Glasses

See Spectacles for the Fallout 2 item.

Glasses are frames bearing lenses, worn in front of the eyes either for vision correction or eye protection.

Fallout 3
Glasses in Fallout 3 come in 6 principal variants as well as a few unique pieces. They can be worn with some helmets and any headgear which is considered a hat, headband, head wrap, cap or wig.

Eyeglasses
"Sunco" eyeglasses are basic, black rimmed glasses.


 * They can be acquired from Jonas during your escape from Vault 101.
 * From Murphy inside the North-west Seneca Station.
 * From Dr. Zimmer in Rivet City.
 * Inside a Pulowski preservation shelter in L'Enfant.
 * Inside Lady Frumperton's Fashions in Dupont Circle.
 * Inside Arlington Library in a bathroom on a hand dryer.
 * Inside Dukov's Place on the mounted brahmin heads.
 * Tenpenny Tower (two pairs).
 * They can also be acquired during your travels aboard Mothership Zeta.

Child reading glasses
Child reading glasses are the children's version of reading glasses. When worn by adults, they are much larger and will hover in front of the wearer's forehead.

They can be reverse-pickpocketed from at least one of the nameless children in Little Lamplight. Using a full-body or full-head piece of apparel (such as a radiation suit or power helmet) will make the NPC remove all headgear, enabling you to pickpocket it.

Reading glasses
Reading glasses are classic fabricated glasses for those who suffer from presobyopia, a condition that comes with age and makes focusing on near objects, specifically text, more difficult. From the Ancient Greek, meaning "old eyes" or "elder eyes".


 * Inside in Lady Frumperton's Fashions in Dupont Circle; on a counter.
 * Inside the RobCo Facility, on a sink in the bathroom (first door on left from main entrance).
 * Also worn by Red of Big Town.
 * By comrade Irving Cheng of Tenpenny Tower.
 * And by Doc Hoff, either by one of the cities, or in the wastes.

Sunglasses
Slightly shaded glasses to protect the eyes from the sun.


 * A pair is worn by Sam Warrick during a random encounter.
 * And another by Snowflake, the ghoul barber in Underworld.
 * Inside Roosevelt Academy Arts and Athletics Hall, in a bathroom on a hand dryer.
 * They can be found on the table with the clock, wrench, and coffee mug, in the Irradiated Metro.
 * You can also obtain up to two pairs from two wastelanders at a small camp in between Kaelyn's Bed & Breakfast and the VAPL-58 power station. (Broken Steel Add-On)


 * There is another pair in your house if you purchase the Love Machine theme for your Megaton house.
 * The first unique pair of sunglasses called lucky shades can be found in Lucky's, just south of Warrington Station.
 * The second unique pair of sunglasses pair called Lag-Bolt's shades, can be found in La Maison Beauregard during the unmarked quest A Fatal Attraction.(Broken Steel Add-On)
 * Two pairs can be found in The Pitt on mannequins. The first is in Uptown in one of the Pitt raider shacks. The second is in the Underground section right after you switch the floodlights in the following room; and cannot be reached after completing The Pitt and returning, there is a "stair gate" blocking entrance into the room. (The Pitt Add-On)

Tinted reading glasses
Tinted reading glasses are mentioned in the safety booklet provided by Vault-Tec: "When exiting the vault your eyes will not be used to the light of the sun, so tinted eye wear is advisable to prevent damage to the retina." Strangely, wearing it does not stop the burning light entering the player's eyes.


 * Available in Vault 101 from Floyd Lewis, Vault 101 engineer, found dead by the player during the early quest Escape!.
 * Ryan Briggs the raider scientist found inside the Jury Street Metro Station.
 * Another pair of can be found on the bookcase if you purchase the Love Machine theme for the Megaton house.

Tortiseshell glasses
"Protecto" tortiseshell glasses are dark, tinted spectacles and can only be obtained from a limited number of places.
 * Worn by Mister Burke in Moriarty's saloon/Tenpenny Tower
 * Worn by Martha Wilson of Andale
 * On the table next to Snowflake, the ghoul Barber on the second floor of Underworld
 * Inside Dukov's Place on one of the mounted brahmin heads
 * Inside the Citadel mess hall on the left most table on the back wall
 * Inside Tenpenny Tower at New Urban Apparel
 * Inside Your Megaton house with the purchase of the 'Love Machine' theme
 * Inside the Taft tunnel after your second encounter with the Enclave and Feral ghouls. They will be on the floor with a skeleton holding Jet in a medical room.
 * They can also be acquired during your travels aboard Mothership Zeta

Unique variants

 * Cryptochromatic Spectacles
 * Desmond's eyeglasses
 * Doctor Li's glasses
 * Lag-Bolt's shades
 * Lucky shades
 * Three Dog's glasses

Locations

 * Sunglasses are often worn by Praetorian guards.
 * Boone in Novac has a pair.
 * The only pair of tortiseshell glasses in the game are worn by Philip Lem, who is located in Vault 19. Obtain them by reverse-pickpocketing, or by simply killing him (turning all residents of Vault 19 hostile).
 * Extra note ps3 ver 1.06: If you successfully get the Tortoiseshell Glasses from Lem DO not drop them. Keep them in your inventory or a safe storage container. This item suffers from the missing meshes bug (weathered 10mm pistol) If dropped there will be large red diamond w/ a "!" in it's place & you will not be able pick them back up. (please confirm on other platforms)
 * Ranger station Charlie, at top of NE trailer ramps on table.
 * Powder Ganger bodyguards also wear sunglasses (they can be taken from their inventory upon death).
 * Benny's bodyguards wear a pair of sunglasses.
 * You can find Reading Glasses in Doc Mitchell's house.

Appearances
Glasses appear in Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas and Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel.