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| Basic Face Shapes |
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Fitting Suggestions |
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| Oval Face |
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These People can wear any type of Frame |
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| Long Thin Face |
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Deep Frame and Low Temple(see Pic 1 and pic 2 bottom of this page for high and low temple) |
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| Square or Round Face |
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Narrow Frame and High Temple |
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| Triangular face with lower part wider |
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Frames which can cover larger part under the Eye. Dark color frame and bolder look will be aesthetic |
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Triangular with Upper part of face wider than lower jaws
OR Diamond Shaped Face where central par part is wider |
| Un-Noticeable Metal Rimless will look good. Light Color Frame with rounded shape will look best. These Frames are suited on most of the women |
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| Temple Height |
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| Pic 1. High Temple Eyeglasses Suited on the people having round or square face |
Pic 2. Low Temple Eyeglasses Suited on the people having long thin face |
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| For People having Short Nose |
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| Pic 3. These kind of frame is not suitable for people with shorter nose, as it makes the nose even shorter. |
Pic 4. Short bridge of Eyeglasses, larger part of nose is being exposed, looks good on people with short Nose |
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| For People having Long Nose |
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| Pic 5. People with longer nose should not go for such frames as it exposes larger part of the nose and makes it look longer. |
Pic 6. Double lined bridge or thick bridge Eyeglasses, shorter part of nose is being exposed, looks good on people with long nose |
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| Best Shape Lenses for Bifocal/Progressive Eyeglasses |
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| Pic 7. Very small height of the lens, will not suit bifocal and progressive as it requires space for both far and Near part of the lens. ( under 27 mm) |
Pic 8. Height is medium, can be made bifocal and progressive ( 27mm - 35mm) |
Pic 9. Larger height of lens have plenty of space for both near and far part of bifocal and progressive lenses. These lenses are ideal for bifocal and progressive Eyeglasses |
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| Eyeglass Frame Fitting By Weight |
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Best Suited On |
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| Light |
Suited on people with small and delicate Faces, Metal Rimless Frames are lightest in nature. These frames are particularly good suited on women. |
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| Medium |
Most of People can wear these frames |
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| Heavy |
Suited on People with large and broad Faces |
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| Avoid When Selecting Eyeglass Frames |
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Avoids |
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| Small Face, Small Eye size |
Avoid Larger Lenses |
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| Rimless Frames |
Avoid CR39 and other plastic Lenses |
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| High Power Light lenses |
Avoid Standard Thickness Plastic Lenses. Use High Index Lenses |
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| Frame Suggestions according to hair colors |
- lightly tinted eyeglasses of blue and rose will suite on people with gray hair
- People with darker, thicker hair look better in heavier darker and bolder frames than individual with lighter and finer hair
- People with light and fine hair are recommended to wear light colored delicating style of Eyeglasses
- Person with blond light brown or red hair look good on eyeglasses with golden frames, and those with gray hair will look good in silver colored frame. People with black and extremely dark hair can wear both gold and silver colored frames well.
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| Narrow and Wide eyes |
- Low set, dark thick bridge eyeglasses are the best choice for people with wide sets of eyes. Space with eyes is filled and eyes do not appear widely spaced
- If your eyes are set close together you should choose eyeglasses with a clear bridge and a distinctive upper temporal area. In this way observer's attention drawn outward away from close sets of eyes
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| Spectacle Temple Style fittings |
| The distribution of forces necessary to hold a frame in place on the face generally shifts from the nose to ears as the head is bent forward. Thus the activity of the wearer and the intended use of spectacles should be considered to determine the temple style ordered |
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| Temple Style |
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Who to Use |
Who to Avoid |
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| Comfort Cable or Riding Bow |
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Active people jobs requiring unusual head positions, Young children, Especially heavy frames |
Off and on wear |
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| Straight Back |
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Off and on wear |
Heavy lenses, Persons with paralled-sided noses, Persons with flat noses, Frames with weak fronts |
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| Skull |
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Normal, everyday wear |
Jobs requiring unusual head positions |
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