Most people can understand easily the suggested “match-up” between eyewear frame size and a wearer’s face size that they should be of a similar scale. More prevailing words are that the frame size should be in scale with the face size. Or people with a large face should choose a large frame. This is a universal tip, even though small-framed eyeglasses tend to gain popularity in the public. Well, these terms actually focus on the area or the comprehensive size of the lenses. Large eyeglasses are not the same as wide glasses. Some people may have heard of wide eyeglasses, which have a wide frame. From surface meanings of these words, it seems that there are certain differences but few people know the details. In brief words, wide glasses emphasize the total width of the frame and large glasses focus on only the area of a single lens.
Most eyewear products especially those designer items will show the exact frame sizes on one of the temples. In most cases, the frame sizes are imprinted on the right temple, while a brand signature logo will be on the left temple. Customers with much experience of buying eyeglasses will know that these exact numbers are quite important parameters determining the fitness and comfort of eyewear. Large eyeglasses and wide glasses are both closely associated with one or two of these standard numbers. The first number is about the size or exactly the width of a single lens. This can range from 44 to 52, for people with different facial sizes. Another related number is the bridge size, which is stated as the second. Well, it is easy to calculate that the overall frame width is the combination of the bridge size and the width of two lenses.
Till now, it is clear that wide glasses actually describe this overall width of the frame. These glasses are suitable for people with a wide face. There are some facial shapes that have much width, like round, oblong and square. These groups of people need to choose wide eyeglasses, so as to achieve an appropriate match-up.