: corrective or protective devices (such as glasses or contact lenses) for the eyes
Examples of eyewear in a Sentence
a shop that specialized in fashionable eyewear
Recent Examples on the Web
While some golfers only donned solar glasses at the moment of maximum obscurity, others tracked many of their shots through the dim of their commemorative eyewear.
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Jack Bantock, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
Looking at an eclipse before or after the brief phase of totality without proper eyewear can lead to eye damage.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
Scientists have warned people never to look directly at the sun without protective eyewear because serious retinal injuries can occur.
—Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
For those who took a chance and looked at the sun without protective eyewear during the eclipse, concerns may arise if their vision starts to seem impaired.
—The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2024
Viewing an eclipse without the proper eyewear can cause permanent eye damage.
—Tabitha Parent, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
Warby Parker, the eyewear company, is giving away eclipse eyewear at its stores beginning Monday, but does not have details about the availability of the free glasses at its locations.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 1 Apr. 2024
Toney has found a way to create eyewear that not only improves vision but boosts self esteem, as her site says.
—Essence, 29 Mar. 2024
During their tenure, the duo reimagined the brand’s handbags and eyewear and later designed the Red Valentino line in 2003 before overseeing its entire accessories collection, per Business of Fashion.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024
Jack Bantock, CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
Looking at an eclipse before or after the brief phase of totality without proper eyewear can lead to eye damage.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 8 Apr. 2024
Scientists have warned people never to look directly at the sun without protective eyewear because serious retinal injuries can occur.
—Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
For those who took a chance and looked at the sun without protective eyewear during the eclipse, concerns may arise if their vision starts to seem impaired.
—The Arizona Republic, 8 Apr. 2024
Viewing an eclipse without the proper eyewear can cause permanent eye damage.
—Tabitha Parent, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
Warby Parker, the eyewear company, is giving away eclipse eyewear at its stores beginning Monday, but does not have details about the availability of the free glasses at its locations.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 1 Apr. 2024
Toney has found a way to create eyewear that not only improves vision but boosts self esteem, as her site says.
—Essence, 29 Mar. 2024
During their tenure, the duo reimagined the brand’s handbags and eyewear and later designed the Red Valentino line in 2003 before overseeing its entire accessories collection, per Business of Fashion.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 22 Mar. 2024
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“Eyewear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyewear. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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eyewear
noun
eye·wear
ˈī-ˌwa(ə)r, -ˌwe(ə)r 
: corrective or protective devices (as glasses or contact lenses) for the eyes
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