1:22 Tip #1 -> 100% UV light protection or around 400 nm or less 2:18 Tip #2 -> tint (color) of sunglasses: > gray - brings down brightness, keeps color vision intact. > brown (amber) - improves depth perception (driving, any outdoor activity). Plays with your color perseption if colorblind. > pink - reduces glare and brightness (snow) > green - good for outdoor EXTRA TIP: Look for gradient glasses (dark at the top of the frame, light at the bottom). Helps if you go indoor and outdoor a lot 5:49 Tip #3 -> Polarisation filtre reduces glare. 7:04 Tip #4 -> Style 9:24 Tip #5 -> Quality, well made pair of glasses that lasts and look cool
Brown - Plays with Colour perception if you are colourblind. What does this mean? Does it enhance the colours eg red & green to make world more colourful for us. Will brown lenses help us differentiate between red and green.
You Get What You Pay For : No, not with sunglasses necessarily. Ray Ban 10 years ago were cheap to buy. They had lost their pricing power. Then Luxottica bought the brand and simply doubled the price to make them "exclusive". Same product, but now 2-3 times as expensive as the day before Luxottica bought them. So no, sunglasses are a fashion item. Yes, nylon or crown glass will add to cost. But after a certain low minimum ( typically $20), for the vast majority of brands you are paying for the name/brand/fashion cache. You think Gucci design and make their own sunglasses to sell for $800 ? No. All the big fashion brands outsource both the design and manufacture to Luxottica. They give this manufacturer early access to their upcoming collections. Luxottica then make the designs, get approval, and make them all together in the same factory. Same production lines, same process, yet some will cost $150, and some will cost $800. It's all branding. And Luxottica own the biggest lens manufacturer in Europe. And they own big chains for glasses sellers like Sunglasses Hut. They even own heritage brands like Persol. So no, higher price does not equal better quality. Look at Barton Perriera. They have their "Joey" glasses in the new Bond movie. So they've leveraged that to produce 5 new variants, labelled "007", and charge $500 for them. Just simple price gouging of Bond enthusiasts. They are no better quality than a $200 pair.
@@isaiahariganello9879 It depends where you live, as, for example, import costs make some US brands relatively expensive to buy in Europe. AKILA are great; CUBITTS also great; SUNBUDDIES have a great collection. For USA, SUNGOD; COSTA SUNGLASSES; MAHO SHADES. Let me know what you finally buy. All the best
@@Czechbound I’m in Canada, so most of the US brands will ship here without the extra fees. I’m okay with spending a little more for the quality. But I’d much rather buy from a brand that is a great bang for the buck.
@@Czechbound Costas time has passed just like Oakley. Best brands in the US (IMO) are Randolph Engineering, American Optical, Maui Jim and Smith Optics
*I recently discovered your channel; very useful eye care videos. -Does UV protection eventually go away?(especially for people who don’t/can’t buy the most expensive brands) -How often should we replace them? *Thank you!
Ray-Ban and Maui Jim use to be go to brand sunglasses but then I discovered Serengeti. Originally developed by Corning, in 1984 and then acquired by Bushnell. It is now apart of Bollé Brands. I find Serengeti to be optical superior to most other bands.
My grandma was legally blind after cateract surgery in the late 70s, since then I have never gone outside without good sunglasses. I first used RayBan aviators with the brown lens for better contrast when driving, but $120.00 every month or two while I only made $5/hr when they got stolen ended that pretty fast! I was looking for cheap sunglasses that had 100% UVA & UVB when I noticed some wraparound style (like from "Terminator") that were made by the same company that made the sunglasses my grandma was given to wear after her cateract surgery, Solar Comfort, and I have loved them ever since! I used to get them from Walmart but their selection (of Solar Comfort) has diminished by 90% in the last 6 months so now I get them from Walgreens for about $20.00 a pair.
I have a pair of Maui Jim with glass lenses, the optics on these are great and worth the price. The downside of a glass lens is that they might crack if they hit the ground which mine did, but it still works.
