History Main / TheGlassesGottaGo

* Happens to Connie in ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', as a result of Steven’s healing saliva, which cures her eyesight so she no longer needs glasses. Despite this, however, she still wears them but without the lenses, so she doesn’t upset her parents. She only takes them off completely when around Steven’s home. Eventually, after coming clean to her mother about her healed eyesight (and the adventures she's been into with Steven), she ditches them completely.

* Hank and Peggy Hill from ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' both wear geeky looking glasses that most people would see as uncool, especially considering both of their nerdy personalities. However in "Get Your Freak Off" when Hank and Peggy meet a very hip and trendy couple, they tell them their glasses look cool and call them "geek-chic".

* [[spoiler:Akemi Homura]] from ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'', as part of her AdrenalineMakeover. The taking off of the glasses is {{Justified|Trope}} by using magic to heal her eyes.

* ''Series/BanjunDrama'': Combined with a bit of BeautifulDreamer in "Marriage Corporation." After taking off Jin's glasses in her sleep, Hwi-jae realizes she's not so bad after all. Realizing this, and having the pressure of needing to marry her soon, he [[DudeShesLikeInAComa moves to kiss her]]... only for her to [[AlmostKiss reposition herself in her sleep.]]
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* In Vivian Vande Velde's book ''Now You See It...'', the protagonist wears glasses and hates them with a passion, citing this trope on the ''second page.'' While the lesson of the book is essentially that [[{{JustTheWayYouAre}} looks aren't everything]], she still manages to get rid of them permanently at the end of the book, making this a {{Broken Aesop}}. The story is meant as a bit of escapist fantasy for those who hated wearing glasses since the author had the same problem and even dedicated the story to those share her distaste for bad eyewear.

* Happens to Connie in ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', as a result of Steven’s healing saliva, which cures her eyesight so she no longer needs glasses. Despite this, however, she still wears them but without the lenses, so she doesn’t upset her parents. She only takes them off completely when around Steven’s home.

** In the comics, however, it seems she isn't one to adhere to this idea - when she found out that the Heart was fixing everything wrong with the girls, including Taranee's eyesight, it was the last straw and she initiated her own TenMinuteRetirement in anger.

* In Issue 69 of ''ComicBook/WITCH'', at first it seems Cornelia is doing this to Martin during a makeover montage to make him more presentable in the school campaign, she eventually returns them in a new frame, subverting this trope.

The [[BlindWithoutEm vision problems]] that presumably required them to wear glasses in the first place are seldom addressed, but if it's a long-term change, they might make some mention of contact lenses at some point. The opposite may occur as well, but this is usually to show that the character was BeautifulAllAlong. Sometimes the character will mention that they only need the glasses for minor vision correction and can see well enough without them. Strangely a character's eyesight will sometimes change to whatever is convenient for the situation.

* In the ''Film/{{Superman}}'' films, Clark Kent wears glasses to help look more "mild-mannered." He removes them when he's Superman and appears much more dashing. In the fourth film, a woman hitting on Clark tries to remove his glasses and suggests that he wear contacts, but he says that they irritate his eyes and keeps his glasses on to protect his identity.

* Yuki Nagato of ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'' gives up her ScaryShinyGlasses when she protects Kyon from [[spoiler:another SufficientlyAdvancedAlien]], and he comments that she looks better without them.

* Referenced and {{deconstruct|ion}}ed by Kyousuke from ''LightNovel/{{Oreimo}}'' regarding his [[UnluckyChildhoodFriend childhood friend]] [[{{Meganekko}} Manami]]. He thinks her overall features are plain. He also thinks that, unlike fiction, she still look plain even without her glasses. She's also BlindWithoutEm.

* ''Series/GhostsUS'': Ralph the cholera victim is an unwashed young man who wears what is essentially a dirty potato sack for clothing. When he takes them off, she suddenly finds him hot, even though he's still as gross looking as before.

* Gwynn from ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'' wears huge, thick glasses and is BlindWithoutEm. However, whenever any cute boy is around, she takes them off, apparently to appear more attractive to him. HilarityEnsues. Also worth noting is that she tried contacts once, but her prescription is so ridiculously heavy they made her look like a bugged eyed anime character.

* In the first ''Film/SpiderMan1'' film, when Peter Parker gets his superpowers, it corrects his eyesight. Mary Jane only starts to notice him after he stops wearing his glasses. In the sequel, Peter starts losing his powers and wearing his glasses again, but he sheds them once more when his self-confidence (and powers) start returning.