What are polarized Safety Glasses and why do you need them?

The light from the sun is not polarized, though it can be separated into two polarized components that are reflected and transmitted in different amounts by the surface of anything reflective such as chrome on a car a car windshield a window on a building or as we fishermen know, the surface of the water. Skiers will remind us the snow can be very reflective also.

The characteristics of light dictate that more horizontal rays are reflected then vertical rays. This presents a partially polarized reflected light to your eyes.

If we use a lens that is vertically polarized we can eliminate some of the reflected glare that would normally cause squinting and eye strain.

Polarized Safety Glasses decrease the light selectively helping to eliminate reflected light as well as decreasing over all light due to the darkness or shading of the lens.

• Less glare from reflected light equals better vision in most all situations
• Better eye protection then regular sun glasses
• Equal or better styles available compared to regular sunglasses
• Low cost compared to just a few years ago – no reason not to have the protection now

When you engage in any activity that involves being in bright light you can benefit from Polarized Safety Glasses. There are no longer any penalty for wearing Polarized Safety Glasses verses regular sun glasses as the styles available no are the equal of regular sun glasses so why not gain the extra protection when riding a bike or motorcycle or doing anything else that even remotely could result in danger to your eyes.