Sunglasses with polarized lenses reduce the glare from bright light reflecting off of flat surfaces.
As such, many athletes attest to their effectiveness. They claim to see more clearly and then claim to perform better. See, many athletes state polarized lenses help them feel more relaxed because they don’t have to stress or strain to see.
Are polarized lenses right for you?
Eighty percent of perceptual input comes from the eyes during a sporting activity, according to the International Sports Vision Association. For both the casual and professional athlete, good vision is key in maximizing sports performance. Wearing the right protective eyewear is equally important. Let’s take a look at vision and sports performance and how active sunglasses and glasses factor into the equation.
Tiny sunglasses were trending last summer, but even as the weather cools, oversized glasses frames appear to be heating up. Whether you’re leaning into ‘70s inspired square shapes, grandma-chic aesthetics, or sporty shields, you may want to swap out your latest shades for the oversized glasses frames look.
Here are four different ways to rock oversized frames.
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Features like mirrored lenses, neon brights, or performance-inspired details add a cool touch to any outfit and provide the most sun protection. Shield sunglasses are characterized by the lack of bi-frames like most sunglasses have. Instead, the frames are comprised of a protective lens that covers the eyes and over the bridge of the nose.
You find yourself pushing your glasses back up your nose. It seems they slip down your face and rest on your cheeks. That’s not ideal. This is where Asian fit glasses come in.
One size does not fit all when it comes to glasses.
Perhaps you’re of Asian descent, as is the majority of the world’s population. If not, you could simply have facial features like Asian people often do.
“Asian individuals tend to have more of a flatter face with the cheek bones very projected compared to the typical European.”
Mark Hubbe, assistant professor of anthropology at Ohio State University
Eyewear manufacturers have responded with a solution, which they most often call “Asian fit glasses.” Other names have also surfaced to describe the solution:
Aviator sunglasses debuted in 1937 but gained notoriety five years later when General Douglas MacArthur landed on the beach in the Philippines.
A photo of the MacArthur wearing the aviator-style shades was splashed across the front page of newspapers everywhere. It became the go-to “wartime” look for Hollywood productions.
But it wasn’t fashion only that inspired pilots, policemen, and sportsmen to gravitate to the style. Aviator sunglasses did the job.
Bausch & Lomb was originally asked by the U.S. Army Air Corps to design sunglasses for pilots to prevent sun glare because they found it often caused nausea and headaches. The result were sunglasses originally called “anti-glares,” since they were intended to ban rays of sun. They were rebranded as “Ray-Ban” when they were released.
