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Smartphone App to replace Optometrists?

smartphone-eyetest-lenssmartphone-eyetest-lensAre Optometrists headed for the Job Centre?  If a prototype application for Android based smartphones proves successful then they might be.  Researchers at MIT's media lab have an app which lets users check their own eyesight by viewing their mobile phone screen through a special plastic lens device.  The device costs under £2, a great deal cheaper than an appointment with your opticians.  The eye test software on the phone works out the data needed to create their eye prescription in around 3 minutes.  While it can't check for diseases like glaucoma, which are standard with UK eye tests, it can provide all the details needed to buy the perfect pair of glasses online

Last Updated on Tuesday, 26 October 2010 15:39

New iPhone App makes buying glasses online easier

Pupil Meter iPhone AppPupil Meter iPhone AppPupillary Distance is the measurement between the centre of your pupils.  The provision of a P.D. measurement helps ensure your glasses frames fit comfortably.  At the moment, although the law may change, the P.D. measurement is not part of your eyeglass prescription, this means that once you leave your opticians you don't really have everything you need to buy glasses online.

This is no longer the case!  An optometrist from Denver, USA, has created a App for the iPhone called Pupil Meter that can measure your pupillary distance very accurately and provide you with a measurement in seconds.  This means that you can purchase perfectly fitting glasses online and save a heap load of cash. 

Here at OneSpecs we've been in contact with the inventor and he assures us that a Google Android and iPad version are in the making and will be available in the next few months.  In the mean time if you have an iPhone or iTouch then you can download the Pupil Meter from the App store by searching for "Pupil Meter" or using the link below.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 29 September 2010 16:07

What sunglasses are the celebrities wearing?

LadyGaga wearing Carerra Champion SunglassesLadyGaga wearing Carerra Champion Sunglasses

Carrera sunglasses take inspiration from the famous Panamericana Mexican road race which ran between 1950 and 1955. The brand was first introduced back in 1956 in Austria and decades later it has been relaunched in our modern times. The brand has quickly became a firm favourite over the last couple of years among those wanting to make a fashion statement, including many celebrities. The collection harnesses a sporty/ fashionable retro feel and is worn equally by males and females.

These sunglasses are available in fantastic shapes and vibrant colours. We at Onespecs, are happy to say that we have a fabulous selection in stock in great styles and colours for you to buy, right in time for the start of the summer.

Check out some of our favourite celebrities to see which model they are wearing.

Last Updated on Monday, 18 October 2010 13:53

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