Many of you have asked “Why can’t you supply varifocals online?”

First let me explain a little how Varifocals work.

I am sure you probably know this but Varifocals blend gradually from your Distance prescription Through your intermediate prescription into your Reading prescription.

This means that the exact point of the distance part of the lens needs to be set at the same height as your pupil (This needs to be millimetre perfect).

The way we would normally measure this in the practice is to place the frame on the patient and measure the distance between the patients pupil and the bottom rim of the new frame in millimetres. 

Each frame you wear will have a different height measurement. Now if we put the same model frame on 3 different people, we would again have 3 different results. Obviously when purchasing Varifocals online this measurement cannot be taken and it’s not a measurement that can be taken from an old pair of glasses and incorporated into a new pair.Some companies will supply them but they will estimate the measurement and they may not work out.

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Thank you so much for all your comments on the previous post and you have all come up with some great topics to talk about. Over the next few weeks I will be covering each topic in detail.

However, one thing I would like to stress before we start is that this eye care site is intended for information purposes only. It is not my intention to diagnose or offer “cures” over the internet.

Should you notice or have any concerns regarding the health of your eyes you should contact your optician immediately. They may then refer you to a specialist if required.

That said (in no particular order) below is a list of topics chosen by you which we will be covering over the next few weeks. They will appear under the various categories which will appear under “Categories” over on the left hand side of this page. The most recent articles will appear under “Recent Posts” on the top left of this page.

You can of course stay up to date by using one of the RSS buttons of the left or the Entries RSS link if you know how to add this feed manually.

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Laser Eye Surgery
Can Eye Exercises Actually Improve Your Vision?
Healthy Eating For Healthy Eyes
The Difficulty of Supplying Varifocals Online & Our Solution.
The Importance of Regular Eye Examinations
Glasses and General Tips for VDU Users
Night Time Driving Tips and Lenses
Various Contact Lenses and Their Uses
The Supply of Contact Lenses Online
Various Lenses and There Uses
The Supply of Spectacles Online
Your Prescription and What It All Means
Various Eye Conditions and Diseases
Glasses For Intermediate Distance

Plus many more! As you can see I have had a lot of questions, some general ones and some which are specific and unique.

I will try my best to cover them all in the topics over the next few weeks. However, once again if you are concerned about your eyesight you must contact your optician today!

Here’s a quick tip for reading web pages.

Did you know that if you’re having difficulty reading a web page you can enlarge the text?

Here’s how you do it and you can test it out this page.

On your keyboard at the bottom left hand corner you will see the “Ctrl” Button. Hold this button down and whilst it is depressed “Scroll Back” with the wheel on your mouse. This will enlarge the text so that you can read the page a little easier.

To return the text size hold down the “Ctrl” button and scroll forward (Be care full not to go too far as you will end up with REALLY small text on your page.

Another way to do this is to click on “View” at the top of your web browser, put your pointer over “Text” (it should normally be set at medium) you can the select from Larger, Largest, Smaller, Smallest and Medium.

Note: Many web designers design their pages with the Medium text size in mind so enlarging may make the layout of the page display differently. Also images are not enlarged just the text.

However in IE 7 running on widows vista the “Crtl” and scroll works as a kind of zoom feature which will enlarge images but the may become blurred.