Sunglasses are available in a wide range of designs and looks, and are known by numerous different names. Here are just a few: Speks, shades, sunnies, cheaters, Bonos and tints.

A pair of shades can be purchased for just a few bucks or for as much as hundreds of dollars. That said, you should be able to get a really good pair of sunglasses for under a hundred dollars.

Shades are especially popular for sports where there is protracted exposure to the sun’s rays, such as wind-surfing, jogging, or snowboarding. Before investing, you should make sure that the sunglasses shield you from ultra-violet (UV) rays, which can cause a number of eye problems such as snow blindness, cataracts or eye cancer.

For people who use standard glasses to aid their vision, it is not uncommon to use prescription shades that provide all the advantages of a standard pair of glasses and also help guard from the sun. Another popular solution to this problem is to use shaded lenses that flip down over the prescription lenses when needed.

Like most fashion items, sunglasses can be bought in all shapes and sizes. Here are examples of the most sought-after sunglass designs available today: Read the rest of this entry »