tips To Choose Best Frame glsses Colors

Keep in mind when selecting your frames the color should also complement your skin tone. Most people look best when they buy frames that complement their skin tone.

Most people are either cool or warm skin toned. How do you decide your skin tone? Your hair color, eye color and skin color will help determine your skin tone.

Cool Skin Tones
Cool people generally have blue, almost violet eyes, medium brown or almost black eyes. They generally have blue-black, platinum, strawberry blond or auburn brown hair. Frames that work best for cool skin tones include:

• Black
• Blue-gray
• Magenta
• Pink and Rose
• Amber
• Charcoal
• Pewter or Silver

Warm Skin Tones
Hair colors on warm skin toned people include those with light brown and dark brown hair, "flat" black hair and blonde hair. People with warm undertones generally have olive or bronze color skin, whereas skin that often appears red or rosy typically falls into the "cool" category. Fortunately most people fall into the warm skin tone category, so it makes buying frames easy.

Frames that work best for warm skin tones include:

• Coral
• Orange
• White
• Peach
• Gold
• Copper
• Red
• Beige
• Aqua
• Tortoise
• Honey

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Maintaining your Glasses, Why Not

• Never place your glasses face down when not in use. This will inevitably lead to the lens being scratched in the center, right where you look through them.


• When removing your glasses, use both hands to avoid bending and distorting the frame. This is particularly important in the new style glasses which have little or no frames to support them. The strain on the small connecting brackets will eventually break them.


• When not in use, store and carry your glasses in a hard case for protection. Do not store anything other than a cloth in the case with them.


• Use a soft toothbrush to gently clean the nose pads if they get dirty and greasy, but avoid scratching the glass with the brush.


• If the screws on your frameless glasses continually work loose, tighten them and secure the thread with a spot of clear nail polish. This can be dissolved later, if the lenses need replacing, using non-acetone polish remover. This is better than super glue which dries opaque if it gets on the lenses, and can never be dissolved if new lenses are required.

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Tips To Clean eyeglasses

Eye glasses constantly need cleaning if they are not to impair eyesight with greasy fingerprints, dust, spots and other miscellaneous material that seems to be drawn to glasses. Glasses are sold in a case usually with a polishing cloth for a quick polish during the day but from time to time a more thorough clean is recommended. The are a host of proprietary cleaners, sprays and impregnated wipes now available, which clean eye glasses without leaving a smeary greasy residue, and they ensure the glasses dry to a shine.

There are several methods of cleaning of eye glasses and none are difficult or particularly time-consuming. Make it a part of your routine before bed and you will always start the day with a sparkling pair of glasses to put on.

The Cleaner Method
First rinse your glasses to ensure that any particles do not scratch the glasses.

Use an eyeglass spray or cleaner and with a cloth over either side of the glasses, rub over the glass lens and the frame with the cleaner.

Rinse the glasses again and dry with a soft lint-free cloth.

The Rinse Method
Rinse the lenses under warm running water. Add a spot or two of mild soap, liquid soap or dishwashing liquid to your fingertips and work over the lenses to break up any greasy deposits.

Using circular motions to remove the soap, rinse the glasses under running water.

If the glasses are truly clean there will be very little water left on the lenses. Dry the lenses and frames with a clean soft cloth.

The Dunk Method
Fill a sink with warm soapy water. Dunk the glasses and swish them around. Rinse the glasses under running water. Shake to remove excess water and dry using a soft cloth.

The Electronic Method
Ultrasonic glasses cleaning machines are also available. These work by adding plain water to the container and switching on for just a couple of minutes. Ultrasonic energy waves create extreme vibrations and thousands of tiny bubbles which remove dirt and grease very effectively. Drain the glasses and polish dry. One bonus of this gadget is that it is excellent for cleaning jewelry as well, but be warned - do not put jewelry with precious stones in as the setting is often loosened and the stones drop out!

Cleaning Eye Glasses with Vinegar
Try cleaning your glasses with vinegar from time to time. Just rub a couple of spots of vinegar onto each lens and wipe off with a soft cloth.

The acetic acid in the vinegar dissolves grease, oil from your skin and stuck-on dirt, leaving your glasses streak free and shining.

Vinegar does not discolor the lenses like ammonia-based cleaners, it is environmentally friendly and there are no harsh chemical smells and irritants to contend with.

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Glasses Frames

Glasses frames have been around since the 1200's, but until the late 1990's glasses have been sold in optical shop storefronts. Since Eyeglasses.com opened online on the internet in 1999, we have serviced millions of visitors looking for glasses in a new way.

Eyeglasses.com joins the power of the internet with the best service, selection, and price for glasses and lenses. Direct ordering glasses from your computer is simple: search for glasses by model, brand, size, style or many other characteristics with our advanced frame search function. Or, browse the glasses categories for round glasses, rimless glasses, sunglasses and more -- you can find them all at Eyeglasses.com.

Looking for something unusual, a way to make a fashion statement? Eyeglasses.com has those hard-to-find retro glasses or vintage glasses, frames you just can't find in retail outlets or the leading national chains. Are you looking for a specific material of frame? Eyeglasses.com has plastic, metal, titanium, and more. Do you need to fit into a certain size?

Search our database of 200,000+ glasses frames just for the models in your size. What about color? Search by colors too. Men's glasses, woman's glasses, and children's glasses frames - we have them all. Need a specific brand? Eyeglasses.com carries Gucci glasses, Armani glasses, Ralph Lauren glasses, Ray-Ban sunglasses, Prada glasses, Marc Hunter and over 500 other brands of eyewear frames.

Once you have chosen your glasses frame, or even if you want to send us a pair you already own, it is time to make prescription lenses. You can read all about lenses on our website, or, just call us – we can walk you through the process and answer all of your questions by phone or email. Yes, we can make bifocal or progressive prescription lenses. We can also make any combination of custom lenses with polarization, polycarbonate protection, light-to-dark transition lenses, and sports lenses.

Serving glasses to people in a new way since 1999, the staff at Eyeglasses.com awaits the chance to help you find vision on the internet with glasses frames and lenses.

