We have all done it. You stand outside the high street shops, peer through the windows, and try to guess which one is going to give you the best deal on a fresh set of frames. When it comes to a high street showdown between Specsavers vs Boots Opticians, two massive names completely dominate the…
We have all done it. You catch a massive, blurry fingerprint right in the centre of your frame and need to know how to clean anti reflective lenses fast. You don’t have a cloth nearby, so you resort to the old faithful options: a quick huff of breath, a bit of spit, or rubbing them…
There is nothing more frustrating than when your glasses slip down your nose every time you look down. If you are constantly dealing with this daily annoyance in the UK, you are not alone. Not only is it irritating, but when your glasses slip, your pupils misalign with the optical centre of the lenses. This…
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