Why wear safety glasses?
To effectively protect your vision and eyes, it is best to wear prescription or non-prescription safety glasses. Whether working, DIYing, gardening, painting... every year a large number of people suffer eye injuries and fill emergency rooms. These injuries vary in severity, ranging from simple conjunctivitis to ocular trauma leading to a loss of visual acuity or even blindness.
In professional settings, prescription safety glasses are essential, especially in construction, for carpenters, masons, outdoor workers, tree surgeons, road safety, petrochemicals... Safety glasses prevent nearly 90% of eye injuries. As your eyes and vision are important, we offer prescription safety glasses tailored to everyone's needs.
What's the difference between safety glasses and my usual prescription glasses?
Safety glasses, even prescription ones, must meet numerous requirements and standards: a battery of tests is performed by specialized approved laboratories on the frame, on the lenses, and then on the entire assembly. In Europe, one of these standards is EN166FT. Safety glasses must be enveloping and highly impact-resistant to protect your eyes from liquid splashes, large dust particles, tree leaves, projectiles... The main material used is optical polycarbonate. It is the most robust, impact-resistant, and lightest material. Furthermore, polycarbonate blocks UVB and UVA radiation, perfect for outdoor use. A "hardened" surface treatment is systematically added to these polycarbonate lenses so that the glasses scratch less easily; in some cases, anti-fog safety glasses may be necessary.
Whether you are an employee, an entrepreneur, or a "Sunday DIYer," remember that your eyes and vision are precious. Investing in a pair of compliant safety glasses, prescription or not, is worthwhile. You will be well protected and more efficient in your activities, and you won't damage your everyday glasses...
