It's rare these days to find a new product that is so simple it comes with only one instruction: "CliC to close." All you have to do is wrap the CliCs around your head and "CliC" them closed over your eyes, because Ron Lando, CliCs' inventor, has thought of everything else, and most of these details will not be noticed by just looking at a picture. I note my surprises below.

Clarity

It was love at first sight for me, because once I CliCed the CliCs into place, I could see better than with any other pair of glasses. It wasn't the strength of the lenses; that's been the same for a long time. It was the clarity! Even my costly pair of prescription glasses doesn't use this high a grade of polycarbonate! (First nice surprise.)

Construction

Yes, CliCs fit around the neck, but not on a granny chain or silicone tube. In fact, CliCs' frame and neck piece are one in the same -- a sturdy, continuous molded loop of nylon. When molded, nylon provides a firm but semi-flexible support for the eye glasses, just what's needed for frequent ons and offs. (Second surprise.) Plastic would wear fast and snap at stress points.

Design

You can purchase CliCs in sizes petite, small, or large. If the glasses feel too tight, you can adjust them by lengthening the metal extenders that reside in the temple parts of the nylon frames. (Third great surprise.)

Size small should fit most women, as the fitting extends out 3/4 of an inch onRobert Joy, CSI NY, CBS-TV both sides. If I extend mine all the way out, it puts the lenses at about two-thirds down my nose, perfect for eye flirting. If I extend the length just a tad, the CliCs sit suspended just a bit above the bridge of my nose. The frames are not resting on my nose, so I can't get one of those I wear glasses all day permanent impressions, shining red between my eyes. (Fourth sweet surprise.) You can experiment with CliCs for the most comfortable fit. Size large extends an extra inch on each side. (Good surprise for men!)

The magnetized closure was not a surprise. But the magnets are not just any old magnets; they are neodymium magnets, also called earth magnets. Neodymium magnets draw together so strongly that you hear a click when they meet. And if you have hand tremors from coffee jitters or a medical condition, you don't need to be very accurate in lining up the CliC lenses; the magnets have a force of their own. (Surprise number five.)

Oh yes, and the continuous loop piece means you can't lose them, unless, of course, you take them off. (Not a surprise, but still a good thing.)

Comfort

CliCs are balanced so that you don't even feel them when they are hanging from your neck. (This was my best surprise -- number six.) In fact, I look around my house for CliCs, and that's where they are -- around my neck!

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