Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention implement spectacle attachments that can provide protection from radiation. In one embodiment, a spectacle attachment that provides protection from radiation includes: a body of material that is a barrier to at least some form of radiation where the body of material is configured so that it can couple with either temple of a pair of glasses and where the body of material is sized to protect the side of a wearers face from at least approximately the wearers temple to approximately below the wearers cheek when the body of material is coupled to a temple of a pair of glasses and the pair of glasses is worn.
