Visique Sunglasses

Visique offer a comprehensive range of fashion frames and sunglasses.

As the population ages, health authorities are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of ultraviolet (UV) protection. Whenever you are outdoors a pair of sunglasses protects your eyes from UV light. Decreasing your exposure helps to protect your eyes from age related macular degeneration and cataracts.

Things to look for include:

• Adequate wrap-around protection.
• UV blocking lenses.
• Polarising lenses if you spend time on the water, sailing or fishing.
• A comfortable tint (dark enough to block the glare, yet light enough to see in low light conditions).
• Scratch resistant lenses.

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Polarising lenses

Skiers, pilots and water sports enthusiasts are sold on them. However, these lenses are also excellent solutions for virtually anyone who wears glasses: lenses with polarising effects.

These special lenses prevent light reflections and mirror images created, for instance, by the sun’s rays as it hits wet road, pavement, water or metal surfaces. As a result, they protect you from eye fatigue because the eyes no longer have to attempt adjust to constantly changing light conditions. When you wear these lenses you tend to be a lot more relaxed and feel better about wearing glasses.

How does the polarisation principle work?

First and foremost, natural light is unpolarised light that vibrates in all directions. However, whenever a ray of light hits a smooth surface, i.e. when the sun encounters a wet road, the light is partially reflected by the water and guided in one direction. In other words, it is polarised:

The reflection creates an unpleasant blinding effect (glare) because of the polarised light – a safety risk not encountered when you wear lenses with polarisation filters. The polarisation filter is installed horizontally and does not allow the reflected vertically directed light to penetrate through it. Consequently, the hazardous reflections emitted by water surfaces and wet streets are almost completely eliminated:

Polarised lenses offer an additional bonus: 100% UV protection!

Polarising lenses make you safer, but they also offer some important visual benefits: thanks to the special colouring of the lenses, they deliver substantially improved contrast vision and more brilliant colours. While we are talking about colours: polarising lenses come in either a grey or brown shade.

Sunglasses and presciption lenses

Do you have prescription glasses? No problem, many sunglasses are now available in prescription lenses. These give you ultimate protection plus focus your eyes to the maximum of their ability. Make an appointment with us today and let us show you this fantastic range.

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