Goggles can be a fashion accessory, a sports accessory, but also a protective accessory. Protective eye wear also include some sub-categories such as welding glasses, shooting glasses or safety glasses. Let´s reveal little more about safety glasses to know what to watch out for before making a selection. The selection may seem simple and obvious but be careful before making the right one.
We only have one eyes
The fact that eyes are highly prone to mechanical damage is well known and probably doesn´t even need to be mentioned. When working with wood, cutting of metals, demolishing walls and so on, we should always wear safety glasses or some kind of protective shield. Safety glasses will resemble the cycling ones. This is due to the fact that they must protect the eye from the sides as well. The glasses have therefore ergonomic design. The regular design would not provide such protection and we could terribly regret it. So this is the first and highly important thing which we have to be careful about. There are also glasses with wraparound lenses, which does not have to be comfortable for everybody, but on the other hand, they provide the most complex protection. The disadvantage, however, may be fogging.
Lenses
Speaking of lenses, they are made of plastic which must be specially hardened. The lenses should not only be dust and dirt resistant but also scratch resistant. Proper lenses will never ensure 100% scratch resistance, however, this unpleasant phenomenon can be greatly eliminated. We have already mentioned fogging, which is another unpleasant condition. The better models provide anti fog coating that complety remove fogging or at least eliminates it. How do we find out that safety glasses feature anti fog coating ? It will be definitely mentioned as it is not always standard. This also applies to another worldwide standards and testing. It should help us to find out differences between top-class safety glasses and the average ones. Another issue might be the fit of the glasses.
Let's try them out
It is highly important to try them out before making a purchase as they don´t have to fit. Of course we don´t need glasses that don´t provide great fit. Great fit is provided by adjustable arms and nose pad. As we know, frame holds it all together and it is therefore responsible for comfortable fit as well. Believe or not, plastic frame is better and more durable. At the same, it is also lightweight. As we can see, the fit is really highly important, maybe just as important as high-quality lenses.
These or those ?
Our e-shop offers huge selection of safety glasses. Just choose the best ones for you which now should be easier thanks to this article. So the last thing to consider will be price and perhaps the possibility of interchangeable lenses.