"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message

Response is slowed due to the compensation afforded by the automatic tint.

Hogwash. At the very most one can experience an increased sense of
photophobia with prolonged dark lens wear, but pupillary responses, either
magnitude or reponse time, are unaffected by any type of sun lens, including
the photochromics.

It's not a permanent situation. It takes a month or six to get the reflex
back.

You need to stop reading the National Inquirer.

Sailing sunglasses... polarized.. any tint... mirror finish to reflect
back the extra light from the waves. Get the leather side cups.....

I was in agreement until you got to the mirrored F1. Mirrors do reflect a
lot of light, especially if they are quality mirrors, but they also make
lenses very dark, AND they generally tend to distort the image quality
considerably. Mirrors are generally not thought well of by the legitimate
ophthalmic lens industry or by eye care practitioners. Leather side cups
are ideal if one's lenses are small and very dark, such as with high
altitude expedition glasses, where UV is brutal and must be blocked to
prevent snow blindness (solar keratitis, or UV burns of the cornea). Not
practical or necessary on a boat, unless in the tropics. Katy ain't.

Max