Buying Guide

1. Understand Your Eyeglasses

It might be difficult to choose eyeglasses, especially with so many different styles, prices, and forms all around you to catch your attention. On the other hand, choosing the incorrect size, fit, or frame can be disappointing. But don't be alarmed! You will get "nothing but the perfect" set of eyes thanks to this thorough tutorial.

2. Frame Components

It's critical to be aware of your frame's specifications. The front of the eyeglass frame, the temple pieces, and the lenses make up the three main components of any eyeglass frame. The rim, nose-bridge, nose pads, hinges, and temple tips are further elements of an eyeglasses frame.

1. Temples – Long arms on the sides of the frame that extend from the hinge and over the ears to keep the glasses on your face. Temple length varies and plays a factor in the fit of a frame.
2. Hinges – The inside of the frame has movable joints that allow the temples to fold inward. The best fit flexibility in a frame is provided by spring hinges for eyeglasses since the spring temples can hyper-extend past 180 degrees.
3. Lenses – the transparent or coloured material put inside the selected frame. Most lenses are made of polycarbonate or transparent plastic.On this platform, you can find fully magnified, bifocals, multifocals, reading glasses, and blue light lens varieties.
4. Nose Pads – Small components that fit snugly and comfortably on your nose and are attached beneath the bridge of the frame to help keep it in place. While most plastic frames have built-in nose pads, nose pads on metal frames are made of plastic.
5. Top Bar – A bar connecting the frame surrounding each lens and resting above the bridge. Typically, aviator or trendy frame styles are the only ones with this frame feature.
6. Bridge – the front frame's arched section, which rests on your nose and carries the majority of the spectacles' weight.
7. Pad Arms – Adjustable components are fastened to the nose pad on one end and the frame on the other.As a result, the spectacles can be adjusted to fit the wearer's natural facial shape. Not all frames have pad arms; they are most frequently seen on metal frames.
8. Temple Tips – The temple ends, which lie behind the ears, are covered with plastic bits. They give the wearer more comfort, especially when wearing glasses with metal frames. additionally known as earpieces.
9. Screws – To join the temple to the end piece of the frame, tiny pieces of metal or plastic are put into the hinge. On the bridge, there are also screws that hold the nose pads in place.
10. End Pieces – To connect the front frame to the hinges, a few small components of the front frame protrude outward from the lenses.
11. Eye Wires – This is the front part of a metal frame, also referred to as the rims, where lenses are fitted and secured.
12. Bifocal – Our bifocal reading glasses have lenses that aren't magnified but also have inserts with the desired magnification in the lower part of the lenses.

 

3. Frame Size

Small, Medium, and Large are the three size categories generally used to classify eyeglass frames. Keep your prescriptions close at hand or check the inside of your previous frame temples for the precise numeric size parameters to discover what fits you.

The eye size, bridge size, and temple size of a frame are each represented by a combination of numerical numbers that are typically displayed in sets, such as 54-18-145.

EYE SIZE

measured in millimeters, the horizontal width of the frame's lens

Range 40-62

 

BRIDGE SIZE

Millimeters are used to measure the distance between two lenses.

Range 14-24

 

TEMPLE SIZE

length of a single temple overall

Range 120-150 

4. Frame and Face Shapes

 

5. Frame Material

 

6. Lens Coating

We require lens coating because...

Your lenses' quality and functionality are improved by lens coatings.

There are various coating kinds that can be used to provide your lenses an efficient, long-life.

7. Lens Type

• Anti-Reflective: Also known as AR Coating Removes light reflections and enhances vision
• UV Protection:  Completely blocks UVA and UVB rays

All light rays up to 400 nm are blocked

Gives eyes the best protection possible

• Blue Cut: Mirrors blue light

Decreases eye strain increases the clarity of eyesight

• Hyper-phobicanti-glare lenses: Additional layer to ward off moisture

Displays anti-glare qualities.

Easier to maintain 

8. Prescription Type

Before you purchase eyeglasses, it's critical to identify the prescription type that works best for your eyes. From the chart below, determine if you require progressive lenses, bifocals, or single vision lenses: