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Team Tyreke Scores with Great Vision (part 3 of 4)

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Tyreke’s Trainer, LaMont Peterson, Talks about His Eye Exam and Transitions Lenses LaMont Peterson has been professional basketball player Tyreke Evans’ trainer since Tyreke was 13 years old. These guys spend a lot of time together training for games—indoors and out—and they both know that healthy eye sight is key to staying on the ball. They …
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So I CAN blame my glasses for my poor golf game?!?

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Well, maybe. As someone who swears by polarized lenses due to my Scandinavian love of water, I have gone through life assuming those lenses will do me just fine in whatever activities I participate in. After spending a week  learning all about Nike Vision while in the Competitive Advantage Tent at the Transitions PGA Championship last …
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VSP & Transitions Optical Launch New Mobile Eyecare Clinic

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Today at an unveiling ceremony in Pinellas Park, FL, VSP and Transitions Optical launched a new mobile clinic that will provide charitable eye exams and eyewear to people in need across the U.S. Today, more than 50 pre-screened students from Azalea Elementary located in Pinellas County are the first to benefit from the new clinic. …
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Blown-glass contact lenses? Yikes.

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Did you know that the first usable contact lens was made in 1888 from blown glass? It’s a fact. You can find this, and other interesting historical anecdotes about contact lenses in a recently published New York Times article. Take a look; it’ll give you a fresh perspective on something many of us take for …
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The monocle is back. Really?

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Needless to say, I didn’t see this trend coming. According to an article on Telegraph.co.uk, monocles are making a come-back. Our intrepid blogger, Vernon D., documented the birth of the monocle in the 18th century, but I never anticipated that 300 years later this one-lensed eyepiece would be a hit on the high streets of London yet …
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Computer Spectacles Escape Distraught Owner!

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My morning ritual was interrupted in such a way that the remainder of my day will suffer.  I was thrilled to discover that all my meetings were canceled, which means that I can envelope myself in small project that must be completed in a couple of days.  Settling into my chair, I reached for my …
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