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Prescription Sunglasses

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Jacob Leonard · · Washington · Joined Jul 2017 · Points: 495

Hi everyone I'm looking to get a pair of prescription sunglasses. Does anyone have any recommendations? Thanks for the help!

Redyns · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Apr 2011 · Points: 60

Raybans

PRRose · · Boulder · Joined Feb 2006 · Points: 0

Costco or Warby Parker

Allen Sanderson · · On the road to perdition · Joined Jul 2007 · Points: 1,100

I have been using https://www.opticus.com for 30 years now.

mbk · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jul 2013 · Points: 0

Check out your AAC member discount.

Nick Sweeney · · Spokane, WA · Joined Jun 2013 · Points: 987

For glacier glasses, Opticus is great!

dan dan · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Aug 2020 · Points: 0

Hi Jacob, I've been using smartbuyglasses.com/  in the past few years and never had a problem

Matt Himmelstein · · Orange, CA · Joined Jun 2014 · Points: 194

I have bought a number of pairs of glasses from Eyebuydirect.com The glasses are quality and very inexpensive. I pretty much only wear polcarized lenses, but they also have transitions that adjust based on the brightness.

If you use this link, we both get $10.

JaredG · · Tucson, AZ · Joined Aug 2011 · Points: 17

I bought some with a curved, slightly-wrap-around lens, and they distort my vision. I get motion sick if I wear them.

Brian S · · Indianapolis · Joined May 2019 · Points: 20

I need glasses for near vision - I just buy a pair of sunglasses that I like and put in the magnifying stickers like these - hydrotacusa.com/?gclid=Cj0K…

Chris Fedorczak · · Portland, OR · Joined Dec 2016 · Points: 0

I like Smith Rx, but they are super expensive.

Jake Howat · · Everett, WA · Joined Sep 2018 · Points: 0

Freespool Mag Rx from Smith. I use them on glacier as well and have used them BC skiing. They're great on rock, and for fishing, too! 

phylp phylp · · Upland · Joined May 2015 · Points: 1,137

My comment would be, if you wear a helmet, to have that with you when you try on the frames.  I have a pair of wrapped Oakley's that I love for hiking - great protection, great lenses, stay on really well without Croakies - but they sit funny with my helmet on and move around.  Not comfortable.  Whereas I have an old pair of Oliver People's frames that sit very comfortably with the helmet. 

Steve Williams · · The state of confusion · Joined Jul 2005 · Points: 235

Mine are Bolle.  Not cheap, but worth the money.  Remember to use Croakies!

Marc801 C · · Sandy, Utah · Joined Feb 2014 · Points: 65

Because I'm lazy and don't feel like checking every site mentioned in this thread.....

Do any of them make darker lenses than generally available? For example, Costco has pretty good prices but they won't make lenses darker than 80%, which I find inadequate in bright sun on light colored rock or snow. I once had a pair of Bolle glacier glasses that were only 8% transmission and they were fantastic in Yosemite.

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