Thank you Dr I’m a fan of Maui Jim read they are double polarised and I love them expensive but well worth the money. One of them allows going to the sea with too
Love the channel! My favourite sunglasses I've ever owned were round john lennon style Carerra sunglasses with a blue tint. I lost them in the sand dunes at a party when I was a teenager (I'm 40 now!)
I've worn Maui Jims for years. I've gone back and forth between brown and grey lenses. Currently sporting grey with blue mirror finish. I hike and kayak, and have a mild preference for brown, but am agnostic when it comes to decision time. I also get my full progressive bifocal prescription in them, as I sometimes am in a kayak and need to read a map. :)
Bought a pair of cheap $10 glasses from Walmart about a year ago and am finally getting around to looking for better ones! Any budget-friendly polarized 100% UV protection sunglasses brands you recommend? Love your channel! So glad I found it through your colored contacts videos!
I used to own Oakley, Ray-Ban and Costa but after losing $300 sunglasses I began looking for equal quality at a lower price and it's not hard to find. Arnett's are also made by luxottica and are equal in every way to the Maui Jim's and Costa. Native and hobie also makes a tremendous lens and has incredible frames. All of these can be had for 80 to $100. Serengeti also makes great lenses in the 150 range
For me, Cocoons polarized fitovers. I love their Amber lenses with the green mirror coating for everyday use and could not have asked for a better pair. I also use their yellow polarized lens in less bright conditions. Absolutely fantastic for wearing over my prescription glasses. They have a grey lens with a blue mirror but I found them somewhat dark and not versatile enough other than In really bright conditions or snow
I mainly use grey (almost black) and green tints. Grey/black for regular wearing and green for driving. Grey ones are aviator style and green ones are way farer style
Protip for presbyopia patients who want sunglasses. Get the gradient tint so the reading portion of your lens stays nice and clear. Great for reading books at the beach!
Good tips but now I am confused as ever. I've got expensive sun glassses, cheap ones-I won't die if I leave them somewhere, large ones, small ones and the best I have I found on the street. They give me the best view when in my car driving, don't know what kind they are but I love them. There are always sooooo many choices it makes my head swim. Thanks for the video.
Thank you for the information on sunglasses. I was hoping that you were going to say something about a lense that goes dark when exposed to sunlight but goes clear when indoors. Are those lense any good?
I wear Bi Focals, so I purchase reading and sunglasses in the same frame style. I absolutely love the gradient lenses for my sunglasses so that I can read without problems while wearing them. Thanks for these videos.
These are are still very relevant. I know I LOVE glass lenses and encourage everyone to try them out someday. Such a huge difference in optical quality.
I feel that driving in the sunset is way more dangerous than driving in the night, it blinds me! I'm always afraid of hitting a pedestrian! And no matter if my glasses are polarized or not, there is no way to prevent that.
So, 90% of the problem with driving into the sunset is polarized light. This is from the sunlight hitting the surface of your windshield. It also magnifies any smudges and smears on your windshield. So getting polarized lenses will help immensely. Lastly be sure to use your car sun visor as low as needed to cover the sun and reduce the brightness.
Hey Thank you doc. I am a biker. I go on long rides and sometimes we ride at night. I need some advice as to what glasses to wear to protect from glare of oncoming vehicles.
Hmmm - well a sports wrap frame would be an easy choice - less glare from the sides and less wind drying out the eyes. I would look into Oakley's Prism lenses. One of my colleagues at the clinic is a big biker and loves his.
I hv quite a collection of sunglasses but i hv bought uv protect pairs of different tints or frames just checking if it suits my face - now i hv learnt so much more ! Thnx a lot. 1 question tho - i hv some 'reflective or mirror' type - do they hv any advantage or disadvantage
I have those exact Vera Bradley's! I lost them (as I tend to do with nice sunglasses) and bought the same pair again because I liked them so much :) I run and play tennis so I may buy a different shaded pair for these activities, thanks for the information!
So glad you're loving the Vera Bradley's! They are a nice pair. For your future shades I would consider a green pair for tennis...and consider perhaps a wrap around style for running. But make sure the wrap around doesn't sit too tight to your skin or the frame has "antifog" otherwise your sweat and body heat may fog up the lenses.
I´m never out without sunglasses, and i personally only use and reccomend two brands: oakley for sports, every day activities and very casual settings like beach, a pool party, etc. and the other one more formal is Persol, both have great lens and frame mateials, persol being the more expensive but its quality and attention to detail is unmatched by any other brand(even tho its owned by luxottica)
@@jackerocket cool man! What model did you got? And yeah, sadly luxottica bought Oakley back in '07 and since almost stopped their innovative "out of the box thinking" designs but they're still cool and good quality. I've been using oakley prescriptions myself since middle school(different pairs of course) and the quality has always been top notch.
I got the Oakley Surface Plate in black/red at Eyeglass World. I paid $283 for the frames. I just checked on Ebay and saw them for $69! Damn it. Should have checked first. My vision insurance covered $104, but still $100 cheaper on Ebay.
@@jackerocket You probably could have returned them. I purchased 2 pairs of expensive prescription glasses from Lens Crafters and returned them both for a full refund less than a month later.
Walmart tinted wrap around safety glasses, 100% polycarbonate, 100% UV protection, $2.84 :) I also use the clear ones all the time, I always protect my eyes from UV, as I had glaucoma, surgery, and colobomas when born, which puts me at further risk for UV related damage.
I like the orange safety glasses. 100% UV protection but not sure if polarized! They cut the glare, make vision sharper for me, you can see inside & at night, & they protect my eyes. $5 🧡
Great video. I have several pairs of sunglasses, but without prescription lenses. Since I started wearing prescription glasses full-time, I no longer wear sunglasses simply because it's a lot of money for a prescription pair, and I don't like to wear one style all the time. I'm considering giving contact lenses a try, that way I can wear any pair of sunglasses I want. That actually might make for a good tip.
I have extreme dry eye and astigmatism bright lights bother me I find polarized HD 100 % uva uvb wrap around glasses from giant tiger canada ontario helped me out a lot I had to have laser eye surgery my eye use to just pore out tears I find trying to eat fish everyday has helped significantly thanks nice to meet a doctor who cares
My son plays baseball. Do you think polarization is better or no polarization for that particular sport? I was thinking the pink lenses would be best too?
Hello I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness prosperity, love ❤and peace all over the world🌏. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm Engineer Graham Bolt from Nashville Tennessee, where are you from?💙
What would you recommend for a mail carrier at the beach ? Lots of sun, lots of driving, &mostly outdoors. I love the ray ban wayfarer style, but I can’t seem to find any tinted enough and that don’t let sun in from the top.
I’d rather spend a little more knowing my sunglasses are gonna protect my eyes. I do sometimes complain about having to have prescription sunglasses and not being able to go to like Walmart and buy cheapo sunglasses.
I like the aviator style with brown gradient. The large size lens blocks the side light and some of the Georgia pollen. Currently rocking the Colonel by Ray Ban What lens are recommended for riding a motorcycle with an open face helmet?
I only feel comfortable with green tint. My all glasses were green since the beginning and that made me used to them. It's sad as I want to rock other tints but I just can't.
How much does the shape of the sunglasses i.e. how much light they let through on the sides matter? And am I correct in assuming that unless the sunglasses enclose your eyes completely darker tints will always be more harmful given they dilate your pupils which would let through the UV light from the sides more?
There is some good information here, but with all due respect I think you missed a very important point when it comes to the cost of sunglasses. While there is some truth to the saying that you get what you pay for, in the case of Ray Bans 75% or more of what you are paying for is the name brand. That's for non-RX. If we are talking prescription, it's more like 90% or more.
My wife and I both had Oakleys, after going in the pool on holiday in Fortaventura, both our glasses were ruined by the coatings peeling off,, I'll never buy expensive sunglasses again,, (guess they put some weird chemicals in the pool),,
Both chlorine and saltwater from the ocean will damage the coatings on sunglass lenses if not rinsed off. Some companies add special coatings to their lenses that make them more resistant to chemicals.
1:22 Tip #1 -> 100% UV light protection or around 400 nm or less
2:18 Tip #2 -> tint (color) of sunglasses:
> gray - brings down brightness, keeps color vision intact.
> brown (amber) - improves depth perception (driving, any outdoor activity). Plays with your color perseption if colorblind.
> pink - reduces glare and brightness (snow)
> green - good for outdoor
EXTRA TIP: Look for gradient glasses (dark at the top of the frame, light at the bottom). Helps if you go indoor and outdoor a lot
5:49 Tip #3 -> Polarisation filtre reduces glare.
7:04 Tip #4 -> Style
9:24 Tip #5 -> Quality, well made pair of glasses that lasts and look cool
Thank you
Thanks men
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Green lens for activities like boating, golf
Brown - Plays with Colour perception if you are colourblind. What does this mean? Does it enhance the colours eg red & green to make world more colourful for us. Will brown lenses help us differentiate between red and green.
You Get What You Pay For : No, not with sunglasses necessarily. Ray Ban 10 years ago were cheap to buy. They had lost their pricing power. Then Luxottica bought the brand and simply doubled the price to make them "exclusive". Same product, but now 2-3 times as expensive as the day before Luxottica bought them. So no, sunglasses are a fashion item. Yes, nylon or crown glass will add to cost. But after a certain low minimum ( typically $20), for the vast majority of brands you are paying for the name/brand/fashion cache. You think Gucci design and make their own sunglasses to sell for $800 ? No. All the big fashion brands outsource both the design and manufacture to Luxottica. They give this manufacturer early access to their upcoming collections. Luxottica then make the designs, get approval, and make them all together in the same factory. Same production lines, same process, yet some will cost $150, and some will cost $800. It's all branding. And Luxottica own the biggest lens manufacturer in Europe. And they own big chains for glasses sellers like Sunglasses Hut. They even own heritage brands like Persol. So no, higher price does not equal better quality. Look at Barton Perriera. They have their "Joey" glasses in the new Bond movie. So they've leveraged that to produce 5 new variants, labelled "007", and charge $500 for them. Just simple price gouging of Bond enthusiasts. They are no better quality than a $200 pair.
Great read. Do you have any recommended brands to look at? Just about to buy a pair of Ray Bans.
@@isaiahariganello9879 It depends where you live, as, for example, import costs make some US brands relatively expensive to buy in Europe. AKILA are great; CUBITTS also great; SUNBUDDIES have a great collection. For USA, SUNGOD; COSTA SUNGLASSES; MAHO SHADES. Let me know what you finally buy. All the best
@@Czechbound I’m in Canada, so most of the US brands will ship here without the extra fees. I’m okay with spending a little more for the quality. But I’d much rather buy from a brand that is a great bang for the buck.
@@Czechbound I will check out those brands. Thank you
@@Czechbound Costas time has passed just like Oakley.
Best brands in the US (IMO) are Randolph Engineering, American Optical, Maui Jim and Smith Optics
*I recently discovered your channel; very useful eye care videos.
-Does UV protection eventually go away?(especially for people who don’t/can’t buy the most expensive brands)
-How often should we replace them?
*Thank you!
Exactly what i wanna know. Doc please could you answer this question
Ray-Ban and Maui Jim use to be go to brand sunglasses but then I discovered Serengeti. Originally developed by Corning, in 1984 and then acquired by Bushnell. It is now apart of Bollé Brands. I find Serengeti to be optical superior to most other bands.
Dont know why Ray Ban for sure over priced and the company got sold to? Quality went down over a decade ago!
Don’t mind the trolls doc. You’re awesome. Question: Do transitions protect from UV light?
Thanks Sandy! and Yes, Transitions blocks 100UV
@@DoctorEyeHealth 3:53 - Are you sure you're meant to be wearing dark pink glasses inside?
@@DoctorEyeHealth what about pink redish lens ? Thank you very much , as here in Singapore is very hot & sunny most of the times .
My grandma was legally blind after cateract surgery in the late 70s, since then I have never gone outside without good sunglasses. I first used RayBan aviators with the brown lens for better contrast when driving, but $120.00 every month or two while I only made $5/hr when they got stolen ended that pretty fast! I was looking for cheap sunglasses that had 100% UVA & UVB when I noticed some wraparound style (like from "Terminator") that were made by the same company that made the sunglasses my grandma was given to wear after her cateract surgery, Solar Comfort, and I have loved them ever since! I used to get them from Walmart but their selection (of Solar Comfort) has diminished by 90% in the last 6 months so now I get them from Walgreens for about $20.00 a pair.
I very much appreciate the summary at the end of your videos. I also enjoy and learn a lot from your videos.
Just got a pair of brown polarized HD lenses- and wow I am so impressed by my vision quality!
Which brand did you buy?
wow...should look for these things the next time will be checking for a new sunglasses.
Thanks so much for watching Ritzel! Happy you liked it!
@@ArjunJangidHere yo tf
I have a pair of Maui Jim with glass lenses, the optics on these are great and worth the price. The downside of a glass lens is that they might crack if they hit the ground which mine did, but it still works.
Maui Jim repairs their glasses foe a very good price
Thank you Dr I’m a fan of Maui Jim read they are double polarised and I love them expensive but well worth the money. One of them allows going to the sea with too
Love the channel! My favourite sunglasses I've ever owned were round john lennon style Carerra sunglasses with a blue tint. I lost them in the sand dunes at a party when I was a teenager (I'm 40 now!)
You are one of my favorite TH-cam because you are so educational 😊
I like Maui Jim Bamboo Forest green tint polarized the most because that blocks out peripheral vision sun.
The greenish tints showed new plant growth. I learned something much about the landscape and how much it changes.
I've worn Maui Jims for years. I've gone back and forth between brown and grey lenses. Currently sporting grey with blue mirror finish. I hike and kayak, and have a mild preference for brown, but am agnostic when it comes to decision time. I also get my full progressive bifocal prescription in them, as I sometimes am in a kayak and need to read a map. :)
Bought a pair of cheap $10 glasses from Walmart about a year ago and am finally getting around to looking for better ones! Any budget-friendly polarized 100% UV protection sunglasses brands you recommend? Love your channel! So glad I found it through your colored contacts videos!
Suncloud brand sunglasses.
I used to own Oakley, Ray-Ban and Costa but after losing $300 sunglasses I began looking for equal quality at a lower price and it's not hard to find. Arnett's are also made by luxottica and are equal in every way to the Maui Jim's and Costa. Native and hobie also makes a tremendous lens and has incredible frames. All of these can be had for 80 to $100. Serengeti also makes great lenses in the 150 range
Ray Ban for sure sucks now for the price! 60 yrs old have owned a hundred pair or close.
For me, Cocoons polarized fitovers. I love their Amber lenses with the green mirror coating for everyday use and could not have asked for a better pair. I also use their yellow polarized lens in less bright conditions. Absolutely fantastic for wearing over my prescription glasses. They have a grey lens with a blue mirror but I found them somewhat dark and not versatile enough other than In really bright conditions or snow
I'm an optician and this guy is phenomenal.
I mainly use grey (almost black) and green tints. Grey/black for regular wearing and green for driving. Grey ones are aviator style and green ones are way farer style
That grey Ray Ban Aviator looks gorgeous.
Protip for presbyopia patients who want sunglasses. Get the gradient tint so the reading portion of your lens stays nice and clear. Great for reading books at the beach!
So far I've only had the one pair that you sold me today! So they are my favorite for now ;) Definitely interested in a more relax pair eventually.
Thank you so much brother! Always happy to help!
Wow thanks so much for this easy and informative video. Made all the difference as i order my first pair online.
Good tips but now I am confused as ever. I've got expensive sun glassses, cheap ones-I won't die if I leave them somewhere, large ones, small ones and the best I have I found on the street. They give me the best view when in my car driving, don't know what kind they are but I love them. There are always sooooo many choices it makes my head swim. Thanks for the video.
I had my sunglasses made for my own prescription .. but how do i know if it has UVR protection or not ?
For example, you can order a new pair at godnessoptics.com
They usually specify if the glasses are UV protected or not.
Thank you for the information on sunglasses. I was hoping that you were going to say something about a lense that goes dark when exposed to sunlight but goes clear when indoors. Are those lense any good?
Yes they protect from UV
@@katmayer5302 Thank you for the information.
My next pair will be the RayBan (always RayBans for me) Caravan gun metal grey frame, G15 mirror lenses.
Thanks for the tips.
I wear Bi Focals, so I purchase reading and sunglasses in the same frame style. I absolutely love the gradient lenses for my sunglasses so that I can read without problems while wearing them. Thanks for these videos.
I was kinda wondering about mirror sunglasses and their different colors were a factor too?
This was such an informative video! In 2023, are these still your top 5 tips? Or have they changed?
These are are still very relevant. I know I LOVE glass lenses and encourage everyone to try them out someday. Such a huge difference in optical quality.
Can you do one on retina detachment and ways to prevent it
Hi Dr Allen
What sunglasses are best for severe dry eye ? Love your videos..keep them going 😃😎
Terrific video. Someone who really knows what they are talking about. Thank you
Dark angel wing A protrude left side of left sunglass lense. Light angel wing B protrude right side of right sunglass lense.
I love your eye puns !
I also really like the way you explain stuff.
1. Randolph USA 2. Maui Jim and 3. Ray Ban Gray Polarization Lens. I own all three brands, boating & sailing / fishing.
anyone here because driving when the sun is about to set is nearly impossible.😂 the sun be blinding me.
I feel that driving in the sunset is way more dangerous than driving in the night, it blinds me! I'm always afraid of hitting a pedestrian! And no matter if my glasses are polarized or not, there is no way to prevent that.
So, 90% of the problem with driving into the sunset is polarized light. This is from the sunlight hitting the surface of your windshield. It also magnifies any smudges and smears on your windshield. So getting polarized lenses will help immensely. Lastly be sure to use your car sun visor as low as needed to cover the sun and reduce the brightness.
@@junecooper
Get darker tinting. You probably have very sensitive eyes and need more.
Hey Thank you doc. I am a biker. I go on long rides and sometimes we ride at night. I need some advice as to what glasses to wear to protect from glare of oncoming vehicles.
Hmmm - well a sports wrap frame would be an easy choice - less glare from the sides and less wind drying out the eyes. I would look into Oakley's Prism lenses. One of my colleagues at the clinic is a big biker and loves his.
8:36 exactly happened to me with oakley square wire. I returned it but I was wondering what was happening. Thanks
Nest video ive seen ever for picking sunglasses!
This is actually a really nice video thank you. Im now a sunglasses connoisseur
I hv quite a collection of sunglasses but i hv bought uv protect pairs of different tints or frames just checking if it suits my face - now i hv learnt so much more ! Thnx a lot. 1 question tho - i hv some 'reflective or mirror' type - do they hv any advantage or disadvantage
Great Channel, Like it a lot . keep up the good job doc
I wear prescription glasses, so I was wondering about Clip Ons??? Favorite color lense is Grey, prefer a polarized lense.
Excellent information !
I use Rayban, Bvlgari.
Aviators are so damn cool
Great video!
Can you include some recommendations for kids?