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Hairstyles Tips for Glasses

Large-Framed Eyeglasses
The lenses of this style of eyeglasses cover the entire eye area, usually from the upper cheek to above the eyebrow, though the actual size may vary. When combined with a bold frame style, these eyeglasses become the prominent feature of the face. The lenses can be rounded or squared, but are always sufficiently large to cover the entire eye area. This style is often selected by individuals with widely-spaced eyes or for whom the eyes are a strong feature to provide balance or prevent the eyes from being obscured.

When selecting a hairstyle to accompany large eyeglasses it is important to remember that proportion is the key. A long, low-volume or straight hairstyle will cause the eyeglasses to stand out, often to the point of overpowering the face. Shorter, gamine hairstyles will even further intensify this effect. The best choice is a style that can hold its own - a long, layered style with extra volume on the sides will put large-framed glasses into proper proportion.

If you choose at some point to switch to contact lenses, the style can be modified easily by styling it with less volume on the sides. Doing this will continue to balance wide-set eyes, but will prevent your hair from becoming the overpowering feature.



Small-Framed Eyeglasses:

This is currently the most popular set of style in eyeglasses. The lenses are usually just large enough to cover the eyes themselves with frames that are delicate and unobtrusive. These eyeglasses most often look best on petite women with narrow or smaller faces, and is also a popular choice of style for those who only need glasses under specific circumstances (such as while reading or driving) because their size makes them easier to carry than large, bulky styles.

When it comes to choosing a hairstyle, the concern with these styles of eyeglasses is in making sure not to 'box in' the facial features, which makes the face seem even smaller and can result in a bookish appearance. It's best to go with styles that fit the face and head in question and offer enough visual interest to make the eyeglasses a secondary consideration. For example: A short-cropped, wavy, gamine haircut will highlight the face but leave it open, while the classic, chin-length bob will create a frame of the face and therefore feature the eyeglasses. It will also cause the face to appear smaller.

In the case of non-petite women who choose small-framed eyeglasses, the same rules apply, and the face-framing bob haircut still would not be a good choice. However, longer, blunt haircuts with or without volume (depending on the face's width) can be wonderful.

Switching to contacts from small-framed eyeglasses will likely not have much of an effect on how you might need to style your hair, except perhaps to allow you to go with less volume if desired.

Finally, do bear in mind that these rules would also apply in the case of sunglasses. In fact, in a lot of cases women spend as much or more for their designer sunglasses as they do for their prescription glasses. If you have both sunglasses and prescription eyeglasses, and they are of different styles, try to think of ways you can alter your hairstyle to follow the rules for the sunglasses' style, obviously without a permanent change. Outdoor parties, trips to the beach or amusement parks, etc. all warrant long periods of sunglasses wear, and thus a need to possibly alter your normal hairstyle to look your best.

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Best styles of eyeglasses for photography TIPS

t's that-time-of-every-other-year again, when my insurance pays for new glasses/frames.

The past couple of times I've done this, I've said I would look into what styles of frames/glasses work best with other photographers, but I always get busy or just forget to research it, and just go with something that feels good to me.

While I don't have any major complaints with my choices over these past years, this go 'round I wanted to ask my dpc-friends who wear corrective lenses -- what styles of glasses/frames do you use, and/or what tips do you recommend for us glasses-wearing photographers?

I've always leaned towards smaller, "close-to-the-face" style of lens/frame combinations, the idea being I can get my eye/face pressed up against the viewfinder as close as possible, while still having my corrective lens in place.

I've read some recommendations to use the diopter to correct simple vision issues (I am mildly near-sighted, and easily 100% correctable with glasses), and I tried this once but didn't like going from "glasses on" to compose my shot to "glasses off" to shoot. My near-sightedness is just mild enough that my distance-vision is too blurry to really see/compose very easily, so I need them to look at a scene without the camera, so if I adjust my diopter to correct my vision for me, I have to remove my glasses to shoot. I haven't found this is a viable option for my taste or style of shooting.

Other vision correction I've considered include of course contact lenses, but my eyes simply won't tolerate them. I've also considered laser surgery, but I don't like the idea of playing the odds and hoping for a good result when it comes to my vision. I know everyone-and-their-mother have stories about how laser-surgery changed their lives forever, but I'm just not interesting in taking the chance I might end up one of "the other" stories.

So, without any more of my own rambling -- what sort of vision-correction ideas do any of my fellow eyeglass-wearers have? Any neat farkles or toys you've added to your viewfinders... or faces... to help you out?

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Tips For Choosing Men Eyeglass Frames

Following are some valuable tips on how to choose the right style of men eyeglass frames 2010.Before trying on a pair of eyeglasses, determine the overall shape of your face and find the most flattering frames to your face.When choosing eyeglasses, you should firstly pick out that the frame should enhance the shape and features of your face.You should be sensible when you are choosing the color of your eyeglass frames to in coordination with skin tone and hair color. Cool complexions have blue or pink undertones. Warm complexions have a yellow cast. You can choose a eyeglass frame color to repeat your best feature such as blue eyeware frames for blue eyes too.

Choose eyeglass frame colors by going with skin tones first. Then see how the eyewear frame goes with eye color and hair color.Make sure the frames are wide enough for your face. This will prevent the temple arms from pressing on the side of your head. The glasses you choose should have temple arms that are the right size for your face. The optician can reshape the curve that goes over your ear so it doesn’t press on it, but you need to make sure that the temples are the right length to begin with. Certain styles of eyewear can be ordered in various temple arm lengths, so ask your optician.Choose eyewear with a comfortable nose-piece. Try the glasses on and then move your head up and down. Bend over as if you are picking up something from the floor to see how well the glasses stay in place. When nose pads and temple arms are adjusted correctly, the glasses should stay in place without pressing on your face or the bridge of your nose.Extra-durable glasses are made of titanium and stainless steel, which are stronger than other metal frames, or of flexible materials, such as Flexon, which will automatically return to its original shape even if it was bent, twisted or crushed.

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Tips for knowing AR coatings of eyeglasses lenses

After deciding your eyeglasses lenses and frames in a local store or online site, the vendor usually ask the question that if you need to order some special coatings for the lenses. Actually, there are many types of such coatings, such as AR, anti-scratched, mirror coatings .etc, and each of them has its own effect of making the lenses much more attractive and worthwhile. Among these three kinds, AR coating is the most common one, which is also as know as Anti-reflective coating, and nearly every lens is fixed with it when they are coming out from the factory as the blank, no matter if you need your lenses to be introduced in prescription glasses or sunglasses!

