
These frames are made to “hug” your face way more than a regular pair of sunglasses. You can read more about this in our blog titled What is the Base Curve on Sunglasses? The higher the number, the more it curves. The base curve tells you how much a lens curves to the shape of your face.

In the optical world, we call this an 8-base curve. Wrap around sunglasses have a circular frame shape that “wraps” around your head and fits closely to your face.
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You may have trouble looking at certain LCD screens through polarized lenses, however.Get more coverage, comfort, and clarity in a pair of wrap around prescription sunglasses! This frame shape is popular for anyone who is looking to get full coverage protection out of their eyewear.

Since it’s so much nicer to look through polarized lenses, and they’re available on some sunglasses that are as cheap as non-polarized options, there’s no reason to skip this feature. Polarization: All of our picks are polarized, or have the option to add polarization, since polarized lenses eliminate glare and increase contrast, and thus decrease eyestrain.These also offer good contrast in dim or low-light conditions.” Green lenses transmit all color evenly, meaning color perception is even. Amber or brown lenses improve contrast and enhance depth perception. Gray-tinted lenses offer better overall protection and help reduce glare, especially off water and pavement surfaces. But as Ellen Koo, MD, told us, “Different color tints can serve different types of advantages. Lenses: Lens color is primarily a matter of style and preference.If you see three numbers there, the first number is the horizontal width of the lens in millimeters. If you’re trying to decide what frames might fit your face, check the inside arm of a pair you already like. Models that offered a variety of color combinations to suit more people’s preferences were great, but we didn’t eliminate glasses that lacked such options. Design: An unsightly logo or brand name emblazoned on your sunglasses can ruin an otherwise great pair of shades (paging the previous design of the Gamma Ray Cheaters, which Gamma Ray has since corrected), so we looked for pairs with a minimal design.In our testing, we found that full-metal hinges helped-the hinges made arms easier to fold and unfold-but we considered models that had plastic hinges, too.


Goel, MD, told us, when you use lenses without UV protection, you end up allowing more damaging UV rays to enter your eyes than if you were wearing no sunglasses at all, and you leave your eyes vulnerable to a slew of nasty ailments (more on that in the UV protection section).
