Thanks all for your responses!
I've just got back from the opticians and have a new pair of Oakley frames with some fandangled prescription lenses fitted (or will be). For the record, the optical prescription is a big determinant of which frames work well. The guys at Sheinman in Northampton did a sterling job of going through the options, as they did on my previous non-tinted prescription.
I have worn contacts and actually prefer to do so, but I haven't been able to get a comfortable prescription recently. Going back on Thursday to try again. Downside is you can spend almost as much on opticals as you can on flying!
There is another aviation poiint to this thread. As the guy at Sheinman's was showing me through the tinting options, we stepped outside through a fire door to try them out in sunlight. Just as we were looking skyward with the tint samples, the Red Arrows blasted across the top of the town in a pair of Vee formations. Fantastic to see - sent a pleasurable chill down my spine. Thanks guys!
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