How to Adjust Glasses for Better Vision

Glasses are designed to sit in a specific location on your face, a certain distance from your eyes and at a certain angle. If the frame becomes out of position, the prescription in the lens can be altered. Adjusting a frame into the best fit possible will improve how you see through your glasses.

Things You'll Need

• small pliers
• small screwdriver

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Instructions

• 1

  Tighten any screws in the frame that might be loose. Screws can be located in the eyewire, the part that holds the lenses into the frame; in the temple, the part that goes over your ear; and even in the nosepads if you have adjustable nose grips.

• 2

  Adjust the nosepads. Look in the mirror at how your frame fits you and make sure the pads are angled squarely and comfortably on your nose. If they need to be moved, do so in small, gentle turns with the pliers so as not to break off the pad.

• 3

  Bend the temples so that they are fitting snugly over your ears. Run the temples under warm water before bending them to help prevent breaking. The most common adjustment is to bend the hook of the temple down a little so that your frame sits high and stays up on your face.

• 4

  Look in the mirror at how your glasses are sitting horizontally on your face. If one side is higher or lower, take your glasses off. To raise a lens up, carefully and gently bend the temple down on the side that the lens was too low. Bend the temple down at the hinge, in a very slight movement taking care not to snap the delicate hinge off.

• 5

  Check to see if your lenses are sitting on the right plane in relationship to your face. Lenses should have a slight angle, with the bottom of the lenses resting a little closer to your cheeks. If the lenses feel too far out from your cheeks, take your glasses off and gently bend both temples down ever so slightly. Replace them and check the fit.