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Gender plays a significant role in how we perceive and engage with the world around us, including our vision. Research suggests that gender can impact both the quality and quantity of our visual experiences. Let's explore how gender influences vision and its various aspects.

As an experienced optometrist, I've witnessed the incredible evolution of contact lenses over the years. From being a simple solution for vision correction, contact lenses have now become a gateway to a world of innovative applications.

Life is a beautiful journey, but it can also be incredibly challenging at times. Inequality is never fair, but when it comes to healthcare, it can be especially unjust. It's hard to reconcile the fact that some children have unlimited access to healthcare while others are left without basic rights, such as access to eye care.

Many of us have experienced the dilemma of deciding whether to buy a new frame or relens (fitting new lenses to) our current ones after a difference in prescription during an eye appointment. While some practices may push us to purchase a new frame, others may not allow us to relens unless it's their own brand, making the decision frustrating and expensive.

With Christmas fast approaching, we at Eyebou have taken the stress out of your Christmas shopping by putting together a few of our favourite items for the glasses lovers in your life. Here is the our 2022 festive gift guide for her.

With Christmas fast approaching, we at Eyebou have taken the stress out of your Christmas shopping by putting together a few of our favourite items for the glasses lovers in your life. Here is the our 2022 festive gift guide for her.

Search engines have become the fastest way to find out information on just about anything, and because I'm obsessed about optometry and everything to do with eye care, I've taken the liberty of checking some of the most commonly searched questions on Google about eye care and have compiled some quick answers to them.

A question that often gets asked comes from parents that want to know what a children's eye test involves and when they should take them to get their eyes tested. A huge amount of visual development occurs in the first few years of your child's life, especially when they’re babies.

The field of optics is niche and complex, so it comes as no surprise that so many people find all of the different roles within optics a total mystery, so who's who when it comes to checking your eyes?

Let’s face it; optics is a pretty niche subject, and as such, many of the terms and principles in optics can be confusing and contrary to what we’ve been traditionally taught. Here's a quick guide on what is hyperopia, also known as long-sightedness.

We all know how important it is to get the right amount of vitamins and nutrients to be healthy, but do we know what we need to help maintain healthy eyes and good vision?

It’s springtime again, and while the weather starts to improve, we can feel like we have a constant cold as our eyes can overreact to coming into contact with pollen, triggering an allergic response. This results in you experiencing the annoying symptoms of hay fever and eye allergies.

Working in busy practices and having seen thousands of patients over years of testing eyes means that some questions have popped up more frequently than others. Our lead optometrist, Mai Monavar, shares her 12 most asked questions about eyes.

Most of us know that features regarding our eye colour and shape are directly influenced by our genetics, but those genetic traits can also bring with them chances of increased risks of eye health problems and high prescriptions. 

It can be difficult as a parent or carer to understand how to care for your child’s eye health, especially if they're at an age where they can't communicate if there's something wrong.

If your experience at the optometrist included archetypal descending letters on the board and red and green shapes, it'll beg the question – are eye tests the same as when we were 10 years old?

Contact lenses are an excellent tool which can liberate us from the use of glasses in a multitude of scenarios. Here are some pros and cons to consider if you are new to contact lenses.

Lifestyle choices such as getting enough exercise and smoking can have a huge effect in maintaining the health of our eyes, and so does our diet. Here are some symptoms of eye problems that could be related to your nutritional intake.

It’s undeniable that make up is a huge part of much of the world’s daily routine, but it’s important to consider that our eyes were not designed to have cosmetics applied to them.

Isn’t this a nightmare? For spectacle wearers, the inescapable annoyance of glasses lenses fogging up whilst wearing a face mask causes daily frustration.

The UN General Assembly have just approved its first ever resolution on vision, "Vision for Everyone", and was unanimously adopted by all 193 countries of the United Nations on the 23rd July 2021.

You might've heard of your nan going for an eye surgery to treat something called a cataract. While it may cause some anxiety for something that could happen to you, take comfort in the fact that it's more common than you may think and can be widely treated.

Whenever you visit the optometrist for an appointment, chances are you'll come across the word "myopia", especially if you require some form of corrective vision. It's nothing to freak out about but it is important to know what it is.

Choosing eyewear frames can be tough! We might have an idea in our heads of what looks great or what the current trend is, but this doesn’t always translate to how good it will look on our faces.

Whether you already have a try-on feature or you're just researching, see how Eyebou Virtual Try-on compares to competitors and how this technology can transform your sales.

When ordering your prescription lenses, you will often be asked what thickness you would prefer them to be. It can be a little complicated, so here's a quick breakdown of what the heck things like the refractive index are.

It's easy to get complacent about contact lenses and understandably so – sometimes you may forget you even have them in! However, as comfortable as they may be, it's important to keep a few things in mind when wearing them.

Suffering with dry eyes is frustratingly common, and can be caused by a huge number of variables. These tasks cause us to have a reduced blink-rate, so our tears evaporate much more readily. Read on for some tips on how to improve the quality of your tears and keep your eyes lubricated.

We can all agree that it is vital to have good vision to be able to drive safely.  Being able to see well includes both our visual acuity (ability of distinguishing details) and our visual field (our central and peripheral vision).

Age-related macular degeneration is the no.1 cause of vision loss in people over 60 years old in the Western world. Yikes! Our lead optometrist, Mai Monavar, gives us a quick rundown about AMD, its treatments, and what can help prevent it.

Whether you're new to having your eyes checked or if you've been wearing glasses or contact lenses for years, your eye prescription is used to know exactly what requirements (if any) are needed to correct your vision.

The heady combination of winter time and a global pandemic has meant that many of us are spending much more time indoors. Our lead optometrist, Mai Monavar, shares 6 tips to help keep eyes healthy during the winter.

Remember when you were a kid and your mom told you that your eyes are gonna go square if you watch too much TV? Spoiler alert for those that are still skeptical - they won't. The myths and misconceptions about eyes and eyesight are never-ending, so we’re here to help myth-bust some of them!

Eyewear has always been a flex and for good reason since, you know, they’re right there on your face. Inspired by sneakerheads that curate their collections of exclusively released sneakers, Eyebou now offers limited edition frames with custom Eyebou lens designs.

While there are benefits to blue light exposure, prolonged intake of it  (particularly at night) contributes to digital eye strain, which can result in sore eyes, blurry vision, and other frustrations.

We’re extremely proud to announce the official Eyebou x Tim Howell collaboration. Tim is a former Royal Marine Commando turned elite Alpinist, Wingsuit BASE jumper and skier.

If there’s one thing more important to Eyebou than providing top notch contact lenses and eyewear, it’s making sure that we deliver the best customer service. As Ken Blanchard put it, "Just having satisfied customers isn’t good enough anymore. If you really want a booming business, you have to create raving fans".

Here at Eyebou we believe that our eyes are one of the most fascinating parts of our bodies. We experience so much of the world around us through our vision and to celebrate that we have compiled a list of some of the most interesting facts about our eyes.

In keeping with our 2020 sustainability promise, Eyebou is now fully recyclable, from our packaging, to our contact lens blisters, foil and even...drum roll...our contact lenses!

It's not just your skin that needs protection: direct exposure to sunbeams can damage your eyes, too.

As we all learn to adapt to new norms amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, it’s easy to forget about our eyecare. Here are 8 Eyecare Tips for those who have found themselves working from home more often than not.