Has this topic ever been discussed.Sunglasses.

Prescription sunglasses Stephen. Almost better than sliced bread, and I wear them all day, every day..............except when I'm having a conversation with someone. :-)

Do a bit of casual truck driving, 15hr days, and rarely get sore eyes now.

Bob

Used to have an additional pair of prescription sunglasses but due to cost now use a $20 set of clipons. Works as well and more to spend on necessary things like beer.

Whatever you wear make sure they are polarised

Gday
I wear "safety sun glasses" supplied by my son who works outside most of the day. I did wear prescription sun glasses for many years , but since have had new eyes fitted .

After having worn prescription glasses with transition lenses whilst driving and feeling I could still do with a darker tint, I was told by the optometrist at the next checkup that the transition action is negated by the fact of the light entering through the front windscreen.
Now have prescription sunnies for driving and problem solved.
This downside of transition lenses was not explained initially and hopefully I am not the only ignorant one, doh!

I got my licence 2 days after I turned 18 (more than 40 years ago). For my birthday present, my mother gave me a pair of Ray Ban ‘Classic’ Aviators with polarized optical glass lenses.

I'm now on my 4th pair (1 stood on, 1 stolen and 1 smashed after disappearing though an open window after sliding across the dash during some particularly energetic cornering).

Love them, not heavy, no thick frames or arms to get in the way, sit comfortably across my face and can be bent to shape, pretty much scratch and breakage proof (in normal usage) and of timeless, simple design.

The downside is that they do cost a bit, but at an average of more 13 years use each pair, cheaper in the long run than Petrol station or Chemist specials. I also had to get a different screen protector of a new phone, as the one I originally purchased was also polarized, but at 90 degrees to my glasses.

I refuse to buy the ones with reflective lenses as I consider it insulting talking to people when you can’t see their eyes and would be a hypocrite to insult those talking to me.

Used to but gave them up , now prefer to wear sun hat and/or keep sunvisor down.

Then I needed reading glasses and found that sun hat does more things like keeping rain of lenses as well.

P.S. For those who need both sunglasses and reading glasses so you can see the GPS on the dash the following is a great and cheap product.
Its only top tinted so you don't loose light when you look down

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/G-G-Men-Bi-focal-Reading-Glasses-Clear-Lens-Tinted-Gift-Dad-1-5-2-0-2-5-/131184610313?var=&hash=item6436de0bb3

One of the problems I have experience with polarised sunglasses is that they often make it impossible to see a lcd screen (eg navigator or rear view, computer etc ) unless you twist your head 45/90Deg !!!

Ken

these lenses look interesting, might have a closer inspection next time a new set of specs are due

http://www.drivewearlens.com/

I wear Oakleys because they're as durable as they come, the glare reduction is excellent without altering the outlook, the lenses are replaceable (I manage to scratch any lenses within a few weeks of owning them!), and they also look cool!

Spent a few years wearing Carreras - but found the designs changed so much they ended up looking completely unattractive to me.
Originally they were good sunnies with excellent glare reduction - and that's one of the first things I look for in sunnies.

Cheers, Ron.

While far from cheap, I have found Maui Jim sunglasses to be fantastic. They have polarised lenses, fantastic lens quality, a large range of different styles and you can get them in prescription lenses. Depending on the style that you desire, they can also be exceptionally lightweight. Like I said, they are from cheap, but with the problems I have with my eyes (pupil stuck to Iris so it won't change size, cataract forming, etc), I won't use anything else now.

Polarised prescription. $$$ but you can't beat them - on the road, on the snow, on the water, on the beach, fishing.

Only downside, as someone mentioned, polarised lenses affect viewing LCD screens, like the GPS.

Cheers

For me this is a timely post as I am interested in getting a good pair of sunglasses. Considering Blue Block.
In every issue of "The Road Ahead" there is a full page ad for Blue Block sun glasses (not available in shops, only mail order). Their ad reads very convincingly (on the science behind their glasses) and testimonials from truck drivers, doctor, commercial fishermen etc are powerful. But has anyone tried these glasses. I would appreciate an independent opinion. Thanks for any comments.

I have tried a few, uptill recently I liked Raybans, but have recently
changed to Mua Jims polarised, find these are excellent glasses
and don't distort colours like the Raybans. Wouldn't use anything
else now.

Only downside is they are laminated glass and if you drop then on a
hard surface you can delaminated the lenses.

I like something that wraps around the side of the eyes to stop glare from the side. Also something lightweight and polarised.

Favourite was Oakley Icepick with Bronze Lenses, but they dont make them anymore. I have now swapped to Maui Jims.

Expensive, but very comfortable to wear, no strain on eyes when driving, good clour for dusk driving as well.

Cheers

Anthony

It used to wear sunglasses until one morning when I was driving to work on a very dull day & realised I had them on. I couldn't believe how sensitive to glare the sunglasses had made my eyes. I pretty much haven't worn any since & that was about 40 years ago which has included many years of dinghy & keel boat sailing.

First started to wear decent sunglasses when I moved to the Top End. Back then before the dollar was floated they were Zeiss, glass lenses, available in various grades of tint. Since then have tried Raybans and various other expensive brands as well as Polaroid brand during cash strapped times. Alternated between metal frames which get twisted out of shape and plastic frames which snap when your young kids grab them or you lift them up to carry them. Recently, best thing I found was a brand called Ugly Fish which were available with a bifocal magnifier, ugly as, but wrap around and great for reading dashboard instruments. I now wear prescription bifocal sunglasses. Didn't mind clip-ons though, my personaI hate is fitovers, sister and BIL love them. Afaik the reasons for sunnies is to block uv (Pterygiums) and infra red (cataracts). The reason transition lenses are ineffective for driving is that the colour change is triggered by uv and since windscreens became laminated, the plastic layer sandwiched between the glass sheets blocks the uv. Constantly wearing sunglasses for the last 35 years has made my eyes sensitive to glare, but I find that they can readjust within a day or so if I leave my sunnies behind, the upside is that I'm now in my 60's with no sign of cataracts as yet.

Your eyes don't toughen up or develope resilience if you don't wear sunnies - you are going blind. When the eye is exposed to bright light the pupil constricts. Light adaptation through the pupillary reflex takes seconds. UV light entering the eye will cause cataracts and can cause melanoma of the iris. You will also fry your rods and cones. Wearing sunnies is as important as wearing hat, shirt etc.
I have worn Wayfarers since the early 90's. Tough as. Never scratch. Magnificent lenses and I like the green tint. Still have original pair.
Now that I am nearly as blind as a welder's dog (through aging and associated activities) I have found that a mild correction helps me driving/flying. At night the tail lights of cars in front of me used to look like a red kaleidoscope! I have tinted Nikes for day (same lens colour as my beloved Wayfarers) and clear Ray Bans at night.
I still need a higher correction for reading maps and the dials.