> On May 13, 1:10 pm, David Keel <[email protected]> wrote:
> I know you asked about Zenni specifically, but your questions about 
> photochromic lenses probably apply to many vendors.
>

> It's nice to have them if I forget to bring my clip-on.

> You have to look directly at the sun to get them to darken. When driving, 
> they are little help at all and will not help with glare.

> They darken rather quickly. They take much longer to turn clear again.

> Over all, I am sort of ambivalent about them. I thought I could dispense with 
> a clip-on but that turned out to not be the case. I would never pay a lot for 
> photochromic. To me they are a back-up for the clip-on. If I am going out to 
> lunch, I will often just use the photochromic lenses and not bother with my 
> clip-on.
>
> They are not (IMO) as cool as they look on TV.
>
> Dave

Thanks for the input. I was hoping to ditch my set of tinted
eyeglasses as I'm getting tired of switching glasses every time I go
outside, but it doesn't sound promising according to your report,
especially the part about glare while driving.

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