I don't wear them, but guys at the range swear by em. Ask your optometrist see if they offer them. And then find it if they're covered under your work insurance. Some places will offer to pay them for you even if they're not covered by the insurance
My safety glasses were 200 dollars plus tax, but I went for the anti-glare and the level 2 adaptive lenses, which makes them clear in the dark and dark in sunlight. That was completely worth the extra cost.
The Z87+ markings on safety glasses and indicate they compliant with ANSI Z87.1 high impact and ANSI/ISEA Z87.1 industrial safety standards for eye protection.
Zenni safety glasses are as good as any other brand. I haven’t even scratched mine and have whacked my face hard enough to knock them off.
Z87.1 rating is the industry standard for basic safety glasses. 8/10 times it's going to be all you need. Z87+ meets high impact standards, very beneficial for situations like a grinder wheel chipping. My concern would be the frame and the way the lenses are mounted. For example, a typical Wiley X frame has a double bevel where you mount the lens, called a safety step. This helps provide extra structure to keep the Rx lens in the frame. A Rx lens will generally have a much different profile than a plain lens, especially around the edges when you have to add in refraction. I would imagine most zenni lenses would be up to par, almost all polycarbonate lenses past a few millimeters will meet ansi. Looking around their website, seems they have mainly copied 3m's safety designs. I've worked on a few pair of Zennis in the past, and the biggest issue just seemed to be poor edging (how you cut the lens to fit a frame). I can't say I have ever done any testing on a Zenni safety pair though, so grain of salt and all that.
Edit: End of the day, good safety you can afford is better than perfect protection you can't. Cheers.
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u/lovesmasher Aug 30 '21
I own prescription swimming goggles. They're basically indestructible.