Oakley Article 3 (Prescription Glasses for Any Sport)

Oakley has always been about performance eyewear. It’s been the leader in the field. Indeed it created the field, invented it. Oakley has never “disrupted” the performance eyewear market, it made it.

It stands to reason then that Oakley’s prescription lenses should also be about performance. It stands to reason that you’d needn’t take them off when performing, be that running, cycling or otherwise working out.

Indeed Oakley’s prescription eyewear can improve athletic performance. Because performance is in the company’s DNA.

Consider the nose bridge pads. The more you sweat, the better they hang on. The secret is in the “Unobtainium”, a hydrophilic rubber compound invented by Oakley founder Jim Jannard. In 1975 a 26-year-old Jannard, something of a mad scientist, created motocross grips that became tackier – grippier – the longer they were used. And in motocross, the better you can hang on, the faster you go. Jannard’s grips became better the more perspiration was applied to them. And the best riders had to have them. And they won and won and won.

The same innovation is in Oakley’s prescription eyewear today. Oakley’s prescription lenses fit inside frames that work better the more they’re used. Oakley’s “three-point fit” technology eradicates pressure points and creates a comfortable, secure fit for tennis, golf, sports fishing, road-cycling, the list goes on.

Simply put: they hang on to your face and help you see better.

More simply put: Oakley’s products make their wearer better.

Thus from a young man’s car boot has sprung a world-leading designer and innovator. Oakley’s lenses are developed scientifically. Oakley knows the human eye. Oakley’s lenses are purpose-built with Oakley’s frames, designed to complement one another and ensure the best performance and comfort.

Oakley’s lenses are cut to incredible precision to perfectly fit their frame.

Oakley technology – all the research, design, materials, testing and manufacture – produces eyewear used by the world’s best athletes.

Consider the exertions of Lolo Jones, who wore a pair of [What Glasses] when competing in the 100m hurdles final in the London Olympics. There would scarcely be an athletic pursuit with more rigour and speed than a sprinted hurdle. Yet Jones’s eyewear was perfectly weighted, perfectly balanced, and sat perfectly steady upon her face.

This technology and innovation has been brought to bear in the Oakley Prescription Collection. Oakley’s prescription lenses are created with premium performance materials. They unparalleled vision and comfort – in sport and in life.

It’s about colour. Primz Lens Technology determines “good” and “bad” colours for each environment based on how important it is to see them in the particular activity. Oakley’s lenses are engineered to the specific light that makes the eye see colours more or less vividly.

It’s technology that’s been two decades in the making. And thus today you can wear Oakley Prizm Everyday and Prizm Sport lenses in conjunction with a prescription whether you’re on the road, field, course, trail or water. They’re designed to repel dust, dirt and oils with an invisible shield of oleophobic and anti-static protection.

Oakley products such as the [This Fine Example] are ultra-lightweight and made of titanium, a virtually indestructible material used in fighter jets. Their adjustable nose-pads won’t snag or pull your hair. There’s seamless transition from the top of your head to your face.

There’s no-slip Unobtainium in temple tips and nose-pads. The more perspiration, the more the frame stays in place. TruBridge Technology means a perfect fit, even weight distribution and centred line of sight. Lenses don’t sit on your cheeks.

Again, simply put: they’ll stay on your face and help you perform.

Even more simply put: Oakley’s prescription eyewear is the best there is.