Sunglasses for summer

Spring sunshine is here - in fact, it has felt like summer for the past few days. And Visique is running a sunglass promotion for this year, similar to that of summer 2011-12, in that we can provide prescription sunglasses from $299 for the frames and lenses. And the beauty is that the sunglasses are fitted into sunglass frames, so someone needing a prescription doesn't have to "just" wear tinted lenses to a standard frame, which look like a prescription pair. Each Visique practice has chosen which promotional ranges to stock, and we have chosen Bill Bass, as they are a good quality, reasonably priced classic range for men and women. We can, of course, supply these with non-prescription lenses too, and many of our other sunglasses can also be glazed. Some of these are older stock, but as I tend to buy "classic" rather than "high fashion", they still look good. One thing many patients tell me is that they do not want to spend too much on sunglasses because "I'm so rough with glasses", "I go through like three pairs a year cos I'm always losing them" or "The ones at the petrol station are good enough for me". I believe that, if you pay a bit more for better quality, it will benefit you much more in the long run - including financially. If you spend $120 on a pair, which last you three years, that is better than 3 years times three pairs at $20 each ($180). And if they last a fourth or fifth year.... Prescription sunglasses, like any prescription, cost more that planos do initially - just as ordinary prescription glasses have a cost - but they are designed to be of benefit for years, not months. And we can supply special-use sunglasses or lenses for ski-ing, boating and fishing too.