Is It Harmful to Wear Non-prescription Sunglasses Over Prescription Contact Lenses?
May 11th, 2010 | See the Top Answers to this Question Below
My morning commute is 45 minutes heading directly into the sun. Since I have very sensitive eyes, I was hoping to get some sunglasses. Thing is, I love the freedom my contact lenses provide me and after heading into my workplace, I do not wish to put in my contact lenses and once again remove them and put on my prescription sunglasses when I need to head out.
So, the question is: Is it safe to wear non-prescription sunglasses over my prescription contact lenses?
Thanks in advance to anyone who can help!
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It is perfectly safe to wear non-prescription sunglasses over contacts as long as you have proper protection with the sunglasses. I would suggest getting sunglasses that are polarized (UVA & UVB protection). The best brand out there is Maui Jim sunglasses, but they are expensive. The have coatings on both sides of the lenses so that your eyes are fully protected. If the price of Maui Jim’s is a bit much, then go with a less expensive polarized sunglass lens such as Ray-Ban. Just be sure that any polarized lens you get has both the UVA and UVB protection.
well, you’re not going to wear perscription sunglasses over contacts, are you? no. wear sunglasses. make sure they are polarized and protect your eyes from uv light. the polarization helps cut down the glare.
no, it is perfectly safe to do so..
no worries about the sunglasses over your contacts..
** eye doctors recommend it to sheild your eyes from the suns harmfull rays..
Non-prescription sunglasses are safe. Use polarized lenses and you will eliminate the glare.
Yes, its perfectly fine to wear your contacts and regular sunglasses.
yes it is very safe…get a good quality of glasses …there are many different types of lenses try different colors like an amber lenses i think they work the best…