New Sunglasses - what to buy?

Marine Reflections said:
Snooks did you buy the Oakley perscription lenses separately? Need is the same as yours, cycling. My eyes are great close up but distance I have to have a slight adjustment.
I've always thought they would be a considerable expense above the actual shades, but if I can get them separately, maybe not so bad?
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A couple of decades or so ago Bausch & Lomb used to do prescription ray-bans but last time I spoke with an optician Oakley were the one big name sunglasses manufacturer that still did their own prescription lenses. I've now had 3 pairs and only managed to lose one. The amount of curvature I understand influences the type of prescription they can be used for.

I really didn't understand quite how good they were until I recently bought a pair of cheaop non-polarisers from vision express. The prescription vision express gave me was spot on but the glasses are useless: don't let much light through but I get glare from all around. Conversely everything through the (polarising) Oakleys is bright and sharp but without the glare.

Anyway....Sad to have my illusions shattered: What ZZ Top told me was a lie. Wonder if Oakley do a Rhinestone range?
 
I found that work wear glasses that you can buy at ARCO made by well known brands such as Bolle are as good as the fashion versions at a tenth of the cost, so I buy three or four pairs to be lost or sat on. From £5.90
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I buy cheap and cheerful, my last pair cost 50p at the school jumble sale. A rather good pair of glasses, on sale for about £100 in a shop.
 
Conscious that this (old...do they do much sailing in Hyderabad? ) thread has drifted somewhat away from the OP's question towards a more general sunglasses theme...Since my last post my mother has been having more issues with her Age-related Macular Degeneration which made me do some research regarding my own possible ocular fate. There is some evidence to suggest that exposure to blue light (UV, but also visible blue light) can exacerbate AMD. On the water we're obviously exposed to a lot of blue light. Oakley recommend lenses with a blue filter for on the water but I'd never gone for that because I don't like the way colours are subtly changed (form an aesthetic standpoint). With my latest pair however I've gone with the blue filter (i.e. yellow) lenses (Oakley polarisers, so not what the OP was asking about). Still don't much care for the aesthetics but that's mainly an issue on land and this *may* help preserve my vision longer...
 
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Carp fishing polarised wrap around and look good for under £10 on e bay.
Interestingly enough despite them not correcting the poor focus in my right eye I find them more restful than my prescription driving sun glasses and specsavers charge an extra £60 to polarise them!
 
Venitex Brava (pack of 2) safety sunglasses, so you can also wear them while grinding your axe and the pack of 2 goes for £6. One went splash the other day and I watched them slowly sink to the bottom of the inner harbour, feeling not overly sad about it rather than jumping in or spending the rest of the afternoon fishing around in murky depths with a boathook. They're very good, because as safety workwear they actually have to pass a string of certifications, and the pale areas around my eyes attest to their UV filtering capabilities.

Edit: Oh, I stepped right into that old thread revival trap, didn't I.
 
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If prescription wraparound sunglasses are what you need then try these https://extreme-eyewear.co.uk/produ...acool-clip-on-insert-prescription-sunglasses/

I recently bought a pair and although I'm still getting used to them (because the prescription is more recent than my usual prescription glasses) they do a very good job of blocking out stray light from getting to your eyes from above, below and from the sides.
 
I seem to be particularly sensitive to the distorting effect of wraparound sunglasses - they make me seasick (which is funny, as the sea hasn't managed that yet). The only brand I have found so far that do not, and are superb in every other way, are Vuarnet.
 
Boo2 said:
What are "optical inserts" ?

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You can see them in the pictures in the link. They are effectively a very thin frame to hold the prescription lenses in place, which in turn clips into the back of the wraparound sunglasses frame.
 
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