Lani Shades Sunglasses - Ohe Ao with Ocean Lens

Lani Shades was born out of the search for the perfect sunglasses to wear while sailing in Hawaii. Neither the ancient voyagers nor Captain Cook had the benefit of high quality UV400 polarized eye protection when they were looking at the sun to trim their sails or through the sun's glare to watch for reefs. Fast forward to today and sailors have many options and the crew at Sail Hawaii tried them all. Many sunglasses have been lost to the deep sea because they don't float. But even if they do float you're not going to jump in after them if the trade winds blow them off your face while sailing down huge swells across the Kaiwi Channel. If you're wearing wood sunglasses at least you can rest a little easier knowing that your sunglasses aren't adding to the serious and growing problem of plastic pollution in the ocean. Why are Lani Shades lenses special? Lani Shades Lani TAC lenses are made of a 9 layer process of Tri- Acetate Cellulose (TAC) optical film which produces remarkably clear optics, provides excellent impact resistance and finished off with a double layer of scratch resistance. We didn't invent TAC lenses, they're actually in most other high end sunglasses as well. We call ours "Lani" TAC lenses because well, we're "Lani" Shades and also we work closely with the manufacturer to ensure that the ones we use are the best TAC lenses that are actually specifically made with a special sea water resistant coating for extra scratch resistance. The manufacturer doesn't have a particular name for that extra process so we're trying to get them to call them Lani TAC. Not only do Lani TAC lenses provide the best optical characteristics, they're also more eco- friendly than nylon and polycarbonate lenses. Tri-Acetate Cellulose... you read that correctly. The primary component of TAC lenses is actually made of cotton. They're also significantly more impact resistant than glass. Compare Lani TAC lenses to your favorite high end brand, seeing is believing!