Polarized?

Polarized sunglasses are specialized eyewear designed to reduce glare from surfaces such as water, snow, and glass. Glare distorts the true color of objects and makes them harder to distinguish.

What does Polarized mean exactly?

What Does Polarized mean? When light strikes an object (especially anything with a flat surface), it’s reflected and bounces off in a flat and horizontal way. Polarized lenses act as a filter that neutralizes this horizontal light. The reflected light is then stopped, and as a result, you can see more clearly.

Benefits of Polarized Lenses

First things first, why are polarized lenses unique? Well, they’re coated with a special chemical film that helps reduce glare. We all know that estranged feeling of being blinded by glare, so we don’t necessarily have to go into detail about how glare happens other than light from the sun is reflected off a solid surface or water. By having this chemical film on polarized sunglasses, you are able to see more clearly. Not to mention, it helps reduce harmful effects from UV light.

How Polarization Works

Polarization blocks glare, because glare isn’t ideal when you’re trying to walk your dog on a busy street. Like stated before, the sun’s rays reflect light in every direction and when a ray hits a flat surface, the reflected light shines back at your eye which causes glare.

When wearing sunglasses without polarization, the lenses only reduce the amount of light that is transmitted through the lens both horizontally and vertically. If you choose polarized lenses, though, the glasses absorb horizontal light waves, while still allowing vertical waves to pass through. Basically light only travels in one direction through polarized lenses which then eliminates glare. You can thank us for making your road trips and boating experience better.

See the difference polarized lenses can make on your view in the image below.