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Because mountain air is cool, it gives a false sense of security about the sunlight. But the higher the altitude, the greater the ultraviolet (UV) radiation, because there is less atmosphere to screen out the harmful rays. Eyes can receive up to 2.5 times more UV on mountains than at sea level with a high risk of sunburn and ultimately skin cancer and eye cataracts. So when skiing always choose good quality UV400 rated eyewear (all our eyewear is UV400 rated). Sports eyewear with a full wrap f …

We have just added Wrapz to our always expanding range of sports eyewear (now 16 different brands!). Wrapz is a relatively new brand but from a team with substantial sports eyewear experience. Cleverly conceived, all models are high quality with durable frames and UV 400 rated Class One optical quality lenses. Yet prices are highly competitive making them exceptional value for money. And they are simply loaded with features you might expect from eyewear costing a great deal more.

We have just released two new Evolution polarised models, both with floating frames, which means they will not sink in fresh or sea water. The two new models are ‘Marlin’ and ‘Skipjack ’ – both have a black frame andpolarised grey lenses with Marlin having a blue mirror finish to the lens and Skipjack a flash mirror finish. The high quality distortion free lenses are UV400 rated and the ultra lightweight frames are ideal for all-day wear. With floating frames if you do drop them in the water you …