I want to purchase good quality prescription glasses for boat lake fishing. Any suggestions of what and where to get them?

Regards,

Ray.

Do you know what your prescription is?
Do you know your pupillary distance?

Just about any lens made can be had in polarised form - I've had them from Zeiss and as no names from Specsavers...

So if you are not confident in buying on-line - go speak to your optician and if it says "Can't be done" - go find one who knows his business better.

If you can answer the two questions above, and are happy to purchase on-line - zennioptical.com offer an immense choice for very small money.

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My optician (an independent) sourced a superb lens that is polarised and photochromic (to a degree). This means that it copes with varying light levels really well, giving me the benefit of polarised vision even if the sun goes in and the weather gets a bit dull. They are amber - probably the best all round colour. I can't remember the manufacturer of the lens, but I think they were the only ones making photochromic polarised Rx lenses, so they shouldn't be hard to track down.

after being quoted 250 for a prescription pair today i'll sack that idea.
i have a friend who has the wytchwood and swears by them,i have also seen some nice clip ons should you allready have specs like me.

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As a specs wearer of some years, I've tried:

Clip-ons - great, but not a good 'look' and a faff to put on and off. Guarantee d to get the wire in the wrong place at the wrong time. Relatively cheap, and functional. Don't need changing when prescription changes.

Optilabs - good product, good price. I'm talking about 'single vision' prescription, before I reached the age of varifocals and great expense. Worth a look, they do the job and are established and reputable.

Optician - having described why I wanted varifocal polarised glasses, not just u/v protective, I got what I wanted - at a price comparable to normal varifocals. They work very well, but are treated with kid gloves (sometimes difficult), and need changing as my prescription has changed. They'll do for spares for now (see below)

Boots opticians are doing frames with magnetic polarised clipons. Designed for the job, not as an 'add-on'. And they've got a bogof on at the moment, although it gets a bit academic when you're considering varifocal lenses. But I've got two pairs of glasses, with suitable clipons, although at a price.

If you can go for 'single lens' prescription, they'll obviously be less.

No connection to Boots - but after years of 'making do' I think they're currently the best solution. Other opticians may offer something similar, I don't claim they are the only ones.

I asked about this in Specsavers the other day. They said their polarising lens/treatment is the same as polaroid, made by them under license. And if you pay full price for one pair you get another pair of whatever specs you need for free. I haven't done it yet though...

I've got nothing against Specsavers - they provide a useful service for many who don't want to spend more on their specs (for many good reasons). I have many specs - for normal, sun, fishing, skiing, tennis - and I need some to be cheap for financial reasons (I'm not rich). Some of my specs are from Specsavers and they're OK.

But, please do recognise they are not premium products. They quote various brand names as if that means they are high quality. For example, they quote their lenses are Pentax lenses, inferring they are of the high quality that the name Pentax should mean. Oh no, they have a Pentax licence to use that name, but they use a much cheaper and inferior manufacturing plant & process - nothing to do with the true Pentax photographic lens quality.

Ditto with their quote on Polaroid. Yes, they use a polarising treatment just like Polarioid do. The quality of that treatment will not be the same, e.g. in terms of how resistant it will be to rubbing off, to atmospheric wear & tear, to skin chemical resistance, etc.

If you are happy with OK quality (but only OK) and want to save money, Specsavers might be a good choice. If you want good quality for a specific reason where quality matters - e.g. varifocal, polarised that is also photochromic - don't think that Specsavers will be that product. The clue is in the name - "budget" is what they do and do well.