eyewear is used certain colors may enhance detailed viewing the shield may be tinted red orange yellow green blue indigo violet gray or any permutation thereof the eye shield 35 also contains mating structures in the from of holes 50 for attaching the eye shield 35 to the corresponding mating structures i e the projections on the frame 10 referring now to fig4 the holes 50 are located at the top of the eye shield 35 in the colored band 45 in this embodiment the holes 50 align with the projections 30 along the frame 10 the diameter of the holes 50 is substantially equal to the diameter of the body 32 of the projection 30 radial slits 55 around the holes 50 allow the holes 50 to expand and snap securely over the projections 30 when the holes 50 are in position over the projections the radial slits 55 no longer expand the holes 50 eliminating any exposure points through the eye shield 35 when it is attached to the frame 10 fig5 illustrates the resulting combination of attaching the eye shield 35 to the frame 10 forming a cost effective reliable safe and compliant form of protective eyewear when the eye shield is attached to the frame the holes 50 no longer expand and the oval heads 31 of the projections 30 retain the eye shield 35 in assembly with the frame 10 when assembled with the frame 10 the eye shield.