Adapting frames

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The bridges on most frames are designed to fit most noses. As such, they typically have very little means for adjustment for noses that fall outside of the average range of sizes and shapes. In this article we describe a technique we used to help fit a frame to a patient whose nose was too flat to support wear of a frame.

A 16-year-old teenager and her mother presented to our optical clinic with a pair of wrap-around sports sunglasses purchased from another store. The girl was a nationally ranked competitive golfer, and her mother purchased the sunglasses to help protect her daughter’s eyes from the sun. The girl’s nose, however, was too flat to support the frame properly on her face. They were aware of this issue at the time of purchase, but because there wasn’t any alternative frame that fitted, they bought them anyway.