Obviously, the prescription for correcting your vision is made by your eye doctor and is unaffected by myths. But other decisions that you make, affect your eye protection from the sun and your driving performance on the road. These considerations impact your eye health and personal safety. Here are eight common myths to steer clear from when buying prescription sunglasses:
Dark Sunglasses Provide Better UV Protection Than Lighter Tints
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Sunglasses can cause car accidents if they create more glare. Some types of lenses produce glare because they reflect light into the eye from the inside surface of the lens. These require an anti reflective (AR) coating. In addition, dark tints are dangerous for night driving because they block out light.
UV Protection Is All about the Lenses
While UV blocking lenses are important, the wrong frame design will expose your eyes to UV radiation coming in around the sides of the lens. Frames that are designed for small lenses and/or allow the lenses to rest too far from your eyes, will permit too much stray UV to enter the eyes. Large close-fitting lenses and wraparound glasses do a good job of blocking out UV rays.
The UV Rating on All Sunglasses Is Accurate
Glasses can be mislabeled or have meaningless phrases such as "UV absorbing." Exactly how much UV light gets absorbed? Probably not much when vague phrases are used. This is the danger of buying super cheap sunglasses. Get 100% UV protection for both UVA and UVB from reputable brands such as Nike prescription