Why do people wear eyeglasses anyway? Have you ever wondered about that? I wore glasses since I was ten years old and as I got into my thirties I still had to wear them. My vision was still not clear after all those years. So what was the purpose of getting glasses in the first place if after several years everything remained the same with my sight. So quite recently I woke up one morning and decided to get rid of the glasses. After all, all it ever does is to give you those unsightly dark marks on your nose bridge.