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Article for today: Polarised Lenses, What are they? And what is Polarization? 

What are Polarised Lenses? 

Polarised Lenses are ideal for drivers, boaters and fishers because they help the wearer see through water. They also help reduce the light and glare from reflective surfaces like water and glass. 

How do Polarised Lenses work?

Polarised Lenses have a special vertical filter that blocks the glare. When the sunlight shines down on a reflective surface (such as water or glass) it sends a glare upwards in the opposite direction like a mirror reflecting light. The reflected light aligns with the projected light which produces a horizontal glare. Polarised Lenses only allow in vertical light so the horizontal glare is eliminated.

The History of Polarised Lenses... 

Polarised material was invented by Edwin Herbert Land in 1929. He discovered that by creating a thin film layered with microscopic crystals it could filter out polarised light. After this discovery he formed the company Polaroid. It only became popular when the film was applied to sunglasses. 

Sunglasses available in the polarised lens... 

The sunglasses that are available in the polarised lenses are; Ray Ban, Arnette, Bloc, Bolle, Cebe and Serengeti.

Article for today:  Your guide to Aviator Sunglasses...

Ray Ban Aviators are one of the most popular sunglasses around. They come in a number of styles, colours and sizes. The sizes that are available are a 55mm, 58mm and a 62mm.  

Here are some examples:

    55mm        58mm          62mm

Prescription Aviators

These Ray Ban Aviators are also available in prescription. Sunglasses Direct offers a range of Aviator prescription sunglasses - please click here to see them!

The first ever Aviator Sunglasses were made by Ray Ban for the World War II Pilots. Ray Ban designed these tear-drop frames to resemble the pilot goggle shape and to cover the eye as much as possible. General Douglas MacArthur put the Aviators on the map in 1944 when he landed on a beach in the Philippines wearing a pair of the tear-drop shades.