Miller Electric Shade 5.0 Welding Safety Glasses, Scratch-Resistant

i am not a welder, I'm just somebody with extremely light sensitive eyes. This is especially annoying in a climate where there's snow on the ground half the year: snow + sun = I can't see at all. When I go skiing, I am either squinting or have my eyes closed--which makes it kind of hard to ski! In the summer when the sun is crazy bright, I have the same problem. I have sunglasses made for glacier travel, and they're better than other sunglasses, but still not dark enough for me.SO glad I stumbled on the idea of using welding glasses in place of sunglasses, because it is a game changer. For most people, these lenses would probably seem too dark and too green to use as sunglasses, but for me they are AMAZING. As I type this, I'm sitting in a room with big windows and there is sunlight reflecting off the snow outside. Without the glasses on, I can barely keep my eyes open. With the glasses on, I can sit in here comfortably and still see the computer just fine to type.As an added bonus, these look and fit like regular wrap around sunglasses, so I don't feel conspicuous in them. They also have foam on the top edge of the lenses, which really helps keep the light from getting in. They fit well on my face (which is on the wider side) and don't slide down my nose. (For those who need to know: the temple width is 140mm.)The only thing I don't like about them as sunglasses is the green tint, but if I had to, I would happily take 5 times as much green if it meant my eyes get to be as happy as they are in these. Which is to say, that's a pretty minor complaint.I suspect it's not legal to drive in these, which is too bad, and somewhat ironic, since I can see much better when my eyes are OPEN and not squinting!If you're light sensitive and regular sunglasses haven't worked, give these a try!

One of the ear temples broke after a couple weeks wear. No stress or manhandling. Just went to spread out to put on and it broke. Plastic on "Safety" glasses should be so weak. Put in a warranty request from seller.Hopefully will replace. Must be a defect. My regular cheap sunglasses don't break that easily.Really like these glasses for the shading during weld. I wear these under my mask to catch leak light arcing****Addendum:Seller replaced glasses. Hopefully the breakage was a fluke. Kudos to the reseller for a speedy response. Highly recommend.Thank you!

I have a rare form of photosensitive epilepsy called Sunflower Syndrome, I bought these glasses with the hopes that they would block out whatever light waves from natural sunlight trigger my epilepsy. They have been absolutely life-changing! Whatever light these glasses block, it is exactly the light that was causing me problems! I can now go outside with just these glasses and enjoy the day without any problems from the sun!! The only downside is that these glasses make everything pretty monochromatic (they take the red out of everything), but SUCH a small price to pay to get my life back! I drive in them, I see everything just fine, so they are not too dark for everyday use. So so grateful I found these, and comfortable too.

I gave these away to some Afghan contractors on my base who were welding with Foakleys on as eye pro. These meant the guys didn't have to adjust their style of welding, but were able to get at least a little amount of eye pro instead of just cheap sunglasses. I tried them on before I gave them away and they worked great, I was able to observe the arc on the stick welder our contractors were using without any pain, or headaches.

The 5-oh welding shades are convenient and comfortable. Personally I would never use them for welding being only #5 tint. I use mine for plasma cutting and grinding. The shades are way more convenient than a helmet or a shield. When you’re not using them they fit snugly on top of your weld cap safely out of the way. IMO they look badass too.