Friday, February 28, 2025

An Eye-Opening Sunglasses Fact

Gentle Tidings, you Sweet Macaroon!

Want to know an eye-opening fact about sunglasses!?

Ever heard someone say, 'I buy cheap gas station sunglasses because I always lose or break them anyway'?

Wearing bargain sunglasses can be worse for your eyes than wearing no sunglasses at all. When you buy cheap sunglasses, the lenses may not filter out harmful UVA/UVB radiation. Even if the sunglasses claim to, the FDA does a terrible job (big shocker) at regulating whether or not the lenses actually filter out 100% UV and UVB radiation. UV filtration can be an expensive lens component, and budget brands often cut corners.

But here's the problem: those cheap lenses are tinted, so your eyes dilate, letting in more light - which lets in more harmful radiation than if you were wearing no sunglasses at all.

Shady deals aren't worth the risk (heh that's a pun). Sunglasses are essential gear and it's important to invest in sunglasses from a brand that you can trust. The industry standard requires filtering UVA and UVB up to 380 nanometers. Ombraz' Zeiss optics provide 100% UVA & UVB protection up to 400 nanometers. With 20% more spectrum filtration than industry standard, Ombraz meet the World Health Organization's gold standard for eye safety.