So, how do you know about this special coating? Perhaps, it is a common idea that lenses under this treatment can eliminate glare effectively, both from inside and outside of your eyeglasses. That’s the reason why so many drivers love to wear them at night, they can use them to reflect the glare from the surface of the road and headlight of the coming cars. Here is the main principle of this function, it is widely know that eyeglasses lenses can block some light coming to your eyes more or less because of the additional reflection, so, your visual acuity may be decreased, and AR coatings are introduced at this situation for improving transmission rate. People from both outside and inside a glasses lens will have a clear vision without any glare! What’s more, your lenses can be appeared to be thinner if your take this coating, for example, they are perfect for high index lenses, your strong prescription will be hidden by the thin edges of your glasses lenses!

But there are some problems of AR coatings, such as getting dirty quickly and scratch easier. Though some manufactures can guarantee you a easy cleaning and significantly tougher eyeglasses lenses coating, there are still more attentions need to be take special care. Here are my several tips for you:
1. In order to remove all the particles and debris from a lens, you need to use tepid water to rinse the surface of the lenses, and this step must be guaranteed!
2. Using a small amount of dish soap to lenses and rub soapy water on eyeglasses slowly to clean the entire surface of the lens!
3. Rinse the lenses again at the tepid water, and shake the excess water gently
4. Apply a cleaning cloth, which should be specially gotten from your optician, to wipe your eyeglasses lenses dry!

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Expert Eyeglass Frames Tips

Frame Colors
If you have piercing blue eyes, choose a standout blue eyeglasses frame. If you have overwhelmingly pink pigment in your skin, a blue/pink two-tone laminate such as Calabria Readers 636 designer eyeglass frame may be your ideal pick. Eye color comes in such differing shades, as does hair, that eye color is not usually the best determiner of eyeglass frames colors.

In general, cool or “blue” skin colors, in other words paler complexions, do well with eyeglasses frames in black, blue-gray, plum, magneta, pink, jade, and darker tortoiseshell (demi-amber). Warmer or “yellow” complexions with more pink or dark pigment are complemented by an eyeglass frame in camel or khaki, peach orcoral, gold and copper, off-white or warm blue, light or blond tortoiseshell, orange or fire-engine red.

Matching Frame and Lens Color
Unless you buy tinted eyeglasses, you don't need to worry about matching eyeglasses frames and lens colors. When you're buying a designer eyeglass frame for sun reading glasses, you need to consider the overall effect. Matching a blue-gray eyeglass frame to a light blue lens seems a good choice if you have blue eyes and a cool complexion. However, you can also choose a darker or silver-tinted lens for your eyeglasses frame. Contrast between eyeglass frames and lenses (for example gold eyeglass frames and gray or black lenses), especially with hand-painted eyeglasses frames, aren't a face or fashion faux pas.

Like New Eyeglass Frames
Most eyeglass care focuses on the most important part of the glasses...the lenses.

However, eyeglasses frames need care too. Keeping your glasses in their protective cases will prevent damage to your eyeglass frame.

Use metal polish for your metal eyeglasses frame such as your Silhouette 7373/7395 Minimal Art frame, even though titanium, beryllium and Flexon are corrosion- and tarnish- resistant. Use jewelry cleaner for your silver-accent, crystal, rhinestone, bejeweled and gold-plated discount eyeglass frame—just don't immerse your glasses in the cleaner.


Try not to put your plastic eyeglass frames through too much punishment. Luckily, nylon can take more damage than most plastic frames.

Keep your screws tight and your spring hinges in place.

Durable Plastic Frames
Plastic eyeglasses frames as a rule tend to break more easily, especially kids' plastic eyeglass frames. Nylon is lightweight and strong, and particularly wear-resistant if you're active in sports. It also is ideal for the flexible, long-lasting wraparound eyeglass frame.

Although it's not super-strong, zyl, short for zylonite, gives you a designer eyeglass frame in whatever color you might want, such as Nine West's NW 11. Want your eyeglasses frame to match Marcia Cross' hair on “Desperate Housewives”? No problem!

The most durable plastic eyeglasses frame we've seen is On-Guard Safety's with attached wire mesh side shields.


Gold, Silver, Crystal, Wood and Bone
Solid silver or sterling silver often accent designer eyeglass frames but don't make up the whole eyeglass frame enchilada since silver is not comfortable. All that glitters is gold, that is, gold plating, when it comes to gold eyeglasses frames.

Wood and bone, while less adjustable than other eyeglasses frame materials, look fashionable. Calabria 798 eyeglass frames have distinctive wooden temples.

A crystal designer eyeglass frame, sometimes set with precious or semiprecious stones, may drive up the price but befits a black tie or other dressy occasion.

The Right Eyeglass Frames for Your Face
You might have found the perfect discount eyeglass frame, but is it perfect for your face? The over-abiding rule is simple: Know your face shape.

* Round face: Opt for a clear bridge and wide rectangular (such as Burberry 8369) or angular narrow eyeglasses frames to lengthen and thin the face.
* Square face: Try narrow eyeglass frame styles, especially narrow ovals, and a wider eyeglasses frame to soften the face and make it look longer.
* Diamond face: Try eyeglass frames that highlight the eyes and accentuate the cheekbones of this rare face shape—choose distinctive brow lines in your eyeglasses frames, oval and cat-eye shapes, and oh yes, go rimless!
* Base-up/Inverted Triangle: Try eyeglass frames wider at the bottom, light colors and materials, and of course, rimless frame (such as D & G 4077) styles to create an airy effect and make the top of the face look less top-heavy.
* Base-down/regular triangle: Go for a brightly colored designer eyeglass frame with detailing on the top half, preferably combined with a cat-eye shape (such as Baby Phat's frames) to widen the top half of the face.
* Oblong face: Also known as the longish nose face and long face in general. Try an eyeglass frame that has a top-to-bottom depth, a low bridge to make the nose look shorter, and/or decorative or contrasting temples (such as wooden) that widen the face
* Oval face: These lucky people have perfectly proportioned face shapes. Opt for opticals with eyeglass frames that are wider than the broadest part of your face, or proportioned walnut-shaped eyeglasses frames. Don't choose frames with too much depth or too much narrowness.

