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Article: POLARIZED POWER; JUST DON'T GO GET YOURSELF SOME CHEAP SUNGLASSES.(Sports)
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- The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY)
- Article date:
- April 10, 2005
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Byline: J. Michael Kelly Staff writer
How did anglers in Grandpa's day ever manage without polarized sunglasses?
"They didn't," said Mike DeTomaso. "They frequently got headaches when they were fishing, and they stumbled and fell down a lot, too."
DeTomaso, who manages the White River fly-fishing tackle department at the Bass Pro Shops store in Auburn, said the wide variety of polarized lenses now available to anglers serve three primary purposes:
They protect eyes from ultraviolet light and glare, which can lead to cataracts and retinal damage, in addition to temporary headaches.
By filtering out glare-producing rays of ...