Eyewear Guide

The best glasses for driving are ones with an up-to-date prescription, clean lenses and an anti-reflective coating to reduce glare from headlights and streetlights. For daytime,...

Good everyday eye care is mostly about simple habits: regular screen breaks, protecting your eyes from the sun, getting enough sleep, eating a balanced diet, not...

Many common glasses problems can be fixed, including loose or missing screws, bent frames, worn nose pads and lenses that pop out. Some damage, such as...

The safest way to store glasses is folded in a hard case, and the safest way to carry them is in that case inside a bag...

To care for sunglasses, keep them out of high heat, rinse off sand and salt water with fresh water, clean them gently with a microfibre cloth...

The best way to clean glasses is to rinse them under lukewarm water, wash them with a drop of mild dish soap, rinse again and dry...

Good kids' eyewear is durable, fits well, and is comfortable enough that children actually want to wear it. For glasses, that means tough, flexible frames and...

The best sunglasses for sport and outdoors stay securely in place, use impact-resistant lenses, block UV and have a tint suited to your activity. A wraparound...

Digital eye strain is the tired, dry or uncomfortable feeling many people get after long periods on screens. The 20-20-20 rule is a simple habit to...

Blue light glasses have lenses that filter some of the blue light given off by screens, LED lights and the sun. Some people find them more...

New Zealand has high UV levels for much of the year, so protecting your eyes outdoors matters. Good sunglasses that block close to 100% of UV...

It is time to update your glasses prescription when your vision changes, when your glasses no longer feel comfortable for everyday tasks, or when your optometrist...