Eyewear was a category of devices worn over a person's eyes. They can serve to either protect the eyes from the elements or to aid a person's vision.
Protective eyewear
Archer wearing sun glasses
- Sunglasses
- A form of eyewear worn by individuals to protect their eyes from a sun's rays. Captain Jonathan Archer wore sunglasses (as well as a hat, which also serves to protect the eyes) during his venture into the Vulcan's Forge with T'Pol. He offered his glasses to T'Pol so she, too, would have some protection from the effects of Vulcan's suns. She refused them, however, stating that her inner eyelid would suit her needs. (ENT: "The Forge")
- Several Humans at Gilgo Beach wore sunglasses in 2354 when Benjamin Sisko met his future wife Jennifer there. (DS9: "Emissary")
- Beverly Crusher and Guinan wore sunglasses in the Dixon Hill holonovel. (TNG: "The Big Goodbye", "Clues")
- Visor
- Protective eyewear worn in the presence of Medusans. See visor. (TOS: "Is There in Truth No Beauty?")
Vision aids
- Reading glasses
- Eyewear worn to enhance a person's view of objects up close. See glasses. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)
- VISOR
- Device worn by Geordi La Forge to supplement normal sight. See VISOR. (TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint")