What Kind of Sunglasses Do You Wear?

I always buy prescription sunglasses.. in fact I just paid for another pair yesterday.

Usually I buy 2 pars of specs for one price at Specsavers...a pair or reading glasses or distance glasses, and a pair of prescription specs.. ..but I don't need any normal glasses currently , so I just bought the sunglasses.. ÂŁ130..roughly... and that was with very cheap frames...

I wear Sunglasses every time I go outside even in winter.. but not when it's raining or dark.. but even when it's overcast. Just trying to ensure I don't get cataracts
 

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I wear my prescription glasses that have transitional lenses

Right now I am wearing an old pair because I stepped on my current pair and knocked a lense out. I tried to fix them but couldn't after many tries.

The pair I'm wearing make some things blurry and there is a crack in the one lense. I badly need to get new ones.
 

Oakley Half Jacket 2.0 XL 3P here. Sunglare Category 3 (High). Filter 'P' (Polarized). Not recommended for twilight or night driving. Lightweight and durable.

I suffer from mild macular degeneration. I wear my Oakley's whenever I'm outside or driving (except night, of course [above]).

This is my second set of Oakley's in recent years. First set lasted ten years before the polarizing began visibly breaking down. I expect no less service life from this set. Cost me ~ in the neighborhood of $150 USD.
 
"We've run out of stout!"
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"....Give them lager and sunglasses."​
 
My regular glasses are the transitional lenses. That’s not good enough for most of the time when I’m outside. If it’s not too bright I wear a ball cap. My sunglasses are the fit over, polarized style. They’re huge and they’re ugly but one does what one has too. My blind eye is permanently dilated. Sometimes I wear a visor in the house.
 
After my glaucoma-cataract surgeries during which my eye specialist changed my vision to 20/20, I went crazy buying sunglasses. I know I had a pair of Foster Grants, which believe it or not, I got from a 99 cent store. I didn't seek to buy name brand glasses; some of them I got from Dollar Tree. I just made sure they had UV protection. Now that I need to wear glasses again, I ordered ones with Transitions lenses. So my regular glasses are also my sun glasses.
 
Jules said:
My regular glasses are the transitional lenses. That’s not good enough for most of the time when I’m outside. If it’s not too bright I wear a ball cap. My sunglasses are the fit over, polarized style. They’re huge and they’re ugly but one does what one has too. My blind eye is permanently dilated. Sometimes I wear a visor in the house.
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Sad to hear that Jules, you're dealing with a lot regarding your vision.....hugs. Mine is very bad, and has deteriorated in the last five to ten years. I walk around with flashlights, often wear a ballcap for the sun, which I hate, and none of my glasses make my vision clear and perfect....although I spend my days constantly switching them out to read or do something. I figure it would be cheaper to get the clip on, flip ups for the glasses I use outdoors, rather than buy an expensive pair that may not be that good to begin with and may need to be changed again in the future.
 
oscash said:
I've been told to wear prescription sunglasses when going out into the strong sunlight as I have just been diagnosed with the start of Macular.
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Good advice. I have late stage Dry Macular Degeneration/Geographic Atrophy, no fun. :(Wearing sunglasses more often in my younger days may have helped, but no going back.
 
Lara said:
Tortoise Shell Sunglasses...not expensive.
But I rarely wear them because I prefer seeing
the world in it's natural colors...good or bad.
I just like it real.
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So do I Lara, did all my life....but it came back to bite me in my old age. I always hated wearing sunglasses and hats, doing more of that now that the tables have turned.
 
SeaBreeze said:
So do I Lara, did all my life....but it came back to bite me in my old age. I always hated wearing sunglasses and hats, doing more of that now that the tables have turned.
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Thank you for that tip, Seabreeze. I wondered about that. So I've started wearing sunglasses when I take the dogs for a bikeride during the time when the sun is right in my eyes and sometimes add a visor to that scenario.
 
I buy inexpensive sport sunglasses that have bifocal lenses. The bifocal feature is a must for me. They're about $20 so inexpensive enough that I have multiple pairs, both cars, garage, tractor, mower, always a pair at hand. They're decent looking and have OK quality lenses so I see no reason to spend more.
 
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