I have those exact Vera Bradley's! I lost them (as I tend to do with nice sunglasses) and bought the same pair again because I liked them so much :) I run and play tennis so I may buy a different shaded pair for these activities, thanks for the information!
So glad you're loving the Vera Bradley's! They are a nice pair. For your future shades I would consider a green pair for tennis...and consider perhaps a wrap around style for running. But make sure the wrap around doesn't sit too tight to your skin or the frame has "antifog" otherwise your sweat and body heat may fog up the lenses.
So many things to consider when buying shades that I would have never thought of before. I will keep that in mind when shopping :) thanks!
I´m never out without sunglasses, and i personally only use and reccomend two brands: oakley for sports, every day activities and very casual settings like beach, a pool party, etc. and the other one more formal is Persol, both have great lens and frame mateials, persol being the more expensive but its quality and attention to detail is unmatched by any other brand(even tho its owned by luxottica)
I just bought a pair of prescription Oakley glasses in titanium. I think I saw luxottica on the price tag.
@@jackerocket cool man! What model did you got?
And yeah, sadly luxottica bought Oakley back in '07 and since almost stopped their innovative "out of the box thinking" designs but they're still cool and good quality. I've been using oakley prescriptions myself since middle school(different pairs of course) and the quality has always been top notch.
I got the Oakley Surface Plate in black/red at Eyeglass World. I paid $283 for the frames. I just checked on Ebay and saw them for $69! Damn it. Should have checked first. My vision insurance covered $104, but still $100 cheaper on Ebay.
@@jackerocket You probably could have returned them. I purchased 2 pairs of expensive prescription glasses from Lens Crafters and returned them both for a full refund less than a month later.
@@ClassicalPan Yep, thanks for the advice. I was able to return the Oakley Surface Plate to Eye Glass World for a full refund. thanks again.
Walmart tinted wrap around safety glasses, 100% polycarbonate, 100% UV protection, $2.84 :)
I also use the clear ones all the time, I always protect my eyes from UV, as I had glaucoma, surgery, and colobomas when born, which puts me at further risk for UV related damage.
I like the orange safety glasses. 100% UV protection but not sure if polarized! They cut the glare, make vision sharper for me, you can see inside & at night, & they protect my eyes. $5 🧡
Thanks for the info Doctor, was thinking of getting transition sunglasses. Is there a difference from photochromic and transition lenses?
Transitions are just one specific brand of photochromic lenses, by Essilor. Photochromic is the general term.
I didn’t think color mattered in RX sunglasses. I learned a lot
Man, ur voice is amazing...
Thank you, Doctor Allen, good stuff!
Great video. I have several pairs of sunglasses, but without prescription lenses. Since I started wearing prescription glasses full-time, I no longer wear sunglasses simply because it's a lot of money for a prescription pair, and I don't like to wear one style all the time.
I'm considering giving contact lenses a try, that way I can wear any pair of sunglasses I want.
That actually might make for a good tip.
Really important other tip: UV and reflection protection at the back of the lens.
Please do tell me about lens materials.
That would be a great video. I will see what I can do.
I like Solar Shield Raquel Polarized Sunglasses with UV400, amber lenses, tortoise shell colored frames.
Should I look for glass lenses or plastic lenses? Is one a better quality than the other?
I have extreme dry eye and astigmatism bright lights bother me I find polarized HD 100 % uva uvb wrap around glasses from giant tiger canada ontario helped me out a lot I had to have laser eye surgery my eye use to just pore out tears I find trying to eat fish everyday has helped significantly thanks nice to meet a doctor who cares
Wow you awesome with this black eyeglasses.
Very informative. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
My son plays baseball. Do you think polarization is better or no polarization for that particular sport? I was thinking the pink lenses would be best too?
Hello I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness prosperity, love ❤and peace all over the world🌏. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm Engineer Graham Bolt from Nashville Tennessee, where are you from?💙
I'm a cyclist so I gravitate towards the POC aspire, Oakley Sutro S, Bollé Shifter, etc.
