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Hi everyone, just wanted to say i bought a pair of Cocoons and they are marvellous....they fit over your glasses and block out uva/uvb , no glare at all...

Im mot advertising ...justcwanted to pass on my joy ...take care everyone x

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springcross

Thanks for that JJnan. x

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thom3patty

What r cocoons?

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tallyho

I got some thing similar free from my low vision clinic they are brilliant when it’s sunny or bright mine are from Optima also with UV blockage

I don't want to rain on your parade, but if you suffer with bounce back glare like I do, you will find that cocoons do not have an a/r coating. Bounce back glare is when you get glare/reflections in the back of the lens. Even when I wore a/r prescription glasses beneath I still got bounce back glare with cocoons. Why oh why can't a/r coatings be an option to have on all glasses now. A few years ago the hospital's ophthalmologists finally started to advise me to always have eyecare with an a/r coating to stop all glare. Rant over.

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carolreta

I have some over glasses from my low vision optician which I love - on the NHS with a prescription from my Eye Clinic. The Cocoons people told me the Boysenberry lenses were the best ones for Macular Degeneration.

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JJnan in reply tocarolreta

Yes that's the advice i had , i'm happy with them, but i bought mine myself didn't even think of asking eye clinic...good for you 👍 xx

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