Protect Your Eyes from the Sun

Choosing Prescription Sunglasses At Warm Spring Optometric Group

Before you know it, summer will be here with its hot, bright sunlight and its invisible but damaging UV rays. For people who need prescription glasses, it helps to have a separate pair of prescription sunglasses, too, instead of relying on the UV coating on their regular glasses. Not only do the prescription shades look cooler, but they can help reduce squinting from glare. Warm Springs Optometric Group in Fremont has a wide selection of prescription sunglass styles available for you to browse.
 

Features You Want in Prescription Sunglasses

If you need glasses, you have three options for times when you need sunglasses. One involves simply wearing your old non-prescription sunglasses. This might work when you're lounging in your backyard, but it doesn't help if you need to drive or walk anywhere. The next option is to get the type of prescription glasses that have a sunglass attachment with clips or magnets that fit over the glasses. These can work beautifully, but you do have to be careful if you bring anything near your face as you could accidentally knock off the attachment. There's also the risk of losing the attachment.
 

Then there are prescription sunglasses. These are the easiest to use as they allow you to see while also protecting your eyes from the sun. Prescription shades should have fairly big lenses or be the wraparound style because those will block light from entering from the sides when you're wearing the glasses. You definitely need an anti-UV coating, and an anti-glare or polarized lens as well. You'll also want darker lenses for use outside as that can increase your comfort level when in bright sunlight.
 

Contact Our Warm Spring Optometric Group in Fremont, CA!

At Warm Springs Optometric Group in Fremont, your optometrist can help you choose the features that will benefit you the most given what your daily life is like. You can even get sunglasses for different activities, such as a pair for driving and a pair for hiking. Contact us at (510) 490-0287 to schedule an optical exam now.