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Prescription Ready Eyewear from ADIDAS

Claudia Kuske + Reiner Kuske — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:43:33 +0000

That ADIDAS have one of the best selection of performance sports sunglasses on the market today is no secret. Top athletes like All Black Dan Carter, MTB Downhiller Sam Blenkinsop and Golfer Natalie Gulbis can be seen wearing their ADIDAS eyewear wherever you see them. But not only top performance athletes enjoy the incredible benefits behind the ADIDAS eyewear technology. They are built to be durable, fit most comfortably, protect the wearer from harmful light and wind, and even improve visual comfort in extreme light conditions.

Even for those who require prescription glasses ADIDAS provide a more than satisfactory solution. All ADIDAS sunglasses can be fitted with prescription lenses. Depending on the model, this can be achieved with special Rx Adapters that fit neatly into the Quick-Change Lens System, or behind the lens where a shield design is of greater benefit to the user.

Depending on the model, prescriptions of between -4.00 and +4.00 are possible, in some cases even higher. When fitting prescription adapters for ADIDAS sunglasses, we recommend to use NXT technology lenses. These are lenses that are made from a special “Trivex” material providing the user with unparalleled safety, comfort and visual performance. Available tints are

Polarized: Grey Photochromic, Grey, Brown

3 fixed tints: Grey, Brown, Green (G15)

4 Photochromic: Grey, Brown Copper & Yellow

2 Mirror: Grey, Silver & Brown / Gold

New Gadget – DIY Sight Test With Your Mobile Phone

Reiner — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 23:53:19 +0000

Last night, while cruising the net I came across a really neat gadget for DIY sight tests. The gadget hasn’t got a name yet, nor is it avalable for purchase yet. So what exactly is this little beauty all about? In essence it is a small and very simple plastic attachment for your mobile phone, with which, provided you have the appropriate software, you could perform a simple sight test to estimate your visual acuity and the resulting estimated refractive error of your eye. The good news is that the gadget costs less than US$2 and could be usefull in remote parts of underdeveloped countries where sophisticated equipment for comprehensive eye examinations is just not available. The bad news is, that it is not a substitute for the traditional compehensive eye examination since it is designed to do only one small and simple task – estimating a refractive error based on the user’s information input. Eye conditions other than myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism and presbyopia cannot be detected.

Here is how it works: The patient looks through a small lens and presses the arrow key of the phone until a set of parallel green and red lines overlap. This has to be done eight times for each eye. Every time the lines are presented at different angles. After eight repetitions for each eye, where the lines are displayed at different angles, the device calculates the refractive error which. The result, according to the developers studies, is comparable to that of conventional sight testing equipment like phoropters and aberrometers.

In summary, it looks like a great little device that could be very useful in many places, but in particular in areas where sight tests have not been possible in the past due to high cost of equipment and/or lack of facilities (as is the case in remote underdeveloped areas of the world).

For more information click here

Things seem to look different lately? The importance of regular eye tests.

Reiner — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:52:39 +0000

The importance of regular eye tests was demonstrated during the world cup soccer match between England and Germany 2010 this morning .If you are only remotely interested in the sport of soccer, you will probably have spent quite a few hours over the past few weeks watching games life on TV. And when you live in this part of the world, this means that you would probably have done this at times when you really should have been in bed sleeping. After 2 weeks this nocturnal habbit can actually start to play tricks on your mind and on your visual acuity. Maybe it is time to come and let us have a look if your vision is still ok. If, for example, you saw last night’s game between Germany and England and the replay of Frank Lampard’s kick looked something like the picture on the left, then you are well overdue to have an eye test. Look, we’d be happy to spend some time with you to determine what exactly causes your slightly distorted outlook, so please don’t hesitate, ring us and make an appointment for an eye test. Ah, and yes, our optometrist is British and therefore definetly impartial. (The image above was uploaded by an unknown person and we have bluntly used it here to make our point of the importance of having regular eye tests). If your name happens to be Jorge Larrionda or Mauricio Espinosa, we’ll do that eye test even for free!

Fashion Accessories: Sunglasses are out! Dive Masks are in!

Claudia Kuske + Reiner Kuske — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 04:45:04 +0000

You better believe it! I found these photos from the Sao Paulo Fashion Week 2010 while cruising the net. If trends on display are anything to go by, then sunglasses as a fashion accessory are definitely on their way out (or are they?). Seems like they are being replaced by the good old diving mask! Don’t you just love it!!! Ah, and while we are talking about trends, looks like the “Brazilian” is also on it’s way out! Apparently this topic was discussed in detail on the “G1” news site.

Bringing Spring Colours to the Motueka Winter – New JFRey & BOZ frames

Claudia Kuske + Reiner Kuske — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 23:24:43 +0000

Although we are fortunate enough to live in the sunniest part of New Zealand, the beginning of winter and the past 3 weeks in particular have been somewhat depressing. When we received our newest JFRey and BOZ frames today, they certainly brightened up what was promising to be another dull and rainy winter day. As always, JFRey is never scared of using colour on his frame designs. But not only that, he has a real talent for combining colours and design into something really unique and special. Sometimes we are ask “….yes they are great, but will they date?”. Well to be perfectly honest, fashion trends date. The trendier, the faster. These frames however do not follow any trend. They are so unique, they have a life of their own. They are classics and as with all design classics, they will not date. They will always be classics. Here are just a couple of the new frames we have in stock for you now. Come in to see the others.

