Hi angela and alcolm I wore dark glasses ever sinced I went blind because can't stand the thought of people staring at me all the time i have one eye bigger then the other so wearing my glasses i feel much better hiding behind my glasses if you like I only have brown tint in my glasses nice trendy ones narow ones modern ones but if we think about it us blind people can't really look straihgt and when really cold wind blows in our eyes make your eyes sore and very red blood shot and watery So now i love my glasses even mroe for protection from wind and cold and dirt blowing in my eyes Angela my friend in weelchair uses cane to let people realise that she is blind she used her cane as a symble really she has it on her handle tired to it so if people see white cane might have good idea on my cane it got 4 strips of red tape and guess what some idiots think its signal to say i am dangerous silly sods they are oh honestely get my back up that does some old ladies ask me if i have had a fire in my house I ask them what are they talking about they said yu having red tape on your stick how pathetic that was i told her it indicates that i am both Deaf-blind oh these people have no idea at all right going to phone my best friend elaine now she is getting impatient hahahahahaha have nice evening Love Carol x.x.x.x.