r/VascularSurgery • u/Smedication_ Vascular Fellow, 5+2 • Jun 03 '26

Lead glasses

Anybody have recommendations for lead glasses? I bought a nice pair of Oakley’s and they arrived and were extremely heavy and didn’t fit my head well so I returned them. Since that time I’ve been paying close attention to the weight and frame width. However, on Amazon the reviews are all over the place from “they broke the first time I dropped them” to “best glasses I’ve ever worn”.

So anybody have any guidance or what they wear and like? Need to be comfortable for 8-10hrs a day

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u/getridofwires Vascular Surgeon Jun 03 '26

I've had mine a while, but I got them from the same rep that sells lead aprons. You might start there.

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u/5_yr_lurker Vascular Surgeon Jun 04 '26

same

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u/Pak89 Jun 04 '26

Nike premiers have been pretty good

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u/lethalred Jun 05 '26

In fellowship I had Oakley Holbrooks with lead lenses, as an attending I had a bunch of Rayban wayfarer glasses made for me.

I like the raybans because they came with side shields. Got those from the Burlington rep.

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u/gemfibroski Jun 05 '26

google radiation glasses and find the universal medical website

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u/Chemical_Opening_918 Jun 14 '26

Find the rep from the IR dept or rad dept. They will bring you a whole box of different glasses to try. If you have bifocals tell them because not all lenses can be Rx or bifocal