Ditch the Contacts, Don the Frames

 

A friend took a picture of me last week wearing my glasses, and I must admit I recoiled at the sight! No make-up, hair a mess, the glasses weren’t even straight; but the thought occurred to me that this is how I present myself far too often. After speaking to numerous friends around the 16-24years age group, it seems apparent that wearing glasses still has a old-fashioned stigma of geeky hideousness – glasses do no equal glamorous, and contact lenses are a miraculous saviour of the short-sighted. But