Frame maladjustments and their solutions

Question 1

The spectacles are too close to the face

Answer 1

Extend the guard arms

Question 2

The spectacles are too far from the face

Answer 2

Shorten the guard arms

Question 3

The bottoms of the frames touch the cheeks

Answer 3

Decrease pantoscopic tilt, or add retroscopic tilt

Question 4

The bottom of the frames are too far from the cheeks.

Answer 4

Increase pantoscopic tilt

Question 5

The top of the frames touch the eyebrows

Answer 5

Increase pantoscopic tilt

Question 6

The right eyewire is closer than the left

Answer 6

Splay the right temple inward

Question 7

The left eyewire is farther from the face than the right

Answer 7

Splay the left temple outward, or angle the right temple inward

Question 8

The left eyewire is closer to the face than the right

Answer 8

Angle the left temple inward, or splay the right temple outward

Question 9

The left eyewire is too low

Answer 9

Angle the left temple down to raise

Question 10

The right eyewire is too high

Answer 10

Angle the right temple up to lower

Question 11

The frame sits too high

Answer 11

Raise the guard arms, so the frame sits lower

Question 12

The frame sits too low

Answer 12

Lower the guard arms, so the frame sits higher

Question 13

Instead of using the word “bend”, what should you use instead?

Answer 13

Angle

Question 14

Instead of using the phase “move/push up”, what should you use instead?

Answer 14

Raise

Question 15

Instead of using the phase “move/push down”, what should you use instead?

Answer 15

Lower

Question 16

Instead of using the phase “move/push out”, what should you use instead?

Answer 16

Extend or widen

Question 17

Instead of using the phase “move/push in”, what should you use instead?

Answer 17

Retract or narrow