the retaining means 8 at each distal end of the strap member 6 is constructed as shown in fig3 wherein a length is cut from the distally unbraided ends of first and third elongate members 10 and 14 leaving the second elongate member 12 distally extended to be turned over forming a loop 16 which is in turn is slidably inserted along with the distally shortened ends of elongate members 10 and 14 through the eye of tubular retaining member 18 thereby forming retaining means 8 and completing the construction of the eyeglass retainer embodiment of the present invention retaining member 18 is preferrably made of ductile corrosion resistant metal for reasons that will be clarified below the eyeglass retainer of the present invention is installed on a pair of eyeglasses as shown in fig1 by slidably inserting the distal end of each eyeglass temple member 4 into the eye of a loop 16 of the eyeglass retainer of the present invention until the retaining means 8 is positioned near the juncture between the earpiece and shaft of the temple member 4 the eyeglass retainer of the present invention is then secured to the eyeglass temple members 4 simply by crimping or laterally compressing and plastically deforming each retaining member 18 on two circumferentially opposite sides using a pair of pliers or other suitable means until the loop 16 and the distal ends of elongate members 10 and 14 are sufficiently compressed within the flattened eye of each retaining member 18 such that frictional engagement with the sides thereof prevents them from sliding therewithin and thereby securely affixes loops 16 to the eyeglass temple members 4 from the above it will be recognized that the eyeglass retainer.