other eye in the same manner. Don’t rub your eyes and use a bit of eye drops to calm the eyes and reduce the redness.

Taking care of your Contact Lenses after wearing:

For lenses that have a wearing time of more than a day, you will need to store them in special containers and disinfect them so that they don’t get contaminated. Here are some quick  tips to avoid problems like infections and eye discomfort with long wearing lenses.

  • Always remove and wear lenses with clean hands and use lens solutions to moisten lenses prior to wearing.
  • Don’t over wear lenses, lenses come with a wear time and extended wearing the lens even after the suggested wear time will create problems for your eyes. Always keep a second pair at hand and throw away the lens as soon as the prescribed wear time is exhausted.
  • Always change your lens solution every day, and change your lens case every six months to avoid any infections.
  • Always use multipurpose lens solutions to clean lenses. Lens cleaning removes dust, dirt, proteins and bacteria from lenses and keeps them safe for wearing.
  • Don’t sleep with your lenses on, and alternate between the spectacles and lenses to avoid long term lens wearing problems like lack of oxygen supply to your eyes, changes in the thickness and shape of the cornea, formation of micro cysts and vision loss. Also possible eye problems include swelling of the cornea, dry eyes, inflammation, allergic reaction, infections etc.

So, be a smart contact lens wearer and take proper care of your contacts. Follow these tips and get the maximum use out of your contact lenses.

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Steps To Choose our Eyeglasses Properly

Eyeglasses are no longer uncool, they are one of the most trendy accessories of the young and hip generation. Eyeglasses are very versatile with many designs and metals being used to create these stylish accessories, it’s definitely easy to get confused about what style or design one should go for. Clearly, many prospective buyers go through a lot of pain in selecting their perfect frames and sometimes even settle for whatever their optical store salesman hands them. But today, we offer you an extensive guide so as to ease your problems.

Step 1:  Determine your face shape

You might feel strange when we put importance to recognizing your face shape, but it’s the first step towards choosing an eyeglass that’s worth your time and money. So, before even checking out eyeframes, decide what type of face you have. Here are the most common ones: Round, square, oblong, heart, diamond, rectangular, oval and many more. You can check out our face shape guide for details on how to determine your face shape.

Step 2: Determine which Frame Shapes Look Best for Your Face Shape

Whether you’re a first time wearer or purchasing a replacement or additional glasses, always choose a frame that’s marked as compatible with your face shape. Noone wants to look strange wearing their glasses. Skip round frames if you already have round face shape, if you have a square face shape, avoid thick square frames which make you face look more square.  All of our eyeframes come with indicators which display the ideal face shapes for each  frames, so take note and choose accordingly.

Step 3: Determine the Frame Material& Size

Eyeglasses frames are made from different materials like metal. Titanium, shell, plastic and more. Some even have speailjewellery like designs wth precious metals or rhinestones on them, some can even come with diamonds studden in their eyeframes, so choose wisely. For a more durable eyeframe that is also very lightweight choose Titanium eyeframes. Shell eyeframes and plastic eyeframes come in a variety of colors and designs. Also it’simportanct to know which frame sizes are required for your face shape. Most faces suit medium frmae sizes but you can check out your esictingeyeframe for the dimensions and compare with the eyeframes on GKB Opticals for the best fitting.

Step 4: Choose your Frames design

Eyeframes are mainly categorized by their frame designs which include Full rimmed, Half rimmed and rimless eyeglasses . Full rimmed styles are most common and are safe if you’re always dropping or mishandling your glasses. The frame protects the lens , but it also creates a line around your vision and can change your looks. Half rimmed or semi rimless ones have a rimmed upper portion (viz. the temple) but don’t have rimmed lower portions, making them more comfortable and easier to own. Rimless eyeframes are the least obtrusive and can be really lightweight too. But they also come with chance of damage to the lens by accidentally dropping the lenses.

Step 5: Decde upon the Brand

At the GKB Opticals online catalog, you will find numerous branded spectacle frames that you won’t find anywhere else. Choose from high end brands like Ray Ban, Oakley, Vogue, Tommy Hilfiger, Prada, Gucci, Versace and more. You’ll also find affordable spectacle eyeglass frames from Lance Bremmer, Inspira and Legacy. Browse through the catalog, use the panel on the left side to refine your search. You might just get some extra discounts and deals too, just check out the online store or ring us at 1800 419 1990 for any queries and to know about special offers and promotions(If any).

