Glasses Guide

Glasses sliding down your nose, pinching or sitting crooked? An adjustment usually fixes it. Free at City Optix on Chestnut Street, no appointment.

Say Oakley to most people and they picture sunglasses: wraparound lenses on a mountain bike trail, or squinting through the fog on a run along Crissy Field. Fewer people know the same company makes prescription eyeglasses, under the brand’s own line: built for sport, ideal for everyday life. We carry Oakley at City Optix, on

Turn a pair of l.a.Eyeworks frames over and look at the end of the temple arm. Instead of a thin tip, there is a small round, disc-like pad. The brand calls it a frog toe, and it is the detail that tells you whose frame you are wearing. We carry l.a.Eyeworks at City Optix, on

Torus builds six frames named after celestial forces, designed in Beverly Hills and hand crafted in Italy. Try Torus at City Optix in the SF Marina.

Monza builds Formula 1 inspired frames in Japan, in titanium and hand-finished acetate. Try Monza at City Optix on Chestnut Street in the SF Marina.

Morel has made eyewear in France’s Haut-Jura since 1880. What the house does differently, and how to tell if one belongs on your face.

ProDesign Denmark has said since 1973 that good design works with you. What the Danish house does differently, and how to tell if one belongs on your face.

Onirico, Giorgio Nannini, Common Ground, Crafsis and Albert I’mStein all reach City Optix through one New York distributor. What each house is, and how to tell which one is for you.

Hoffmann Natural Eyewear makes horn, wood, and slate frames by hand in Germany. What the house is, what the frames do differently, and how to tell if one is right for you.