Categories for Eyewear

Keeping Your Glasses Clean This Winter

Oct 25, 2022 Published by Leave your thoughts

Glasses are a must for many people. They help people with impaired vision to exist and to flourish. That being said, they do tend to fog up when drastic temperature changes occur. Anyone with glasses can attest, the fogging of glasses when you go from indoors to outdoors can be especially annoying. There are some ways that you can keep them from fogging up and keep them clean this winter. Pre-Treating Glasses Do your glasses keep fogging in cold weather? One of the best things that you can do is to take the time to pre-treat them. Using warm, soapy water to create... View Article

How to Match Your Glasses to Your Outfit

Oct 18, 2022 Published by Leave your thoughts

When you come to Art & Eye, you can count on friendly service from our professional representatives. You are certainly welcome to ask any questions that you may have about styling around glasses or how to style glasses. These are questions that our team receives all the time, and we want to make sure you get the answers that you deserve. Think About Color Matching One of the first things that you need to think about is how the color of your glasses frames matches up with the colors of clothing that you tend to wear. You should look at the... View Article

A Detailed History of Glasses

Aug 15, 2022 Published by Leave your thoughts

Do you ever wonder about the invention of glasses? You may, after all, wear a pair every day. And even if you don’t, you know at least someone who does.  Isn’t it amazing how a small device can do big things, especially for those who have eye problems? Let’s take a quick look at the history of eyeglasses, so we can better appreciate them in our everyday life.  The Birth of Eyeglasses Italian monks created the first glass lenses in the 13th century. The semi-shaped ground lenses developed were first made with beryl, a type of quartz. At the time, these... View Article

What Your Eyewear Says About You

May 19, 2022 Published by Leave your thoughts

Eyeglasses are not just for those of us who need assistance with reading, seeing the chalkboard, the TV screen, or the highway. They have become some of the most fabulous accessories in fashion today. Consumers flock to stores to buy the latest frames, even if they don’t have prescription lenses placed within the frames.  Eyeglass frames come in many shapes, sizes, colors, and materials. As you shop around your nearest dispensary or retail store, you will see a few of the following frames: Thick Plastic Frames Thinner Plastic Frames Metal Frames Flexible Titanium frames Semi-Rimless Frames Rimless Frames These frames can hold the... View Article

Who Invented Eye Glasses?

May 6, 2022 Published by Leave your thoughts

Eyeglasses have been around for so long that many people have lost track of who invented eyewear. The answer could date back to the late 13th century, when Italy’s Salvino D’Armate might have created the world’s first working example of eyewear. D’Armate made his eyeglasses using either metal or bone for the frame. He used quartz as lenses due to the poor quality of glass production at the time. D’Armate presented his invention to an Italian monk named Allesandro della Spina. Spina presented the eyeglasses to the public, and that act caused many to consider Spina to be the person... View Article