Chilean miners’ sunglasses: O.C.’s Oakley

Miner Alex Vega Salazar, center, gives a thumbs up after emerging from the capsule that brought him to the surface from the collapsed San Jose gold and copper mine near Copiapo, Chile, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010. Vega is the tenth of 33 miners who was rescued from the mine after more than 2 months trapped underground.

Non-polarized Oakley Radar Range model sunglasses, retailing for $180, have black iridium lens coating for the greatest eye protection, said company spokesman Rochelle Mooers.

Oakley's Carlos Reyes, Vice President of Research and Development, conducts a media interview Wednesday. He explains how his company became involved with donating $180 Oakley Radar model sunglasses to trapped Chilean miners who wore them as they emerged from their underground entrapment.

Oakley Radar sunglasses. The California-based company donated 35 pairs of Radar sunglasses with black iridium lenses to the Chile mine rescue operation. According to Oakley, the glasses should help the miners' eyes adjust to sunlight again.

The capsule carries Manuel Gonzalez, a rescue specialist, into the San Jose mine, near Copiapo, Chile, on October 13, 2010, to aid in the rescue of the 33 miners trapped in the mine for 70 days.

In this handout from the Chilean government, the oldest rescued miner Claudio Mario Gomez, 59, celebrates as he becomes the ninth to exit the rescue capsule, on October 13, 2010 at the San Jose mine near Copiapo, Chile. The rescue operation has begun bringing up the 33 miners, 69 days after the August 5, 2010 collapse that trapped them half a mile underground.

In this handout from the Chilean government, Jimmy Sanchez, 19, becomes the fifth miner to exit the rescue capsule, on October 13, 2010 at the San Jose mine near Copiapo, Chile. The rescue operation has begun bringing up the 33 miners, 69 days after the August 5, 2010 collapse that trapped them half a mile underground.

In this handout from the Chilean government, Mario Sepulveda, 39, is the second miner to exit the rescue capsule October 12, 2010 at the San Jose mine near Copiapo, Chile. The rescue operation has begun bringing up the 33 miners, 69 days after the August 5th collapse that trapped them half a mile underground.

In this photo released by the Chilean presidential press office, Chile's President Sebastian Pinera, left, and his Bolivian counterpart Evo Morales, third right, visit Bolivian miner Carlos Mamani Solis after his rescue from the collapsed San Jose gold and copper mine, near Copiapo, Chile, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010.

In this photo released by the Chilean presidential press office, Chile's President Sebastian Pinera, right, greets miner Jorge Galleguillos after his rescue from the collapsed San Jose gold and copper mine, near Copiapo, Chile, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010.

In this photo released by the Chilean government, Jorge Galleguillos, the eleventh miner rescued from the collapsed San Jose gold and copper mine waves to the crowd after been trapped with 32 other miners for over two months near Copiapo, Chile, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010.

In this photo released by the Chilean presidential press office, Chile's President Sebastian Pinera, fourth right, applauds while the capsule with the first rescued miner Florencio Avalos comes out from the collapsed San Jose gold and copper mine where he was trapped with 32 other miners for over two months near Copiapo, Chile, early Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010.

In this photo released by the Chilean presidential press office, Chile's President Sebastian Pinera, front right, hugs rescued miner Florencio Avalos after Avalos was rescued from the the collapsed San Jose gold and copper mine where he was trapped with 32 other miners for over two months near Copiapo, Chile, Tuesday Oct. 12, 2010.

In this handout from the Chilean government, Victor Segovia (C), 47, becomes the 15th miner to be rescued on October 13, 2010 at the San Jose mine near Copiapo, Chile. The rescue operation has begun bringing up the 33 miners, 69 days after the August 5, 2010 collapse that trapped them half a mile underground.

Rescued miner Jose Ojeda holds up a Chilean flag after emerging from the capsule that brought him to the surface from the collapsed San Jose gold and copper mine where he was trapped with 32 other miners for over two months near Copiapo, Chile, early Wednesday Oct. 13, 2010.

Bolivia's President Evo Morales looks on as rescued miner Jorge Galleguillos, not seen, arrives in a capsule at the San Jose Mine near Copiapo, Chile Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010. One by one, 33 miners trapped for 69 days, are climbing into the rescue capsule, ascending to the surface.

Rescued miner Victor Zamora waves to people as he arrives at the hospital in Copiapo, Chile, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010. Zamora was the fourteenth of 33 miners to be rescued from the San Jose mine after more than 2 months trapped underground.

Rescued miner Alex Vega, 31, arrives at the hospital in Copiapo, Chile, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010. Vega was the tenth of 33 miners to be rescued from the San Jose mine after more than 2 months trapped underground.

Relatives and friends of trapped miners celebrate while watching on a TV screen the rescue operation of Florencio Avalos at the camp outside the San Jose mine near Copiapo, Chile, early Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010. Thirty-three miners became trapped when the gold and copper mine collapsed on Aug. 5.

Roxana Gomez, daughter of rescued miner Mario Gomez, cries as she watches on a TV screen the rescue operation of her father at the relatives camp outside the San Jose mine near Copiapo, Chile, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010. Gomez was the ninth of 33 miners who was rescued from the San Jose mine after more than 2 months trapped underground.

In this photo released by the Chilean government, miner Mario Gomez, left, gestures as he meets his wife for the first time after being rescued from the collapsed San Jose gold and copper mine where he had been trapped with 32 other miners for over two months near Copiapo, Chile, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010.

In this photo released by the Chilean government, miner Mario Sepulveda celebrates after being rescued from the collapsed San Jose gold and copper mine where he was trapped with 32 other miners for over two months near Copiapo, Chile, early Wednesday Oct. 13, 2010.

In this photo released by the Chilean presidential press office, Chile's President Sebastian Pinera, right, hugs rescued miner Mario Sepulveda after Sepulveda was rescued from the collapsed San Jose gold and copper mine where he was trapped with 32 other miners for over two months near Copiapo, Chile, early Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010.

Rescued miner Claudio Yañez, 34, gestures as he arrives to the hospital of Copiapo, Chile, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010. Yanez was the eighth of 33 miners who was rescued from the San Jose mine after more than 2 months trapped underground.

Rescued miner Edison Pena gestures as he arrives to the hospital of Copiapo, Chile, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2010. Pena was the twelfth of 33 miners rescued from the San Jose mine after more than 2 months trapped underground.