I bought these for my husband for our last wedding anniversary. His grandmother had macular degeneration, so I worried that he may be prone to getting it too, and I read a lot of good information on these sunglasses.  My ONLY complaint is that there is no protection on the sides of the glasses.  But I like the looks of these iconic sunglasses so much I bought myself a pair of brown tortoise new wayfarers, and I absolutely love them.  Again, just the issue of no protection on the sides, but they look SOOOOO cool!