Category: Accessories

Opto Holiday Gift Guide

November 14, 2021

I’ve gathered my most favorite people in the eyecare industry who have products that make fantastic gift ideas! Eye Love Life Designs is my most favorite optical shop with a wide variety of the most creative eye themed gifts! Eye Power Kids offers a variety of clever hand painted and 3-D printed optical gift ideas. OpticalGifts.com finds all of the best optical gifts on Amazon and curates them all on the one website! The Octician (an Optician) illustrates

Review of Anti-Fog Products for Glasses

October 27, 2020

I was a guest on the latest episode of the Specs Appeal Podcast. The podcast is hosted by Maddie and Steph, two opticians who conquer challenges that opticians and optical staff face in a funny and conversational way. < With the times currently being spectacally foggy, we discussed (and tried out) many anti-fog solutions. You’ll have to listen to the episode to get our feedback on how the products worked and how effective we felt they were. See below for links

Glasses Gifts Guide

November 29, 2018

We all love glasses gifts! I’ve gathered my favorite items from my favorite independent makers of the gifts! After all, independents for independents, right?! These items are perfect gifts for Optometry and Ophthalmology co-workers for the holiday season (or any other time of year) or to just get for yourself because they are so great! I’ve posted several items per merchant but they all offer so many more items! Make sure you click the image or link to their store

Nerdwax for Glasses – Seen on Shark Tank

August 27, 2018

In 2014 my practice helped Nerdwax in donating to their Kickstarter campaign, a little later I watched them pitch their innovative product to investors on Shark Tank. I did find their product interesting but as an Optician I was a bit skeptical so I emailed their owner, Don, to ask what he had to say: One of the biggest objections I get from Opticians is that “if the customers glasses are properly fitted then they won’t slip”. And for the

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