Step 5: Choose your lens package

If you’re getting lenses without power you will need ‘Plano Lenses’ , if you have single vision, rhen thee are nuktiple lens packages for you. If you require bifocal lenses, you will again have a few choises to make . Also there are hhigh index lenses,  progressive lenses and many, many more. So if you’re stuck or confused with what lenses to choose let our customer support guide you through the purchase.

Step 6 : Try on Eyeframes using Virtual Try on Tool

It always makes sense to try out how your eyeglasses look before you place the order, so make use of GKB Optical’s online virtual try on tool and see how your chosen eyeframe looks on your face. Upload or click your photo using your webcam ; or you can also choose a model face similar to your face shape to try on the eyeglass.

Step 7: Finalize & Checkout

After you’re sanguine that your selected frame is Ok, Upload your prescription, or let our customer care executives guide you through the next phrases. Add your lens order or get your eyeframes only, and pay for your order. In a few days, you will receive your eyeframes at home.

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How Computer Glasses Work – An Overview

Computer glasses are special glasses that are designed to provide the eyes comfortable vision while working on digital devices like laptops and desktops. Advancement of technology has made computers and laptops a part of our daily life and has become inevitable at our workstations too.

Computer glasses are mostly designed to eliminate the harsh lights emitted from the backlit screens used in digital devices such as desktops, laptops, tabs and mobile phones. Every day while we are busy at working on the digital screens or mobiles we don’t feel that we’re causing discomfort for our eyes. Eyes are really active organs which constantly work to provide us the clearest vision and give our brains the information to work properly.

When we work on digital screens we force our eyes to readjust focus on what’s in front constantly. When we shift from pictures to text our eyes quickly adjust focus to keep the text in focus. Our eyes also keep adjusting the focus while we shift between the keyboard and screen. Also improper lighting can aggravate the problem.

The main problem for people working on digital devices for extended period is the aftereffects and eye problems faced while working. The most common symptoms of eye problem resulting from use of computers and digital devices are known as Computer Vision Syndrome or CVS.

The main problems experienced in CVS headaches after using digital devices, blurry vision, neck pain , eye strain, eye redness, fatigue, dry eyes, irritation in the eyes, vertigo or dizziness, double vision, polyopia and problems in refocusing the eyes.

The scary fact is that National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health has shared their findings that about 90% users, who spend 3+ hours before a computer, will face some symptoms of CVS. One of the main problems faced during using a digital device is the reflections and excessive blue-violet lights. Also when we read our eyes blink fewer times, causing straining in our eyes and also causing dry eyes. So, it’s really important that one uses some kind of eye protection to reduce the eye problems associated with computer vision syndrome.

The Best way to reduce eye problems and increase your chances of keeping your eyes unaffected from the harsh lights from computer screens, computer glasses are the best solutions. Computer glasses are really useful to keep eyes more relaxed and feeling easy while you work on the computer. These glasses are specially tinted to reduce the amount of light passing to your eyes which reduces the eye fatigue. Also computer glasses come with an anti glare coating which is said to reduce the unnecessary reflections and block excessive lights, also causing eyes to feel more relaxed.

Computer glasses are formulated to block and reduce the amount of light that enters our eyes. Blue light focuses in front of the retina and forces our eyes to constantly shift it’s focus to keep the object/ text/ image in front in focus. This makes it tough for our eyes to keep up and causes fatigue. So, wearing a specially crafted computer glass eliminates the constant need to keep focusing and reduces fatigue.

So if you’re spending more than three hours in-front of a computer or digital screen opt for computer glasses and reduce your eye straining and fatigue.

 

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Tips for Protecting Your Glasses

Your glasses are important and whether or not you wear them daily, it’s required that you keep them safe. Eyeglasses can wear off with regular wear and tear and both the Eyeframes and lenses can get damaged with regular use. Lenses can get scratched with regular usage from things like clothes, dust etc and from other mishaps. Also if not stored properly it can get scratched from foreign objects which are stored together. This makes it important to keep it safe throughout the day.

Here are the steps you should take to keep your glasses protected everyday.

