Out in the sun, a paperback and a pair of readers become a trade-off. Keep the readers on, and you squint against the glare. Switch to sunglasses, and the small print blurs. Reading sunglasses fix that. Foster Grant engineers them as SunReaders®, combining a sunglass tint with a reading segment positioned in the lower portion of each lens, so the page stays legible while your eyes stay protected. You carry one pair, not two. Below, you will discover how the design performs outdoors, alongside six SunReaders® worth packing for the deck, the dock, or the back porch. Foster Grant has been "The Original American Sunglass Brand®" since 1929. These picks carry more than 95 years of practice.

A SunReaders® lens does two jobs at once. The lower part carries your reading magnification. The rest of the lens is a tinted sunglass with no magnification, and that reading portion is not a full lens diopter. You drop your eyes to read the menu. Look up, and the distance stays clear. It works through one tinted lens. Every Foster Grant SunReaders® pair filters 100% of UVA-UVB rays and carries a UV400 rating. That protection becomes essential whenever you read in open sunlight for an hour or more. The reading segment uses Prescription Quality Magnification. It comes in a range of strengths. You match the strength to how close you hold a page. The lenses resist scratches and impacts too, so a pair survives the beach bag beside the sunscreen and keys. Tints vary across the line, from a neutral smoke to a warm amber. Amber, seen on styles like Jorge and Agatha, softens bright light without hiding the page. Frames come in acetate or metal, so you pick the feel you prefer.

There is no single best pair here. The right choice depends on you. It comes down to your face, your style, and where you read most. The shortlist below is organized by frame, by lens, and by the particular day each pair is engineered for. You will find every one of these styles in the sun readers collection.

Accuracy is the aviator for anyone who wants readers that look like good shades. It is a gunmetal metal frame with spring hinges. The temples flex outward and settle back into position, so the fit stays comfortable through a long afternoon on the water. Agatha runs the same aviator idea in a softer look. It combines a rose gold metal frame with adjustable nose pads you can fine-tune, plus amber-tinted lenses that warm the view and soften midday brightness. Both styles keep the reading power in the lower lens. The top stays a clean sunglass.

Jorge is the pick when the glare turns relentless. Think of a bright dock or a beach at noon. Its amber lens carries an ocean-blue mirror that reflects more light away from your eyes. That extra shading helps when the sun is harshest. The frame is a charcoal, wayfarer-style acetate finished with polished gunmetal temples, and it reads as a sunglass first and a reader never. Sela takes the style-first route for women. It is a black acetate cat-eye that loses the visible bifocal line. The reading segment blends in, so nobody has to know it is there.

Latte is the low-key one. It is a modern black frame that looks current, not clinical. It slips into a bag or a shirt pocket without fuss. You pick a strength and go. Senate is the workhorse, built for reading on the move. This sporty black frame stays put as you check a scorecard, a trail map, or a recipe on the patio. It filters 100% of UVA-UVB rays, like the rest of the line. Neither pair asks you to think about it, which is the point.

You already know the strength you reach for indoors. That familiar power is the place to start here too. Foster Grant offers these SunReaders® in a range of strengths, so most readers land on their number. If a standard reader gets your book in focus at the kitchen table, choose the same one here. Only the bottom of the lens is magnified, so your choice shapes how the whole pair feels in practice. Say you fall between two strengths. Most of your outdoor reading is quick glances. Size down a touch, and the top of the lens stays cleaner for looking at the horizon. For a plain reader with no tint, the reading glasses hub covers the rest of the range. The trick outdoors is simple. Read by dropping your gaze, not by tipping your head.

When you read outside all day, your lenses take a beating. A scratched lens scatters glare across the reading segment, right where you need clarity. Salt water is the quiet culprit. It dries into tiny, razor-sharp crystals. Dry-wipe them, and you grind them into the coating. Rinse with cool fresh water first. Then dry with a soft microfiber cloth. Sunscreen and bug spray are sneakier still, because their chemicals gradually haze a lens over time, and your fingers carry both after a day outside. Wipe your hands before you touch the frames or turn a page. Sand acts like fine grit, so blow or rinse it away rather than rubbing it in. The scratch- and impact-resistant coating on Jorge and Agatha adds real durability. Even so, a hard case is what carries a pair through five summers instead of one. Store them in that case whenever they leave your face, not loose in a tote.

The best reading sunglasses for the outdoors let you leave the second pair at home. A SunReaders® lens filters 100% of UVA-UVB rays across the whole lens. It hides the reading power where you need it. So the paperback, the map, and the bright afternoon are all handled at once. Start with the shape that suits your face, whether that is an aviator, a wayfarer, or a cat-eye. Then browse the complete sunglasses range to see how each finish behaves in real outdoor light. That is the Foster Grant way, going on more than 95 years.