Archive for February, 2010

Happy Purim

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Purim is a two day event beginning at sundown on the fourteenth day of Adar, the twelve month of the Jewish calendar.

Every race and religion has their solemn and their festive holidays. Purim is the most festive of the Jewish Holidays. Children dress in costumes and people give gifts. Usually solemn synagogues are turned into festive arenas. Children shake noise makers called “Graggers”.

The festive holiday centers around Queen Esther, King Ahasuerus (or Achashverosh), Mordecahi and Haman. The event took place in the Persian Empire in the fifth century, B.C. It is a celebration of a major victory against oppression of the Jews at that time.

Eyes in Everyday Life

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

In daily life, people only know that our eyes are hurt by computer radiation, blinding sunlight,staying up late and overmuch eye use. In fact, the careless in doing housework would also result damage in eyes. A survey in 2009 of eye injuries in the United States has shown that about 45% of the eyes damage arose from people’s daily lives. Recently, the Healthy Day recommend that we should pay much attention to our eyes in the following particular activities.

  • The first one is gardening.

The splashing crumbs from the scissors or spades when you are clipping would be the potential eyes’ killer. Therefore, pruning flowers, whether it is the use of tools, people are still people around should be much more careful. The best way is to wear eyeglasses with defensive function.

  • Home Maintenance

more and more people are keen on personal repairing or making goods, this should have been a good thing, But the insecurity arising from the use of power tools has to be a hidden danger to public attention. The use of electric saws, drilling machines and other tools will be thrown flying debris, once came into improper operation, the flying debris may thrown into the eyes, which will hurt the eyeballs, inflammation caused by the bacteria from the crumb. So we have to wear glasses to protect our eyes.

  • Staying in the kitchen

Cooking, water heating, the hot steam will stimulate the eye; Try to open the range hood while cooking in the kitchen. The eyes are vital for all of us. Hope that we can pay attention to the small details of everyday life, always mindful eye protection.

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Do you need Vision Correction?

Friday, February 26th, 2010

Do you need vision correction? Seeking medical care right at time solves at least 16% of the problem in the initial stages itself,That’s Experts’ advice . Proper diagnosis and immediate care need to be given for the problems with our vision. Vision correction treatments are suggested for people with myopia (distant objects appear blurry),  Presbyopia (old age syndrome) and other vision problems.
Vision correction surgery can benefit people to focus light on the back of the eye without using the corrective lenses by modifying the cornea or the lens. Radial keratotomy (RK), laser vision correction, intracorneal ring segments (ICR) and phakic intraocular lens implants are the commonly recommended surgeries to correct the vision. Laser correction surgery is recommended for people with myopia, myopia with astigmatism, hyperopia, hyperopia with astigmatism, and mixed astigmatism.
People are not eligible for laser vision correction surgery when they are taking medications such as Accutane, Imitrex and amiodarone, or having eye problems like keratoconus, herpes keratitis,unstable refractive error, corneal disease, cataract or any other medical problems like collagen vascular diseases, autoimmune dseases, immunosuppressive diseases(AIDS), and diabetic retinopathy. Women should avoid any laser treatment if they are pregnant or nursing.
Depending on the laser machine in use, there are certain criteria one should meet before deciding the laser surgery. Patients are eligible when they are 18 years or older for myopia (between – 0.50 and -14.00 diopters) / hyperopia (<+6.00 diopters), with age 21 years or older for astigmatism(<5.00 diopters). For those whose refraction (no change in individual’s glass / lens) is stable for atleast one year can also undergo this vision correction treatment.
Whatever be the type of surgery being considered, you are more likely to face multiple charges reflecting different technologies used for the end to end procedure. Based on various analysis, it is said that about 47.2 percent of eye surgeons will charge a single price incorporating the usage of all the technologies and tests that are necessary before deciding an appropriate vision correction treatment.

ContactsandSpecs in Chicago works with best eye surgeons in Chicago. Schedule your appointment today for  your eye exam pre-op evaluation, and post-op care.

Lindberg – High-Quality Spectacles

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Lindberg Eyewear is an international well-known brand with maximum awards. Lindberg has the light body of glasses and no more pompous accessories as its brand conception. The glasses have even no screws, nails or weld and are definitely the example of the Danish tradition of simple design.

Lindberg Glasses series are mostly made of titanium metal. They are the combination of high-quality materials and excellent craftsman workmanship. Its unique Lindberg Precious Metal series is divided into 2 categories, namely Diamonds, Buffalo Horn and Gold + Platinum. In particular, they selected 18K gold, gold, platinum, diamonds and horns and other quality materials to manufacture glasses, Either the diamond decorations on gold temples or the unique patterns on buffalo horn temples give off usual temperament.

The ultra-light brand concept and the brand’s success for Lindberg can be traced back to the 80s of 20th century. Danish optometrist Poul-Jorn Lindberg realized that the heavy and hard glasses will bring a very uncomfortable feeling for the face when he firstly wore glasses. And hence he understood that the body of glasses which is ultra-light, practicable glasses is most attractive.

According to this idea, Lindberg and architect Hans Dissing work together to design the AIR Titanium frame which is quit welcomed by customers. Since then, other series, such as full-rim RIM frame, STRIP frame, sports sunglasses SIRIUS Titanium and children’s wear glasses are developed. Its unique and practical design became a major breakthrough in the international eyeglasses market and won awards again and again.

Lindberg glasses’ ultra-light body is improved from the initial 3 grams to 1.9 grams along with solid and high degree of flexibility. In addition, the eyewear maker’s patented building systems make it possible to put together customized optical wear to suit the wearers’ different face-shapes. The diverse glasses shapes, sizes and colors provide different options, even the customer’s name can be carved to the frame, the customer can have own unique serial number.

Since 1989 Lindberg has won numerous design awards of prescription sunglasses in many places around the world such as Denmark, France, Germany, Japan, China and Chicago. Among them, Silmo, iF product design, G-Mark, Eyewear of the year and the Red Dot awards are the shining ones and could match its reputation. Its supporters contain the Danish royal family, Bill Gates, U.S. News chairman Rupert Murdoch, Germany well-known talker Harald Schmidt, supermodel Tyra Banks and so on.

Salt Optics

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Collection One 2010 / New Releases

Contact lenses for kids

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Happy Birthday George Washington

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

The “Father of His Country”, George Washington was born on February 22, 1732. He became commander in chief of the Continental Army in 1775 and  fought a long and arduous war for freedom from British rule. The war was finally over in 1781 when the Continental Army with the help of the French, forced Cornwallis to surrender at Yorktown.

In 1787, Washington was unanimously elected president by the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia and took the oath of office in 1789. He served two terms of office from 1789 until 1797.

After the presidency, Washington retired to his home in Mount Vernon, Virgina where he died on December 14, 1799 of a throat infection.

Do you know? What is George Washington’s most famous quote?

I Can not tell a lie…

.. I chopped down the Cherry Tree!”

Lafont … Forever Paris!

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

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