PX Sunglasses

[desertrat1979]

I have never bought px sunglasses and I am looking to treat myself to a pair. Since I am blind and need glasses all the time, I never put much stock into regular sunglasses.

Whats good? I've been looking at Oakleys and such....How many places offer a setup that can have px lenses?

 

[ORD]

Re: PX Sunglasses

Do you mean Rx (prescription) sunglasses or sunglasses from the PX (post exchange)?

All joking aside...I have had different brands over the years. The Oakleys are very nice, but DAMN expensive. I got my last pair from my Doc's office which happened to be an Oakley authorized Rx dealer and my everyday/all-day eyewear are Oakley BottleRocket 4.0 (with clear Oakley Rx lenses). Places like Lenscrafters stores are also authorized Oakley Rx dealers. I have in more recent years bought Rudy Project Rx sunglasses frames which have a prescription "insert" that snaps in behind the main lenses/shields which are interchangeable for color/coating/etc. depending on your particular situation. This is a nice setup because unlike the Oakleys you have to send away, pay through the nose for and wait for a couple weeks, the Rudy Project lenses can be done by any lens shop (often in an hour depending on your particular shop's services). This is great because your investment in the frame and different colored/front lenses/shields remains and you can get new inserts for the Rx insert as your script changes at considerably less expense.

In terms of the specific style/frames...that's your call and what will best fit your face/needs in Rx eyewear.

 

[Cesiumsponge]

Re: PX Sunglasses

I too run Oakley RX on some sportier frames. At least on the wraparound styles, they're digitally surfaced, so they have less distortion off center axis than normal lenses and it cuts down one some if the chromatic aberrations at the extremes. It's an option available for any lenses but its a must for anything with high curvature. They aren't cheap, but in general, good lenses and frames are no less expensive. Just the Zeiss lenses in my normal glasses cost more than my Oakley RX sunglasses.