Our dry eye blog
Are mobile phones better for our eyes than computer screens?
According to an article on BBC News in January 2022 people are devoting a third of their waking time to using their mobile phone. Use of the PC is reducing year on year at a dramatic rate in favour of mobiles.
However, there remains a huge proportion of office workers who spend most of their day in front of a computer. A study into screen time at work showed that office workers spend an average of six and a half hours a day sitting at their computer or laptop. With increasing pressures on office staff, they are now taking fewer breaks from their desk....
Flying off to the sun? Don't let dry eyes ruin your holiday
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Don't forget to pack your 7eye AirShield or Ziena Eyewear moisture chamber glasses if you are flying off to a sunshine destination such as Greece or the Canary Isles this year.
Dry eyes tend to accompany all aspects of foreign travel. But if you have moisture chamber glasses you can mitigate the amount that you suffer from dry eyes, keeping them moist on travel days and throughout your holiday experience.
Here are the situations when you...
Which are the best moisture chamber glasses for driving in?
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The car is a hostile place for dry eye patients
If you suffer all the time from dry eye syndrome, you will probably find the car a hostile space. There's the drying effect of the car's heating system compounded by the air conditioning which takes moisture out of the air. Many modern cars offer "climate control" which means that there is always a combination of drying heat and aircon.
Road glare an issue with light-sensitive eyes
If you suffer from dry eyes, you are much more likely to be sensitive to glare when driving.
In the daytime the sun streaming in...
Order before 31 December to avoid price rises
Like all UK companies, we are reviewing the prices we charge for each of our products to ensure that we are meeting our costs.
We want to give you notice that we will be announcing price rises in early January 2024. We have tried to keep these to a minimum.
If you order from us by midnight on 31 December, you can still benefit from 2023 prices. Order early for the best choice of products.
Spotlight on the 7eye Chubasco
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The Chubasco is the smallest model of protective glasses in the 7eye AirShield range. If you are a petite adult, a teenager, or an adult with a narrow head shape, this is normally the best model to choose.
This stylish, compact model of insulated glasses/sunglasses has a close-fitting wraparound frame with a well concealed AirShield eye cup fitted behind the rims. It is light and comfortable to wear, feels secure when you are wearing it so it won't easily fall off and, despite the protective AirShield layer around the rims, it gives more than adequate...