Spectacles Direct

Spectacles direct would be a good name for a company selling spectacles over the Internet in the same way that there are companies selling holidays or insurance direct to their clients.

Spectacles Direct

Spectacles' or 'eyeglasses' are the more formal words for 'glasses', 'specs' or 'goggles', they are generally used to correct vision, but there are other specialized types of spectacles the purpose of which is to protect the eyes from the sun, as in sunglasses, or from flying debris at work, as in eye defenders.

Previously you had to go to the local opticians in order to buy your spectacles but these days you can buy your spectacles direct from the manufacturer which could be situated anywhere in the world.

If you buy spectacles direct from the manufacturer wherever they may be in the world, you will be able to design and get whichever spectacles or sunglasses that you want.

Modern eyeglasses are supported on the nose by two plastic pads, one on either side of the nose, whereas old-fashioned glasses either clipped onto the nose (pince-nez) or were held in front of the eyes temporarily (lorgnettes and scissors glasses), however very few people would consider using these styles now.

Another old-fashioned style is the monocle, an eyeglass for only one eye, which you still see being worn, but very rarely. Often the use of a monocle is affected.

Modern spectacles, as you might expect from a firm that sells spectacles direct, make use of CR-39 lenses which are light-weight, scratch-resistant plastic lenses. CR-39 lenses also offer good filtration of ultra-violet and infra-red radiation.

Then there are polycarbonate and Trivex lenses which are the most shatter-resistant lenses available making them the most ideal prescription protective eye wear.

Many people who have to wear some form of glasses prefer to wear contact lenses, which you should also be able to buy from any on line store that sells spectacles direct, although modern light frames, such as those made from titanium coupled with CR-39 plastic lenses are so light-weight that it is easy to forget that you are wearing them.

There are two types of glasses that can be worn as protection from the sun's harmful ultra-violet rays, namely prescription and non-prescription sunglasses, both of which should be available from a good on line store from where you can buy spectacles direct.

There is a recent trend towards buying reading glasses off-the-shelf at very low cost. There is nothing particularly wrong with buying spectacles direct from the supplier like this, but people whose sight is defective should still have their eyes tested regularly.

This is because an optometrist, opthamologist or an optician will be able to check for diseases that can cause serious problems to the eyes such as glaucoma, high blood pressure and diabetes.

The best combination is to have your eyes checked and measured by an optician every year, get a prescription and then have glasses made to this prescription by a firm that sells spectacles direct to its customers.