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Step 1: Keep Your Glasses in A Case

We all know that keeping spectacles open or in a space where it can come in contact with sharp objects is not at all advisable, but we mostly disregard this. Sometimes we keep spectacles in bags or purses or in pockets, forcing them to get scratched by items like keys, coins, pens and many more things. IF you wear polycarbonate lenses with coatings, this will make visible scratches on your lens surface and damage your lenses over time. Scratches damage the coatings like UV coatings, dust free or water resistance coatings and create disturbing scratches on the surface. Glass lenses show more resistance to scratches but nonetheless keeping them safe in a box is required. Always use spectacle cases for your eyeglasses when they’re not in use.

Step 2: Clean properly

Another mistake that most spectacle wearers make is not using appropriate cleaning solutions and soft cloth for cleaning lenses. Everyone has at least once used their clothing’s to clean their glasses on the go, since they got soiled or needed immediate cleaning. But lenses can get damaged when proper cleaning solutions or cleaning cloth is not used. It’s advised to use either lint free clothes or microfiber cloth to clean the lenses.

Also use proper solutions for cleaning the lenses like lens cleaning solutions meant to be used for lens cleaning. Or use plain water to wipe off the dust particles in running water and wipe gently with a microfiber cloth.

Step 3: Know When to Replace your Lens or Frame:

It’s necessary that you know when to replace your lenses or frame. Lenses and frame both get worn out with regular use and it’s necessary that you know when to replace your lenses. The time to change your lenses can be when your lenses get scratched too much or if they start developing cracks. Sometimes your visit to the doctor might indicate that your prescription has changed. For spectacles frames, when your frames show signs of damage like peeling, or breaking of parts, or damage to the nose bridge or the temples, you might want to get a new pair as soon as possible.

It’s easy to change your lenses or frames; you can do it at a shop or buy it online. For online purchases, you can choose www.gkboptical.com and choose from a wide variety of 1450+ frame designs and many lens packages to suit your needs and budget. You can choose from designer Eyeframes or simple affordable eyeglass frames whichever your requirement is. You can also choose between full rimmed, half rimmed or rimless Eyeframes depending on your face shape or the look you personally prefer.

You can get rimless frames if you’re looking for a clean look where your glasses create the least obstructions. These frames also are quite weightless so you’ll feel as if your spectacles have lost weight. Rimmed frames offer a change in your look and give you a more polished professional look. Whereas full rimmed frames help to give you a differen look altogether.

No matter what frames or lenses you get, it’s important to get scratch resistant lenses to reduce lens damage. Also don’t take your glasses near high heat or very low temperatures where it can function properly. So these are some ways by which you can make your eyeglasses stay in great shape for a longer period.

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Fun facts about human eye

Eyes are precious organs and more often than not people forget to take proper care of their eyes. Until and unless we face any eye problems we hardly give proper care for our eyes. Our eyes are amazing organs and there are some amazing fun facts about eyes that can make your wonder!

Fact 1:

We all know eyelashes keep eyes safe from dust and dirt but did you know that the average life span of eyes is about 5 months. Also, did you know that the length of the eyelashes shed by a human all throughout his life is more than 98 feet.

Fact 2:

Eyes stay the same size from your birth to your death. But your nose and ears don’t stop growing.

Fact 3:

All our muscles are made from tissues that contain blood vessels and need blood to Do you know that corneas are the only tissues that don’t have blood.

Fact 4:

Our retinas perceive the outside world as upside down and the images in our retina are split in half as well as distorted; it’s our brain that constantly keeps on working to keep these distorted and upside down images create our vision.

Fact 5

Humans originally had brown eyes; the blue eyes came as a mutation around 6000 years ago. The rarest eye color is green.

Fact 6:

If you have blue eye color, you can be linked to a single ancestor with who all other blue eyed people across the world share a link.

Fact 7:

Fingerprints are unique and are used widely for identification. A fingerprint has 40 unique characteristics but a retina has 256. This is the reason why increasingly retina scans are being preferred over fingerprint scan for identification.

Fact 8:

80% of all eye problems in the world can be avoided or treated if diagnosed in time or if they get adequate vision correctors. Eyes are known to heal really quickly and it’s been proved that it can repair minor corneal scratch in less than 48 hours. With proper care and vision aid, eyes can perform well and stay healthy. To keep eyes healthy, proper eye checkup is essential. If vision correction is required for refraction problems like myopia, presbyopia, astigmatism etc one can get spectacles or eyewear as required after consulting with an eye specialist.

