How Should Glasses Sit on the Nose?
Glasses should fit securely on the bridge of the
nose, without pinching the nose. The frames should not press into the
face at any point. When the wearer moves his head, or even bends over
and touches the floor, the frames should stay in place.
Having the right fit for glasses will make them more
comfortable to wear, and the wearer will avoid having painful red
marks pressed into the bridge of his nose. People like their glasses to
be comfortable and easy to wear. In a recent survey conducted by the VCA, 88 percent of people surveyed said that
comfort was their first priority in choosing frames for their eye
glasses.
Even more important, having eye glasses fit properly
gives the best vision correction. When eye glasses sit crookedly on,
or slide down the nose, t
he angle of vision is changed and vision
through corrective lenses is less accurate. Well fitted glasses are
important for both comfort and eyesight.
Eyeglass frames come in standard sizes, represented
by the series of numbers pressed into the frame. The second number in
the sequence is the bridge size. For example, 48-19-140 has a bridge
size of 19. An optician checks this measurement when fitting a patient
with new eye glasses.
The length of the temple on the frame will also
influence the way eye glasses fit. This is the last number in the
sequence representing frame size. If the temples are too short, the
entire frame will be pulled too close to the face, and the bridge of
the eye glasses will press painfully into the wearer’s nose. If the
temples are too long, the glasses will slide down the wearer’s nose and
distort his vision.
People who want to order glasses online should be
sure to record these fitting numbers. Although the style of the frame
may cause some variation in the numbers, ordering frames with the same
measurements as the original usually results in well fitted eye
glasses.
In general,
plastic frames rest directly on the
nose, while metal frames are supported by nose pads. Even so, metal
frames must have the right bridge size if the glasses are to fit the
wearer properly. The nose pads primarily spread the weight of the
glasses over a larger area, so they will be more comfortable.
Adjusting the nose pad arms will change the way the
eye glasses sit on the nose. Pressing the nose pads closer together
will make the glasses sit higher on the nose. If the glasses slide down
the nose frequently, moving the nose pads closer together will usually
solve the problem. Spreading the nose pads further apart will cause
the glasses to sit lower on the nose.
When eye glasses are sitting crookedly on the nose,
usually the temples of the eye glasses need to be adjusted. Many people
have one ear that is very slightly higher than the other. Adjusting
the temples to compensate for this lets the frames sit evenly on the
wearer’s nose.
For those individuals who prefer extreme measures,
pierced glasses are a choice. The wearer’s skin is pierced just above
the bridge of the nose, a bar is threaded through the piercing, and two
L-shaped end pieces are attached. The eye glasses are fitted with tiny
magnets that cling to the bar ends when the glasses are worn. The
weight of the glasses is still supported by nose pads while the
piercing holds the glasses in place. I hope this gives you a brief answere to your question of eyewear/glasses fits your face well or not..
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