Polaroid Sunglasses

I don't believe the car manufacturers use polarised windscreens for the very reason of safety associated with sunglasses... You can check by looking through your sunnies whist rotating them - if the windscreen becomes opaque(can't see through) then it is polarised.
I suspect the "real" reason for unexplained crashes is the lack of reasonable (honest) explanation from the driver.
I do find it much harder to see oncoming traffic with my eyes shut!
However, wearing sunglasses and not stepping into that creek...
Ian

As Roverrescue says, its the curvature of the glass or plastic screens that interact with the polarised lenses not innate polarising of the windscreen glass. If they were polarised, you would get the blackout effect.

As for pterygiums, polarised lenses will do nothing more than any other sunglass lens. What is important is that the lens is a wrap around style that prevents or reduces sunlight entering the eye through the outer canthis.

Im looking at getting a decent set of polarasing sunnies,mainly for fishing.
I lost my last pair overboard that wernt that special,Jarvis Walker cheapies.
I cant wear sunnies in the grader as the tint is too dark and I cant see the blade when its in shadow.
Would be very interested in any reviews you guys have of upper market fishing glasses.I like the idea of your photocromatic Spotters Roverrescue,I may even be able to wear them whilst grading.
Thanks
Andrew

True Lotz that polarized offer no further benefit for eye damage than normal sunnies
BUT
as a general rule if Im out in the sun chances are Im either on the water, looking for fish, or wishing I was ;)
I have no need for sunnies that dont help me in those endeavours!!!!

Andrew,
In absolute all honesty - the best money I have ever spent on fishing gear -
Spotters Penetrators (photochromatic)
easily worth every cent.

A few months ago we were blasting along in the blue along a reef edge.
I was picking a line between the bommies at full noise
Had a mate being a bit twitchy next to me - asked him why and he said cos your pretty close to all these bommies.
For a test we swapped eyes... I could vaguely see some grey patches that would likely represented ugliness at 38kn... swapped back to the Spotters and voila clear as day bommies sticking out amongst the deep.

Prior to the Spotters I went from pair to pair of plastic lense "cheapies" which after 6 or so months would be scratched terribly. The Spotters glass is 10 times tougher and a zillion times better optics than any $30-$60 cheapy plastic polarized sunnies.

I cant recommend them enough and if mine were lost/stolen etc etc I would buy another pair straight away.

Steve

ps

That little gator stood out much clearer in my spotters than in that photo using a circ polarizer on the Nikon ;)

Polarised make it damn near impossible to read the stereo display too.

I'm perfectly happy living in a country without surprises like that one lurking in the water.

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Originally Posted by Dougal

Polarised make it damn near impossible to read the stereo display too.

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LED displays are polarised.

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Originally Posted by Eevo

LED displays are polarised.

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LCD you mean...

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Originally Posted by bee utey

LCD you mean...

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hi, my names veeo and im tired.

yes i do, lol

Copper/Bronze seems to be the most favoured colour, certainly over brown which can cause headache/eyestrain problems for some folk. (I ditched my new pair of brown Zeiss Umbrals for that reason...)

The there's yellow polarized, - just to muddy the waters.... :eek:

Hi Steve.
Went to Perth today on a parts run,had to wait a few hours to pick up a secondhand Rodeo motor as it was still in the wreck.
Went to several camping stores and fishing stores,you would be surprised how little product knowledge the people selling them have.3 stores told me Spotters dont make photochromatic lenses,despite selling them.2 chains bagged Spotters,and wanted me to buy UglyFish.
In the end I got a set from a BCF store,the pimply face boy now knows what photochromatic lenses are.
They wernt cheap:(:(:(:(:(:(.I have been suffering quite a bit of eye strain,was almost ready to go and see if I needed glasses.These sunnies are brilliant,no eye strain on the 160km trip home,didt need to rub my eyes at all.
Went for the Halide lenses. Spotters - Halide Revolution | News

Now to get the boat serviced and the HDS 9 ordered:angel::angel::angel::angel::angel::angel:
Need to get out on the water now winter is gone:cool::cool::cool::cool::cool::cool:
Andrew