Fact 9 :

It’s not possible to transplant a whole eye, since more than 1 million nerve fibers connect the eyes to the brain. When people talk about eye transplant, they are actually talking about transplant of the cornea. Medical science has not yet figured out a way to reconstruct the nerve fibers that connect the eyes to the brain.

Fact 10:

An eye is constructed of more than two million working parts which provide our eyes the ability to see properly. It is also the most active muscles in our body and do not rest while we’re sleeping too.

 

Hope these interesting facts will make you understand how much our vision is worth and how much we neglect our eyes. Take care of your eyes; use protective eyewear and vision correction as and when required.

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Upto 30% off on Sunglasses

Valentine’s day might be gone by now, but Season’s biggest eyewear sale at GKB Opticals is still live. Shop your favorite Sunglasses, eyeframes and more eyewear at upto 30% discount. Get great deals on Premium Brands and in house products. No more waiting at the local Spectacles shop for offers and discounts when you can avail such lucrative discounts online at GKB Opticals.

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GKB Opticals is offering up to 30% Discounts on a wide catalog of premium and Budget range of Sunglasses, Eyeglasses and Spectacles.  GKB Opticals, India’s largest Eyewear store is offering up to 30% Off on select range of Sunglasses including high end brands like Ray Ban, Oakley, Rodenstock, Armani, Prada , Inspira , Legacy and many more brands. Also, attractive offers of up to 30% discount is offered on international brands like Oakley Spectacles, Lance Bremmer, Vogue, Police, Tommy Hilfiger, Porsche, Versace and many more brands.

If you’ve been waiting for offers to buy your new pair of sunnies then this is a great time to buy some cool new sunglasses. Enjoy discounts that will leave you wanting more on premium aviator, wayfarer, sporty and cat eye sunglasses from brands like Prada, Oakley, Rodenstock, Maui Jim, Versace, Giorgio Armani, Tiffany, Idee, Porsche and more. Show your true colors with sunglasses from GKB Opticals.

Whether you’re looking for contemporary designs or classic ones, GKB Opticals hosts a number of cool and trendy designs that will look good on people of all ages. You can choose from rimless, rimmed and half rimmed spectacle styles that can make you look attractive. Also get exciting discount on eyeglass frames. Choose from budget frames or look out for branded frames . There are lots of choices in designs like wayfarer, aviator, cat eyes, club master , round, oval and many more.

GKB Opticas, the largest eyewear store, has a wide selction of eyeframes designs and you will surely find a design you love .But don’t stress, chances are you will love more than one for yourself, so splurge and get yourself some classy and premium eyewear at reduced prices. . With hundreds of different designs and styles of sunglasses, eye frames and spectacles, you’re bound to be lost while choosing so let the friendly customer service team help you out using chat, call and email support.

All products at GKB Opticals is 100% genuine. We are the authorized retailers of many international brands, so you get only genuine products at the best price online in India. Also enjoy free shipping, easy returns, exchange facility on your orders and order stress free. Paying is also made easy with different payment options like COD, EMI and Credit Card, debit card and net banking payment facilities. Call at 1800 419 1990 or mail us at cs@gkboptical.com for any kind of assistance.

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How To Book For A Free Eye Test

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GKBOpticals has added a new feather to his cap of accomplishments. We are offering free eye testing services to everyone who takes the effort of just booking an appointment. The Free eye testing facility is available in all GKB Opticals retail stores in across 30 cities. So, go ahead and log onto our website to book your appointment today.

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The Process of booking for a free eye test is below:

Why Are Eye Exams Important?

Along with your age or physical health, it’s important to have regular eye   exams.This is an important part of health maintenance for everyone. Adults should have their eyes tested to keep their prescriptions current and to check for early signs of eye disease. For children,cheap jerseys eye exams can play an important role in normal development.

During a complete eye exam, your eye doctor will not only determine your prescription for eyeglasses or contact lenses, but will also check your eyes for common eye diseases, assess how your eyes work together as a team and evaluate your eyes as an indicator of your overall health

What is the eye doctor checking for?

