Last Updated on July 16, 2024 by Asfa Rasheed
For individuals needing prescription glasses, Being told that your only options are either boring but functional styles or paying a premium for designer frames lacking performance can be frustrating. What if you could have both optimized lenses correcting your vision and stylish frames built to endure active lifestyles?
Oakley answers that need by infusing state-of-the-art optical enhancements into their extensive range of performance eyewear. Advancements perfected over decades, furnishing Olympians and special forces, are now available to incorporate your personal vision prescription
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A Wide Selection of Frames for Your Prescription
With over 40 Oakley frames compatible with prescription inserts, you have ample options to pick eyewear matching your personal style. When bundled with prescription inserts, versatile Oakley frames become capable vision correction aids without compromising aesthetics.
Maintaining sleek sculpted contours, prescription Oakley sunglasses incorporate corrective effects discreetly through additional lens components. This preserves the essence of Oakley’s industrial design by advancing technology based on ergonomic principles..
Popular styles like Flak Jacket and EVZero Pitch integrate refractive effects seamlessly, without adding bulk or unbalanced weighting. Vision and style merge seamlessly delivering crisp, protected sight in iconic Oakley profiles time tested for comfort.
Timeless semi-rimless styles like the WiretapTM remake a vintage look with angular color contrasts and light frames for everyday wear. Full rim sport designs like Turbine RotorTM offer wide coverage and grip with edgy color pops to turn heads on city streets.
Popular versatile frames like the Holbrook® and Flak Jacket® transition seamlessly from casual wear to active use. Their lightweight O MatterTM material offers comfort while the Plutonite® lenses filter 100% of UVA/UVB rays.
For fast-paced activities, sport-optimized styles feature Unobtainium® grips and durability. Enhanced coverage in angular shapes shields from sun glare and debris during play.
Don’t see a frame you like? Oakley Custom lets you design personalized eyewear to match your prescription needs. Add a tint, etching or accessory kit for one-of-a-kind Oakleys made for you. Oakley gives you the creative license to tailor frames to your individual look.
Oakley Lenses for Pristine Clarity
Standard prescription lenses only correct vision deficits. Oakley goes further by actively enhancing what you see.
See the world through Oakley lenses for optics tuned to the wavelengths of light itself. HDPolarized technology filters 99% of blinding glare that obscures detail and causes eye strain. By only allowing useful light information to pass through, colors appear in saturated clarity free of haze.
PrizmTM Road lenses exemplify innovation that actively maximizes what you see by sharpening contrasts relevant to context. Prizm lenses divide light into spectral bands, lowering transmission of colors dulling scenery while boosting aspects revealing hazards and terrain changes.
So for cycling, Prizm Road filters screen colors to selectively enhance yellows and whites indicating road irregularities. This improves reaction times to pavement changes by 23 milliseconds, aiding safety at speed.
And with ANSI Z87.1 certifications for optics enduring high velocity impacts, Oakley prescription lens inserts provide essential vision correction without compromising optical performance or protection during sports.
Prescription Inserts Keep Iconic Styling Intact
The brilliance of Oakley prescription insert implementation is preserving the essence of what draws people to their eyewear – the iconic styles. Rather than re-engineering frame geometry to balance corrective bulk, inserts discretely incorporate lenses behind original styling.
For spherical adjustments between +4.00 to -4.00, single vision inserts allow vision correction discreetly inside the frame contours. So classics like the Frogskins® keep its 1980s wayfarer vibe. A wire maintains its futuristic curved lens look. And bestselling lifestyle designs like Holbrook®, Flak 2.0 XL and Sutro retain aesthetics fans love.
Other classics like the Radar EV Path and Jawbreaker remain untouched in their cultural significance. Wearers still experience the attitude but with improved optics. Prizm enhancements sharpen detail while UV filters protect against long term exposure.
Progressive and reading inserts are also available for more complex prescriptions. While adapting lenses to correct vision deficits, Inserts preserve frames as originally designed. Form follows original function rather than being re-engineered to different ends.
Oakley ultimately expands its performance benefits by perfecting the art of invisible integration. Prescription options now augment the gear rather than distort it through compromising redesigns.
Enhancing Lens Performance Further
Beyond polarized and Prizm lenses tuned for environmental context, Oakley builds upon optics foundations to actively adapt through specialized coatings and photochromic tech:
Hydrophobic Polarized Coating: By structuring lens material at the nanoscale, Oakley HDPolarized lenses repel skin oils and water. Dust particles cling to smudges maring clarity over time. This coating maintains purity by resisting buildup from contact with foreign substances.
Prizm ReactTM – Blends benefits of Prizm light filtering and Photochromic tech that auto-tints based on ambient exposure. Seamless transitions from 10% to 60% light transmission match changing conditions when moving across varied terrain. This reduces the need to swap between separate sun and clear lenses.
Unobtainium Nose Pads – Increase grip when sweating during activity. Prevent slipping down nose bridges with rubber texture improving adhesion as frame heats up through skin contact over time.
So customized Oakley prescription lenses augment how you take in the world. Built for speed, adventure and endurance, precisely tailored optics free you to live active in the moment without visual distractions.
Oakleys for Active Living
Oakley performance eyewear empowers adventure by accounting for physiological realities that impair when ignored. As the official eyewear of the Olympics and Tour de France, innovations emerge from understanding the sensory demands of sports. Whether running streets or trails, cycling scenic routes, hitting the golf course or slopes, Oakley performance eyewear is made for motion.
Applied to corrective lenses, innovations like Three-Point Fit and rubber Unobtainium keep frames anchored through jarring motion. Durability from sturdy yet featherlight chassis withstand sports collisions while staying comfortable with anti-slip pads. Quick lens changes adapt to shifting light, letting you zone in on the activity.
Now prescription wearers can hike trails spotting obstacles, cycle crowded streets reading subtle pavement variations, hit the court tracking ball spin and yardage, or carve mountain velocity gauging terrain, all with enhanced visual clarity and security.
So don’t settle for eyewear failing at the first step. Enjoy the high-speed life wearing the sharp style and optics of Oakley. Let Oakley prescription lenses and frames take you the distance with sensory capabilities matching your ambitions.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
- Do prescription Oakleys come with the prescriptions installed?
No, you will need to purchase the prescription insert separately and have your prescription put in by an eyecare professional. The insert then fits inside the frame to complete the glasses.
- What progressive or bifocal options exist?
A variety of bifocal and progressive prescription inserts are available spanning different material choices, light adaptive tints and impact resistance ratings. Check with your optometrist on what option matches your vision needs best.
- Will vision insurance help cover costs?
Unfortunately vision plans rarely cover lifestyle eyewear costs. But lens inserts can sometimes qualify under elective contact lens allowance when framed as medically assisting devices. Check with your provider.
Conclusion
Oakley takes high performance sport eyewear to the next level by incorporating corrective prescriptions without compromising on style or optical clarity. With a wide array of frames and customization options, you can see clearly while expressing personal flair.
Let us help match you with tailored prescription Oakleys to enhance how you take on life’s adventures.
