Category: Frames & Lenses

New glasses tend to feel a little strange at first. Your eyes and brain need time to work with lenses they haven’t used before, so mild blur or a dull headache in the first few days doesn’t tell you much on its own. Once you’re past 2 weeks and nothing has eased up, or one…

Glasses reflect light. Once you start noticing it, it's hard to stop, whether it's the white flash across your lenses in a photo or the glow of a monitor bouncing back at you after a long day at your desk. Anti-reflective (AR) coating is a thin, multi-layered treatment applied to both sides of a lens…

You have a pair of glasses you absolutely love. They fit your face perfectly, the style is just right, and you feel great when you wear them. But now your prescription has changed, and you find yourself wondering if you can just pop new lenses into your favourite old frames. Yes, you can often use…

Have you ever found yourself squinting on a bright Saskatoon day, even with sunglasses on? That intense, blinding light bouncing off a wet road or a car's windshield is glare, and it can make seeing clearly a challenge. While most sunglasses just darken your view, they don’t always help with glare. That’s where polarized lenses…

Driving at night can feel daunting for many people. Blinding headlights and dimly lit roads often make night driving more challenging than daytime journeys.  You may benefit from specialized eyewear if you've noticed that it’s harder to spot road signs or that glare from oncoming traffic feels overwhelming at night. There isn't a one-size-fits-all answer,…

Experiencing difficulty seeing  things up close even with your glasses on can be both frustrating and concerning. This issue can stem from various factors, such as changes in your vision, the type of glasses you have, or underlying eye conditions.  By understanding why you’re struggling with near vision despite wearing glasses, and by knowing what…

Ever looked at your glasses prescription and wondered what all those terms mean? One term that often confuses is Plano. Plano is usually noted with a zero or the abbreviation "PL" on your prescription. For instance, if the sphere (SPH) value for one or both eyes shows "Plano," it indicates no corrective lens strength is…