Thanks for the info!
Nice job again! Very thorough. No response needed even though it’s always great to hear from you. Happy Holidays!!
your videos are great...wish i lived in your state.
thanks man, this video was very helpful :)
Hey thanks! that means a lot because it was my very first one! Which part helped the most?
Doctor Eye Health the explanation about how important 100% uv protection is, and also the polarization explanation.
Once read that BLUE tinted lenses were good for golf. You have recommended GREEN, Care to comment?
Actually, you are right. Both blue and green are good for golf. Nike actually had blue and green contact lenses at one point for golf too haha
What would you recommend for a mail carrier at the beach ? Lots of sun, lots of driving, &mostly outdoors.
I love the ray ban wayfarer style, but I can’t seem to find any tinted enough and that don’t let sun in from the top.
do polarized lenses also have UV protection ?
I’d rather spend a little more knowing my sunglasses are gonna protect my eyes. I do sometimes complain about having to have prescription sunglasses and not being able to go to like Walmart and buy cheapo sunglasses.
Great video, thanks. How can a person be sure it is 100 UV ?? Thanks
Ray-Ban polarized brown clubmaster model I like very much
I started wearing contacts but I hate how bright it is when I go outside since my glasses where transitions I got used to it.
now you can wear non prescription sunglasses though
Cheek bone glare : Aviator sunglasses are teardrop shaped specifically to stop sunlight bouncing up off the pilot's cheekbones
I like the aviator style with brown gradient. The large size lens blocks the side light and some of the Georgia pollen. Currently rocking the Colonel by Ray Ban
What lens are recommended for riding a motorcycle with an open face helmet?
My favorite brand Suncalss and Rad Rebi and Ebk
Yes! You are looking handsome
Thanks for this useful video!
Other than ultra violet light, what other forms of light can be harmful to our eyes?
I only feel comfortable with green tint. My all glasses were green since the beginning and that made me used to them. It's sad as I want to rock other tints but I just can't.
Best type for beach,my percripion glasses got spots on them like salt crystal that wouldn't come off they were dark blackish
i bought glasses for 8$ with uv400 and they look good
can we find sun glass in other shops or only at the hospital
Hey Dr Eye Health, is it true Pink lenses are not as good as the rest with UV/blue light? A colleague's aunt claimed this.
How much does the shape of the sunglasses i.e. how much light they let through on the sides matter? And am I correct in assuming that unless the sunglasses enclose your eyes completely darker tints will always be more harmful given they dilate your pupils which would let through the UV light from the sides more?
This is fantastic.
Thanks!
There is some good information here, but with all due respect I think you missed a very important point when it comes to the cost of sunglasses. While there is some truth to the saying that you get what you pay for, in the case of Ray Bans 75% or more of what you are paying for is the name brand. That's for non-RX. If we are talking prescription, it's more like 90% or more.
Good day doc, just want to ask, im 53 do reading glasses has grades?thanks...
Reading glasses do come in different strengths, usually starting aroun a +1.00 and going up to +3.00
@@DoctorEyeHealth thanks a lot doc,
My favourite sunglass is Dita
My favorites are the initium police sunglasses that are from captain America civil war
Gray Ray Ban for moi!
Thanks. That was helpful!
Polarized lenses can interfere with reading digital devices ar certain angle, including camera and phone screens.
Doctor i have heard of some night lenses which can repair your eyes Cornia please make a video on it
My wife and I both had Oakleys, after going in the pool on holiday in Fortaventura, both our glasses were ruined by the coatings peeling off,, I'll never buy expensive sunglasses again,, (guess they put some weird chemicals in the pool),,
Interesting! Also heat, leaving glasses in excessive heat (such as on a car dashboard) can cause crazing.
Both chlorine and saltwater from the ocean will damage the coatings on sunglass lenses if not rinsed off. Some companies add special coatings to their lenses that make them more resistant to chemicals.
Whatcha recommend for hunter-gatherers?