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about protective goggles

June 16th, 2015

Protective goggles are form of protective eyewear that usually enclose or protect the area surrounding the eye in order to prevent particulates, water or chemicals from striking the eyes. They are used in chemistry laboratories and in woodworking. They are often used in snow sports as well, in cycling and in swimming. Goggles are often worn when using power tools such as drills or chainsaws to prevent flying particles from damaging the eyes. Many types of goggles are available as prescription goggles for those with vision problems, such as driving goggles, swimming goggles, ski goggles and so on. Take swimming goggles for example, it must be watertight to prevent water, such as salt water when swimming in the ocean or chlorinated water when swimming in a pool, from irritating the eyes or blurring vision. Allows swimmers to see clearly underwater. They will not be usable more than a few feet underwater, because the water pressure will press them tightly against the face.

The history of swimming goggles dates back at least to the 14th Century, when writers described Persian pearl divers using goggles with windows made of the polished layer of tortoise shells. That these goggles were possibly imported to Mediterranean countries can be deduced from the 16th Century illustration of Venetian coral divers using goggles. Goggles mysteriously disappeared from use, possibly because enslaved American Indian and African divers, who did most of the world’s commercial diving from the 16th Century onward, did not use goggles. Polynesian skin divers were known to use bamboo or goggles carved of wood. Originally, these wooden goggles had no lenses, but trapped air when the face was down, forming an air bubble over the eye that enabled the divers to see clearly when submerged. With the introduction of glass, the Polynesians added lenses.

If you are a novice, choosing the best swimming goggles for your needs can be a frustrating experience if you do not know what to look for at the sports store. It is advisable that you try on the swim goggles you are interested in, ideally the exact pair that you’ll be buying. Nothing is more frustrating than having bought a new pair of goggles that is uncomfortable or useless because it leaks. Now push the lenses some more against the eye sockets, then release them. The goggles should stick on your face a few seconds thanks to the suction, even if the straps are off. If this isn’t the case and the swim goggles fall off, they will leak water and be useless. If the goggles pass the first two tests, put the straps on and see if the goggles are still comfortable. Check if the lenses don’t suck too much on the eyes or that the straps must not be tightened too fast.

Four Aspects You Should Notice When Choosing Swimming Goggles

April 13th, 2011

Swimming goggles can not only protect your eyes from being damaged by the substance in water but also provide you a good visual field under water, enabling you to swim freely. However, improper choose or incorrect use of swimming goggles cannot protect but damage your eyes. So it is necessary to take all aspects into consideration while selecting swimming goggles.

1.      Optical performance and medical standard

As the refractive index of water is different from that of air, if the surface of the swimming goggles is uneven it is like wearing convex lens or concave lens, which will cause damages to your eyes over time, thus affects your vision. A pair of high quality lenses should meet the optical and medical standards, namely the lens degree above water is the same as that under water, the object seeing through them does not distort and the visual field is wide.

2.      Comfort

The swimming goggles shall be designed to conform to the principles of Ergonomics. Small swimming goggles are suitable for westerners as their eye sockets are sunken and the goggles are right embodied in their eyes. Big framed swimming goggles are the better choice for easterners because their faces are usually flatter.

3. Antifogging performance

The water around the swimming goggle is colder, so the air inside the swimming goggles is likely to condense into water on its inner wall, thus fogging which will prevent you from seeing things clearly. For this reason, it is significant for the swimming goggles to have the antifogging performance.

3.      Appearance and package

With the upgrading of people’s taste and the spring up of personal style, the swimming goggles are not used only for protecting eyes any more but for meeting the requirements of fashion and beauty. Different people should wear different styles of swimming goggles in different occasions. The shape of swimming goggle should be designed according to the fluid mechanics so as to reduce the resistance in water. In addition, stylish appearance should also be integrated properly. As for colors, black, blue, silver and yellow are better.

If you want to choose a proper pair of swimming goggles you should take the above four aspects into consideration while selecting. Have you remembered them?

Two types of Smith goggles

July 26th, 2010

As protective Smith glasses, Smith goggles can prevent particulates, water and chemicals from hurting the eyes by enclosing the eye area. Ordinary goggles are used in chemistry laboratories, woodworking, horse racing, snow sports and swimming. But Smith goggles are mainly available in two areas that are snow goggles and motor sport goggles.

Smith snow goggles have six kinds of series, namely, Turbo Fan series, Spherical series, Regulator series, Airflow series, Junior series and Over The Glass. The Smith glasses of Turbo Fan feature spherical and carbonic-x lens with TLT optics, patented Vaporator lens technology, articulating outrigger positioning system and two-speed, micro-electronic fan. The Heiress and Anthen types of Spherical series are the first choice in women’s Smith goggles. The Smith glasses of Regulator series are distinctive because they have patented regulator adjustable lens ventilation. Most of the Smith glasses of Airflow series are manufactured with dual lens with Airflow lens ventilation and the Junior series of Smith goggles are molded and dual-slide strap adjustable. Over The Glass series of Smith goggles are usually compression-molded and offer hypoallergenic face foam.

