Hello, if you are coming over from the Facebook site, welcome to the Dr. B. blog!   I will be getting to the answers in just a minute.  For those of you who came here directly from the website home page, I recently posted some Gwen Stefani trivia on the Facebook page and have directed those who want to see the answers to this blog.  For those of you who arrived here from the main page of the website, I will re-post the questions again here, followed by the answers.   Here are the questions:

1.  Gwen Stefani currently has two collections of eyewear. One of them is called L.A.M.B. What does L.A.M.B. stand for?


2. Her second collection is called gx. What does gx stand for?



Scroll down for the answers.













1.  L.A.M.B. stands for Love Angel Music Baby



2.  gx--the g represents Gwen and the x represents sending out her love.   She signs all her emails with "gx."    I've never personally received an email from Gwen, I'm simply relaying the information that I was given.

Have you ever wondered which sports cause the most eye injuries?   Look no further!   Here are the top 10 Sports that cause eye injuries.  We'll start from the bottom and work our way up:

10.  Table or air hockey   1,180 estimated injuries
Having played air hockey and having been a fan of the sport for years, I can understand how this happens--the puck is elevated off the table and it hits somebody in the eye.  This does not happen very often.  It's still a great table sport.

9.  Fishing  1.183 estimated injuries
I'm hoping some of these are from casting and not from getting a fish hook caught in the eye.

8. Health Club (exercise/weightlifting)  1,325 estimated injuries
Be smart and don't over-do it.  Lift a reasonable weight.   When lifting free weights, don't forget to breathe properly.

7. Soccer   1,338 estimated injuries

6. Bicycles   1,483 estimated injuries

5. Football  1,726 estimated injuries

4. Baseball/softball   2,100 estimated injuries

3. Guns (air, gas, spring and BB)   2,397 estimated injuries

2. Water and pool activities  5,505 estimated injuries
This is technically not a sport.  I don't think they are referring to water polo, I think this is in reference to recreational pool activities.  They must have included it because there are so many of them, it's good to be aware of it.

And the number 1 sport, by far, in which eye injuries occur....






1.  Basketball   6,307 estimated injuries

The topic of racial discrimination has been in the news recently.  In society, discrimination can take many forms.  For example, until 1990, those with physical disabilities were discriminated against.  Many public buildings were inaccessible to those in wheelchairs or other physical handicaps that prevented them from climbing stairs.  The American Disabilities Act of 1990 now requires accessibility on public accommodations.  Discrimination has also occurred in the optical world.  Unless you're Asian, you are probably not aware of this.   Many Asians have unique facial features that require specific accommodations in their glasses to account for this.  Most of the major frame brands are designed in Europe, and have been produced for that population.  For years, they ignored the Asian population's unique ophthalmic demands and many times forced them to wear glasses that were not well suited for them.  Frame selection was limited--Asians were told they would have to wear metal frames and could not wear plastic frames.   Fortunately, the optical world is now finally addressing this discriminatory oversight.  In the last few years, frame manufacturers are now putting out frames addressing the Asian customer's unique ophthalmic demands.  It was initially referred to as Asian Fit Eyewear; however, some people felt the term was inappropriate, and have since renamed it Alternative Fit Eyewear.  I see nothing offensive with the term Asian Fit Eyewear, and so therefore I shall use that.

Asian fit eyewear consists of three components, depending on which is suited to your case:  1.  a thicker nosepiece, to prevent the frames from slipping down the nose, 2. a wider front, for those who have a wide face, 3. higher lenses, for higher cheekbones.

Our office now carries Asian Fit Eyewear.  Here are the brands that we have in stock, both in clear and in sunwear with Asian/Alternative fit:

Oakley
Gucci
Dolce & Gabbana
Christian Dior
Prada
Coach
Versace
Ray Ban

Come check out our large selection!