Editing Glasses (section)

=== Parts ===
* pair of eye wires or rims surrounding and holding the lenses in place
* bridge which connects the two eye wires
* chassis, the combination of the eye wires and the bridge
* top bar or brow bar, a bar just above the bridge providing structural support and/or style enhancement (country/Grandpa style). The addition of a top bar makes a pair of glasses [[aviator sunglasses|aviator eyeglasses]]
* pair of brows or caps, plastic or metal caps which fit over the top of the eye wires for style enhancement and to provide additional support for the lenses. The addition of brows makes a pair of glasses [[browline glasses]]
* pair of nose pads that allows a comfortable resting of the eye wires on the nose
* pair of pad arms connect the nose pads to the eye wires
* pair of temples (earpieces) on either side of the skull
* pair of temple tips at the ends of the temples
* pair of end pieces connect the eye wires via the hinges to the temples
* pair of frame-front end pieces
* pair of hinges connect the end pieces to the temples, allowing a swivel movement. Spring-loaded flex hinges are a variant that is equipped with a small spring that affords the temples a greater range of movement and does not limit them to the traditional, 90-degree angle.