Specs Around Town is more than just an optical boutique. Owner, Julie Kubsch, ABOC has worked in the Ophthalmology and Optometry industry for over 24 years. She has been a dispensing optician since 1981 and has her Associate Degree in Ophthalmic Dispensing. Julie and her staff bring a special kind of care and style in helping their clients choose the best eyewear for their lifestyle and vision needs.

Eye health is the result of a working partnership between you and your eye healthcare provider. Ophthalmologists, optometrists, and opticians work collectively and with the patient to ensure good eye health and life-long vision. You should visit your optometrist or ophthalmologist for an eye exam at least once a year.
The staff at Specs Around Town Optical Boutique offer these helpful eyecare articles for your benefit.

DON'T FORGET ABOUT THE KIDS!

If you don't think sunwear is important for kids, consider this: by age 18, children will recieve one-half of their lifetime sun exposure, and children under the age of 8 will recieve most of the damaging and harmful UV radiation for their lifetime. Parents often lather their kids in sunblock at the beach. Kids' eyes need protection too. Wearing hats and hiding under a stroller's canopy will block out some UV radiation; wearing lenses with UV-absorbing properties up to 400nm is the key to full eye protection.

TIP: Lead by example! Wear your sunglasses and your kids will want to wear theirs.

Does Your Child Need An Eye Exam

It's back to school time and along with books and supplies, have you thought about a comprehensive eye exam? Consider this...
80% of what a child learns during the first 12 years is obtained through vision.
1 in 4 children has an undiagnosed vision problem
For the ten warning signs that may indicate your child has vision difficulties, click here.

For Baby Boomers

You are the generation that rocked the world. You are the Baby Boomers - and you carry more social and consumer power than any other generation in America. You brought the world rock and roll, Woodstock, the sexual revolution and civil rights for all.

You've seen a president assassinated, the Beatles come to America, the Vietnam war and the birth of Microsoft.But you can't see the menu without holding it halfway across the table.

It's called presbyopia, and it's the natural, gradual loss of the eye's elasticity and the ability to focus on objects close up. It happens to most people as they reach the age of 40 or 50.

Varilux® progressive lenses are the most technologically advanced solution for presbyopia, offering the closest thing to natural vision.

Varilux progressive lenses give you:

• A clear field of vision, allowing you to take notes while viewing a presentation
• Immediate visual correction, allowing you to switch seamlessly from computer work to other activities, or read a magazine and watch TV at the same time
• True peripheral vision, which allows you to participate in sports and see cars entering from side streets while driving
• Ease of wear - which means you'll feel natural wearing Varilux and stop switching glasses forever.

Eyewear Solutions for Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS)

Last year 10 million computer users sought eye care for computer related complaints - eyestrain and fatigue; headaches; burning, red and dry eyes; blurring of the screen; distance blur after working on the computer; and intermittent double vision. Studies show that 50-90% of computer users have visual symptoms.

At Specs Around Town we will discuss computer eyewear solutions with you. Occupational multifocals, computer lenses, progressive additions lenses, anti-reflective coating, lens tinting, lightweight lens materials and proper frame selection and fitting can help you obtain significant relief from CVS symptoms.

Here are a few simple suggestions for relieving CVS.

• Maintain good posture
• Place monitor 20-28 inches from the eyes and position it so you are looking down slightly
• Use an adjustable holder placed close to the monitor for reference materials
• Blink frequently or use over-the-counter artificial tears to moisten eyes
• Give eyes a break by frequently looking away from the monitor for a few seconds
• Keep glare on the screen at a minimum by turning the monitor away from the window, avoiding strong overhead lighting or using an anti-glare scree

Access® Computer Lenses

Access, a lens designed especially for computer and office use, is a progressive with no distance zone--just wide intermediate and near zones positioned for either viewing the screen or the desk. With wide, clear vision out to ten feet, Access is perfect for helping to ensure comfortable vision while working in an office.