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Eyeglass Nose Pad Shopping Resource for Glasses, Sunglasses, and Eyewear The following tutorial covering eyewear nose pads removal and nose pad insertion techniques is addressed to practicing optical professionals. As with any eyewear repair and maintenance procedures, this HOW TO is of a general nature and may not be applicable to all situations.... The possibility of eyeglass damage or alteration of resultant eye glass optics is always a possibility, and the use of these techniques is at your own risk. When working with eye glasses and glasses nose pads, it is always a good idea to first remove wrist and hand jewelry so as to reduce the chance of scratching the eyeglass lenses. By far the most widely used nose pads are those that mount to an eye glasses frame by means of a screw-in, also referred to as a screw-on, type of nose pad arm mount. Such nose pad mounts use a small optical screw to secure a nose pad to the nose pad mount , which in turn is attached to the eyewear frame. The removal of screw-in nose pads from a nose pad mount requires the use of a small thin headed optical screwdriver , or jeweler's screwdriver. To remove a screw-in nose pad, simply place the head of the screwdriver in the slot at the top of the nose pad screw and turn the screw counter clockwise until the nose pad dislodges from the nose pad mount. To insert or install a screw-in nose pad into a nose pad arm mount, simply position the nose pad into the nose pad mounting receptacle and then screw the nose pad screw into the nose pad mount, through the nosepad mounting hole, and through the other end of the nose pad mount. Care must be taken to insure that if the screwdriver slips out of the slot at the top of the nose pad screw that the head of the screwdriver does not scratch an eyeglass lens. Some opticians place a soft non-abrasive thick cloth or other non-abrasive material over each lens to help avoid scratching the lenses if the screwdriver does slip and makes contact with a lens. Also, please note that if the nose pad mount arm ...Read More