Smith motor sport goggles are divided into Moto series and Snowmobile series. Smith glasses of Moto series are equipped with new air intake system for on-demand airflow and that of Snowmobile series offer in-lens tear offs posts.

Besides the functional (security) and quality concerns of Smith goggles, comfort and helmet compatibility are also important, since they affect the performance of players in snow sports and motor sports. All Smith glasses in goggle types ensure superior helmet compatibility.

Generations of night vision goggles

May 6th, 2010

Night vision goggles are the collective name for the optical devices in the form of wearable glasses, goggles, binoculars as well as telescopes, for the purpose of seeing objects in the darkness. Night vision goggles are widely used by armed forces, rescue teams, property security, local law-enforcement and even for fun by hobbyists.

Night vision goggles can be categorized as active and passive systems. The active night vision goggles cast infrared light to an area enabling the wearer see the objects in that area at night. The passive night vision goggles gathers the very dim light from nearby and amplify the image signals via electronic systems so that the viewers can identify things from the screen.

It is believed that there are 4 generations of night vision goggle till now. The first generation is called generation 0, which are the active infrared goggles. These night vision goggles were first used by US Army in WWII. Later Germany developed the same night vision goggles which were outfitted in Nazi forces. As these active night vision goggles can be easily seen by enemies, they were gradually phased out in the Vietnam War.

Gen 1 is the first ever passive type of night vision goggle, which were first used in the battle field of Vietnam War. By adapting old technology and using new intensifier with light amplification of 1000x. Gen 1 gets rid of the active infrared, but still need pretty strong moonlight to aid to see the objects. Gen 2 night vision goggle further use new technology such as micro-channel plate to achieve much clearer image resolution even in pitch darkness. The light amplification reached 20000x. Gen3 even further increase the visibility, image resolution and image reliability, and achieved 30000-50000x light amplification.

One sub-model from Gen 3 worth mentioning is Omnibus-VII. Night vision goggles in Omnibus-VII use the new out-gating technology enabling the night vision goggle change as fast as light changes, and can retain the stable visibility even when being exposed to very bright light at a sudden.

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Goggles for eye protection

March 24th, 2010

According to the report of Prevent Blindness America (PBA), there are more than 850,000 eye injuries in America annually. Obviously, eye protection can not be overlooked and has become a worldwide common issue. Regardless of eye safety, people may suffer a big regret for your lifetime as result of a little carelessness. For eye protection, there are several ways among which wearing goggles is an effective way for eye safety.

Our eye protection is more guaranteed since goggles must be in compliance with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). Eye protection glasses are manufactured in strict quality control and tested for certified professionals to ensure they have certain function to protect eye safety.

When doing some indoor work or using powerful tools, like hammering, overhead work, wearing goggles can help you to have a good eye safety since they can prevent outside harm obstacles like wood, metal pierce into the eye; For some sports, goggles are necessary for eye protection as it can prevent scratches from your opponents, water into the eye or any other factors may influence your vision. For researchers deal with chemical experiments, goggles play an important role in eye protection to prevent chemical splashes or laser reaching in the eye. When visiting some manufacturing factories, do not forget to wear goggles because it is essential for your eye safety.

In conclusion, eye protection is critical for us and can not be ignored. If necessary, please wear eye protection glasses according to the situation for our eye safety.

Rec Specs Sports Goggles

March 18th, 2010

Rec Spec sports goggles are the most popular brand designed specially for sports eye protection, which was introduced in 1978 as the first Rx-able sport goggles. It is estimated that there are over 20,000 eye care professionals rely on Rec Spec to offer the best possible sports goggles to children and adults.

Most Rec Spec sport goggles are ASTM F803 impact resistant standards compliant for ball games, like basketball, handball, squash, paddleball, and tennis. For other sports, like swimming, jet skiing, skiing and snowboarding and so on, there are also Rec Spec sports goggles to supply the protection you need.

The Rec Spec Maxx range sports goggles are very popular on the market. This kind of sport goggles all have padded nose bridge to make goggles comfortable to wear. There are also several sizes available for children and adults to choose. All of the RecSpecs Maxx frames can be fitted with tinted or Photochromatic polycarbonate lenses which are suitable for all racquet sports and ball sports

We will take the Rec Spec Maxx 21 sports goggles as an example: Rec Spec Maxx 21 sport goggles have a soft impact-resistant bridge inside padding which make sports goggles more comfortable to wear and keep it in place. More important, Rec Spec Maxx 21 sport goggles have a patented eyerim, which is a special locking mechanism that keeps the lenses from working loose or being pushed through the frame. The impact-resistant polycarbonate lenses can provide safer protection. And the headstrap on Rec Spec Maxx 21 sports goggles means no sides/ arms and also more comforts.

Good vision and safety from prescription goggles

January 30th, 2010

Also known as corrective goggles, prescription goggles refer to goggles with prescription lenses. Most of the traditional goggles are non-prescription goggles. They are just created for eye protection during sports. However, people with myopia can not get vision correction from non-prescription goggles. For these people, prescription goggle provides the proper solution.  Wearing prescription sports goggles during activities can get good vision as well as ensured safety.

