Eye glasses and contact lenses are prescription medical devices used to correct vision impairments. This is great news for individuals with vision problems as clear and accurate sight is of great importance to quality of life. The doctors and staff at Blue Valley Vision of Overland Park have made it their goal to help their patients achieve the best vision possible through corrective lenses.
Glasses provide an added layer of protection for your eyes and can compliment your features while enhancing your personalized style and flair. Minimalist frames may add a reserved, intellectual feature to your appearance or colorful, bold frames might make you appear outgoing and fun.
Select Your FramesSquare
A square face is often characterized by a strong jaw line, a broad forehead, and a wide chin and cheekbones. The width and length of the face are close to being equal. Frames should be selected to make the face look longer and to soften the square angles of the face. Choose frames that are slightly curved (like an oval shape) and that have more horizontal than vertical real estate.
Oval
The oval face is identifiable by its balanced proportions. The forehead is slightly wider than the chin and cheekbones are high. Frames should complement the natural proportions of the oval. Choose frames that are wide or wider than the broadest part of the face and that follow your brow line. Often, diamond or rectangular shapes work best for oval shapes.
Oblong
Although fairly similar to an oval shape, an oblong face is longer than it is wide. The ideal frames will shorten the face by creating a break in the length of the face. Choose frames that have depth and a low bridge to shorten the nose. Try frames that are round, deep, have low-triangle shapes, or that have strong vertical lines.
Round
A round or full face is characterized by having the same width and length. For round faces, frames that add length to the face often work best. Frames that lengthen the face are typically angular, narrow and are wider than they are deep. It is best to avoid round style frames as these will exaggerate the roundness and curves of the face.
Heart
A heart shaped face looks like a heart or a triangle with the point facing down. The forehead is very wide and cheekbones are high while the face narrows towards the chin. Counterbalance the narrow chin by choosing frames that are wider at the bottom. Generally, light colored and rimless frames work best, although aviator, butterfly and low-triangle styles also work well.
Triangle
A base-down triangle face has a narrower forehead with full cheeks and a broad chin. To offset a broad chin, select frames that widen at the top. Great selections include frames that have heavy color accents and detail on the top part of the frames. Cat-eye shapes also work well to add width and emphasize the narrow upper part of the face.
Diamond
A diamond shaped face is often characterized by high, dramatic cheekbones with a narrow eye line and jaw line. This shape is the rarest of all the shapes. Oval frames that are soft in style typically work best to highlight the eyes and cheekbones. Select frames that have detailing, distinctive brow lines, are rimless or a cat-eye shape for best results.
Contacts are perfect for active individuals who participate in sports, outdoor activities or labor-intensive work. With a proper fit, contacts shouldn’t fall out and will correct most visual problems. Individuals with very high prescriptions will find that glasses may be large, bulky, or heavy where contacts are not.
Whatever your preference, Blue Valley Vision is equipped to handle all your eye care needs.
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