Abstract: A lens holder system for temporarily holding a prescription lens in the openings eyeglass frames having perimeter grooves so that the patient can see what a pair of eyeglass frames will look like on him or her. The system has a plurality of pairs of lens holders. Each lens holder includes a prescription lens, a prescription lens encircling portion, a pair of resilient spring wires fixed at first ends to opposite sides of the prescription lens encircling portion, and a pair of guides positioned on the lens encircling portion distant from the point of attachment of the first ends of the spring wires to the lens encircling portion. The second ends of the spring wires are slidably engaged with one of the guides and the second ends of the spring wires have terminal stops to prevent the spring wires from being withdrawn from the guides.

Abstract: Prescription eyewear is disclosed comprising a non-prescription one-piece plastic lens shield within the periphery of which generally central apertures have been formed, and prescription lenses are permanently affixed within said apertures. The lens shield are generally obtained from optically defective lens shield material since apertures are to be cut out centrally from the lens shield. Alternatively, the non-prescription lens shield may be optically correct and, of course, may still be the source of the prescription eyewear.