Holland Opticians Blog

If you're new to varifocal lenses you may need a little time to get used to them. Varifocal lenses will slightly alter your peripheral vision due to the power changes that occur at the lens edges. Having a good lens design can help enormously by all but eliminating this peripheral distortion. Choosing a varifocal with as wide a field of view as possible will help you to adapt more easily. Your Optician will discuss your visual needs and recommend the best lens for your visual

One of the most common concerns when choosing a pair of new spectacles is choosing a frame that suits our face. If we choose a frame that complements our face shape, we always feel more confident and comfortable wearing our spectacles. Face shapes can be categorised into 6 shapes: Heart, Round, Square, Oval, Diamond and Rectangular. To decipher your face shape, move your hair away from your face, and trace a line from your hairline, down to your chin, then back up your hairli

The eyelids are thin folds of skin which cover and protect our eyes. They have muscles controlling their movement up and down known as the levator palpebrae. This can either be done via an involuntary or voluntary action of our nervous system. Each eyelid will have a row of eyelashes at the margin which have a function of heightened protection from dust and debris which may otherwise damage the delicate structures of the front of the eyes. The key function of the eyelids is t

It is important that when we communicate with our patients, we use terms that don’t require they qualify as an optometrist! As such, we generally try to avoid the use of jargon and use more end-user friendly terms in their place. However, there remain terms that are inescapably used, but applying a smidgen of etymology will help to de-mystify their meaning. As an aside, the etymology of the word etymology is as follows: ‘etymos’ – true/actual ‘logia’ – study of Bringing this