Another new Lindberg Acetanium added to the range

Claudia Kuske + Reiner Kuske — Mon, 31 May 2010 03:40:42 +0000

Just a quick update on our ever growing Lindberg collection. We received another wonderful ladies model (1125, colAC39). It oozes class! The shape is very feminine with soft lines and simplistic style.The Acetanium is made from a 3-ply acetate material, which works really well. The front features a highly polished black, with a very fine ebony and mother of pearl layer behind. The sides are made from titanium and their colour (a matt finished light grey) complement the dark coloured front perfectly. Like all Lindberg Acetanium frames, they feature adjustable nose pads and a screwless hinge. Heavy? Not at all. Although I didn’t wheigh them, they can’t be more than about 10 grams.

Handpainted Eyewear – our new “Ronit Furst” collection has arrived.

Reiner — Fri, 28 May 2010 03:10:15 +0000

After having been away from the practice for the last few weeks, it is nice to be back in Motueka. Having said that, I am not sure if I like the current weather so much. You see I spent the last 2 weeks in a coutry where the average temperature was around 30 degrees. Coming back to Motueka and arriving here in the shop at 7 degrees and looking very grey and miserable …… it certainly takes a little bit of getting used to. On the bright side, we received some really nice and colourful glasses from Ronit Furst while I was away. Ronit is an Israeli artist and has been making hand painted eyewear for a number of years now. You don’t see them very often, and if so, it is usually only in a few of the very top end optical shops in New York, Paris, Sydney and the like.

Why? Because they are so expensive? No! I guess that is the good news, they are actually quite reasonably priced compared with other ranges. They retail somewhere just above the NZ$300 mark. So they are not only fun, but also affordable. So why are they not available from your average Optician? I guess it is because they are so different and many Optometrists are scared that the market isn’t there.

I believe the oposit is the case. These days many frame ranges all look alike and it is just so refreshing to see Ronit’s range. And what better place to have them available than the Nelson/Morueta/Takaka region which is known to be the “artiest” in the country. If you are in the area, you must come and have a look at our collection of Ronit Furst glasses. We currently have 20 different peices in stock and gues what…… every one is unique.

So, brighten up your wintery day with a splash of colour!

Reason to celebrate for Fonaroman Timor Leste and the Fred Hollows Foundation

Reiner — Wed, 19 May 2010 07:41:41 +0000

I know I have been neglecting our blog lately and have not been able to share with you what’s going on at Claudia K as much as I would have liked. The truth is, I am currently away from the practice and spending some time with the Fred Hollows Foundation and Fonaroman Timor Leste in Dili. I feel very privileged to be here today, because today was a very (and I mean VERY) big day for the team: the celebration of the inauguration of the temporary operating theatre and eye clinic in a converted container donated by the New Zealand Armed Services.

The Fred Hollows Foundation is doing great work here in Dili and is currently funding the construction and establishment of a more permanent home for the eye clic and operating theatre in form of a National Eye Centre complex at the Dili Hospital grounds. This project has already started and is due to be finished by 2011 or 2012. Until then, I am sure, the operating theatre container will do just nicely for the ophthalmic team to perform urgent eye surgery for the people of Timor Leste.

Anyone feeling the urge to help and contribute to the good work of the Fred Hollows Foundation New Zealand, you may do so by clicking here.

Ad Specs – The Self Adjustable Eyeglasses

Reiner — Sun, 16 May 2010 13:15:40 +0000

This is not a joke, “Ad Specs – The Self Adjustable Spectacles” are being marketed for developing countries by the Centre for Vision in the Developing World and Global Vision 2020. So what is so special about these glasses? They allow the user to correct their own vision. How?

By what the manufacturer calls “self refraction”. The user changes the power of the lens by turning a wheel on the syringes on the sides to pump more or less silicone oil into the lens, thereby changing it’s shape. The lenses are two flexible membranes, protected by a hard plastic layer. Once the user has done the self refraction and is happy with the correction of the lenses, the syringes can be removed and the glasses look almost like your original Woody Allen specs.

Need one yourself? Sorry we don’t stock them, but you can order one from www.thekopernik.org.

Price? Cheap! Cheaper that Specsavers. At US$19.20 plus postage and packaging you could get 2 pairs for under US$40.00.

Off to Timor Leste – May 7th 2010

Reiner — Fri, 07 May 2010 09:19:13 +0000

This will be my third trip to Timor Leste. I am currently sitting here at Sydney Airport waiting for my flight to Darwin and then on to Dili. It’s always a long trip, almost as long as going halfway around the world. I started this morning on a 7.00am flight from Nelson to Auckland where I had the pleasure of meeting the Fred Hollows New Zealand team. Planned arrival in Dili is 7.15am tomorrow morning.
The Fred Hollows Foundation has been very active in East Timor for the past 5 years or so and have been instrumental in helping the local NGO FoNaroman Timor Leste (Giving Sight Timor Leste) in providing basic eyecare to the people of Timor. Can’t wait to meet the team again and to spend the next 2 weeks with the optical team in Dili.

Boarding call! Must go.