RenegadePatented Bifocal Polarized Reader Half Rim Men's Fishing Sunglasses 100% UV Protection with Microfiber Bag

I'll leave the original, 5-star review below. I'm reducing the rating to 2 stars because not only are these not scratch-resistand, they scratch THEMSELVES when they're in your pocket. Look at the arms, and how they fold - the end of the arm touches the inside of the opposite lens. And over time (like the couple of months that I've had these) the arm rubs a big, smudgy scratch on the inside of the lens. Now I've got a cloudy spot in my peripheral vision all the time. I paid top dollar for a pair of plastic lenses and all I got was the same crappy quality that you would get from one-dollar glasses. Now the original review, before I realized how soon these would go bad...I've had a few pairs of sunglasses with glass polarized lenses, and those are the ultimate in optical quality, scratch resistance, and ease of cleaning. But they're expensive and prone to breakage. In the world of plastic lenses, these Renegade glasses are very good because the lenses are polycarbonate, with decent scratch resistance. They're polarized, they have a brown tint (which I like), and the bifocal sections are (1) not obvious from the outside and (2) sized and located pretty well, so that they're good for quick looks at something close. I wouldn't want to do a lot of reading with them, though. The frame is good, although the ends of the arms taper inward and can be slightly painful to put on because they rub your forehead skin pretty hard. I've owned lots of sunglasses and these are among the very best when you consider the overall combination of features. {BUT, REMEMBER, THEY'LL TURN TO CRAP AFTER A WHILE]

I typically don’t write product reviews, but after receiving these recently purchased sunglasses a few days ago, I decided to spend a few minutes writing a review and share my thoughts.I’ve lived in Florida all my life and my eyes have always been very sensitive to the bright sunshine here. Like a lot of folks, I do love spending time on the water and well know the importance of having a good pair of polarized sunglasses. I consider a good pair of sunglasses to be one that is polarized and has the right amount of tint so as not to impede the clearness or be overly dark or not enough tint to block the glare, and lastly, has readers/bifocals.These Renegades on review are priced at $26.00. They look good, are tinted just dark enough that you don’t have to keep raising them up to take a second look at something a distance away, has a very comfortable nose piece and a lens that comes far enough around your face to block any glare or sun coming in from the side. Lastly, the reader/bifocals are situated in such a way that I never notice any transition from one part of the lens to another.As a comparison and for my own benefit, I took out a pair of my Costas and Maui Jim’s this afternoon and when comparing them to the Renegades, I found that I actually liked the Renegades as much or better than the other two high end sunglasses. The deciding factor was that the high-end sunglasses were a bit to dark and did not have the readers/bifocals which, for me, made a big difference. But the clarity of the Renegade lens can’t be overstated… It’s very clear and clean and the bifocals fit perfectly in the lens. If I had to buy again when comparing to Costas and/or Maui Jims? No brainer... For the money it's Renegade.For $25.99? You can’t go wrong. Give it a try - I don’t think you’ll be disappointed.I hope this helps…

I love the fit and feel of these sunglasses. They are certainly sturdier than other pairs I've purchased in the past. My only gripe is that the bifocal section is polarized. If you're reading a book in the sun, no problem whatsoever, but if you're looking at a mobile device or gps screen, the polarization and tint makes it very difficult to see your screen without straining, even on full brightness. If these glasses had untinted bifocals, or at minimum, non-polarized bifocals, I would give these shades 5 stars.

Review update Oct 2018:1. I was wrong about the polarization angle, it's not these glasses, it's the phone I was testing it with. Sorry Eye Ojo.2. They are now available in Prime, so the shipping and return problems are no longer an issue.3. They have held up and performed well.4. So I bought some more, and bumped the rating.Original review:The good:These are decent quality overall.Coverage is good.Lenses are reasonably optically neutral.Reader strips are decent, no bubbles.They have an adjustable nose pieces, which is super important for readers, because if you have a high nose then the reader strips may sit in center of your filed of view. But with these you can bend them out and drop the strips down.The bad:Polarization is 45deg instead of vertical. I guess they're trying to make phone screens readable in either H or V positions. but it's a poor compromise. It increases glare off snow, water, concrete. And requires tilting your head, or the phone, which can play havoc with your phone's auto-rotate function. It would be much better to just use standard vertical polarization, and people can rotate their phone.They charge 30% of the product cost for shipping.They have a bad return policy.If they sold via Amazon, so we got decent shipping and decent returns, these would be four stars.