13 years ago I bought a pair (see A Review Of The Optilabs Prescription Polarising Sunglasses ).

Used for fishing, cycling and driving and a lot more else as well, I was impressed that the lenses remained scratch free over the years and, despite having gone through a number of plain prescription glasses with a changing prescription, they continued to do the job as far as fish/feature spotting was concerned.

However, as my reading glasses part of the prescription became stronger, I found I was having to remove them for fiddly close-up jobs on the bank (like tying on a fly, or a size 16, or baiting with hemp).

I also found that I was having trouble seeing small flies at distance so tended to use my normal glasses when fishing dries (and miss the sight of a fish coming up for the fly ).

However, it was when the rubber bridge parts disintegrated, making them uncomfortable to wear that I realised it was time to bite the bullet and buy another pair incorporating my latest prescription.

So, it was onto the optilab website to enter my order, and I emailed them a copy of my prescription rather than entering the details direct (I wasn't too sure of the optician's handwriting).

No need now to have a dummy pair marked up apparently as 'the machines figure it all out'.

I was a little dubious, but when they arrived in the post today.....


....perfect



Of course I had to give them a whirl, so went down to the lake yesterday.

I spotted a trout down deep, close in, that would normally have escaped my attention.

Casting the cats whisker out past it sent the trout gliding down deeper, but as the lure came back in it caught the trout's attention, and it started to follow.

I quickened the retrieve and the trout moved closer.

Running out of water I put on some more speed and the trout made up it's mind and grabbed the lure, exploding water in the shallows as it realised its mistake.

Without the polaroids I wouldn't have been able to see the fish in the first place, let alone watch it interacting with the lure as it came in, so the new glasses were essential in the capture, and I went home happy.

(As the sun sank, lighting up the reeds and bushes on the far bank, the brown of the lenses added an extra goldness to the scene and accentuated the detail and colour of the sky, the landscape and watery reflection. Worth the money just for that).

Out of intrest ..... How much were they ?????

French high street / chain opticians all seem to offer an optical glass/polarised option which costs about 40 Euros on top of the cost of the glasses which is about 30 euros when offers are on.

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Mine came to £212 including postage.

Specsavers did me a normal set of bifocals and sunglasses for a bit less

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The scenery in the Grand Coulee area of eastern Washington was worth the air fare on its own!

I also have Optilabs prescription sun glasses and recommend them. However i would advise wherever possible a visit to their S London base to choose frames and lenses.

I ended up with a different lens tint (light brown) to the one I would have chosen by mail order and a different frame to their 2 std versions.

Just for the record ano mate also uses Optilabs and has both different lenses and frames to me. We use them for the same job.

Hope this helps.

I have used them for the last 5 years, DAKOTA frame with the polarised and photochromatic lenses, so just need one pair all day for all light conditions.

Well worth the investment.

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