Polarized lenses...Not just for fishermen anymore!

As a follow-up to our last blog entry on lens options I wanted to explain how polarized lenses work and why they are so great! 

The Science (que Charlie Brown teacher voice)
Sunlight reflects off of surfaces like the road and windshields in a horizontal manner.  These combined horizontal reflects can be annoying and distracting.  Polarized lenses act like vertical blinds and block horizontal reflections.  This creates a clearer and more comfortable view.  Regular tinted sunglasses do not specifically target these bothersome horizontal reflections.

See it to believe it...


vision with non-polarized lenses



vision with polarized lenses


Interesting fact
Some digital screens that we come across in daily life are also polarized such those in some car dash displays, cell phones and gas pumps. If the screen is set up so that it only transmits horizontal waves of light and the polarized sunglasses block horizontal light...you guessed it...black screen!  As I said before though, I always wear polarized sunglasses and VERY rarely ever have to take them off for this reason.