William Morris Rounded Sunglasses from Leightons: Review

I’ve worn glasses since I was in primary school, I vividly remember having to sit closer to the screen, to see what was going on and my eyes becoming sore as we watched something one day. It was pretty soon after that, I got my first pair of glasses and it took me years to become accustomed to wearing them all the time. However during my mid-teens, I decided to wear daily contacts for a while, however, with everything that went on with my life, I soon switched back to glasses and was happy with that choice.

Over the years my eyesight has got worse; however it still came as a surprise, when a few years ago my optician decided to send me to the eye hospital as he thought something else was going on. It was there I was diagnosed with Keratoconus. This is condition where the normally round cornea thins out into a progressively more cone like shape; this causes issues with the light entering the eye and as such causes distorted vision.

At the moment my vision is able to be corrected by special hard contact lenses, however there is a day when I may have to go through corneal transplants, like Sarah from Things Sarah Loves has (please do read about her journey and more about this eye condition if you have a moment).

You might be wondering why I am writing a long explanation about my eyes, in a sunglasses review, for an optician like Leightons? Well what better time is there to raise awareness for an eye condition?

I have to admit while I solely wore glasses, I didn’t own a huge range of sunglasses, after all, I would have to have every pair fitted with prescription lenses, which could cost as much (if not more) than the frames themselves. So having to wear contacts has opened up a whole new world for me, when it comes to buying them.

It took me a while to decide on what pair to go for, after all Leightons offer a wide range of both sunglasses and glasses frames, but in the end I decided upon this pair from William Morris London.

Coming in this gorgeous brown frame colour, with contrasting gold band around the arm and brown toned lenses, these frames are simple in design, offering a pair of sunglasses that are wearable no matter what you are heading out to do.

One thing I have found since wearing contacts, is the world around me seems a lot brighter, I assume due to the fact my eyes are able to process light better. As such, I have been wearing sunglasses a lot more often than perhaps other people would choose to, so even though it is only January, these have already been worn a number of times, including when I am driving.

Over all I have been really impressed with these William Morris sunglasses from Leightons, they offer great coverage around your eyes, fit comfortably and definitely will be used a lot over this coming year.

If you are in need for a new pair of glasses or sunglasses, why don’t you check out if you have a Leightons near you and see if they can offer you just what you need.

What do you think of these sunglasses, are they a style you would go for? 

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