Eyeglass frame lens lock

A method for removing a lens from an eyeglass frame, the method comprising:

• disengaging an end piece on a rim of the eyeglass frame from within a lock on a temple of the eyeglass frame, wherein the end piece comprises a split resulting in a first portion of the end piece and a second portion of the end piece that extend outward from a back of the rim and beyond the rim;
• opening the rim at the split in the end piece by separating the first portion of the end piece from the second portion of the end piece;
• and
• removing the lens from the rim.

An eyeglass frame, comprising:

• a bridge;
• two rims connected by the bridge, each rim configured to contain a lens;
• two temples, each temple configured to couple to one of the two rims;
• two split pieces, each split piece comprising a first portion and a second portion, and each split piece coupled to and extending outward from a corresponding rim of the two rims on a same side of the corresponding rim as the bridge;
• and
• at least one lock on the bridge, wherein the at least one lock is configured to at least partially contain both the first portion and the second portion of at least one of the two split pieces and secure the lens within the corresponding rim, and wherein the at least one lock comprises a passageway comprising a pair of channels beginning at an entrance of the lock and defined by a plurality of surfaces of the lock, each channel configured to receive a corresponding lug of a corresponding portion of the at least one of the two split end pieces.