Sports activities that require you to wear goggles always need 100% attention and clear vision, such as motorcycling and skiing. Prescription goggles allow people who need vision correction to safely perform acts, otherwise eye injuries may happen. Before invention of the prescription goggle, people must wear regular correction eyeglasses or contacts and goggles to achieve both the above purposes. In this ways, their eyeglasses may sometimes get misplaced. Prescription sports goggles just offer more convenient and effective solution. In addition, prescription goggles sharpen much of the clarity that can be lost between two separate lenses. While ensuring safety, these prescription sports goggles still offer clarity as normal correction eyeglasses.

By sports type, prescription goggles also have different categories, such as skiing prescription goggle, swimming prescription goggle, motorcycle prescription goggle, prescription shooting goggles and so on. All these activities require both clear vision for good performance and top priority safety. Among them, swimming prescription goggles are most widely used.

As mentioned before, not all prescription goggles are used for outdoor sports. But with the more intensifying harmful UV rays, prescription sports goggles are recommended to apply UV protection.

Wiley-X is one of the prescription goggles manufacturers.

Protective goggles glasses

January 25th, 2010

Also called goggles over glasses, goggles glasses are one type of protective glasses. Goggles glasses and goggles sunglasses are worn over our regular corrective glasses to provide glasses and eyes protection during sports. Since goggles glasses and goggles sunglasses are non-prescription glasses, they are designed to fit over most of the glasses and an average size face.

Goggles over glasses have a large frame that wraps around your eye area completely. The temples of goggles glasses and goggles sunglasses are connected by a strap, which is usually made of neoprene material. The strap holds well on your head and is comfortable. Goggles glasses have foam on the frame for a good fit, which is soft and keeps wind and dust out of your eyes.

Most goggles glasses come with shatterproof lenses. The lens is made of polycarbonate that keeps your eyes safe in any situation. These goggles over glasses lenses can provide full protection even if you fall off a motorcycle while riding.

Goggles glasses are useful during certain activities, such as riding a motorcycle and skiing. When you are taking part in these sports, your eyes need to be under special protection from dangers and mishaps. Goggles over glasses and goggles sunglasses can block flying objects like rocks and pebbles as well as insects. They usually use an anti-fog coating on the lenses in order to fight against fogging. Even if you fall down onto the court, goggles glasses will ensure your eye safety. They eliminate your worry while enjoying your sporty life.

How were night goggles invented?

December 16th, 2009

Night goggles are the optical instruments enabling people to see in the darkness. Before inventing night goggles, people knew that some creatures living and hunting at night can capture more light and see better than human does. People knew these animals have different eye structures, but physiologically scientists could not arm human with the same eye system as animals’, so scientists started to think about electricity.

Electricity is easy to be amplified. When the lenses of night goggles capture the light from vicinity, the electronic system in the night goggles turn the dim light into electronic signals, then amplify the signals to much greater scale, and finally turn the boosted signals into light image. This new clearer image can be seen by the user of night goggles on the small screen of the night goggle.

The principium of changing the dim light entering the lenses of night goggles to electronic signals is pretty similar to the principium of solar panel, but the for former is more precise and more sensitive.

The image we see finally on the night goggles screen is of green color. Actually when the light image is boosted in the night goggle, the colors are in black and white. The green color is intentionally added to the new image as human eyes are more sensitive to the green light, so viewers can see better in green. Also looking at green images makes viewers feel easier for extended long time viewing.

Night goggle is now used in military forces and civilian areas, people finally realized the dream of seeing objects even in the pitch darkness.

Electric goggles from Electric Visual

December 9th, 2009

Electric goggles are one of the main products from Electric Visual. Electric Visual has been one of the leaders in the eyewear industry. It provides Electric sunglasses and Electric goggles since 2000. However, Electric Visual has undergone a tortuous process during development. Its founders set the goal for the company as starting a visual evolution. Nevertheless, Electric Visual experienced numerous economical disasters including the burst of the stock market bubble, the EU’s conversion to the Euro followed by 9/11. All of these took place in the first 18 months of the company’s business. After nine years’ development, Electric Visual has turned into a giant in the industry. On the first page of Electricvisual.com, customers can find sunglasses, goggles, MX goggles, LTD series and soft goods. The website also introduces Electric Visual’s team and the media coverage about the company.

There are six models of Electric goggles: EG2, EG1, EG5, EG15, EG55 and EGK. The EG2 model Electric goggles have oversized spherical mold injected dual polycarbonate lenses, anti-reflective coating, 100% UV protection, super anti-fog coating and single adjustable strap. EG1 Electric goggles are made of cylindrical dual lenses and lightweight contoured frame. They also have ergonomically designed triple layer face foam and are helmet compatible. EG15 Electric goggles have scratch resistant hard coating and are available in polarized types. EG5 and EG55 Electric goggles have no particular features. The EGK Electric goggles are especially with single adjustable silicon strap. Electric also provides MX goggles, only in EG1 model.