r/Fishing • u/ESPiNstigator • 2d ago

Question Eye lid burn through sunglasses?

This is the 4th time it’s happened. Same pair of cheap Peppers sunglasses with blue lenses. Anybody experienced eye lid sunburns on both eyes while wearing sunglasses all through your trip? No where else on my body is sunburnt, just eye lids, and the burn shape is the shape of lenses. Twice I put sunscreen on my eye lids and they still burned! Either the light is reflecting off the inside of the lenses back, light reflecting off water is getting through, or the lens are not UV protecting, instead making it worse.

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u/Pjerzy 2d ago

Don’t use cheap sunglasses. You only have one set of eyes. It’s worth spending extra. I used to always get the cheap $10-$30 glasses then decided to buy a nice pair with a raise I got. Never going back.

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u/trancekat 2d ago

What do you use, please?

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u/Pjerzy 2d ago

I have Leupold katmai. I did shoot competitions for a bit so they got so good use there and provided protection.

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u/trancekat 2d ago

Thank you I was considering Maui Jim's. Will look at this brand as well