Eye for Pilots

during , in addition to being a , also provide much-needed protection for your . There used to be no custom of wearing sunglasses, but wore hats, which also partially protect the eyes from the reflection of the sun's . Sunglasses should be worn whenever you are outdoors, throughout the year, regardless of whether it is a sunny, cloudy or foggy day.



The width and length are the same for a round face, so you should choose the shape of the glasses that will visually lengthen your face. Avoid round glasses and if possible choose wide sunglasses with a square frame.



The oval face is most appreciative when choosing sunglasses. This face shape is adorned with prominent cheekbones and a chin that is significantly narrower than the forehead. The oval shape fits almost all shapes of sunglasses as well as different styles. If you need to recommend something, we suggest slightly square frames with rounded edges.



As the name suggests, this face is longer than wider and usually the lower part of the face (jaw) is the longest part. For an elongated face, you should choose a model of glasses that will visually shorten your . The best choice are square and round sunglasses of larger dimensions.



With a heart-shaped face, the most important thing is to match the wide forehead and narrow chin. We suggest you take -like glasses with a slightly elongated lower part, you can also choose unusual-looking glasses to focus more attention on the eyes.



A pronounced lower part of the jaw and a wide forehead, is equal width and length, is what characterizes a square (or square) face. You need that will soften those square facial features and the best choice are large round or oval sunglasses with lenses.

What you should take into account when buying sunglasses:

- When you choose a model that you like, ask the seller to go out with them in daylight and stand so that you are directly exposed to the sun. Turn around and look around - if the contrast of colors in the surroundings is too great, which makes you feel that everything is intensified, it means that these glasses will eventually tire your eyes and are not a good choice.

- It is possible to check whether the glasses on the sunglasses are of good quality with a simple test. Put on your glasses and cover one eye with your hand. Find a straight line in the field of view and look at it. Move your head up and down and left and right very slowly. Repeat with the other eye. If the glass is of good quality, the line you are looking at will be straight at all times. Otherwise, the glasses are not of that quality and it is better to remove them from your head as soon as possible.

- If you use sunglasses for driving, the best is the so-called. graduated glass, which continuously distributes the degree of darkening from the top to the lower part of the glasses. This is ideal for drivers because the upper part on which the sunlight falls most intensely is much darker. Therefore, emphasize to the optician in which situations you all wear sunglasses to find the ideal type of glass for you.

Lastly, you should know that it is more dangerous to wear bad sunglasses than not to have them at all, because without sunglasses the eye is protected by shrinking the pupil, while when looking through poor quality glasses the pupils dilate and thus let in dangerous UV rays.