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BRIAN COX, Harvey Keitel, Patricia Arquette, Elton John, Tony Shalhoub, Eddie Murphy. No, this is not the cast of an AARP-tilted reboot of “Ghostbusters” (though really, that wouldn’t surprise me at this point). Rather, these over-50 actors were among the celebrities who wore tinted eyeglasses throughout this winter’s Hollywood awards-season. Mr. Keitel and Mr. John both sported tinted lenses at January’s Golden Globes ceremony as well as at last Sunday’s Oscars (sepia for the actor, scarlet and lavender for the Rocketman). Other seasoned stars such as Bono, Tim Burton and Johnny Depp have all been known to wear colored lenses.

So what’s the connection between VIPs of a certain age and tints? A colored prescription lens, some say, can obscure wrinkles and bags around the eyes. “I think it helps for older gentlemen who want to maybe hide some of their eyes that make them appear a little older,” suggested Oliver Omura, the 33-year-old founder of Specs Collective, an online glasses shop, who doesn’t think he could pull off colored lenses himself.

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