The reason we say there is a gap between designer eyeglasses and practical ones is because most people either ask for this one or that one when they go to meet their optometrist. It is kind of like fashion shoes and sensible shoes! Rarely do people ask for shoes that are both fashionable and sensible.

Eyeglasses have been around for several centuries now, and there has been a tremendous amount of change that has happened in the science around them. Machines have taken over the responsibility of making precision eyewear as per the doctor’s orders, and there is a deluge in the number of models of frames! For a very long time, the term designer was reserved for sunglasses almost exclusively. Sunglasses – even today – have various models which come in limited editions, and they are made to order – in a particular color combination, or with a mix of unique materials. Those were considered to be ‘designer’. However, over the recent years, the gap between these designer eyeglasses and practical ones has steadily been diminishing.

The primary cause for that is the availability of a wide range of designer frames into which you can fit glasses of any kind – even the high power ones. Earlier – even till a decade or so ago – both frames and glasses were picked up from the optician, and often, they had the final say over the combination. It was rare to see a customer decide what kind of a frame he’d like to go with his glasses. But with technology making it possible for us to select from a myriad range now, making your own designer eyeglasses has become quite simple. You can ask your optician to make your eyeglasses with a particular frame, and he will be able to do it. If he can’t, you can just go online and select the frame you’d like to use, and the glass can either be picked from your optometrist, or that also can be ordered online. Take about customer empowerment!

Designer eyeglasses are not just restricted to the frames. There are so many new kinds of glasses available in the market today, selecting from among them is truly a mammoth task! We have transitions glasses that change according the light outside, we have glasses that double up as eye protectors and sunglasses, and glasses that have bi-focal vision without the mandatory line between them! And this is just the tip of the iceberg!

All of this has made sure that designer eyeglasses can be as practical as you’d like them to. Try them out the next time you change your spectacles. No more boring eyeglasses for you!

The reason we say there is a gap between designer eyeglasses and practical ones is because most people either ask for this one or that one when they go to meet their optometrist. It is kind of like fashion shoes and sensible shoes! Rarely do people ask for shoes that are both fashionable and sensible.

Eyeglasses have been around for several centuries now, and there has been a tremendous amount of change that has happened in the science around them. Machines have taken over the responsibility of making precision eyewear as per the doctor’s orders, and there is a deluge in the number of models of frames! For a very long time, the term designer was reserved for sunglasses almost exclusively. Sunglasses – even today – have various models which come in limited editions, and they are made to order – in a particular color combination, or with a mix of unique materials. Those were considered to be ‘designer’. However, over the recent years, the gap between these designer eyeglasses and practical ones has steadily been diminishing.

The primary cause for that is the availability of a wide range of designer frames into which you can fit glasses of any kind – even the high power ones. Earlier – even till a decade or so ago – both frames and glasses were picked up from the optician, and often, they had the final say over the combination. It was rare to see a customer decide what kind of a frame he’d like to go with his glasses. But with technology making it possible for us to select from a myriad range now, making your own designer eyeglasses has become quite simple. You can ask your optician to make your eyeglasses with a particular frame, and he will be able to do it. If he can’t, you can just go online and select the frame you’d like to use, and the glass can either be picked from your optometrist, or that also can be ordered online. Take about customer empowerment!

Designer eyeglasses are not just restricted to the frames. There are so many new kinds of glasses available in the market today, selecting from among them is truly a mammoth task! We have transitions glasses that change according the light outside, we have glasses that double up as eye protectors and sunglasses, and glasses that have bi-focal vision without the mandatory line between them! And this is just the tip of the iceberg!

All of this has made sure that designer eyeglasses can be as practical as you’d like them to. Try them out the next time you change your spectacles. No more boring eyeglasses for you!