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You wear your glasses every day, so they should still look good years from now. Timeless glasses have clear shapes, calm colours and a fit that suits your face. Here is what to look for when you buy timeless eyewear. How the styles developed is covered in our article Glasses Styles That Last. Key points

Anyone who is pessimistic expects the worst and is called a pessimist, or an eternal pessimist if it never lets up. Here you can read what pessimist meaning and pessimism really involve, how a pessimist differs from an optimist and why a pinch of gloom can be useful. At the end it gets literal: dark

Celebrity eyewear can be as recognisable as a hit song: Elton John, Bono, Anastacia and Johnny Depp are often identified by their glasses alone. Here you will find out which frame shape is behind each look and how to recreate it for everyday wear. Key points at a glance Elton John stands for oversized, colourful

Large oversized sunglasses have big lenses that cover much of the eye area. They are a fashion classic that keeps coming back, in butterfly, cat-eye, square and aviator shapes. This short guide shows the classic shapes and how to choose a pair. The full story of the retro look, size, weight and prescription lenses is

Glasses, or eyeglasses and specs as some call them, change how your eyes look: lenses for short-sightedness make them look smaller, lenses for long-sightedness make them look bigger. Here is how spectacle wearers can adapt their eye makeup, what to watch for with brows, eyeliner, mascara and concealer, and how frames and makeup work together.

Presbyopia is the normal, age-related loss of near vision. From around the mid-40s it becomes harder to focus on things close up, because the lens of the eye gradually loses its flexibility. It is often called age-related long-sightedness, but it is not the same as ordinary long-sightedness (hyperopia). Here you can find out what is

Who has the biggest human eyes, how big are the biggest glasses in the world, and what is the best vision ever recorded? Here you will find honest answers and the most bizarre world records related to eyes, each with its source. Key points at a glance We know of no official world record for

The Ray-Ban Wayfarer is a sunglasses classic with a bold plastic frame and trapezoid lenses. Ray-Ban introduced it in 1952, and the film The Blues Brothers made it an icon. Here you will find out when the Wayfarer was introduced, who designed it, how it differs from the Aviator and the New Wayfarer, and who

Need new glasses or sunglasses quickly, perhaps because your holiday starts soon or your old pair has broken? Here’s what determines the Edel-Optics delivery time, how express delivery works and how to get your new glasses or sunglasses to you as fast as possible. Key points at a glance Standard delivery to the UK is

Playing sports with glasses is much easier with a pair made for movement: sports glasses sit firmly, stay clear and have shatter-resistant lenses. Here you will find out which sports glasses suit which sport, what to look for and what works for glasses wearers: prescription lenses, contact lenses or swimming goggles. Key points at a