Seraphin enriches its world-renowned collection of neoclassical eyewear with the Bailey Sun, a butterfly sunglass with a bounty of style points. Its curved feminine profile, diamond-shaped raised accents, and signature silver hinge accents showcase a first-rate sunglass suited for a superstar. Polarized lenses featuring an anti-reflective backside coating provide dawn-to-dusk fashion and reliable protection from the sun.
A new study published in JAMA Ophthalmology found that individuals with a diet high in nitrates, which is found in leafy green vegetables such as kale or spinach, had a reduced risk of primary open-angle glaucoma by between 20 to 30%.
Previous research has shown that nitric oxide is a potent factor in lowering intraocular pressure, and leafy greens are an important source of the nitrates and nitrites that get converted into nitric oxide in the body.
The researchers from Harvard School of Public Health used data collected from 1984-2012 from the Nurses’ Health Study (64,000 women) and the Health Professionals Follow-up Study (41,000 men) which were all 40 years or older and free of POAG when the study began. 1,483 incidents of POAG developed over the course of the study. The researchers found that the group with the highest dietary nitrate intake (240 mg/day or 1.76 servings of leafy greens/day) had a 20 to 30% reduction in POAG and a 40 to 50% reduction in POAG with early paracentral VF loss compared to the group with the lowest dietary nitrate intake (80 mg/day or 0.31 servings/day).
The researchers caution that this study had limitations, such as relying on questionnaires to ascertain diet and having a 90% white population, however, “These results, if confirmed in observational and intervention studies, could have important public health implications,” the authors write.
Further Information: http://archopht.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=2480455
The brand new three-dimensional milling process creates an attractive contrast effect in Blackfin model BF751 Hudson, a broad, square shape for men. The temples slim down to 5 millimetres, giving pride of place to the front with its two-tone effect on the top rim and eye-rims. Understated colours that never shriek. The frame comes in grey, black, dark brown and blue teamed with green, sky blue and dark yellow.
All Blackfin frames are made of titanium and beta-titanium and all have Swordfish temple tips, a system patented by the company whose break-off guides make it possible to shorten the temples in three simple moves. Most importantly, all Blackfin eyewear is made according to the neomadeinitaly rulebook, a new, all-Italian production model in which the people who produce it matter as much as the product.
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Counterfeiters regularly offer Ray-Bans at a major discount. At best: people receive knockoffs. At worst: nothing at all.
During the sales season in France, thousands of French people recently received offers for Ray-Ban frames for less than 20 euros ($31). This fall, they were invited on Facebook to a charity event. A Facebook page called Société Ray-Ban was offering frames for 24 euros ($37) and promising to give half of that amount to charitable organizations.
Both offers are scams, just like the ones that cropped up in 2014 in Canada on the raybanca.com website (a Chinese website), offering $26 liquidation Ray-Bans, or the $29 frames regularly announced on Facebook.
In response to these scams, Luxottica has created a Facebook page where you can report fraud cases or scams related to Ray-Ban and Oakley brands: http://www.luxottica.com/en/help-center/report-fake.
For Fall/Winter 2015 BOSS enriches its eyewear collection with sunglasses and optical frames for women and men that highlight the brand’s elegant and subtle aesthetic.
The men’s acetate frames are manufactured with a bold design mixing beautiful striped acetates, highlighting modern colour combinations ranging between transparent and havana colour shades.
A distinctive metal plaque and pins on the temples, as part of the dedicated hinge, as subtly visible on the temples. The precise metal core inside the temples is designed with a fine microtexture and is visible through the transparent acetate.
This season, the women’s squared and round eyewear frames come in bi-layer acetate for a modern touch to a classic look.
Styles: BOSS 0737 and BOSS 0741/S
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Learn More The World Council of Optometry and Alcon have released a new video featuring eye care professionals from around the world sharing how they use the Dry Eye Wheel to support dry eye diagnosis, education, and management.
Read more Silhouette unveils SPX Illusion 2025, featuring two new lightweight shapes— including a striking geometric design—offered in five trend-forward colors like Canary Green Havana and Smokey Blossom. A refined, featherlight way to express personal style with elegance.
Read more EssilorLuxottica will acquire Signifeye, adding 15 Belgian clinics to its growing ophthalmology network and strengthening its integrated medical eye-care strategy.
Read more CORE has published issue 87 of Contact Lens Update, summarizing key findings from the TFOS DEWS III dry eye reports. Expert-authored content and downloadable PDFs provide clinicians with practical guidance on diagnosis, management, and evolving best practices.
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Learn More The World Council of Optometry and Alcon have released a new video featuring eye care professionals from around the world sharing how they use the Dry Eye Wheel to support dry eye diagnosis, education, and management.
Read more Silhouette unveils SPX Illusion 2025, featuring two new lightweight shapes— including a striking geometric design—offered in five trend-forward colors like Canary Green Havana and Smokey Blossom. A refined, featherlight way to express personal style with elegance.
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