and which allows the wearer to wear glasses in conjunction with the eye shade 10 a further feature of the visor member 11 is the angle of the surface of the visor member 11 relative to the plane of the face this downward angle lies preferably from 0 u00b0 to 15 u00b0 more preferably from 0 u00b0 to 10 u00b0 most preferably about 2 u00b0 from the plane of the face it is at this angle that the wearer is shaded from the sun most effectively and if appropriate allows spectacles to worn de to the u201c wrap around u201d nature of the visor member 11 the wearer is shaded from both direct sunlight and reflected glare in a further alternative arrangement of this embodiment the key structural features of the invention may be such that they ideally suit a wearer who does not use spectacles in this arrangement the top edge 14 of the visor member 11 is spaced preferably from 2 to 25 mm and more preferably from 2 to 10 mm from the wearer 39 s forehead in one particularly preferred arrangement the eye shade 10 is configured such that the space between the forehead and the top edge of the visor member 11 is about 15 mm which is believed to be a comfortable configuration for an average adult wearer who does not need to wear spectacles a further feature of this arrangement of the eye shade 10 is.