Choosing the right prescription sunglasses

UV radiation is never good for your eyes, but especially not if you usually wear reading glasses. The lens actually amplifies the sun's radiation. Compare it to a magnifying glass, with which you can even start a fire if you hold it in the sun. Extra UV protection is therefore essential to protect your eyes, but how do you choose the right prescription sunglasses?

Compare it to a magnifying glass, with which you can even start a fire if you hold it in the sun. Extra UV protection is therefore essential to protect your eyes, but how do you choose the right prescription sunglasses?

A prescription sunglasses is both sunglasses and a visual aid in one. It not only protects your eyes from sunlight but also helps you see better. The glasses have tinted lenses and a prescription tailored to your eye condition. We distinguish between nearsightedness and farsightedness. Nearsighted means you can't see clearly far away but see well up close. To see well at a distance, you need glasses with negative power, also called minus power. If you are farsighted, you see well at a distance but have trouble reading small print, for example. In that case, you need plus power. A sunglasses with plus power is therefore also called reading sunglasses or reading sun glasses.

The biggest advantage of reading sunglasses is that harmful radiation from the sun is blocked and no longer reaches your eyes, while you can still see clearly up close. This prevents your eyes from being damaged and deteriorating further. For example, reading sunglasses prevent the risk of cataracts and other eye conditions. Thanks to the tinted prescription lenses, your eyes also get tired less quickly, allowing you to enjoy that beautiful book or that nice magazine for longer. A well-chosen reading sunglasses finally also give you a stylish look that helps you express who you are. There are many reading sunglasses designs available, so you can always find a design that fits your style and personality.

It is important that the lenses of reading sunglasses optimally protect your eyes against UV radiation. You can recognize these glasses by labels such as UV400 or 100% UV. All lenses of Looplabb's reading sunglasses meet this requirement.

To get a bit technical, UV400 means that the lenses absorb 85% of the light and let 15% of the light through. Besides UV protection, a reading sunglass must of course allow you to read well. Therefore, it is important that the lenses have the correct strength. You can test your eyes with an indicative eye test on our site, or have your eyes measured by an optician. Looplabb sells reading sunglasses in strengths from +1.00 up to and including +3.00. If you need a higher strength, we recommend having glasses fitted by the local optician. The amount of sun, by the way, has no influence on the strength of the lenses.

Reading sunglasses vary greatly in price. The drugstore around the corner sells reading sunglasses from a few euros, while at the optician you can have prescription sunglasses fitted for a few hundred euros. You should keep in mind that the quality of the cheapest glasses is usually not good, while the quality of prescription sunglasses above a certain amount does not increase further.

As described earlier, it is especially important to check whether glasses have UV400 lenses and the correct strength to read well. Another indication of quality is the CE mark, which indicates with grades from 1 to 4 how much sunlight the lenses let through. CE3 is equivalent to UV400 and provides sufficient protection throughout the summer. A TÜV certification, as all Looplabb glasses have, is also a sign of quality and safety. Looplabb reading sunglasses cost € 34.95.

For a good reading sunglasses, you can of course go to the optician. However, you can also easily order your sunglasses with prescription online. If you know your prescription, you can order your glasses with the desired prescription at Looplabb in a few clicks and have them at home within 1 to 2 days. If something is not quite as expected, you can easily return and exchange them. If you do not know your prescription, we would like to refer you again to the eye test on our site. Enjoy your reading in advance!