hey what's up? this is Dr. Allen here from the Doctor Eye Health show helping you learn all
about the eyes, vision and finding the best vision products. Now are you somebody who's ever broken
your glasses almost just a few weeks or months after purchasing them? It can be frustrating!
Whether you stepped on them, sat on them or maybe your kid grabbed them and bent them,
still yeah you have broken your glasses. so what would you think if you had a pair of glasses that
you could just bend like this? or even flatten them out completely like that and then they would
just spring right back and you can put them on requiring no adjustment at all? and these these
glasses are called Turboflex and they're made with a worldwide patented technology which gives
them the ability to flex 360 degrees around and from it we can learn a lot about glasses design
going far beyond just being fashionable to being functional as well so shout out to Aspex Eyewear
for sponsoring this video showcase giving us the ability to look at the TurboFlex eyewear
with Easyclip Technology so here's what Turbo flex looks like right now these are a couple
of men's glasses frames which includes almost a double hinge on each temple the hinge includes a
horizontal side to side moving component attached to a vertical up and down moving component both
of which contain kind of a hidden spring element which gives it tension and helps hold its shape
and fit meaning that the glasses really require very few adjustments they just naturally kind
of adjust themselves and what's cool is that the combo of these two hinges together
really allows them to move a pretty much 360 degrees around giving them to the ability to bend
really whichever direction you put them in where pretty much any other standard frame design would
this would basically completely destroy the frames you can even bend them out completely sideways and
flatten the glasses and they still just spring right back into shape another really amazing
thing is because most glasses they sit on the side of your head here and they push onto your temples.
a lot of people end up having a lot of strain and pressure right here on the sides of their head
and that can lead to things like headaches but because of the worldwide patented technology
in turboflex it automatically kind of adjusts for your head and so you don't feel that same pressure
it makes them very comfortable now just looking at these few pairs it is quite the combination
of premium materials and what I would call functional design elements the hinges themselves
are made from 100 stainless steel the temples come in several different materials such as
stainless steel aluminum titanium and some frames even have a little mix of premium grade acetate
plastic in there and because they have this combination of both the plastic and metal it gives
them great design options for many looks which is why there's like up to 200 different designs from
turboflex out there so they can fit men women and even children. the real kicker for me is that on
top of the durable design there's even this round magnetic holder on each temple which pairs with
magnets embedded in a matching sunglasses clip that snaps right onto the glasses this is a unique
feature included with each pair as a spec's brand also owns the original patent for what they call
easy clip so the sunglasses just snap right onto the frame turning your clear indoor lenses
straight into prescription sunglasses and being a huge sunglasses fan myself it makes me happy that
of course they offer 100 UV blocking technology but they're also polarized so they don't just act
as standard sunglasses but they also help cut down on glare as well and one thing i noticed
about the easy clip that's really nice is that the magnetic hold on both the frame and the clip makes
it a much stronger hold and that helps prevent the sunglasses from just sliding or shaking off
something that i see frequently see with other brands so why would you want something like this
why would you want glasses that can bend in every single direction well these guys here are going to
help prevent your glasses from breaking if you're someone who is pretty rough on your eyeglasses
or you work a tough job where there's a high risk of them being damaged or maybe you're someone who
usually tries to make your glasses last two three four years then you're gonna want something that
can last that long i know myself i'm pretty guilty of doing the one-handed glasses removal technique
where you take them off to the side like that that over time does wear down the hinges but with this
frame again they spring right back and that's another cool thing i also think they could be
really helpful for kids who are active in sports or maybe you're a parent whose kid likes to come
up and grab them off your face and then again they usually just spring them out like that and
with any other brand they're basically going to be toast and the other cool thing of course is
the easy clip sunglasses which allows you to wear and carry both your prescription glasses and then
just easily switch over to the sunglasses without having to carry a second bulky pair of sunglasses
with you. Now Turboflex eyewear usually retails at least from what i can find around the 100 to 300
US dollar range which is really quite reasonable considering kind of the extra features that it has
now the aspects brand doesn't sell them directly to the consumer on their website
but they do have a little store locator button so that you can track down a local retail
store and that way you can track them down and try them out yourself if you'd like
now just on a personal note when i'm looking into purchasing any sort of thing whether it be glasses
or anything else i don't just like things to look good like i want my glasses to look good but i
want them to have a function for them as well so if you've ever seen my reviews on like sunglasses
before it's not just looking good it's also about the lens material it's about how it enhances your
vision it's about things like polarization and protecting your eyes all these things
so to find a pair of glasses that not just looks good but also has a function to it something that
prevents my glasses from breaking in the future i'm more likely to invest in things like that
but again that's just me personally but i pass it off to you what are some things that you look for
when you're purchasing glasses what are kind of the top things on your list that you'd like to see
in a pair of glasses and let me know by dropping your thoughts and comments in the section below
either way thanks for watching and a shout out again to aspects eyewear for sponsoring
this video and giving us an opportunity to check out their Turboflex eyewear if you want to check
them out yourself i'll put links in the video description below so you can find them easily
otherwise thanks again for watching keep an eye on it and we'll talk to you soon