Comments on: Do Designer Sunglasses Give Better UV Protection Than Cheap Ones?

By: Laurie

Laurie — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:08:50 +0000

You can get quality designer sunglasses for $25 and above online, they are backed by companies like Icon Eyeware.

The reason why some of them are so expensive is because the retail and optical shops make over 100-300% margin on them. So a pair Ray-ban that cost $35 to make is selling for $100 and above.

Here is a site that you can compare prices:

http://sunglassesdirect.zlio.net/

By: nouf

nouf — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:42:28 +0000

nice

By: Jonathan B

Jonathan B — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 06:22:31 +0000

HUGE Health-Hazard MISSED here … NO sunglasses are SAFER than BAD sunglasses. Any darkened lens lowers the visible light brightness, allowing your IRIS to open up MORE. This allows even MORE UV in (if they don’t block UV well that is). With NO sunglasses, your iris would close tighter and reduce the amount coming in – safer. Don’t “fool” your IRIS with BAD sunglasses. For this reason, it seems criminal to me for anyone to make/sell sunglasses that do NOT provide lasting UV protection. If anyone wanted to “design” a tricky way to harm people’s eyes long-term, this would be how to do it. Biology class and Physics class do come in handy sometimes.

By: skipbond

skipbond — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:28:03 +0000

I use BluBlockers. They are the best cheapo you can find . You can see everything clearly and the sun doesn’t hurt you eyes even if you look directly at the sun.

By: Mitchell

Mitchell — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:52:07 +0000

Take the test yourself, go buy a pair of cheapos for $20 and then try a pair of Maui Jims (my brand of choice)(Sunglass Hut allows exchanges as long as you don’t damage them). They may offer the same protection when you purchase, but after only a few days the protection on the cheapos diminishes. Also, the Mauis offer vision clarity far beyond the other pair.