I am having cataract surgery next month. I am going to pay extra for the best lenses that will allow me to ditch my glasses and see near and far without any glasses at all.
I have been using my prescription glasses as shooting glasses but will not by non prescription shooting glasses to use instead. The only thing I am uncertain of is should I get tinted or clear glasses and if tinted what color. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks
JJ
Both. Because lighting conditions vary. Clear is never a bad choice indoors, and you will probably want something at least somewhat 'dark' (say 10-25% visible light transmission, with 10 being about as dark as most companies offer) for outdoors.
Personally I have accumulated a selection of clear, dark (10% VLT), and middle ground (30% VLT). Dark pretty much anytime the sun is out and shining unimpeded, clear indoors or in pouring rain type of cloudiness, and the middle ground for partly cloudy or full clouds and even dusk/dawn.
Depending on what you get, if you pony up some money, Oakley (and probably others) offer kits of one set of frames with 2-3 different lenses (check out the oakley ballistic m-frame arrays) or you can just buy a pair of spare lenses to swap out. Look at the 'increased contrast' lenses. They really work. I wear 30-35% VLT increased contrast (marked for golf, or driving, or shooting) lenses driving in low light or rain and legitimately see better. Works when shooting in low-mid outdoor light too.
But I'm kind of like you in that I had corrective eye surgery recently. lasik. I'm partially enjoying that by buying multiple pairs of different sunglasses and shooting/safety glasses lol
I'm a big Oakley fan but to spend less money and get still pretty solid glasses consider Edge Eyewear. Amazon and optics planet are good places to get them. THeir polarized ANSI z87.1 rated sunglasses are like $20-$30. Compared to my oakley they don't seem as dark even when they claim the same VLT as comparable Oakley, the lenses scratch more easily, the lense itself doesn't cover quite as much area (esp vs an XL or m-frame oakley) and there is a little bit of a shift if you look through them at an extreme angle, but for the price they are excellent and totally usable.