Fit Over Sunglasses

The Purpose of Fit Over Sunglasses

Fit over sunglasses are for those who need sun protection but wear prescription lenses. They fit over your prescription eyeglasses so that you don’t have to change from prescription dark lenses to clear and back again. What happens if you wear your sunglasses in the car and across the parking lot, then realize you left your clear lenses in the car? You won't be able to see once you get into the store because you either won't be wearing glasses at all or you'll be wearing lenses too dark to see anything indoors (not to mention, you'll get some funny looks!).

The Brands

• Fitovers have exciting names like the Aviator, the Element, and the Razor. If you're unsure of the size you need, you can download a size guide right on the site. You compare them to the size of your eyeglasses rather than your face to ensure a proper fit. Here are a few examples of collections available on the Fitovers site:
  • The Aurora Collection—They have polarized lenses and side shields, and they come in the following color combinations: midnight oil frame/gray lenses, midnight oil/amber, claret/gray, sapphire/gray, leopard demi/gray, midnight oil/blue mirror, midnight oil/yellow. These are designed to fit over round or oval frames.
  • The Rhombus Collection—These are designed to fit over small, square, or rectangular eyeglass frames. The frame/lens colors are different than the ones listed above; the Fitovers have a wide selection of colors available. This particular collection has black rubber/gray, black rubber/amber, olive/charcoal/gray, olive/charcoal/amber, blue marble/gray, black rubber/blue mirror, and black rubber/yellow.

• Frames Direct offers Cocoons with free shipping in the United States.
  • Cocoon Aviator XL is a unisex pair of plastic fitovers that come in black frames/amber lenses, black frames/copper lenses, black franes/gray lenses, black frames/clear lenses. One size fits all.
  • Cocoon Mini Slim is another pair considered to be one size fits all. It comes in four combinations: black/amber, black/copper, black/gray, and black/clear.
  • The Cocoon Pilot Large is another unisex style available in black/amber, black/copper, black/gray, and black/clear.
  • Cocoon Slim Line (Medium) is also unisex, plastic, and comes in black/amber, black/copper, black/gray, black/clear.
  • [http://www.framesdirect.com/framesfp/Cocoon-tcrgsa/lb.html The Cocoon Stream Line (Small) comes in a few colors, one different than most of the fitovers: black/amber, black/copper, black/gray, and black/yellow.
  • The Cocoon Wide Line Medium-Large Sunglasses come in the usual colors listed above and are also plastic and unisex.

• Technical-Gear.com also carries the Fitovers brand. They have the Sport and Jonathan Paul collections. What makes this site worth looking at is the list of lens colors and what they do for your eyes in different lighting conditions. It also explains what PDX PolarDynamix lenses are. They're more scratch resistant, smudge resistant, and glare resistant than the average pair of lenses.

Expect to Pay…

Not as much as you'd expect! For Cocoons, expect prices to vary between $40.00 and $60.00. Fitovers brand glasses are generally around $50.00. Not too shabby if you consider the cost of a pair of prescription sunglasses—especially when you make those lenses polarized. You could quickly be up in the $200.00 to even $800.00 (if you go with designer frames) range.

No matter which type or color you choose, you will love the convenience of the sunglasses, the relatively low price, and the surprising comfort of effectively wearing two pairs of glasses at once. And, as is always a bonus, you can rest easy knowing that your eyes are protected from the sun from the front and sides.