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Guide to Buying Eyeglasses
If you feel you need to get eyeglasses or think its time for an update to improve your vision, then you should head to your local eye care professional for an eye exam. This will help you to determine what strength prescription you need and then its of to the optician to find what works best for you.
Once you get to the optician you will be presented with an array of choice, which may be intimidating at first. But its easier than you think. First you need to figure out what type of face you have. Faces like eyeglasses come in many different shapes. What looks good on someone with a different face type might not look good on you.
Face Types For Eyeglasses:
- Long Faces: Eyeglasses that typically work with this face type are vintage style frames, also look for thicker frames and oversized lenses.
- Round Faces: Narrow frames with a high temple work great as do narrower frames and bold colors. Generally avoid curvy designs with this face type.
- Oval Faces: A versatile face shape that works with almost any type of eyewear.
- Square Faces: The face Jackie O. made famous. Women should look for oversized lenses and curvy frames, soften the square edge. Men typically look to accentuate the square jaw and pick angular designs to enhance their jaws.
- Triangle faces: These are characterized by wide foreheads and narrow chins, round and curvy frames are ideal. Straight lines should be avoided.
Your local eyeglasses store will be able to guide you in the type of eyewear that fits you best. Luckily there are dozens of the top fashion designers, selling frames also. Vision correction can also help you define a new style for yourself. When choosing eyeglasses be sure to consider the importance of comfort, you will likely be wearing these eyeglasses daily. It’s important to find glasses that fit the width of your head. A good rule to follow is to wear the glasses and see where the curved part of the temples rest against your head, they should touch your ears without pushing them.
Choice of material is always important. There are many lightweight materials available that are very durable and can add beauty. Be sure to take a look at titanium, and stainless steel as these materials will help you to get more life out of your eyeglasses.
Visit your local eyeglasses store and start seeing better today.
