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History of Ray Bans

Ray Bans manufacturer of sunglasses, founded in 1937 by Bausch & Lomb.They were introduced for the United States Army Air Corps. In 1999, Bausch & Lomb sold the brand to the Italian Luxottica Group for a reported $640 million.

Ray-Bans were created in 1937. Some years earlier, Lieutenant John MacCready returned from a balloon flying adventure and complained that the sun had permanently damaged his eyes. He contacted Bausch & Lomb asking them to create sunglasses that would provide protection and also look elegant. On May 7, 1937, Bausch & Lomb took out the patent.The prototype, known as Anti-Glare, had an extremely light frame weighing 150 grams. They were made of gold-plated metal with green lenses made of mineral glass to filter out infrared and ultraviolet rays. Pilots in the United States Army Air Corps immediately adopted the sunglasses. The Ray-Ban Aviator became a well-known style of sunglasses when General Douglas MacArthur landed on the beach in the Philippines in World War II, and photographers snapped several pictures of him wearing them.

Most modern RayBans frames made of carbon fiber.Its more lightweight and strong. The frames manufactured by RayBans light, strong, flexible, and resistant and also provide comfort to wearer. Ray-Ban also provided frames made of titanium. Titanium frames manufactured Ray Bans is more hypoallergenic, nickel-free, and corrosion resistant and suitable for most environment.
Ray Bans include seven main lines in their collection.
Families, Icons, Active Lifestyle, High Street, Fast and Furious, tech and Craft.

The sunglasses frames range
Very thin > Metal-like to Thicker > Carbon fiber frames.

Some of RayBans sunglasses lens are polarized, means they eliminate glare from the reflective surface. Others sunglasses features G-15 which effective in reducing eyestrain and squinting. The B-15 lens proved clarity and comfort by blocking out a large percentage of blue light.

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