any recommendations for a solid sunglass rx

**jonah** · 08-02-2011, 08:26 PM

Anyone have some light to shed on these brands..Oakley, Adidas, Maui Jim......do they work well for a high minus?...quality?Also , do they do their own lab work?

Thanks..

**coupe** · 08-04-2011, 11:48 AM

ADIDAS: expensive,poor seller......OAKLEY:has retail/online outlets,your store becomes a free show case for internet buyers,must buy 24 opthalmic before rights to buy mim 24 sunglass......MAUI JIM....your store becomes thier online free showcase, available on line

**Chris Ryser** · 08-05-2011, 03:33 AM

Here is something they can not get on line................................and you have not seen yet.............new concept

http://dillonoptics.com/

**eyemanflying** · 08-05-2011, 05:51 AM

Originally Posted by Chris Ryser

Here is something they can not get on line................................and you have not seen yet.............new concept

http://dillonoptics.com/

For now...give it some time.

**coupe** · 08-05-2011, 08:32 AM

Chris....WRONG......look at their website in theupper right corner...MY CART and you can pay $250.00 to buy them directly.

**Judy Canty** · 08-05-2011, 08:56 AM

I'm sorry, but what IS a "solid sunglass rx"?

**Diopterman** · 08-05-2011, 09:16 AM

Originally Posted by CuriousCat

I'm sorry, but what IS a "solid sunglass rx"?

I can't speak for the OP, but they may want a solid, well built sunglass like these:

http://www.sutrovision.com/collections/sunglasses

**AngeHamm** · 08-05-2011, 10:30 AM

We have had a lot of luck with several Carrera models for high-ish minus lenses. Several of the new Nikes look promising as well, and we've brought a few in to try.

I'm a -5.75 -1.50 / -7.25 -1.50 and I wear three RX sunglasses: a Nike 7040, which works excellently with a flat base curve, a Prodesign 7348, which is the coolest aviator ever made, and a Prodesign 4648, which is a classy fashion pair. All three are marketed by their manufacturers as standard ophthalmics, i.e., are displayed with clear demo lenses.

Don't be constrained by frame manufacturers' marketing. Any frame that can support prescription lenses can work as a sunglass. Most sunglass frames are not low-base-curve-friendly; use your knowledge and help your patients use their imaginations to see what a "standard" frame would look like as a sunglass.