Friday, April 24, 2009

Site Review: Qype.co.uk

Ever wondered the best way to find places around the globe? 

A data store which gives you more accurate information about the local hotspots?  

It is known as Qype.co.uk.They collect data and reviews from its users for everything from restaurants  and hairdressers to plumbers and legal services.  The plus point of this data store is the customer review. Real people, real reviews: this came to my mind when I checked out qype. Qype is all about sharing experiences and swapping recommendations for the best and the worst places or services around the world. 

After registering on the website which is damn easy! I found out about the following features.
A Registered member gets access to a directory to search for businesses, read ongoing discussions on existing entries.  To make it easy for users to browse the qype team has created categories from eating and drinking to pets etc. Features such as adding reviews, or comments to a discussion are only available to verified accounts which is albeit free. Other features such as tagging, private messaging, friend lists, forums or communities are also present.

Also qype supports creation of new places, uploading of photos and reviews in German, English and French.

One of the great features that I liked at Qype.co.uk is the listing the local events on the website. Depending upon the popularity of the event among the users the event is classified and ranked. So if you are new to London you can just log in to qype and check for an awesome local event, visit the event and cherish the memories of that event for your life. 

Summarizing, qype is a good tool to find out about places. I would recommend a user to go through qype from a tourist point-of-view.  Qype lets you find out about local places and their rating in a split second making it easy to make up the mind hehe… 

So next time you key in queries like indian restaurants london, hostels london, cinemas london on google, you might want to give a look at qype.co.uk.

Tuesday, April 07, 2009

Affordable alternative to cure Refractive eye disorder - Pinhole Glasses.


What is Refractive Eye Disorder?
Any disorder which affects the ability of the eye to focus on an object is Refractive Eye Disorders. The lens and the cornea bend the light rays so that a proper image can be formed on the retina. The shape of the cornea is fixed, but the lens changes shape to focus on objects at various distances from the eye. Therefore, when the cornea and lens cannot focus the image of an object sharply on the retina, it is called a refractive error or refractive eye disorder.

Causes of Refractive Eye Disorders:
The lens and cornea may not be able to refract light rays to focus them on the retina correctly for several reasons. The eyeball may be too large, hence the light is focused in front of (rather than directly on) the retina, and the person has trouble clearly seeing distant objects. This is called nearsightedness (myopia). In some people, the eyeball is too small, so light is focused behind the retina. This is called farsightedness (hyperopia). Some people have an deformed cornea (not perfectly round or spherical), which may cause objects to appear blurred at any distance. This is called astigmatism. 
In early 40s, the lens gradually becomes stiff. The lens cannot change shape easily, hence it cannot focus on nearby objects, which is a condition called presbyopia. 

Treating Refractive Eye Disorder:
The usual treatment for refractive errors is to wear corrective lenses. However, certain surgical procedures and laser treatments that change the shape of the cornea also can be performed to correct refractive errors. Generally surgeries and laser treatments are very costly as compared to wearing corrective lenses. Therefore, Pinhole Glasses is the cheap and the best alternative to cure or minimize Refractive Eye Disorder.


Pinhole glasses are the best modern and affordable alternative to prescription eyeglasses. They consist of precision-manufactured lightweight perforated plastic lenses, inset into standard metal or plastic spectacle frames. Ideally they are made for sufferers of refractive eye disorders, the elderly and heavy computer users. 

The pinholes on the Pinhole eyeglasses which are accurately (formed by laser technology) and equally spaced holes of approx 1mm - 1.5mm in diameter. Due to their perforated holes the glass allows only direct and coherent light rays to pass through it. When this restricted light beam passes through the pupil and into the eye lens, the effects of any refractive eye disorders are reduced, hence reducing the size of image also known as blur circle on the retina. The resulting visual image is has good clarity, properly defined and perfect brightness.

So if you are suffering from myopia (near-sightedness), hyperopia (long-sightedness), presbyopia, astigmatism, computer vision syndrome or cataracts then Pinhole Eyeglasses is the answer for you.