09-16-2015, 07:54 PM
All due respect, Jim, but your eyes may require something different than anybody else.
For most folks, a pair of non-polarized glasses may be fine as long as they are rated to block both UV-A and UV-B rays. Color and degree of tint are up to the individual. Browns and dark oranges are good for blocking out blue tones. Green is a good all-round outdoor color, and so is dark gray or smoke.
How dark is better may surprise you. The eye is like a camera lens in that the smaller the iris/pupil the deeper the depth of field. Shooters have learned that the lightest tint they can wear without squinting gives them the best focal field from near to far. Too dark a lens actually restricts how well we can see.
Edit to add what I thought I had written but didn't: If your eye doctor tells you something different, do what he says.
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For most folks, a pair of non-polarized glasses may be fine as long as they are rated to block both UV-A and UV-B rays. Color and degree of tint are up to the individual. Browns and dark oranges are good for blocking out blue tones. Green is a good all-round outdoor color, and so is dark gray or smoke.
How dark is better may surprise you. The eye is like a camera lens in that the smaller the iris/pupil the deeper the depth of field. Shooters have learned that the lightest tint they can wear without squinting gives them the best focal field from near to far. Too dark a lens actually restricts how well we can see.
Edit to add what I thought I had written but didn't: If your eye doctor tells you something different, do what he says.
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