How to Choose the Best Sport Sunglasses

The best sports sunglasses do not only protect your eyes from the sun — they also make it easier for you to do better. If you are running a marathon or mountain biking, the right pair of sunglasses stay put, regardless of the sweating and moving and help you see clear, reducing squinting.

With improvements in lens technology and light-as-a-feather weight frame materials, and polarized light weight lenses, the solutions offering high-quality optics for active lifestyles are not lacking today. The best sports sunglasses prevent the entrance of ultraviolet rays into your eyes and the wind, dirt, and anything else that might come in between your race, riding, or running. They are also aerodynamic and perspiration-friendly, allowing you to concentrate on your perforations.

What Are the Best Sunglasses for Sports?

The eyewear is designed for long-lasting use. You should also include other features when shopping for sunglasses.

Lenses

Compared to your casual, everyday pair, the best sport sunglasses feature lenses that are polarized, optimized for the ideal perception of cooling the eye, sharpness, and contrast in various outdoor environments. Consider the following

Versatility

Some sunglasses have interchangeable lenses such as Oakley’s, so only a single pair of frames suitable for various configurations are required. Shades from Ray Ban will go from more transparent to more tinted depending on sunlight

Hydrophobic vs hydrophilic

Since they're a soap-based material, hydrophobic coatings repel water and fog. Hydrophilic coatings absorb moisture and release it to the outside of the lens to remove haze.

Coating

Polarized lenses are excellent for water sports, to running, skiing and cycling. Many companies have developed proprietary, non-reflective lens coatings, which prevent fogging.

Base tint

The base colour of the lens gives you contrast and will allow you to see more details during high-speed activities. Neutral tints such as greens and grey are suitable for daily running and riding. While tints like Yellow are better for target sports, and brown tint for golf.

Darkness

The darkness of the lens is frequently known as the visible light transmission, or a proportion of light that passes through the lenses. Lower ranges under 20% are better for bright sunlight and have higher chances of protecting from cloudy weather in the morning.

Shape

Usually, sports lenses are wrapped with sunglasses to avoid strain in the eye while offering a broader view and limiting wind in to the eye.

Airflow

Good sports lenses have an aerodynamic look to prevent them from fogging or overheating.

Activity

Consider such aspects as the climate, terrain, and altitude that your frames have to withstand. If you're a runner, don't forget if your shades will play well with your helmet.

At MezmerEyes we offer frames, lenses and complete sunglasses based on the wearers activities and schedule. Finding the right pair of Oakley sunglasses for baseball, or a comfortable Rayban for long distance running to Maui Jim’s phenominal polarized lenses for water activities, let us know what you need sunglasses for and we’ll have multiple options for you to get comfortable with.

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