  • Presbyopia: Presbyopia usually occurs beginning at around age 40, when people experience blurred near vision when reading, sewing or working at the computer.You can”t escape presbyopia, even if you”ve never had a vision problem before. Even people who are nearsighted will notice that their near vision blurs when nbso online casino reviews they wear their usual eyeglasses or contact lenses to correct distance vision.
  • Eye Diseases:Many eye diseases, such as glaucoma and diabetic eye disease, have no obvious symptoms in their early stages. Your eye doctor will check the health of your eyes inside and out for signs of early problems. In most cases, early detection and treatment of eye diseases can help reduce your risk for permanent vision loss.
  • Other Diseases: Your eye doctor can detect early signs of some systemic conditions and diseases by looking at your eye”s blood vessels, retina and so forth. They may be able to tell you if you are developing high blood pressure, high cholesterol or other problems.For example, diabetes can cause small blood vessel leaks or bleeding in the eye, as well as swelling of the macula (the most sensitive part of the retina), which can lead to vision loss. It’s estimated that one-third of Americans who have diabetes don”t know it; your eye doctor may detect the disease before your primary care physician does, especially if you”re overdue for a physical.
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Ifitframe Bringing in Revolution in GKBOptical’s Virtual Eyewear Fitting Experience

Ifitframe was created to answer the most important question people come across when making online eyewear purchases. It aims to make browsing and purchasing for eyewear fun and exciting. It aids customers to take a buying decision. It is easy to use and enhances your total shopping experience. This is a virtual try on mirror which allows optical users to check out different frames and sunglasses just like they would have done in an optical store.

This revolutionary application has been incorporated in our online optical store – GKBOptical.com. This application concentrates on offering the best solution coupled with creative features to assist our esteemed customers casino pa natet to make the correct buying decision. This effective solution has provided our customers with a world of benefits. It accelerates your business in the online eyewear world.

IFitframe after being incorporated in our site has allowed users to move, resize, and rotate frames to fit their photo. Customers can easily try on multiple styles of glasses and shades and save the look they like so that they can compare the one that best suits their face. As a user you can download your favorite look and share it with your loved ones on social media or even email them. Users of Ifitframe at GKBOptical.com can save upto 9 different looks at one time and create their very own look book. Users can either upload a picture or take a picture through webcam or use a dummy model picture present at GKBOptical.com.Virtual Fitting Experience

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GKB Better Vision Center: Guarantee of Quality at a Budget-Friendly Price

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Launched on January 1, 2015 at P-46 Kasba Industrial Estate, Phase – II, Kolkata – 700107, GKB Better Vision Centre promises to make style and accurate vision available at an affordable rate. The store is open from 10:00AM – 6:00 PM for the customers to come and take their pick from a wide range of budget-friendly spectacles. There are more than 100 designer spectacles available to take your pick. You can get your frames as well as lenses from here at an affordable price. Buyers can get Single Vision Spectacles at just Rs 300 and Bifocal Glasses at Rs 450. The attractive aspect to this budget-friendly deal is that you can get your eyes tested by our certified optometrists for free. They will conduct a complete digital eye check up with the help of high end equipments at

this world class facility which will ensure you with the best results. Buying affordable glasses with a guarantee for quality will now become easier for you. Our glasses that you can buy from only our centre are as good as the ones you buy from a high street optician. We also online casino offer sunglasses at an unbelievable price of Rs 100. Our friendly and efficient customer service executives and opticians are available to help you place your order so that you can find the right pair for yourself. This centre has come up as a blessing for all who desire to achieve accurate vision at a budget-friendly price. You can be guaranteed of stylish frames with quality lenses that will give you best quality glasses at never seen before prices. So, what are you waiting for? Go ahead and visit our only GKB Better Vision Center at Kasba, Kolkata today and grab the best pair for yourself.   GKB Better Vision Centre

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Free Eye Testing At GKBOpticals: Register Online Today

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Timely eye tests are important to ensure http://viagra7-pharmacycanada.com/viagra-brand.html perfect eye health. celebrex dosage Your test can pick up early signs of conditions before you are aware of any symptoms. The test will indicate whether you need glasses or there is change in your current eye power. It will also include other conditions that affect the eyes such as diabetes, glaucoma and macular degeneration.

Here is what you have to do. Enter the personal details and store location and date which you will be visiting for your test. Our

certified optometrists will do complete digital eye check up on high end equipments at their world class facility that can ensure the very best results.

By getting your eye tests done from GKBOpticals you can ensure flagylpharmacy-generic that your eye health is perfectly taken care of. We are different from others, and we have our equipments and years of experience to tell you that story. Register online today to book your free appointment.

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