02-23-2015, 08:32 PM
[#0000FF]You have had some good input and ideas. After enough experience...good and bad...we all develop our own opinions and preferences.
Allow me to toss in more more factor that has not been mentioned. ANY EYE PROTECTION IS BETTER THAN NONE. That is what my doctor told me before replacing lenses in both of my eyes...because of cataracts mainly caused by many years of outdoor sun exposure.
I have always been active in sports...all of the "ball" sports as well as fishing and hunting. And I have always tried to wear sunglasses when romping around in the great outdoors...and especially when driving. For several years of my life I was a road warrior too...driving many thousands of miles each year...enduring the glare of sunlight off the highway and the hood of my vehicle.
In spite of my efforts to minimize the damage I still developed cataracts by the time I was 60. I was shocked at the news but have been pleased with the results of getting the replacements. And you can bet you'll never see me on the water without protective eyewear...with a backup pair in my gear bag.
What kind of glasses do I wear? Good ones that fit well and do the job. I don't buy on the basis of price...or snob appeal. But I have tried many kinds and I will agree that some of the spendier models are probably better. Just not worth the difference in my opinion. My doc said I was better off to wear a darker pair of cheap glasses than a lighter pair of pricier ones. It's all about blocking harmful rays.
Being able to see fish better? I don't stream fish much anymore and sight fishing is not a biggie while fishing from the low visibility angle of my float tube. But whenever I crawl in a boat or walk the banks you can bet I am wearing my best pair of polarized lenses. It's all good.
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Allow me to toss in more more factor that has not been mentioned. ANY EYE PROTECTION IS BETTER THAN NONE. That is what my doctor told me before replacing lenses in both of my eyes...because of cataracts mainly caused by many years of outdoor sun exposure.
I have always been active in sports...all of the "ball" sports as well as fishing and hunting. And I have always tried to wear sunglasses when romping around in the great outdoors...and especially when driving. For several years of my life I was a road warrior too...driving many thousands of miles each year...enduring the glare of sunlight off the highway and the hood of my vehicle.
In spite of my efforts to minimize the damage I still developed cataracts by the time I was 60. I was shocked at the news but have been pleased with the results of getting the replacements. And you can bet you'll never see me on the water without protective eyewear...with a backup pair in my gear bag.
What kind of glasses do I wear? Good ones that fit well and do the job. I don't buy on the basis of price...or snob appeal. But I have tried many kinds and I will agree that some of the spendier models are probably better. Just not worth the difference in my opinion. My doc said I was better off to wear a darker pair of cheap glasses than a lighter pair of pricier ones. It's all about blocking harmful rays.
Being able to see fish better? I don't stream fish much anymore and sight fishing is not a biggie while fishing from the low visibility angle of my float tube. But whenever I crawl in a boat or walk the banks you can bet I am wearing my best pair of polarized lenses. It's all good.
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