>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
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>>- 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