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Tips for Buying Kids' Eyewear

1. Lens Thickness

The prescription is always the primary consideration in choosing glasses. Before you start looking for the frames, consult with the optician. If the prescription calls for strong lenses that are likely to be thick, it is important to keep the frames as small as possible to reduce the final lens thickness. Also, the larger the lens is, the more likely you are to see distortion and blur toward the edges. So smaller lenses cut away peripheral blur.

2. Fashion Forward

Whether they are full- or part-time eyeglass wearers, most kids get at least a little teasing about their specs, especially the first time they wear them. Children can feel more comfortable about wearing glasses when they are allowed to choose their own frames. Your child will want to avoid any frames deemed "uncool," but you as a parent still may need to offer subtle guidance if you think certain frames clearly are objectionable, too expensive or inappropriate.

Just keep in mind that the real object is to get your child to wear the glasses. Extra enticement may be found in ultra cool features like photochromic lenses with tints that darken outdoors, which may help inspire any child to want to wear glasses.

3. Plastic Vs. Metal

Children's frames are made of either plastic or metal (also called "wire"). Double bridges are found on boys' frames, while frames with single bridges are either unisex or strictly for girls. Many manufacturers copy adult styles for children's frames. Kids may be attracted to these styles because they are more grown-up. It's not unusual for kids to ask for glasses that look just like Mom's or Dad's.

In the past, plastic eyeglasses were a better choice for children because they were considered more durable, less likely to be bent or broken, lighter in weight and less expensive. But now manufacturers are making metal frames that incorporate these features as well. Metal composition varies, so ask the optician which one is best for your child, based on experience with different alloys. Ask for hypoallergenic materials if your child has shown sensitivity to certain substances. For example, some people are allergic to frame alloys that contain nickel.

4. Proper Bridge Fit

One of the toughest parts about choosing suitable frames for kids is that their noses are not fully developed, so they don't have a bridge to prevent plastic frames from sliding down. Metal frames, however, are usually made with adjustable nose pads, so they fit everyone's bridge.

Most manufacturers recognize this difficulty with plastic frames and make their bridges to fit small noses.

Each frame must be evaluated individually to make sure it fits the bridge. If any gaps exist between the bridge of the frame and the bridge of the nose, the weight of the lenses will cause the glasses to slide, no matter how well the frame seems to fit before the lenses are made.

It is important that the glasses stay in place, because kids tend to look right over the tops of the lenses instead of pushing slipping glasses back up where they belong. Your optician is usually the best judge of whether a frame fits properly.

5. The Right Temple Style

Temples that wrap all the way around the back of the ear help keep glasses from sliding down or dropping off a child's face completely.

These wraparound temples, called "cable temples," generally are available on metal frames and are especially helpful to keep glasses in place on toddlers.

Another option is a strap that goes around the head.

Cable temples and straps are not a good choice for part-time eyeglass wearers, however, because they are a bit more awkward to put on and take off. For glasses that go on and off frequently, it is better to have regular, or "skull," temples that go straight back and then curve gently around the back of the ear.

6. Spring Hinges

A nice feature to look for is temples with spring hinges. These special hinges allow the temples to flex outward, away from the frames, without causing any damage. Although they sometimes cost a bit more, spring hinges can be a worthwhile investment on children's eyewear.

Kids are not always careful when they put on and take off glasses, and the spring hinges can help prevent the need for frequent adjustments and costly repairs. They also come in handy if the child falls asleep with the glasses on or just has a rough day at play. Spring hinges are strongly recommended for toddlers, who sometimes get carried away playing with their new glasses.

7. Lens Material

Once you and your child agree on frames that you both like, the next consideration is the lenses.

Children's lenses should be made of polycarbonate or a new material called Trivex, because they are the most impact-resistant material around. (Bulletproof glass also is made of polycarbonate.)

In addition to being the safest materials, they also are lighter in weight than regular plastic lenses, a nice advantage for strong prescriptions.

Polycarbonate and Trivex have built-in protection against potentially damaging ult

raviolet (UV) rays, and the lenses are scratch-resistant coated by the manufacturer or fabrication lab.

The price for polycarbonate lenses generally is comparable to the cost for regular plastic lenses with UV and scratch-resistant coatings. And with polycarbonate, kids get that extra margin of safety to protect their eyes. Keep in mind that Trivex lenses may cost a little more than polycarbonate.

The least desirable material for your child's lenses is glass. Although it must be treated for impact resistance, glass still shatters when it breaks, and broken glass — even safety glass — is a hazard to the eye. Glass lenses are also a little heavier, which makes them less comfortable to wear.

Most optical stores in the United States will not sell children's glasses with glass lenses in them.

8. Sports Eyewear

Polycarbonate is such a safe lens material that you may be tempted to let your child play sports in his regular glasses.

Here's the drawback: although polycarbonate is the lens material used for sports eyewear, regular eyeglass frames do not provide enough protection from large objects such as balls and flying elbows. So if your kid is involved in sports, a proper sports goggle with polycarbonate lenses will provide the most protection against eye injury.

Sports goggles must be fitted properly in order to provide the most protection, so consult with an eye care professional before making a purchase. Although it sounds counter-intuitive, a sports goggle should have a larger vertical eye opening, rather than a smaller one. If an impact should occur and the goggles are pushed toward the face, a large eye opening keeps the impact points far above and far below the eyes. With a small opening, however, the goggle hits right at the edge of the eye socket, which can damage the globe of the eye.

9. Warranties

Many optical retailers offer a warranty plan that will replace eyewear at no charge or for a small fee in case of damage to the frames or lenses. Consider opting for the warranty, especially if your child is a toddler or a first-time wearer.

Be aware, however, that not all warranty plans are the same. It is to your advantage to investigate thoroughly replacement costs with and without the warranty plan. Generally, if the warranty costs you less or about the same amount as the fee to replace one single lens, it is worth the price.

It is easier to scratch a lens than to do almost any other kind of damage to the glasses. If a lens is scratched, you must replace it, because it can compromise your child's vision development.

