No. Polarized cost about $100 more.
A polarized lens cuts more reflected glare but the actual protection of polarized lenses and G15 lenses are the same. Polarized sunglass lenses reduce glare reflected off roads, bodies of water, snow, and other horizontal surfaces where the G15 lenses do not.
# Polarized (reduce glare caused by light reflected from polarizing surfaces such as water.) # Non-Polarized# B15-XLT (Dark Brown) # G15-XLT (Dark Green) Some of the above can be plastic or glass. I'm not sure if the B15 & G15 XLT lenses are polarized; however, they do cost more money.
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In reference to Ray-Ban sunglasses, their GPL lenses are polarized. The GPL stands for Glass Polarized Lens.
Yep. No difference in lenses except for the polarized coating.
Not all pairs are. You have to buy Polarized lenses for them to be polarized.
The G-15 or G15 XLT is a Green-Gray lens that is the most popular general purpose lenses and used by a huge variety of sunglass makers. The 15 refers to the amount of light allowed to pass through the frame which in this case has approximately 85% light absorption. - Surfeyes.com
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I have heard several times that polarized lenses cause slight depth perception issues. A good article that discusses this is found at probaseballinsider.com. I found this article after a sunglsses salesman who played baseball suggested I would be better off without polarized lenses.
Polarized sunglasses are designed to vertically filter out glare from sunlight or bright lights. Self-tinting, or transitional lenses, are lenses that turn brighter or darker depending on the intensity of sunlight hitting the lenses.
UV lens coatings are designed to block UV rays from reaching your eyes. Polarized lenses block glare (light reflected off of water or snow, for example) and improve vision that way. Polarized lenses do not offer UV protection - they would need to have a UV coating applied.
Tint is mostly cosmetic. Polarized lenses block the harmful rays and are better for your eyes.