Polarised sunglasses – your child’s best defence against glare?
We all know the uncomfortable squinty feeling you get at the beach on a sunny day. In its mildest form, glare is annoying. However, at its more intense, glare causes eye fatigue and eyestrain, distorts vision, and can even cause temporary blindness.
Now imagine what it's doing to your children's fragile eyes.
So how do you combat glare?
It can be confusing to try to understand the wording around sunglasses when searching for the right pair for your kids. Is a good UVA and UVB rating enough? What about dark tinted lenses, will they do the trick? Polarised sunglasses – what does that really mean?
Don't stress. We're here to give you the lowdown on the best way to reduce glare.
What are polarised lenses?
When sunlight hits flat surfaces like water, snow, or the road, it reflects in a way that makes the light waves travel side to side—this is called horizontal light, and it's what creates that bright, blinding glare.
Polarised sunglasses are made with a special filter that blocks this harsh light. The filter works by allowing only up-and-down (vertical) light to pass through. Since glare travels sideways, it gets blocked—leaving your eyes with a much clearer, more comfortable view.
What are the benefits of polarised sunglasses?
Basically, polarised sunglasses cut out the harsh glare that results when light is reflected off surfaces like water, roads or snow. This glare distorts our vision in a number of ways, affecting depth perception, colour perception and even causing temporary blindness.
While all Babiator sunglasses offer 100% UVA and UVB protection, the added benefit of Polarized Babiators sunglasses means that your children won’t be squinting, even on the sunniest of days. This helps to alleviate eye fatigue and eyestrain. They will be able to see straight through the glare off the water to the shells or crabs below. Along with choosing polarised lenses to reduce glare, SunSmart Victoria has a range of other tips for choosing sun protective sunnies
Are tinted lenses the same as polarised lenses?
Short answer. No! Don’t be fooled by a dark or metallic tint. Tinted sunglasses do not necessarily provide protection from ultraviolet radiation or provide any glare-reduction.
Our Babiators sunglasses compared:
Original Babiators sunglasses
- provide 100% UVA&UVB protection
- shade eyes for the sun with tinted lenses
- Great general all round protection
Polarised Babiators sunglasses
- Provide all the protection of our Original Babiators
- PLUS polarised lenses to reduce glare
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