Care Tips for Your Designer Eyewear

Just because you wear glasses doesn't mean you can't be fashionable. Quite the contrary: When you buy designer eyewear, your vision impairment becomes a fashion statement, completing your ensemble with a refreshed, unique appeal.

Choosing an optical supplier who features brand names, designer eyewear, and custom prescription sunglasses allows you to purchase several pairs of elite glasses, allowing you to look as well as you see. To keep your investment in pristine condition until it's time to upgrade to a new prescription, use this guide to help you take care of your designer eyewear.

When you take your glasses off at night or switch to another pair, store your eyewear in a hard glasses case. Your optical supplier may give you a glasses case that matches your frames' style and shape, or you can purchase generic cases that are roomy enough to store your glasses without compromising their shape.

Choose a case that is either magnetized to stay closed or has an actual clasp so that the case doesn't accidentally come open inside a purse or satchel. A glasses case should have a soft interior to keep glasses firmly in place without causing damage to the eyewear.

To preserve the shape of your glasses and keep your eyewear comfortable for your face's angles, use both hands to put your glasses on and take them off. When you use just one hand to handle your eyewear, you risk warping the shape of your eyewear, loosening their fit, or making your glasses fit unevenly across your face.

Glasses frames are designed to be flexible and bend. This is because glasses occasionally need to be adjusted for a better fit. If your glasses are not even with your eyes or eyebrows, have them shaped to re-fit your face. If you tilt your head down and your glasses slip down your nose, you need an adjustment.

Your optical specialist will bend your glasses for you; never attempt to re-shape your eyewear on your own or you risk damaging your expensive frames.

To keep your frames fitting well for longer, avoid pulling on your eyewear when doing your hair, and don't wear your designer glasses on your head.

Makeup, dirt, and other debris get caught in the gap between your lenses and your glasses frames, particularly if you have a stronger prescription that requires thicker lenses. This problem also occurs when you select a thin metal frame over a thicker plastic frame in your designer eyewear. In addition, your lenses may become dirty with fingerprints and water stains.

To clean your glasses, use a cleaner that has been designed for eyewear and a soft cloth - not a tissue, paper towel, or your shirt - to gently remove debris. Using rough-surfaced materials like toilet paper will scratch your lenses and compromise the appeal of your designer glasses as well as your ability to see well.

If you use water to clean your glasses, stick to bottled varieties. Tap water contains salt and other natural minerals that can scratch or damage your designer lenses. Never use traditional window glass or other cleaning agents on your eyewear, as doing so may damage the anti-scratch protective coating on your lenses.

The better care you give your designer glasses, the longer your investment will last. Your optical supplier will fit your new glasses to your face for a custom, comfortable fit and optimum visibility. Our specialists at SouthPark Optical Center are eager to show you our vast inventory of designer and classic eyewear. Visit us today to upgrade your frames.