It’s Summer time and sunglasses is probably something you will wear everyday. But do you know the importance of a pair of ZEISS lenses? A good pair of sunglasses will make you fashionable and protect your eyes. However, sunglasses with low quality lenses can cause serious damages to your eyes.

Harmful UV rays

As you may know, when under bright light, your pupil constricts to limit the amount of light that enters your eye. On the other hand, the pupil dilates to allow more lights to enter when it’s dark. When you put on a sunglasses, pupil will dilates as the lenses cover the lights. Yet, if it cannot filter out harmful ultraviolet radiation (UV), it will let your eyeball overexposes to them and cause diseases. The harmful type of UV includes Ultraviolet type B (UVB) and Ultraviolet type A (UVA). Overexposure to UVB will cause pinguecula, pterygium and snow blindness; while overexposure to UVA will cause cataracts and macular degeneration.

ZEISS Lenses

ZEISS lenses (also called Carl Zeiss lenses) is a German manufacturer founded in 1846. It is a world leading optical system developer. They are not only famous for their camera lenses, but also lenses for sunglasses.

ZEISS lenses has the capability of blocking both UVA and UVB completely. Besides, they are produced in a various of colors, making your sunglasses more colorful. Also, ZEISS lenses can reduce the sensation of glare and increase contrast of the view. It will bring you clearer vision when you walk or drive. Moreover, the anti-reflective coating on ZEISS lenses make them extremely resistant to scratch and dirt, and remain easy to clean for a very long time.

Our Collections with ZEISS Lenses

ANDJOY Store has been carrying Sun Buddies, a Swedish eye wear brand. It has a collection with stunning color and they all use ZEISS lenses. More importantly, these lenses match the color of the frame.

Lave Lamp

Brown Smoke

Sun Buddeis

All the frames are handmade and they feature a great extension of details. In this way, the sunglasses can make you both fashionable and protect your eyes at the same time.

If you are interested in Sun Buddies, don’t forget to check out their classic Bibi collection.