3M Virtua Safety Glasses

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3M is no stranger to the safety world, so when they develop a pair of affordable safety glasses, you have to stop and look at them and these have all of the bells and whistles on them.

To start, similar to other pairs on this list the lenses are made of polycarbonate which means they stay strong, and provide protection for your eyes, and in my time wearing these they avoided scratches. Like the others, the lenses provide near 100% UV protection.

The arms are made of the same materials as the lenses with a rubber tip to help with comfort. I prefer the full rubber lining found in the dewalt glasses above, but this is just purely preference.

What makes these glasses stand out are two features, the first of which is the foam gasket or lining. Each pair of glasses is shipped with a removable foam gasket / lining that attaches to the frame, the gasket in theory is supposed to prevent material from squeaking up between your eye and the glasses and helps prevent fogging. I personally just found it to be annoying and removed it, but, if you work in a job where this is a risk, this is a good solution.

The second feature that these glasses have is the ear plugs loop. At the ends of the arms there is a small clip. If you find yourself using ear plugs frequently, these will ensure they are always where you need them. Personally we just use those cheap throw away foam ear plugs but if you’re using something more than this is a useful feature.

Overall these are a great pair of glasses, the build quality is great and they do the job with a few extra features that might push these to the top for you.