Smith Polarized

Whether you are out on the water or grabbing some downhill air the glare from the sun can make it hard to see where you are headed, not only this but the ultraviolet rays can cause damage to your eyes. Exposure to the ultraviolet radiation can damage your eyelids, your cornea and has been proven to be a leading cause of cataracts. If you spend a great deal of time in the sun you need to protect your eyes with a pair of S4 sunglasses, which like Smith polarized lens are designed to keep the harmful ultraviolet rays at bay. Leading doctors state that when you are looking for sunglasses or goggles that offer protection from the sun you to make sure that the lens are coated with an ultraviolet coating. Like Smith polarized lenses all S4 lens are coated to protect your eyes from both UVA and UVB rays, however all lenses used are coated to offer 100% protection from these rays to make sure your eyes get 100% of the protection you need. The origin of Smith polarized lenses and everyone else's for that matter began far back in history when so it is said the Roman emperor Nero used to watch the fights in amphitheater through emeralds to keep the sun out of his eyes.

In the 12th century the Chinese are thought to have used smoky glass to protect their eyes and hide the eyes of judges as they questioned witnesses. The turn of the 19th century saw many movie stars covering their eyes with sunglasses to hide the red-eye caused by the arc light glare as they filmed their movies. In 1936 Edwin Land crafted the first polarized lens paving the way for the creation of polarized sunglasses. This new lens reduced the glare from the sun improving visual clarity. Today much like Smith polarized lenses those from S4 offer the best polarization available, this can become very important when you are carving down the side of the mountain in fresh powder as the combined glare from the snow and the sun can make it very difficult to see the terrain ahead. If you cannot see what is coming the chances of wiping out and getting seriously injured escalates significantly. In the same way that Smith polarized lenses work those used in S4 products work through the use of filtering the directly reflected rays of the sun that tend to bounce off of shiny surfaces. When light hits a smooth surface such as water or a fresh flat layer of snow instead of being scattered it is reflected horizontally which can produce a very unpleasant and blinding glare. The special filtering effect of polarized lenses breaks the reflected light up making it much easier to see. At S4 Optics we know how important it is for you to be able to see clearly whether you are skiing down the slopes or just out for some fun in the sun. You could pay the high price of Smith polarized lenses, but we know you would rather spend less and get superior quality so the next time you need new goggles check us out first.