10. Backup Pair

If your child's poor vision causes difficulty functioning without glasses, you may w

ant to purchase a backup pair of glasses, in case something happens to the primary pair and they are out of commission for a week or so while being repaired.

A sports goggle can double nicely as a spare pair of glasses. In addition, prescription sunglasses make a good backup pair.

If your child wears glasses, prescription sunglasses are needed as well. You may choose simply to use an old pair of glasses for the sunglasses if the prescription is essentially the same, and have the doctor's office add UV protection and tint them dark. Sometimes, in an emergency, most of the dye can be removed so that the glasses can be used indoors again.

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Rocking Streets Like A Rock Star

Rock stars aren’t only known for their wild and crazy lifestyles but they’ve got what it takes to turn more than hundreds of millions of people worldwide into their music and even into their private lives. For the likes of Jimi Hendrix, Axl Rose, Kurt Cobain, and the super popular quadruplet known as the Beatles, they’re living an ultimate dream everyone could have dreamed of, no matter how tragic it can be at times and in the end, all the same they’ve been great legends who inspired many of present rock artists and fans alike.

Living the life of a rock star isn’t that easy. You’ve got to be a real master of any musical instrument, a killer look and sound, and definitely a personality that could drive the whole crowd like maniacs in a single drop of sweat. And up to this day, this spellbinding personality what keeps the magic alive as seen on unique and different styles of popular rock bands like The Killers, Green Day, or the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and more.

So as ordinary people that we are, we’re only left with the chance of stealing their styles to become like a few inch of them. Anyway, these celebrities are also great trendsetters because of the sense freedom they uphold in whatever decision they make.

Dressing up like a rock star is easy. It can be anything for the clothes, but you have to make sure you either got a short, medium, or long out-of-the-bed messy hairstyle or a shaved head for that matter. And to top it all off, always wear sunglasses. A sexy pair of fashionable designer sunglasses that puts the stars in the sky to shame.

With this ensemble, you’re not only getting rock-hard fashionista but you’re creating an opportunity to live the life of famous rock stars in the simplest way you can. More so, choose to pair your rock star appeal with wholesale designer sunglasses or wholesale fashion sunglasses for a daily dose of hardcore rock fashion.

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Wholesale Vintage Sunglasses – Taking Cool from the Old School

Vintage sunglasses are timeless indeed, and these retro inspired beauties are being seen more often now, more than ever. Vintage fashion in general can be inspired from any previous eras of fashion. Most people are fond of wearing eyeglasses from the golden age of fashion in order to make a fashion statement while others use these styles from the past to compliment their current styles further.

The styles of vintage sunglasses have changed dramatically in over the six years that it has endured. In turn, the variety of its design and style grew more and more, and now it offers something for everybody. The style of the 1950s men’s eyewear is more into thicker frames. These were obviously wider than the frames of the modern designed sunglasses of today and feature a thicker bridge above the nose. Eventually women began sporting these thick framed glasses too. This was also the time when the cat glasses for women first became popular. Many people are fond of wearing these 50’s inspired sunglasses up to now, including celebrities and fashion elites.

One of the most notable among vintage sunglasses designs are undoubtedly the aviator sunglasses. The top metal bridge and hanging teardrop lenses of aviators has that look which is very irresistible to many. And now, funky colored lenses are thrown into the style of some vintage aviator sunglasses to give it that playful, modern vibe.Aside from colored lenses, vintage sunglasses also gave way to the mirrored type of sunglasses, which were very common in the 80s. These mirrored sunglasses are back in style again and even made more popular than ever thanks to the celebrities who flaunt them. Dark colored lenses could be used for these mirrored sunglasses as well.

If you want to make a vintage fashion statement with your sunglasses without having to spend as much for expensive vintage eyewear from high end brands, you can find a wide range of these retro pieces from online wholesale sunglasses stores. You have the option of purchasing one as it is or you can have your prescription lenses put into any of those very affordable vintage-inspired frames. This is a smart way of making a fashion statement with very little budget. With discounted prices from a trusted online distributor of wholesale sunglasses, you can even have as many pairs of these timeless sunglasses as you please.

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Glasses Lens

The color of the lens can vary depending on style, fashion, and purpose, but for general use, red, grey, yellow, or brown are recommended to avoid or minimize color distortion, which could affect safety when, for instance, driving a car or a school bus.

• Gray and green lenses are considered neutral because they maintain true colors.
• Brown lenses cause some color distortion, but also increase contrast.
• Turquoise lenses are good for medium and high light conditions because they are good at enhancing contrast, but do not cause significant color distortion.
• Orange and yellow lenses increase both contrast and depth perception. They also increase color distortion. Yellow lenses are used by pilots, boaters, fishers, shooters, and hunters for their contrast enhancement and width perception properties.^[9]
• Blue or purple lenses are mainly cosmetic.

With the introduction of office computing, ergonomists may recommend mildly tinted glasses for use by display operators, in order to increase contrast.^{[citation needed]}

Clear lenses are typically used to protect the eyes from impact, debris, dust, or chemicals. Some sunglasses with interchangeable lens have wet lenses to protect the eyes during low light or early morning activities.

While some blue blocking sunglasses (see above) are produced as regular sunglasses for exposure to bright sunlight, others—especially for macular degeneration patients—do not block light or other colors in order to function well in regular daylight and even dim sunlight.^[7] The latter allow the passage of enough light so normal evening activities can continue, while blocking the light that prevents production of the hormone melatonin.^{[citation needed]} Low-tinted blue glasses are sometimes recommended to treat insomnia; they are worn in artificial lighting after dark, to reestablish the circadian rhythm.^{[citation needed]}

Some models have polarized lenses, made of Polaroid polarized plastic sheeting, to reduce glare caused by light reflected from polarizing surfaces such as water (see Brewster's angle for how this works) as well as by polarized diffuse sky radiation (skylight). This can be especially useful when fishing, for which the ability to see beneath the surface of the water is crucial.

