Your glasses shouldn't touch your cheeks or lift up with them when you smile. Instead, they should sit comfortably above your cheeks.
As a rule of thumb, the sides of your glasses (the bits that go behind your ears) shouldn't touch your temples or cheekbones. It's also important that the sides don't curve before they meet your ear, as they might end up hurting your ears and slipping down your nose.
The right pair of glasses should rest comfortably on the bridge of your nose. They should not press against your forehead or cheeks. They also shouldn't rest so far toward the end of your nose that they slip when you squint or wrinkle your nose.
If the temple arm length is too short, the glasses can be pulled higher onto your nose and put pressure on the backs of your ears, which often causes headaches. If the temple arm length is too long, the glasses will often fall forward because there is no support from the frames being hooked onto the backs of your ears.
Consider styles that are narrow, cat-eye or rectangular if you'd like to find a pair that will give minimal issues for touching your cheeks. Instead of circular glasses, consider oval glasses, and rather than teardrop aviators, consider navigator aviators with a more rectangular frame shape.
What is this? If one of your temples (arms) opens further than the other, or your frame sits closer to one side of your face, this is usually caused by uneven temple curvature. This occurs when one temple is straighter than the other and needs re-shaped.
If your glasses' nose pads leave marks, it's a sign that your eyewear may not fit and may need to be adjusted. In some cases, your nose pads may be too far up or down on the face, which can make them tight and reduce the amount of air you intake through your nose due to the pressure on your nostrils.
Your frame arm should run horizontally and sit comfortably around your ears only touching your head right before your ears. With properly fit frames, there should be no pain around your ear or temple area.
The arms of your eyeglasses should go straight back towards your ears and only contact the side of your head just in front of your ears. If temples curve too early, they'll push the glasses down your nose and apply too much pressure on the bridge, leading to headaches.
How Should Glasses Fit Your Ears? The temples of your glasses should sit on the tops of your ears without much notable pressure. If there's a bend in the temple, it should typically begin right about where the temple hits your ear. If you lean forward, your glasses should not slip forward from your ears.
Whether you have a high- or low-bridge, plump, or bony nose, the optimal pair of eyeglasses should rest securely and comfortably on the top part of your nose. But not too high that they're higher than your eyebrows. Also, there should never be any space between your nose and the pads.
As a rule, at least the top half of your eyebrows should be visible. Your glasses shouldn't cover them completely, nor should they show them so much that your eyebrows look like they're floating on top of your frame.
The top of your glasses frame should follow the line of your eyebrows. Avoid having too much eyebrow above or below the frames. Sunglasses, however, should always cover your eyebrows.
Many optical stores offer satisfaction guarantees and will replace the glasses, offer a full refund or a store credit if you have a complaint about the way your glasses look on you. This would be an option within a certain time frame – typically one to four weeks from the date of purchase.
Tighten or loosen temple ends
Gently bend the temple end up or down in relation to your index finger. Bending the temple end down will tighten your glasses. Bending it up will loosen your glasses. Use this method to adjust both temple ends.
The temple arms may become crooked and bent over time, often tilting to one side. This is how you can fix this problem: Lay your eyeglasses upside down on a flat surface. Both of the temple arms should rest evenly without looking bent.
If your temples are too short, you can increase the angle. This will make the temples feel longer, and they won't sit as tight behind the ears.
The width of your frames should not be wider than the width of your face at the temples. The top of your frames should be no higher than the line of your eyebrows. The lower edge of the frames shouldn't sit on your cheeks otherwise they will start to rub against your skin and cause irritation.
Consider glasses in a shape that adds definition without overpowering your features, such as rectangular, oval, or cat-eye frames. When looking for glasses for long faces, opt for a shape and style that brings contrast, such as square or geometric frames or a taller, oversized style.
Your glasses also should not be so tight that they are leaving indents on the side of your head. If ignored, those indents can lead to prolonged pain such as headaches. If you are finding that you have markings then it is a tell-tale sign that your eyewear does not fit properly.
Glasses leave dents on your nose because of the constant pressure of the nose pads. The weight of your glasses, together with the fact that the skin on the nose is delicate, will lead to inevitable indentation.
The pressure that eyeglasses put on your skin is what usually causes acne. It prevents dead skin cells from shedding, causing them to clog your pores and form pimples. If you have oily skin or wear thick layers of makeup, you are more likely to get breakouts from eyeglass wear.
Wearing the wrong prescription glasses won't damage your eyes but can cause unnecessary discomfort. If you've never worn glasses before, you may not know any different and think feeling dizzy while wearing glasses is normal—the good news is, it's not.