Polarised or Non-Polarised Sunglasses?

[douface]

Optical outlets are asking $300+ for polarised prescription sunglasses, whose brands I didn't heard of.

Should I step back and go for non-polarised ones?

[Foss]

I'm not surprised. Sounds reasonable.

I paid nearly $600 for my prescription glasses (normal ones, not sunglasses).

[Dauphin3]

Maybe you could buy a cheap-ish frame and just get them to put polarised prescription lenses in? Might work out a bit cheaper then buying the frame+lenses all from the optometrist.

[DJKOR]

Once you go polarised sunglasses, you will never want to go back. The amount of glare they cut back is so great when driving, but for everyday use, they are brilliant as well.

[450HP/tonne]

I love my polarised Oakley prescription sunnies. They did cost $550 (including the extra $50 for Oakley lenses over generic ones) ... worth it for me as they are still going strong after over 5 years.

[SCOOTA44]

cant watch the tv or see the gps properly with polarised glasses.

[Beep Beep]

Just purchase a frame (locally or from O/S) then go to your local optometrist to have the lenses made up to your prescription. Make sure you specify polarised, UV coated etc etc.

Mine cost $275 all up (after claiming off my health insurance for optical, and the Medicare rebate for eye tests).

Polarised, prescription sunnies are definitely the go. Anyone who's got them, and has driven on roads straight after a sunshower, when the roads are wet and you're driving into the sun, with full sunstrike hitting the roads and the blinding glare bouncing up at you, can attest to how good polarised prescription sunglasses are. Normal dark sunnies in this case would be about as useful as tits on a bull ;) .

DJKOR is right, once you have prescription polarised sunnies, you will never go back. Polarised sunnies may not be as dark as non polarised sunglasses, but they are useable in a greater range of light conditions.

For example, I can safely drive through a tunnel in my polarised sunnies and I can still clearly see the vehicles in front, the road, all my instruments, mirrors etc, albeit everything is slightly darker. It would be dangerous to do this with normal dark sunnies as they are just a straight tint.

Cheers,

BB

[Foss]

cant watch the tv or see the gps properly with polarised glasses.

But they're still good for those occasions when you've got to take your eyes off the TV for a sec to look where you're going.