A mirrored coating can also be applied to the lens. This mirrored coating deflects some of the light when it hits the lens so that it is not transmitted through the lens, making it useful in bright conditions; however, it does not necessarily reflect UV radiation as well. Mirrored coatings can be made any color by the manufacturer for styling and fashion purposes. The color of the mirrored surface is irrelevant to the color of the lens. For example, a gray lens can have a blue mirror coating, and a brown lens can have a silver coating. Sunglasses of this type are sometimes called mirrorshades. A mirror coating does not get hot in sunlight and it prevents scattering of rays in the lens bulk.

Sunglass lenses are made of either glass or plastic. Plastic lenses are typically made from acrylic, polycarbonate, CR-39 or polyurethane. Glass lenses have the best optical clarity and scratch resistance, but are heavier than plastic lenses. They can also shatter or break on impact. Plastic lenses are lighter but are more prone to scratching. Plastic offers more resistance to shattering than glass. Polycarbonate plastic lenses are the lightest, and are also almost shatterproof, making them good for impact protection. CR-39 is the most common plastic lens, due to low weight, high scratch resistance, and low transparency for ultraviolet and infrared radiation.

Any of the above features, color, polarization, gradation, mirroring, and materials, can be combined into the lens for a pair of sunglasses. Gradated glasses are darker at the top of the lens where the sky is viewed and transparent at the bottom. Corrective lenses or glasses can be manufactured with either tinting or darkened to serve as sunglasses. An alternative is to use the corrective glasses with a secondary lenses such as oversize sunglasses that fit over the regular glasses, clip-on lens that are placed in front of the glasses, and flip-up glasses which feature a dark lens that can be flipped up when not in use (see below). Photochromic lens gradually darken in bright light.

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Sunglass

Sunglasses or sun glasses are a form of protective eyewear designed primarily to prevent bright sunlight and high-energy visible light from damaging or discomforting the eyes. They can sometimes also function as a visual aid, as variously termed spectacles or glasses exist which feature lenses that are colored, polarized or darkened. In the early 20th century they were also known as sun cheaters (cheaters being an American slang term for glasses).^[1]

Many people find direct sunlight too bright for comfort. During outdoor activities, the human eye can receive more light than usual. Healthcare professionals recommend eye protection whenever outside to protect the eyes from ultraviolet radiation and blue light, which can cause several serious eye problems. Sunglasses have long been associated with celebrities and film actors primarily from a desire to mask their identity. Since the 1940s sunglasses have been popular as a fashion accessory, especially on the beach.

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Types of Glasses

Corrective

Corrective lenses are used to correct refractive errors of the eye by modifying the effective focal length of the lens in order to alleviate the effects of conditions such as nearsightedness (myopia), farsightedness (hyperopia) or astigmatism. Another common condition in older patients is presbyopia which is caused by the eye's crystalline lens losing elasticity, progressively reducing the ability of the lens to accommodate (i.e. to focus on objects close to the eye).

The power of a lens is generally measured in diopters. Glasses correcting for myopia will have negative diopter strengths, and glasses correcting for hypermetropia will have positive diopter strengths. Glasses correcting for astigmatism require two different strengths placed at right angles in the same lens. Prescription lenses, made to conform to the prescription of an ophthalmologist or optometrist, are used to make prescription glasses, which are then verified correct using a professional lensmeter.

Pinhole glasses are a type of corrective glasses which do not use a conventional lens and are claimed to help correct the eye's refractive error without introducing the image distortion of traditional lens-based glasses.

Correcting one's vision is done by using lenses to move the focal point on the retina accordingly with one's particular needs. The depth of the curve, the thickness of the lens, and the precise shape of the lens can all be used to change the focal point. ^[12] Eyeglasses can normally compensate and correct four types of vision deficiencies. Myopia is a vision disorder that causes far objects to appear blurred but near objects are seen clearly. ^[13] Individuals suffering from myopia are prescribed eyeglasses with concave lenses which compensate for the refraction error by moving the image of the distant objects that cannot be seen clearly backward onto the retina.

Correcting hyperopia is normally done with eyeglasses with convex lenses. With this disorder, the patients can see distant objects clearly but they have trouble with seeing objects that are close to them. Eyeglasses with convex lenses compensate for the refraction errors by moving the image of a distant object forward onto the retina. ^[14]

Astigmatism is typically corrected with a cylindrical lens. This disorder is caused by a non-uniform curvature in the refractive surfaces of the eye which leads to an abnormality in focalizing the light rays on the retina. As a result, a part of the light rays are focused on the retina and the other part is focalized behind it or in front of it.

Presbyopia is more frequent in people over 40 years old and it is corrected with convex lenses. These patients need reading or bifocal eyeglasses.

Corrective eyeglasses can significantly improve the life quality of the patient as they are helpful in both correcting vision disorders and reducing problems that appear when such lenses are needed, such as headaches or squinting.

Corrective lenses can also be added to work masks or eyeglasses which are used in sports.

Safety

Safety glasses are usually made with shatter-resistant plastic lenses to protect the eye from flying debris. Although safety lenses may be constructed from a variety of materials of various impact resistance, certain standards suggest that they maintain a minimum 1 millimeter thickness at the thinnest point, regardless of material. Safety glasses can vary in the level of protection they provide. For example, those used in medicine may be expected to protect against blood splatter while safety glasses in a factory might have stronger lenses and a stronger frame with additional shields at the temples. The lenses of safety glasses can also be shaped for correction.

The American National Standards Institute has established standard ANSI Z87.1 for safety glasses in the United States, and similar standards have been established elsewhere.

OSHA provides guidance on the type of safety eyewear that should be used for a particular application.

Some safety glasses are designed to fit ove

r corrective glasses or sunglasses. They may provide less eye protection than goggles or other forms of eye protection, but their light weight increases the likelihood that they will actually be used. Modern safety glasses tend to be given a more stylish design in order to encourage their use. Corrective glasses with plastic lenses can be used in place of safety glasses in many environments; this is one advantage that they have over contact lenses.

There are also safety glasses for welding, w

hich are styled like wraparound sunglasses, but with much darker lenses, for use in welding where a full sized welding helmet is inconvenient or uncomfortable. These are often called "flash goggles", because they provide protection from welding flash.

Worker safety eyewear is available in various lens colors and/or with coatings to protect or enable eyesight in different lighting conditions, particularly when outdoors.

