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On your overseas holiday this summer you'll no doubt come across beach, street and market stall vendors selling sunglasses. Very rarely is it worth buying these, however cheap they are. Chances are the lenses will be poor quality with distortion – apart from blurry vison it may lead to eye strain. Worse still they may offer little or no UV protection – the dark lenses will cause your pupils to dilate allowing more UV light into your eyes which is worse than wearing no sunglasses at all.Cheap sun …

wp:heading Cleaning /wp:heading Don’t use a handkerchief or corner of a shirt/blouse. These can contain particles of dust and dirt which can scratch your lenses when you start rubbing. Paper towels and napkins are just as bad. They’re essentially pulped wood and surprisingly abrasive whilst also leaving particles of dust on the lens. Use a liquid for best results - condensation from your breath isn’t enough, even if you’re using a microfibre cloth. The simplest way is to rinse your sunglasses i …

Loads of new stock just arrived - including 2024 models - from two of our American brands: Eagle Eyes based in Calabasas, California and Floats based in Miami, Florida. Both specialise in polarized sunglasses but they’re very different! wp:heading Eagle Eyes /wp:heading Eagle Eyes lenses were originally created by NASA and have earned official recognition from the Space Certification Program; the only sunglass lens to receive the Lifetime Certified Space Technology™ seal of approval. NASA p …