" JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote in message
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Ever had a properly made pair of plastic prescription shades that cost
more than $100?


I don't wear prescription glasses (yet), but I have tried some high
quality (over 100 bucks) plastic sunglasses. You will think I am nuts
but I ride a Harley and for some reason I have never felt comfortable
viewing through plastic lenses, even the expensive ones. There is a
distortion that I just don't like. I've noticed the same thing in some
glass lenses as well, but not to the same degree as the plastic. A well
made pair of lightweight glass sunglasses provide a non-distorted view
that I am comfortable with when riding.

RCE


Glass is funny when it breaks. Especially around eyes. That's why most
schools won't let kids play sports if they have glass lenses.


I don't play sports while wearing sunglasses.

I have never heard of a fisherman on Lake Erie suffering an eye injury
because of glass sunglass lenses while he/she was fishing.

Care to provide some proof otherwise?


Buddy of mine had a near miss with a lure that ripped out of a fish's mouth.
And, you're in a moving "vehicle". Anything could happen. Seriously - if you
haven't had high quality plastic lenses, you're missing something. You
generally have to go to a small optician to get them. The Pearle Vision /
Lenscrafter type places generally don't supply them.

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" JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote in message
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"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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"RCE" wrote in message
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"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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Ever had a properly made pair of plastic prescription shades that cost
more than $100?


I don't wear prescription glasses (yet), but I have tried some high
quality (over 100 bucks) plastic sunglasses. You will think I am nuts
but I ride a Harley and for some reason I have never felt comfortable
viewing through plastic lenses, even the expensive ones. There is a
distortion that I just don't like. I've noticed the same thing in some
glass lenses as well, but not to the same degree as the plastic. A
well made pair of lightweight glass sunglasses provide a non-distorted
view that I am comfortable with when riding.

RCE


Glass is funny when it breaks. Especially around eyes. That's why most
schools won't let kids play sports if they have glass lenses.


I don't play sports while wearing sunglasses.

I have never heard of a fisherman on Lake Erie suffering an eye injury
because of glass sunglass lenses while he/she was fishing.

Care to provide some proof otherwise?


Buddy of mine had a near miss with a lure that ripped out of a fish's
mouth. And, you're in a moving "vehicle". Anything could happen.
Seriously - if you haven't had high quality plastic lenses, you're missing
something. You generally have to go to a small optician to get them. The
Pearle Vision / Lenscrafter type places generally don't supply them.


Fair enough. I will check them out when having my next eye exam.

On Sat, 11 Feb 2006 22:55:49 -0500, " JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT
comREMOVETHIS wrote:


"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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" JimH" jimh_osudad@yahooDOT comREMOVETHIS wrote in message
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"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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"RCE" wrote in message
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"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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Ever had a properly made pair of plastic prescription shades that cost
more than $100?


I don't wear prescription glasses (yet), but I have tried some high
quality (over 100 bucks) plastic sunglasses. You will think I am nuts
but I ride a Harley and for some reason I have never felt comfortable
viewing through plastic lenses, even the expensive ones. There is a
distortion that I just don't like. I've noticed the same thing in some
glass lenses as well, but not to the same degree as the plastic. A
well made pair of lightweight glass sunglasses provide a non-distorted
view that I am comfortable with when riding.

RCE


Glass is funny when it breaks. Especially around eyes. That's why most
schools won't let kids play sports if they have glass lenses.


I don't play sports while wearing sunglasses.

I have never heard of a fisherman on Lake Erie suffering an eye injury
because of glass sunglass lenses while he/she was fishing.

Care to provide some proof otherwise?


Buddy of mine had a near miss with a lure that ripped out of a fish's
mouth. And, you're in a moving "vehicle". Anything could happen.
Seriously - if you haven't had high quality plastic lenses, you're missing
something. You generally have to go to a small optician to get them. The
Pearle Vision / Lenscrafter type places generally don't supply them.


Fair enough. I will check them out when having my next eye exam.


Here's are two brands that have gotten a lot of complements from people
fishing the Ches Bay. http://tinyurl.com/9no7o and
http://tinyurl.com/cg8h2.

When boating, I need something that is more "wrap around" or my eyes water.
As I have to wear prescription glasses, and don't want to fork over the
$450 the optometrist folks want for sunglasses, I wear these:

http://tinyurl.com/agky8

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Seriously - if you
haven't had high quality plastic lenses, you're missing something. You
generally have to go to a small optician to get them. The Pearle Vision /
Lenscrafter type places generally don't supply them.

Doug,
What do you mean the franchise opticians don't supply them? Do you mean
they don't supply good quality plastic lens? My wife has always
purchased her prescription glasses and sunglasses (ground plastic) from
Lenscrafter's and has never complained about distortion



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"Reggie Smithers" wrote in message
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Seriously - if you
haven't had high quality plastic lenses, you're missing something. You
generally have to go to a small optician to get them. The Pearle Vision /
Lenscrafter type places generally don't supply them.

Doug,
What do you mean the franchise opticians don't supply them? Do you mean
they don't supply good quality plastic lens? My wife has always purchased
her prescription glasses and sunglasses (ground plastic) from
Lenscrafter's and has never complained about distortion

Although I'm talking about non-prescription lenses here, I've heard some odd
things from friends who've gotten lenses made at Lenscrafter's and a couple
of other chains. I'll qualify this, though, and say that I have a weird
prescription, as others do, and the chains failed miserably at creating the
lenses.

This sounds like I'm now blending two ideas - the quality of the raw
material, and the accuracy of the prescription. Confusing.