Summer is here and with a bang. Get ready to experience that summer fun, being outdoors, beaches, swimming, bbq’s and hanging out! But don’t forget that you need to wear appropriate sunglasses for the sun!
Why is this so important?
Summer in Australia means that UV radiation intensity peaks and that means protection against UV skin and eye damage is a must. Just like UV damage to skin can sunburn and cancer, UV damage to eye tissues can also be extremely harmful. UV rays radiate from the sun and bounce off of the Earth’s surface, such as the ocean water, and penetrate directly into your eyes. This is dangerous because if your eyes are exposed to UV radiation for prolonged periods of time, your eye tissue can be destroyed. This can result in a number of eye diseases.
That’s why you should always be prepared with wearing sunglasses.
Tips to choosing & wearing sunglasses
1. Buy sunglasses with UV protection
Colour and darkness are not an indicator of UV protection. Sunglasses worn need to have 100% UVA & UVB protection to avoid eye disease. Our New TAVAT range of sunglasses have synthetic Melanin which uniquely block out harmful Blue light radiation.
2. Wear sunglasses even when cloudy
Even if our summer days are suffering from significant cloud cover you should always remember to wear your sunglasses as UV damage can still occur even when it’s cloudy.
3. Choose sunglasses with polarised lenses
Polarised sunglasses are great at reducing glare from reflective surfaces such as water or wet surfaces making them perfect for sporting activities or driving. Normal tinted or graduated sunglasses while offering UV protection will still leave you squinting and in some discomfort during these harsh conditions. That is why they are so useful in water sports, fishing, runners, cyclists , drivers for example. We have an extensive range of Polarised glasses to choose from to give you the best glare protection for the environment you will be wearing them.
4. Choose sunglasses with photochromic lenses
Sunglasses with photochromic or transition lenses darken on exposure to UV light making them great for both low and bright light conditions. A great example of this is cycling where you start of early in the morning in darkness or low light and ride through to full sun.
We can provide prescription lenses in your glasses with a photochromic coating, perfect for both indoor and outdoor use!
5. Buy prescription sunglasses
If you have a prescription we highly recommend choosing a pair of bespoke and designer sunglasses suitable for prescription lenses. We can then take these sunglasses and change the lenses to new lenses with your personal prescription and choice of tint or polarisation
In fact specialised sunglasses lenses are now readily available in prescription single vision and multifocal lenses with higher indexes. They can now be made out be indistinguishable from other sunglasses or sports sunglasses. This is Great for clear vision throughout the summer.
6. Buy Appropriate Sunglasses for your sport
You can enhance your sport performance by choosing the appropriate tint colour depending on the environment and the lighting conditions experienced during your sport.
Our expert trained eyeclarity experts will be able to advise you the best colour tint to give you that sporting edge.
Look For Antireflection Coating’s to improve Performance
Anti reflective coatings added to the back surface will eliminate reflection’s when the sun is behind you and increasing
7. Choose Style
Sunglasses are the one accessory which can make an impact that defines you. If you are looking something which will suit you, looks great and expresses your personality our spexy style experts can help you. All of which is covered by our satisfaction guarantee.