Facts and Froth with Jill Lowe “I can’t think without my glasses” Viviene Westwood
So said recently deceased English fashion designer Dame Vivienne Westwood. Many eyeglass wearers concur, feeling non-productive without glasses. And the wearing of eyeglasses can be a function of necessity or indeed of fashion. The notion of looking more intellectual has been an ongoing reason for the proliferation of people donning glasses, even having NO need for vision correction, and the Harry Potter films served to further this. One might note that no such fanciful nature has been associated with using hearing aids. Use of glasses for actual vision correction becomes the purview of those of us who age, as well as those needing vision correction unrelated to age. Magnifying glasses, 1/2 frame glasses, pince-nez, reading glasses, laser vision correction and contacts are all options. And if one has a choice, there is not one particular avenue more widely selected.