Minus Eyewear - News – Page 2

Dec 06, 2021

High prescription lenses - fitting measurements

Ordering prescription lenses higher than -5 requires a measurement fitting at your optician. Which means you can't order them online from us alongside your frames. Très annoying but for good reason. So you'll need to take your new Minus frames into...

Oct 14, 2021

How ‘bad’ or ‘common’ is my eye prescription?

The strength or power of your optical prescription is measured in dioptres (di-opt-ers) and relates to the angle of light you need to bend into your eye to correct your vision. If you have a negative prescription, you’re short-sighted or...

Aug 08, 2021

Children & digital screen time - Huawei & Plano step up to fight myopia with app

How much digital screen time is ok for kids? Nobody seems to be quite sure. In a 2019 report, The WHO recommended no screen time before 1 years old, and no more than one hour for 1 - 4 year...

Aug 01, 2021

Thinnest high index lenses for prescription glasses

If you have a high negative prescription, you’ll be familiar with thin lens options which are made from high index materials. The higher the index number, the thinner your lenses will be. These materials essentially have an ability to bend...

Black and white lights in the shape of an eye

Jul 03, 2021

How to stop your eyesight getting worse - can we slow down myopia?

Myopia (short-sightedness) is caused by a mix of genes and environmental factors. Its prevalence and severity is increasing at shocking rates, and we need to better understand the environmental kindling that is fuelling this fire. Why is this important when...