Metal frames with rimless bottoms also are worth a try. Widen and shorten the face with styles that don't extend beyond the widest part of the face. Frames with short horizontal and long vertical lines also work. Decorative or contrasting temples add width. Protecting our eyes is essential, especially in Hawai'i, where we need sunglasses all year.
Sunglasses are an appropriate and necessary form of protection.
Plechaty said he advises his patients to have their eyes tested for sun sensitivity, then to wear sunglasses as necessary. Among the sun-related problems he sees in his offices are pingueculum and pterygium. Pingueculum appear as little white bumps on the eye. They are usually located at the 9 a.m. or 3 p.m. positions on the cornea because these areas are less protected by the eyelids. Pterygium look like a group of bumps or discolorations growing over the eye.