Seen that? - A case for cheap sunglasses

Filed in archive Best of on December 18, 2009

A case for cheap sunglasses at Straightfromthedoc

Do cheap sunglasses protect the eyes as well as expensive ones? Yes, according to a report in the Boston Globe: "If your sunglasses block 100 percent of UVA and UVB, you don't have to spend $250 for designer glasses," said Dr. Kathryn Colby, director of the clinical research center at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.(Foreman, "Do cheap sunglasses protect the eyes as well as expensive ones?", Boston Globe, Jul.11) [...] Read More


A Case of Metastasised Lung Cancer at Straightfromthedoc

Couple of weeks ago, a dear friend of mine was diagnosed with metastasised lung cancer. She was just undergoing a routine APE (annual physical examination) when her chest x-ray revealed something suspicious. Later, her chest CT scan looked like a star-filled sky on both lungs. Pulmonary nodules. Metastasized like cancer. Stage 4. All sounded so fatal and irreversible. Body scan didn't find the origin of the cancer that metastasised to [...] Read More


People call me Jacky O at Busy with Style

No, really. Although I have blond hair and JFK's misses was a brunette, people I meet even for the first time tend to tell me I look just like Jacqueline Kennedy. It's not because I can afford to wear Chanel suits every day or sport white gloves in everyday life. It's because of the oversized sunglasses. I refuse to look at the world without protecting my eyes. That way I can [...] Read More


Valentino sunglasses at Are you a beauty?

I do remember telling you that I tend to wear sunglasses all the time. Doctors say that eyewear tends to spare your eyes from day stress, including sun, light, and ugly situations you would rather not see :) As the fall and winter are getting closer as we speak, I feel it's time for new sunglasses, less dark and a lot more fun, to compensate for the upcoming grayness of the [...] Read More