The survey conducted also showed that 45% of people surveyed over age of 40 had to wear prescription eyeglasses. Out of those people 17% still had problems even while wearing prescription eyeglasses.

Cataracts seem to big a big problem. Statistics show that cataracts affect 20 million Americans. It also shows that cataract are more prevalent among black men. Cataracts are a clouding over surface of eye's lens. The first symptom to a cataract is a little blur vision. Like looking through a smudged piece of glass. Then as time goes smudge just keeps growing.

Other diseases that require a person to wear prescription eyeglasses are Myopia, which is nearsightedness, Hyperopia, which is farsightedness and Glaucoma. Glaucoma has no symptoms, therefore, stressing importance of routine eye exams by a licensed optometrist.

Other favorites include Jeweled frames, wood frames, and then there are ever so durable bendable-framed prescription eyeglasses. They are made from titanium and are extremely hard to break.

Now let's move on to lenses. Prescription eyeglasses can come in several different colors or tints. * Yellow tinted lenses are beneficial in dimmer situations. * Amber is a light brown color and is highly recommended to filter out blue light. * Gray is most requested. It keeps natural colors in focus while reducing glare substantially. * Rose is pinkish and not recommended by optometrists. It is an option, but not very comfortable on eyes.

Then after deciding on frame style and lens colors, a person needs to choose lens shape. It can be a square lens, oval, circle, and There is even website that offers star and heart shaped lenses for bold at heart.