Larry Leight, founder and designer for Oliver Peoples, offers these tips for purchasing optical frames:

1. 1. Have your eyes checked at least every two years.
2. 2. Know when and where you will be using your glasses.
3. 3. Consult a trained optician to determine if there are frame style limitations due to your prescription.
4. 4. Educate yourself by searching magazines and observing people to look for eyewear trends and to help you define the look you are trying to achieve.
5. 5. Choose an eyeglass frame color that best compliments your hair, eyes, and skin tone.
6. 6. Ask a trained optician for advice on what eyeglasses suit your face shape. Certain frame shapes can accentuate your positive features, while hiding less-desirable ones.
7. 7. Choose a style and color that goes with most of the clothes you wear, unless you can afford several pairs.
8. 8. Choose an optical shop that has professional opticians who can offer quality advice for comfort and vision.
9. 9. An optician should also be an optical stylist. Oliver Peoples offers this service, with opticians that have an eye for style, helping you choose a frame that will enhance your face with eyeglasses the way a cosmetologist does with make-up.
10. 10. Above all else, choose frame that you are comfortable with.