An eyewear comprising: an eyewear face comprising optical viewing zones; a nosepiece comprising: a nosepiece pad comprising a receiving portion; a pad support, comprising: a first, lower strut extending from the eyewear face to an inferior portion of the nosepiece pad, the first strut having a first concave portion with a downwardly oriented opening; a second, upper strut extending from the eyewear face to a superior portion of the nosepiece pad, the second strut having a concave portion with an upwardly oriented opening; and a pad support member attached to the first and second struts (82, 86), the pad support member comprising an inferior pad support section having an upwardly oriented opening, the pad support member being configured to contact the receiving portion of the nosepiece pad and extend along a peripheral region of the nosepiece pad, the eyewear, thus, avoiding entanglement or interference with other objects while moving the eyewear into or out of the viewing position. an eyewear face comprising optical viewing zones; a nosepiece comprising: a nosepiece pad comprising a receiving portion; a pad support, comprising: a first, lower strut extending from the eyewear face to an inferior portion of the nosepiece pad, the first strut having a first concave portion with a downwardly oriented opening; a second, upper strut extending from the eyewear face to a superior portion of the nosepiece pad, the second strut having a concave portion with an upwardly oriented opening; and a pad support member attached to the first and second struts (82, 86), the pad support member comprising an inferior pad support section having an upwardly oriented opening, the pad support member being configured to contact the receiving portion of the nosepiece pad and extend along a peripheral region of the nosepiece pad, the eyewear, thus, avoiding entanglement or interference with other objects while moving the eyewear into or out of the viewing position. a nosepiece pad comprising a receiving portion; a pad support, comprising: a first, lower strut extending from the eyewear face to an inferior portion of the nosepiece pad, the first strut having a first concave portion with a downwardly oriented opening; a second, upper strut extending from the eyewear face to a superior portion of the nosepiece pad, the second strut having a concave portion with an upwardly oriented opening; and a pad support member attached to the first and second struts (82, 86), the pad support member comprising an inferior pad support section having an upwardly oriented opening, the pad support member being configured to contact the receiving portion of the nosepiece pad and extend along a peripheral region of the nosepiece pad, the eyewear, thus, avoiding entanglement or interference with other objects while moving the eyewear into or out of the viewing position. a first, lower strut extending from the eyewear face to an inferior portion of the nosepiece pad, the first strut having a first concave portion with a downwardly oriented opening; a second, upper strut extending from the eyewear face to a superior portion of the nosepiece pad, the second strut having a concave portion with an upwardly oriented opening; and a pad support member attached to the first and second struts (82, 86), the pad support member comprising an inferior pad support section having an upwardly oriented opening, the pad support member being configured to contact the receiving portion of the nosepiece pad and extend along a peripheral region of the nosepiece pad, the eyewear, thus, avoiding entanglement or interference with other objects while moving the eyewear into or out of the viewing position.