As the new year approaches, it’s important for us to reflect on the past year and start planning for the future. More often than not, we consider spending more time with the family, taking up a new hobby or pushing for that job promotion. One thing we tend to miss is putting our health first. It’s important to schedule regular check-ups with the doctor, dentist or a therapist – but how often do we think about our eye health? Have you ever considered blue light glasses?

In an increasingly digitised world, we’re naturally switching to digital alternatives for almost everything. We work remotely, we read books using a tablet, we check the news by watching TV or on our phones, and we spend hours scrolling through social media. This shift to digital alternatives affects our children too, as classroom activities become more digital focused and children play games on a digital device, instead of using traditional ones. It’s important for us to consider the impact of increased digital screen use on our eye health. Not only that, but the negatives of too much screen time, like eye irritation, disrupted sleep cycles and headaches – which all have a negative knock-on effect on our health.

Whilst it’s not possible to remove digital devices from our lives, it’s important that we look ahead, to a solution of how we can protect our eyes – and those of our little ones! Lucky for us, online glasses retailers offer affordable solutions to buying glasses online, including blue light glasses (also know as computer glasses) which use blue light blocking technology. This technology helps to block blue light wavelengths (between 380nm and 500nm), that can scatter easily causing damage to the eye. By limiting the penetration of these short wavelengths, it provides a ‘fort-like’ barrier to the eye, protecting your vision from blue light. If you’d like to give blue light glasses a try, follow along below to style the whole family in no time:

1. Choose a style that suits your face shape

The first factor to consider is the face shape of each family member, as this determines which frame style will suit them best, based on their natural facial features.

• Round faces – Naturally have a curving chin, fuller cheeks and a wider forehead. It’s recommended to choose flat rectangular frames that help make the face appear more defined. If you have a cool complexion, give tortoiseshell print frames a try!
• Square faces – This face shape has strong natural contouring, with a wide forehead and a defined jawline. Choose round or oval frames to help to soften the facial features, but steer clear of narrow frames, these could make you look squinty!
• Heart-shaped faces – You have high cheekbones, a wide forehead and a narrow pointed chin. Search for a pair of frames that are wider at the top than they are at the bottom, like cat-eye or wayfarer styles. Narrow frames could look a little lost, and chunky frames will appear over-bearing on the face, so try to find a balance between the two.
• Oval faces – With a natural oval shape, you’re lucky enough to suit most frame styles, but steer clear from anything too square or circular, as they may look a little chunky.

2. Use the virtual try-on!

Thanks to the latest advancements in technology, you can make shopping for glasses fun, by virtually trying-on glasses online! It’s really simple to use and creates the “in-store try-on experience” without the added hassle. Your kids are sure to love it as it’s just like a cool glasses filter! All you need to do is:

1. Position your face in the area shown on the screen – this makes sure the size of the glasses is reflected accurately on your digital selfie.
2. Take a 5-second selfie video, carefully following the directions shown on the screen, moving your head slowly from left to right.
3. Your virtual selfie is now created! You can filter glasses or sunglasses by using the “Virtual Try-on” filter, with the freedom to choose and try-on as many as you’d like.

Remember, before purchasing any glasses, always check with your children that they like the style. They’re more likely to wear a pair of sunglasses they love, so let them choose their favourite!

3. Personalise your glasses

You can easily upgrade your glasses or blue light glasses to suit your prescription needs. Firstly you need to choose the lens index, otherwise known as the “thickness” of the lens. If you have a higher prescription it’s advisable to choose a thinner lens. Next, just upload your prescription at checkout or opt to send it at a later stage via email. If you’re struggling with any eye health related questions, you can check out the Optical Centre, which has hundreds of articles to help with everything from lens indexes, how to measure your pupillary distance, or simply finding the best styles to suit you.

SmartBuyGlasses UK offer a wide range of fashionable and value eyewear brands, home to blue light glasses for mum, dad and children! With designer brands like Tom Ford and Burberry, to more affordable options like SmartBuy Kids, the online retailer is proud to offer a pair of frames for everyone, to compliment your personality and style.

 

 

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