Nylon frames are usually used for protection eyewear for sports because of their lightweight and flexible properties. They are able to bend slightly and return to their original shape instead of breaking when pressure is applied to them. Nylon frames can become very brittle with age and they can be difficult to adjust.

Safety lenses are usually made of polycarbonate, which is basically jet windshield plastic that is very unlikely to break. ^[15] Safety glasses are also available in prescription form for those persons who need corrective lenses. ^[16] Depending on the particular area in which the individuals work, they may be required to wear side protectors additionally to safety eyeglasses.

In order to comply with the ANSI Z87.1 requirements, safety eyeglasses must pass the high velocity and high mass tests. Also, the lenses of protective goggles, faceshield windows and welding filters cannot be thinner than 3 mm excepting the high impact lenses which are meant to be installed in prescription frames which cannot be thinner than 2 mm.

Sunglasses

Sunglasses may be made with either prescription or non-prescription lenses that are darkened to provide protection against bright visible light and, possibly, ultraviolet (UV) light. Photochromic lenses, which are photosensitive, darken when struck by UV light.

Light polarization is an added feature that can be applied to sunglass lenses. Polarization filters remove horizontally polarized rays of light, which eliminates glare from horizontal surfaces (allowing wearers to see into water when reflected light would otherwise overwhelm the scene). Polarized

sunglasses may present some difficulties for pilots since reflections from water and other structures often used to gauge altitude may be removed, or instrument readings on liquid crystal displays may be blocked.

Yellow lenses increase color contrast and improve depth perception. Brown lenses are common among golfers, but cause color distortion. Also, green/yellow tinted lens are common when night driving and aid in the removing of glare off on-coming headlights. Blue, purple, and green lenses offer no real benefits to vision enhancement, and are mainly cosmetic. Some sunglasses with interchangeable lenses have optional clear lenses to protect the eyes during low light or night time activities and a colored lens with UV protection for times where sun protection is needed.

Sunglasses are often worn just for aesthetic purposes, or simply to hide the eyes. Examples of sunglasses that were popular for these reasons include teashades and mirrorshades. Many blind people wear opaque glasses to hide their eyes for aesthetic reasons.

3D glasses

The illusion of three dimensions on a two dimensional surface can be created by providing each eye with different visual information. Classic 3D glasses create the illusion of three dimensions when viewing specially prepared images. The classic 3D glasses have one red lens and one blue or cyan lens. Another kind of 3D glasses uses polarized filters, with one lens polarized vertically and the other horizontally, with the two images required for stereo vision polarized the same way. Polarized 3D glasses allow for color 3D, while the red-blue lenses produce a dull black-and-white picture with red and blue fringes. Both types have been distributed to audiences at 3D movies.

One kind of electronic 3D spectacles uses electronic shutters, while virtual reality glasses and helmets have separate video screens for each eye. A 3D effect can also be produ ced using LCD shutter glasses.

Reading glasses

Magnifying lenses or generic spectacles that are used to treat mild presbyopia and hyperopia can be bought off the shelf. Although such glasses are generally considered safe, an individual prescription, as determined by an ophthalmologist or optometrist and made by a qualified optician, usually results in better visual correction and fewer headaches & visual discomfort. There have also been many cases where people have delayed having a proper eye examinaton with an optometrist or ophthalmologist, preferring to purchase off the shelf glasses, who have put their sight at risk from conditions such as AMD, Glaucoma and complications from Diabetes. It is important to str

ess off the shelf readers are not a replacement for regular eye examinations.

Reading glasses come in two main styles: full frames, in which the entire lens is made in the reading prescription, and half-eyes, the smaller "Ben Franklin" style glasses that sit lower down on the nose. ^[18]

Full reading glasses are more suitable for people who only need them for close-up reading while half-eye reading glasses can be used to read at smaller or larger distances. The reading glasses are most of the time needed by people who have never worn glasses.

Although specialists recommend individuals who need to wear eyeglasses to have them custom-made according to their own needs, most of the patients prefer buying them at a pharmacy or department store. This type of eyeglass-shopping became very popular in the 1990s when it was estimated that over 30 million pairs were sold per year. These reading glasses are not as expensive as the custom-made ones and they are certainly designed to catch the buyer's eye. Glasses that can be purchased off the shelf are available in a wide variety of colors and designs, suitable for different tastes. As this habit can result in worsening one's vision prob

lems, there is a new alternative to buy eyeglasses easy and cheap from online prescription eyeglasses stores.^[19]

The downside of the ready-made eyeglasses is that they are basically made in "one size", meaning that they come with the same prescription in the same lenses and the location of the optical center of the lenses is also the same. Yet, most individuals who need reading glasses need different prescriptions in each eye and wearing such pre-made eyeglasses can result in headaches, eyestrain or nausea. These "side effects" tend to occur when the prescription that the glasses have is too far from the one that the individual needs.

Bifocals, trifocals, and progressive lenses

As people age, their ability to focus is lessened and many decide to use multiple-f ocus lenses, which can be bifocal or even trifocal, to cover all the situations in which they use their sight. Traditional multifocal lenses have two or three distinct horizontal viewing areas, each requiring a conscious effort of refocusing. Some modern multifocal lenses, such as progressive lenses (known as "no-line bifocals"), give a smooth transition between these different focal points, unnoticeable by most wearers, while other glasses have lenses specifically intended for use with computer monitors at a fixed distance. People may have several pairs of glasses, one for each task or distance, with specific glasses for reading, computer use, television watching, and writing

Extreme magnification (bioptics)

A form of glasses with extreme magnification to improve the distance vision of those with severe eyesight impairment, especially people with albinism, are known as bioptics or a bioptic telescope. They may take the form of self-contained glasses that resemble goggles or binoculars, or may be attached to existing glasses.

Fashion

Glasses can be a major part of personal image and expression, from Groucho Marx and Buddy Holly to the extravagance of Elton John and Dame Edna Everage.

