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• Sporting eyeglasses no longer is considered a step toward social suicide where fellow peers chant "four eyes" or "nerd" as a person adjusts the glasses on his or her face.
• "Frames are a lot of fun now," said Chris Brundies, an optician at Spex Express, 2570 DeKalb Ave.
• In the last three years, Jurkovic has seen an increase in drill mount frames, also called invisible frames.
• Plastic frames have become more popular mostly for cosmetic reasons but also because plastics lack nose pieces, Jurkovic said.
• Brundies credits titanium frames as one of his store's more popular choices.
• Titanium allows the option of having the "heavy look" thick frames, but it is still light weight, Brundies said.
• Polarized lenses contain crystals lined in the lenses that filter out glares caused by the sun reflecting off flat surfaces or water.
• The polarized lenses are available in magnetic clips that clip on over the original lens of a person's prescription glasses, he said.
• Contacts also have revolutionized throughout the years and are seeing new trends.
• Lenses are no longer just dyed blue, he said, but now have multiple colors like the natural eye.
• Other lenses called plan replacement contacts can be thrown away after one to three months and can be used as daily wear or overnight wear.
• At Spex Express, the cost of glasses can be anywhere from $100 to $600, depending on the brand and prescription, Brundies said, although the average cost of glasses is about $200 to $250.

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