Why Do You Need Sports Sunglasses?

Most of you would have worn sunglasses at some point in your life. But when it comes to wearing glasses while playing a sport, casual sunglasses might not be of any help. This is where the need for Oakley Sports Sunglasses arises.

Casual sunglasses are designed as an accessory that enhances your look. On the other hand, Sports Sunglasses are designed in such a way that not only do they look good on you but also stay intact even if you are playing outdoor sports or doing some physical activity.

Why Oakley Sports Sunglasses?

There are different brands making sports sunglasses but Oakley is one brand that is known globally and is quite popular amongst athletes of various sports. What makes Oakley so special is the technology that goes into making these sunglasses. Let’s have a look at some of the technologies that go inside Sports Sunglasses by Oakley.

Frame Technology

Three-Point Fit

Oakley’s Three-Point Fit technology ensures that each frame makes contact only at the bridge of the nose and behind the temples. This ensures a secure fit and eliminates the discomfort of ordinary frames that hook the ears with unbalance pressure points.

Unobtanium

While other sunglasses fall off your face when you are sweating, Oakley’s Unobtanium material present in the earsocks and nose pads absorbs the sweat and grips well on your face, thereby, providing increased comfort and performance.

Advancer Technology

Oakley Advancer Technology is designed to instantly open airflow to prevent fogging and overheating inside lenses.

Frames like Flight Jacket and Radar EV Advancer come with Advancer technology. With a simple pull of toggle, wearers can harness cooling airflow to avoid fogging and overheating issues.

Switchlock Technology

Oakley Switchlock technology’s simple switch mechanism makes lens changing, a quick and hassle-free process.

Lens Technology

Plutonite

Made from the purest form of optical polycarbonate, Plutonite is the lens material Designed and manufactured exclusively for Oakley, It has the following benefits:

• More impact resistance than other lens materials.
• 20% lighter than plastic or glass lenses
• Ideal for sports
• 100% UV protection without an additional coating. Filters out 100% of UVA, UVB, UVC, and harmful blue light up to 400nm.

Oakley High Definition Optics (HDO)

With a combination of technologies and patented innovation, Oakley’s HDO gives you a clearer and sharper vision, thereby, virtually eliminating the distortion usually found in high-wrapped sunglasses.

• Refractive Power: Conventional Lenses can magnify images. HDO precision gives less distorted vision across the entire field of view.
• Astigmatism: Ordinary lenses can’t focus all light waves in the part of your eye that does the seeing. With HDO, you won’t have the blur of inferior optics.
• Prismatic Power: With regular lenses, objects aren’t really where you see them. HDO offers a truer visual image and it helps ensure each eye has the same image so your brain won’t have to work overtime.

Impact Protection

Oakley’s lens material and frame geometry provide protection against high-velocity impact (resistance against light objects at high speeds) as well as high-mass impact (resistance against heavy objects at low speeds).

Oakley HDPolarized

One needs to use sunglasses with polarized lenses in order to protect one’s eyes from glare (found usually while fishing, on mountains, or while driving under sunlight).

Conventional polarized technology had lenses that were made up of multiple layers, attached to glue. Glue-bonded layers diminish the clarity and caused distortion.

On the other hand, Oakley HDPolarized lenses use an infusion molding process that eliminates the glues, layering, and distortion found in conventional polarized lenses. This helps in blocking 99% of the harsh glare and minimizing eye strain.

Photochromic

Oakley’s photochromic lenses help you adapt to changing light conditions.
so that you can use one pair of sunglasses without having the need to change or remove them as per the lighting conditions.

Under low light, the lenses act as clear lenses. As soon as the light increases they transit to grey color and under bright light, they turn into black color.

Prizm Lens Technology

Oakley’s revolutionary Prizm Lens Technology helps in providing light transmission control resulting in precisely tuned colors that maximize contrast and enhance visibility.

How Does it Work?

Prizm lenses filter the correct wavelengths of light to create an optimized visual experience.

For example, a cricketer needs to see the fast-moving red ball clearly, a golfer needs to see the nuances of the greens, and a trail biker needs to see changes in the brown terrain.
Prizm technology filters the correct wavelength of light and helps in enhancing the colors that these athletes need to see perfectly

Which Prizm Lenses Should You Consider?

Oakley Sunglasses have so many Prizm color options. Which one is best for you?
Let’s find out.

• Prizm Road
• Prizm Field
• Prizm Golf
• Prizm Sapphire
• Prizm Deep Water Polarized
• Prizm Ruby
• Prizm Jade
• Prizm Trail Torch

Frame You Should Consider

Jawbreaker

Encoder

Kato

Flight Jacket

Radar EV Path / EV XS Path

Radar EV Advancer

Flak 2.0 XL

Plazma

Sutro

Sub Zero

Conclusion

Although Oakley sunglasses are expensive, their technology helps in protecting your eyes and face. At the same time, they enhance your vision so that no matter what sport you play, you would be able to spot the transitions in your surrounding environment.

In conclusion, it’s worth investing in Oakley Sports Sunglasses if you are planning to play any outdoor sport. The amount you would be spending on these would bring in much more value to you, thereby, helping you excel in your sport.

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