CATCH PRO POLARISED PRESCRIPTION FISHING SUNGLASSES

Innovative, stylish and practical, Catch Pro polarised Prescription fishing sunglasses from Rapid Eyewear are perfect for spectacle wearers searching for the optimum in visual clarity. They bring all the benefits of our non-prescription eyewear, including interchangeable lenses, wrap-around styling and superior eye protection to those with less than perfect eyesight - all for a great price.

For information on buying a prescription-ready version of this product, please see below.

The Package

• High-quality, polycarbonate frame
• Category 0 lenses, for dark conditions and night fishing
• Polarised Category 2 lenses, for fairly bright conditions
• Polarised Category 3 lenses, for very bright conditions
• Bespoke carry case
• Microfibre cleaning cloth
• Head retainer strap

The Frames

Our prescription sunglasses for fishing are built around a matt-black finished frame that has a prescription Rx clip housed in the back, whilst the tinted, interchangeable lenses sit on the front. This two-part arrangement allows for great versatility and performance, without compromising on the stylish look. The wrap-around frame blocks unwanted wind and light encroaching from the sides and bottom of your vision.



The frames are lightweight and tough, whilst the Rx clip, made from the almost indestructible TR90 material, ensures maximum protection for your eyes from impact. An important feature of Pro Prescription fishing sunglasses is that, unlike other types of Rx eyewear, your eyelashes will not touch the lenses.

The tinted lenses clip onto the top of the frames, allowing them to be flipped up for momentary 'normal' vision when required.

Lenses

Wrap-around sunglasses offer great benefits when it comes to blocking unwanted light and wind from the sides of your vision, but placing a curved lens in front of your eyes would normally cause distortion. However, all Catch Pro lens sets are de-centred, which means they are calibrated to remove the distorting effect.

Polarised lenses filter horizontal light that bounces off flat surfaces, including the water, to remove glare. This is an essential feature when fishing as it greatly increases your chances of spotting aberrations on or just below the surface.

Conformity

Rapid Eyewear sunglasses conform to British, European and US standards for sunglasses and protective equipment testing. They offer 100% UVA / UVB (uv400) protection.

How To Order

To add prescription lenses, choose your preferred option by clicking on the relevant button at the top of this page and then complete the information boxes that appear by matching the correct parameters from the drop-down menus with those on your dispensed prescription. Please read through the information below before you proceed.

If there is nothing written in some or all of the CYL (cylinder) and Axis boxes on your prescription, please select 0 from the menu where relevant. See the section below on 'Pupillary Distance' for information on what to enter here.

SPH (sphere) and CYL (cylinder) readings are always accompanied by a plus or minus sign. It is very important that you choose the correct plus or minus parameter from the menu for each reading. Sometimes if the readings are minus, the sign will be written above the numbers by your optician.

Is My Prescription Suitable??

Pro Performance Plus sunglasses can be used for any regular prescription where the SPH (Sphere) requirement does not exceed 4.5 (whether the reading is plus or minus). Due to the curvature of the tinted lenses, they will not be suitable for those with very strong prescription requirements that exceed this figure.

They are also suitable for bifocal, varifocal and prismatic lenses but please note, we cannot add varifocal or prismatic prescriptions ourselves - please buy the sunglasses only and refer the work to your optician.

If you choose to order line bifocals, we will make a segment that stretches up to 8mm in height from the bottom of the lens, for your 'reading' part. If you would like this segment to be smaller or larger, please contact us with your specific requirements.

Pupillary Distance (PD)

This is the distance, in millimetres, between the centre of your eye pupils, when measured across the front of your glasses. PD's typically fall in the range of 55 up to 70mm. If you choose to have us make up your prescription sunglasses, it helps if we know your PD but in many cases it isn't essential. Opticians measure PD during an eye test, but they do not usually put the result on a prescription dispensed to their clients. You can ask your optician what your PD is, but they are not legally obliged to tell you, and they are often reluctant as they do not want to encourage you to spend your money elsewhere.

The good news is, you can measure your own PD quite easily. With your regular glasses on, ask someone to hold a ruler up against your glasses and measure off, in millimetres, the distance between the centres of your eye pupils. That's all there is to it.

If you do not know what your PD is and you are having difficulties obtaining or measuring it, you can leave the box blank. Should we need to know an accurate PD we will contact you.

How Long Will It Take To Make My Sunglasses?

Our turnaround time is 7 - 10 days from the date of order for distance correction, and 10 - 14 days for bifocals.

What If My Prescription Changes In The Future?

We will be happy to adjust your prescription for you should this occur. You can order a new Rx insert plus prescription lenses only in the Prescription Sunglasses section of this website.

Extra Tinted lenses

If you play golf, you may want to consider adding our green mirror Category 3 lens by clicking on the relevant button near the top of this page before completing your purchase. We are also pleased to offer a clear, untinted option. The clear lens offers 100% UVA / UVB protection and is ideal for DIY, cycling etc. There is also a button above for adding both lenses to your purchase if you wish to do so.