Abstract: An eyeglass construction characterized by having a conventional frame with a pair of rim supports for receiving and holding a pair of lenses. The rim supports have a plurality of fixed prongs distributed around the rims at points that are remote from a bridge that connects the tops of the two rim supports. Affixed to the frame, usually near the bridge, is a retaining mechanism that includes a housing having two open ends. A wire-like member is adapted to protrude out of each of the two open ends of the housing for a distance which is adequate to cooperate with the fixed prongs for firmly holding the lenses in the rim supports. Whenever it is desired (or necessary) to replace one or both of the lenses, the appropriate wire-like member is retracted into the housing, such that the adjacent lens may be manipulated--usually by slightly rotating it--in order to free it from the rim support. The wire-like retaining member is biased in its extended position by a bias member having the characteristics of a spring.