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uneven polarized sunglasses

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porf67 - 02 Aug 2006 05:39 GMT
Hi folks,

I recently purchased a new pair of perscription sunglasses with
polarized lenses.  (They weren't cheap ones, ether...)  The
polarization on the lenses seem very uneven to me.  If I look at a
clear blue sky, I can see that the lenses looks splotchy, as if the
direction of the polarization was not uniform throughout them.  I see
this as well if I examine them with a polarized camera filter.

I've had polarized glasses before, and I've not noticed this, although
it's not something I explicitly looked for.  This pair seems
particularly distracting - I've actually had these redone by the lab,
with similar results both times.

Before I take these back again, I'd like to know if I'm expecting too
much.  More specifically:
- In general, how even should the polarization on perscription
sunglasses be?
- How much should a strongish perscription (~-5) affect the evenness of
the polarization?
- Would the fact that these are high IOR lenses affect how even a
result I can expect?

Thanks for any insight,
-p
Robert Martellaro - 02 Aug 2006 16:57 GMT
>Hi folks,
>
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>- In general, how even should the polarization on perscription
>sunglasses be?

You should have no awareness of the polarization except for reduced glare and
increased contrast, with stress patterns and a puffy cloud appearance on
tempered glass and the inability to clearly see LCD screens all being normal.

>- How much should a strongish perscription (~-5) affect the evenness of
>the polarization?

None.

>- Would the fact that these are high IOR lenses affect how even a
>result I can expect?

Nope.

This problem is probably due to fabrication errors that are warping the lens,
and/or a cheap/damaged full metal frame that is putting uneven stress on the
lenses.  

>Thanks for any insight,
>-p

Hope this helps,

Robert Martellaro
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Optician/Owner
Roberts Optical
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"If a million people believe a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing."
-  Anatole France
porf67 - 02 Aug 2006 22:12 GMT
Thanks for the response - it's very helpful.  I'm aware of the effects
you mention (stress patterns on glass, etc.) and this is entirely
different.  I guess they're going back again.  Bleh.

Thanks again.

-p

> >Hi folks,
> >
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> "If a million people believe a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing."
> -  Anatole France
David Combs - 19 Aug 2006 07:09 GMT
...

>>- How much should a strongish perscription (~-5) affect the evenness of
>>the polarization?
>
>None.

Not none with me!

Looking at any kind of glare via reflection shows it --
especially via tilting the head back and forth (left-right) --
HUGE and OBVIOUS difference.

Something in physics about non-porarized light, when
reflected, or maybe glancing reflection, gets polarized
at right angles to the plane of something -- was LONG ago,
that course.

And that effect is the *reason* for buying polarized
glasses, for reduced glare reflected from highway when
driving eg into setting sun.

Ditto for piercing sky-reflection when looking at angle
into eg a fishing-stream -- can see fish, bottom, etc
much clearer.

At least that's my experience -- although maybe not everyone's.

Cheers!

David
 
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