Re: Sunglasses, tint, polycarb......and golf

I play golf. Used to play a lot of golf :(. Used to drive
a truck too so I've dealt with a bit of glare. I can only
speak to the polarized part.

You are not getting much reflected glare when playing
golf (unless you're playing in the desert or with a whole
*lot* of water hazzards). It's almost all ambient light. You
really don't need polarized lenses playing golf. In fact
it can make it difficult to read greens if they have grass
with a grain to it (shiney, not shiney effect). Polarized
lenses without tint will be close to not wearing sunglasses
on a golf course.

For any other wear in the city (lots of concrete), driving,
or on the beach or water, polarization makes a world
of difference. First in the immediate glare and then
in eye fatigue over the course of a day.

-Quick

Dave wrote:
First off, a little about me. Blind in right eye since
birth. Left prescription is 0 +1.25 x 175 with a +2.5
add (always a PC lens). Each year the add has been
increasing...but lately seems to have leveled off. I've
had progressives for about 8 years now...when I first
started I tried the Varilux flavor of the day, but never
adjusted...I switched to Rodenstock Life2 and have been
happy ever since.

Got some sunglasses with the progressive in them about 18
months ago (couldn't read my cell phone). Like all of my
glasses, there is prescription lens in the left hand
side, and a balance lens in the right. My current
sunglasses (in 18 months) have turned a reddish color
(from the normal gray) and what's worse, the amount of
fading/color change is noticeably different from the left
to the right lens. Optician says it's not his
fault...it's because there are two different lenses. I
guess I think he should have told me that up front...but
that's really besides the point. The questions that I
have:

- is it really true that PC tinted sunglasses will fade
to red in as little as 18 months? Why would anyone think
that is acceptable?

- Is it reasonable to assume that two lenses (one a
progressive and one not) from the same lab, should show
such a difference in the change of the tint?

Finally, the optician is recommending that I switch to
polarized PC lenses, which eliminates the tinting process
altogether. Unfortunately, as near as I can tell, the
Rodenstock lens is not available in polarized PC as near
as I can tell. Secondly, and more importantly, I'm
concerned about the effect that a polarized lens has on
me being able to follow a golf ball....I already have an
incredibly difficult time following the ball...(it
seems to disappear about half the time now....in mid
flight). I'd appreciate any general advice on what's a
good lens for a golfer...is polarized better/worse,
should I not play with progressives (and not be able to
read the scorecard). buying new sunglasses is a
pocketbook annoyance, but if I'm going to buy some, I'd
like to get some that give me the best chance in being
able to follow the ball with my eyes (remember...I'm only
a single vision person...does that matter.)

thanks for any advice...

Dave in Raleigh


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