How to Choose a Frame for Children

In recent years, with the gradual increase of adolescents’myopia, children’s glasses have also been paid more and more attention. So how to choose a frame for children? First of all, color and "good-looking" are the most important factors when choosing glasses for children. After all, your child needs to have a good impression on glasses. As a parent, you should pay attention to other details when choosing a frame for your children.

First: Size of the shape

Children’s glasses should have enough sight areas. Since children have a wide range of activities, try not to choose frames that will produce shadows and blind spots in the line of sight. If the shape is too small, the field of view will become smaller; if the frame is too large, it is easy to be unstable and the weight will increase. Therefore, children’s eyeglass frames should be of moderate size.

Second: Temple and nose pads

Regardless of whether your child is very active, as part of the spectacle frame, you should pay special attention to temples. There should be no uncomfortable pressure on the temples, and the glasses should be kept in the correct position. The spring hinge is very strong and can ensure a long service life of the spectacle frame. Bending glasses will not cause damage to children's glasses. Sporty temples are also an option. This kind of glasses legs are very flexible and elastic, and fit children's ears very well. It should extend to the earlobe and be covered with a layer of soft plastic. Children’s heads are very different from adults, especially the height of the nose bridge. Most children have lower nose bridges. Therefore, it is best to choose glasses with high nose pads or adjustable nose pads for children’s glasses. Otherwise, the nose pads of the frames are low, and the glasses are easy to stick to the eyeballs, or even touch the eyelashes, causing eye discomfort.

Third: Material

For children, it’s better to choose TR90 or rubber frames, because they are light-weight and the nose pads are relatively low, so they will not affect the development of the child’s nasal bridge when worn; metal frames and other materials are heavy, easy to rust, and easy to deform , It is easy to cause facial allergies and pressure on the bridge of the nose and temples in children; TR90 and rubber frames are colorful in color and affordable, and children are in the developmental period, and the glasses are replaced frequently, so expensive glasses are not needed. Therefore, based on the above factors, TR90 or rubber frames are most suitable for children to wear.

Fourth: Choose the glasses frame according to the face shape

Generally, children with round faces should not choose frames that are too round, and children with longer faces should not choose frames that are too long (the two rules are actually applicable to wearers of all ages).

Fifth: To check whether the selected frame is suitable

After choosing a frame for your child, children must put it on to see if it fits the nose, if it oppresses the temples, and if the length of the temples is appropriate. Since children are more active, it is best to put the elastic cord through the end of the temples to avoid slipping during wearing.

Sixth: Lens selection

The optical quality of the lens will affect the visual quality. Therefore, children’s glasses should choose lenses with good light transmittance. From a safety point of view, children should choose safe, non-breakable resin lenses instead of glass sheets, so as to avoid eye injuries caused by broken lenses.