For some celebrities, glasses form part of their identity. United States Senator Barry Goldwater continued to wear lensless horn-rimmed glasses after being fitted with contact lenses because he was not recognizable without his trademark glasses. British soap star Anne Kirkbride had the same problem: her character on Coronation Street, Deirdre Barlow, became so well-known for her big frames that she was expected to wear them at social gatherings and in international tours, even though Kirkbride has always worn contact lenses. Comedian Drew Carey continued to wear glasses for the same reason after getting corrective laser eye surgery. British comedic actor Eric Sykes, who became profoundly deaf as an adult, wears glasses that contain no lenses; they are actually a bone-conducting hearing aid. Masaharu Morimoto wears glasses to separate his professional persona as a chef from his stage persona as Iron Chef Japanese. John Lennon wore his round-lens 'Windsor' spectacles from some of his time with the Beatles to his murder in 1980. The rock band Weezer is known for some of the members wearing thick-rimmed glasses, as well as actor Jeff Goldblum who is often seen in the Browline glasses style. Singer Anastacia who dominated the European charts in the early 21st century is noted for wearing odd coloured glasses.

Browline glasses were the standard for men in the 1950s and 1960s.

In popular culture, glasses were all the disguise Superman and Wonder Woman needed to hide in plain view as alter egos Clark Kent and Diana Prince, respectively.

Another unpopular aspect of glasses is their inconvenience. Even through the creation of light frames, such as those made of titanium, very flexible frames, and new lens materials and optical coatings, glasses can still cause problems during rigorous sports. The lenses can become greasy or trap vapour when eating hot food, swimming, walking in rain or rapid temperature changes (such as walking into a warm building from cold temperatures outside), reducing visibility significantly. Scraping, fracturing, or breakage of the lenses require time-consuming and costly professional repair, though modern plastic lenses are almost indestructible and very scratch-resistant.

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Tips to Choosing Eye Glasses

Choosing eye glasses frames that are right for your face is important if you want to look great in your glasses. It is important to take into consideration your face shape, eye brow shape and your coloring befor choosing eyeglasses frames.

There are about seven different face shapes. They are round, oval, and oblong, base down triangle, base up triangle, diamond, and square.

• The round face is free of angles and the width and length are of the same proportions. Choosing eye glasses frames with an angular shape will help to give definition to the face. Narrow frames will help to lengthen the face.

• The oval face is said to be the perfect face shape and finding hairstyles and glasses that look great on this shape face is easy. Choosing eye glasses frames that are wider than the widest part of the face will look great on oval shaped faces.

• The oblong face is longer than it is wide and sometimes comes with a long nose. Oblong face shapes need frames with a depth that goes from top to bottom. Choosing eye glasses frames with a low bridge will help to lengthen the nose. Decoration around the temple area will draw the eye outward thereby making the face seem wider.

• The base-down triangular face is narrower at the top than the bottom. Choosing eye glasses frames with a cat eye shape or more decorated frames will draw the eye upward and make the face seem more balanced.

• The base up triangular face needs frames that are lighter in color, probably even rimless so that the eye is not drawn to the widest area of the face. Choosing eye glasses frames that don't draw the eye to the upper part of the face will balance the width of the top and bottom of the face.

• The diamond shaped face is narrow at the eye and jaw line. Not many people have this face shape. Choosing eye glasses frames that are rimless, oval or cat eye shaped are great for this face shape.

• The square face shape has a strong jaw line with a wide forehead. Choosing eye glasses frames that are narrow and are wider than they are long are best for the square face shape. When choosing eye glasses frames, brow shape should be considered. The three basic eye brow shapes are the natural shaped brown, the classic-arch shaped brow and the high dramatic brow.

• The natural shaped brow is straighter across, only slightly and softly curved despite whether or not it has been waxed into that shape. Choosing eye glasses frames for a natural shaped brow should lead to finding
a medium sized frame.

• The brow with a classic shaped arch is arched more than the natural shaped brow and a bit more dramatic. Choosing eye glasses frames for this brow shape will show the best fit to be with bolder, thicker eye glass frames.

• Choosing eye glasses frames for the high, dramatically arched brow will lead to thin wire frames.

When choosing eye glasses frames, take into consideration your coloring. Those with cool skin undertones will look best in eye glasses of a cool color. Those with warm skin undertones will look best in eye glasses of a warm color. Neutral tones will look great on everyone. Anyone can look great in eye glasses! It's simply a matter of choosing eye glasses frames that look the best on you.

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Tips to Adjust Glass Frames

Glasses will come out of adjustment, even if you are very careful with them. The simple act of taking glasses on and off eventually will cause frames to loosen or tighten. Different types of frame materials require different adjustments. Care should be taken when adjusting glasses frames.

1. Step 1

   Tighten all frame screws. Plastic and metal frames have screws that hold the temple, also called the "arm," to the front of the frame at the hinge. Cover the lenses with a small towel to prevent scratching them, and place the frame on a solid surface to steady it. Carefully tighten the hinge screws. Metal frames also have screws that hold the lenses into the frame front, also called the eyewire; these screws require retightening.

2. Step 2

   Warm a plastic frame to adjust by filling a sink or bowl with warm, not hot, water. Heating the plastic makes the frame more pliable. You can also hold the frame under a running faucet, with warm water falling over the frame.

3. Step 3

   Bend the front of the frame to angle, and round it to match the shape of your head once the frame is warm. Gently work and bend with minimal force to reform a slight curve to the frame. It is normal for frames to flatten and lose some of their curve, and reshaping them will help them fit better. Frames can also be made wider in the same manner, by reducing the curve if the frame is too tight.

4. Step 4

   Use needle-nose pliers to bend metal temples in or out from the frame. If your frame is too loose, you can bend the temples in slightly. If your frame is too tight, you can spread the temples out. Pinch the frame near the corner where the frame meets the arm and bend, using minimal force and small movements.

5. Step 5

   Bend the metal temples up or down, if your glasses are sliding down your nose or are hurting the back of your ears. Grasp your frame and hold it, so that the frame is sitting in the same direction as if you were wearing it. Move the metal temple at the curve of the temple -- the part that goes around your ear. Move up gently if your glasses hurt behind your ears. Move the curve down if your glasses are too loose.

6. Step 6

   Adjust nosepads on a metal frame, if your glasses are sitting too high or low. Grasp the frame front and use your thumb and forefinger to widen or narrow the nosepads. Spread the pads out to lower the fit of your frame. Make the pads more narrow to raise the frame up on your face.

HAVE NICE TRY..............

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