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I need to buy some kind of sun protection glasses and I'm having a hard time deciding between those three options. I'm interested in your experiences, especially if you tried all of them.

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[-] KalleGrabowski@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Clip on:

Pro: Cheap, can be carried on when buying new glasses
Con: you have to carry it separately, depending on the "system" (clamp, magnetic) they might Not be fitting when buying new glasses

Extra glasses (with correction)

Pro: Its Just the Same as the normal glasses but with sun protection
Con: you have to carry it separately, when eyesight Changes you need new ones

Sunglasses you can wear over your normal glasses:

Pro: relatively Cheap
Con: you have to carry it separately, bulky, only fits when you have relatively small normal glasses

Transition:

Pro: you only have one pair Con: they normally dont Work when driving a car because windshield Filters Most UV (which triggers the darkening of the glasses)

First three are First Hand experience from me. Never Had Transitions because i mostly need sunglasses when driving.

[-] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Current transitions now work when driving.

My favorite approach: transitions with magnetic clip-on.

Leave a clip-on in the car, and elsewhere. They're pretty cheap, $5-$10.

(Great explanation of the pros/cons).

[-] KalleGrabowski@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Oh ok. I Had written them off after learning they dont Work (20 years ago or so)

My Favorite approach to the Problem is extra sunglasses. Most opticians Here now offer a free 2nd pair when buying a new Set of glasses and i make IT sunglasses then.

[-] just2look@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago

Quick addition, you can buy glasses that transition without UV. So not working in the car is dependent on which transitions you get.

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