So, you need to use prescription eyewear to help you see clearly. If you’ve not had glasses before, choosing the right pair for the very first time can be a little daunting. Whether it’s selecting the right frames, making sure that they fit well, or deciding what lenses will work for you, our team is on hand to help make sure that you get the right glasses for you.

Here are our top tips on how to pick the perfect pair of glasses.

Determine Your Face Shape

The first thing that you will need to do is to pick the frames that you are going to wear. One of the most important considerations when choosing your frame type is to consider the shape of your face. This is because different styles of frames suit certain face shapes better than others. Once you know what your face shape is, it’ll be much easier to narrow down the type of frames that will complement your features.

Oval: Oval faces have very symmetrical features and are lucky enough to find that pretty much every style of frame will suit them!

Oblong: Oblong faces are longer and thinner than oval faces. Choosing round and aviator styles will help make your face look shorter and slightly wider.

Square: Square faces are about as wide as they are long and have high cheekbones and a defined, square jaw. Circular and oval frames will help soften the features of a square face.

Round: unsurprisingly, a round face is the opposite of a square and is very soft. To balance this, we recommend rectangular frames.

Heart/triangle: if you have a broad forehead, wide cheekbones and a narrow chin, you have a heart-shaped face. These are best suited to frames that are wider or heavier at the bottom to balance the top part of your face. Meanwhile, if you have an inverted triangle, where the bottom half of your face is wider than the top, top-heavy frames such as cat eyes will work best.

Get Glasses Professionally Fitted

While you can order glasses online, it’s always best to choose a pair in-store and to have their fit checked by a professional. This will help ensure that they are comfortable and stable and that your eyes are set at the horizontal center of each lens, which will help give you the maximum field of vision without interruption. Depending on the glasses frames you choose, you may also need to have the arms extended or adjusted, along with alteration of any nose supports.

Ask Your Eye Doctor About Lens Coatings

Although your eye doctor will recommend the most suitable lens type for you, you should always ask what lens coatings/treatments are available too. Lens coatings are designed to enhance optical performance and the wearer’s experience and there are many types available including:

 

• Anti-reflective coating. Also known as anti-glare, this coating eliminates reflections from the front and back surface so that you can see better when driving at night and when using any light-emitting device, such as a computer. People can also see your eyes clearly, rather than reflect from your lenses.
   

• Scratch-resistant coating. As the name suggests, this coating creates a surface on your lenses that is much more resistant to scratches, keeping your lenses in better condition for longer.
   

• Anti-fogging coating. Again, the name makes this lens coating quite self-explanatory.
   

• UV protective coating. UV light from the sun has the potential to cause all sorts of damage to our eyes and vision, including skin cancer, cataracts, and more. You can now choose to have UV protection added to regular glasses as well as wearing sunglasses.

For more tips on how to pick the perfect pair of glasses, visit Lens Lab Express in The Bronx, New York. Call (718) 329-2020 to schedule an appointment today.