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- From: trumpins@alexia.lis.uiuc.edu (Barbara Trumpinski)
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- Subject: Re: Sunglasses (was Re: Hats)
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- Date: 27 Dec 92 16:41:49 GMT
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- taldin:
-
- >>>But the
- >>>reason I started wearing it mainly was because I wear glasses,
- >>>and as such, can't wear sunglasses. (I know prescriptions and
- >>>photogreys are available, but they's expensive...)
-
- aahz:
-
- >>I wear glasses, too, and I use clip-on polarizing sunglasses. They're
- >>pretty cheap ($5-$15, usually), and they *really* reduce the glare.
- >>Someday I may get a pair of darker prescription lenses for when it's too
- >>bright, but it really ticks me off that I can't get prescription
- >>polarizers....
-
- castellan:
-
- >"I am also among the myopic, and I have a pair of prescription sunglasses,
- >and they work really well for me. Dark enough (due to my lens thickness)
- >to protect against everything short of staring directly at the sun, and
- >they're glass so the UV doesn't get through. Cheap sunglasses can be worse
- >than useless- if they're not UV-protective, they let more UV in than if you
- >weren't wearing anything, because your pupils are dilated more. They did
- >cost a bit, but they were 100% worth it. Only problem is that switching back
- >and forth can sometimes be a pain, but I'm used to that."
-
- kitten:
-
- "well, i have photograys...on orders from my optometrist. real light
- sensitive ...
-
- that's 4 with glasses...i'll bet there are more."
-
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