A fastening arrangement for use with a curved lens having a first face, a second face and a bore passing between them and having a longitudinal axis slanted to the lens's faces, for attaching to the lens a component at the first face of the lens. The fastening arrangement comprises a fastener having a lens-face engaging portion adapted to engage the second face of the lens and a component engaging portion entering the bore at the second face, and further comprises a fastener engaging portion in the component adapted to engage the component engaging portion of the fastener. All the engaging portions are designed so that when the component and curved lens are assembled, the lens-face engaging portion is oriented along the second face. The invention further relates an eyeglass assembly comprising such a fastening arrangement and associated components and fasteners.