I agree with the single vision for sunglasses. Before I wore progressives, when I bought a new pair of glasses, I would have my old pair tinted. Once I began wearing progressives, I always purchased a single vision set of sunglasses. I never regretted not having the bifocal part.
On Aug 22, 6:37 pm, rdclark <[email protected]> wrote: > I really agree with the suggestion not to get progressive sunglasses. > I've done so a couple of times, and always regretted it. Here's why: > > 1. A sufficiently deep tint for sunglasses makes reading very > difficult anyway. I end up taking them off. > > 2. The lack of appropriate frames that you note. > > I've not been aboe to find an online source that can fulfill all of > what I consider to be the requirements for good sunglasses: > > -- BIG frames. Sunglasses should protect your eyes no matter the angle > of the sun. > > -- Polarized lenses with UV protection. It's just about cutting down > the visible spectrum; glare and potential eye damage matter too. > > So while I have a couple of pair of ti tinted progressives from Zenni, > I end up mostly wearing the single-vision polarized ones (fugly as > they are) I got years ago from a B&M optician. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Check us out at the oft-updated http://glassyeyes.blogspot.com! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GlassyEyes" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/glassyeyes?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
