Perth: Where to buy Polaroid Clip-On Sunnies?

[Lone Ranger]

I recently had to start wearing progressives glasses (yes getting old) and so there goes my quite new single vision prescription Spotters Sunnies which cost me around the $400 mark!

Have been to several optometrists looking for clip-on polaroid photochromatic sunnies but can't seem to find any. Does anyone know where I can get these things, in Perth?

Thanks, LR

[Bear]

Would have thought you would be pushing it clip clip ons Carol. I ended up having to get driver wear lenses.

[PETER_S]

most optometrists cary a small range of clip ons my opto carries them Noranda Eyecare

[Lone Ranger]

The few optis that had them had daggy squarish green clip-ons (looks like the 70's) but not cool bronze ones. Got to go clip-ons as they are cheap, and Spotters only do prescriptions on single vision and nothing else. Can prescription sunnies be done in progressive lenses? I can never do knots properly with my S.V. Spotters Sunnies as I can't see, damn frustrating. Mim - are are you out there - need your advise!

Will check out your opti Peter.

[Bear]

'Can prescription sunnies be done in progressive lenses?'

The colour of the progressives I have are pretty good and I don't have any trouble seeing.

[Barra Cam]

Hey Guys,
I do have access to polarised clip ons. Have a look at www.oceaneyewear.com.au or consider what Maui Jim are doing. Cam

[Mark M]

Hi Carol

My opto made me some polarized, multi focals to fit into Rayban frames using Rayban lenses, but they were a bit exxy (about $500 with the rayban frames). Could also have made my script into Maui Jims for bit more Willis & Elliot in Mt Hawthorn.

Habervision (online) will make you script also:
http://www.habervision.com/product/Trim.aspx

Barz Optics (Qld I think) also have a neat range that they will make up into your own script from your opto.
http://www.barzoptics.com/

AFN have a range of clip-ons etc:
http://www.afn.com.au/shop/scditem.asp?ProdID=1257

AFN also have "fit-over" type polarized eyewear, check them out online or in the back of a Freashwater Fishing magazine

[Windknot]

I'm in the same boat. My eyes are deteriorating. I where ordinary multifocal glasses normally. I have perscription polaroid sunnys for distant viewing, but nothing in sunglasses for close up work.

Just recently I discovered the Ugli Fish range of fishing glasses. They have some very handy models with bifocal lenses. They're not prescription bifocals though, just simple magnification ones. I bought a pair with 1.5 bifocals and they work a treat for fishing. My distant images aren't perfect, but up close I can see everything I want. I can tie knots easily now.

Best of all, they only cost $120.

Mick

[Lone Ranger]

Thanks muchly Mark, really appreciate it. Will check it out, anything is better than clip-on .... 6 eyed!