I settled on transitions: I don’t drive much at all and am super lazy jugging various pairs.

I do have a pair of prescription sunglasses in the car but cant be ass’d putting them on when i very occasionally drive

Having a dedicated pair of prescription sunglasses has always been the most reliable choice for me, but the tradeoff is you often then have to juggle two pairs of glasses while on the go.

Clip on:

Pro: Cheap, can be carried on when buying new glasses
Con: you have to carry it separately, depending on the “system” (clamp, magnetic) they might Not be fitting when buying new glasses

Extra glasses (with correction)

Pro: Its Just the Same as the normal glasses but with sun protection
Con: you have to carry it separately, when eyesight Changes you need new ones

Sunglasses you can wear over your normal glasses:

Pro: relatively Cheap
Con: you have to carry it separately, bulky, only fits when you have relatively small normal glasses

Transition:

Pro: you only have one pair Con: they normally dont Work when driving a car because windshield Filters Most UV (which triggers the darkening of the glasses)

First three are First Hand experience from me. Never Had Transitions because i mostly need sunglasses when driving.

Separate glasses are a pain in the ass but the only fashionable option. Clip on are for grannies and nerds, and you don’t see handsome people wearing Transitions that often. I have a separate pair and only forget them sometimes. Like the keys-phone-wallet check before you leave a place, you add glasses.

Your clear glasses almost certainly have UV protection btw. If they don’t, your optician is shitty.

I only have transition lens on my prescription safety glasses because construction sites are hazardous to glasses and eyes at all times. I don’t always have clean hands for switching. And switching itself leaves your eyes vulnerable to shit while switching. It’s also the only time I don’t want polarized lens because they often make screens difficult to read.

For everyday, I carry a polarized set and a regular set and get swapped between the same case. They are basically the same frames too so they both fit because my head is to large for most frames that aren’t sunglasses frames anyway. If I’m planning on being mostly outside, I may only bring the polarized lens because they don’t actually block that much light inside even though they block about %50 of the light outside. Tinted lens that aren’t polarized usually just cause additional eye strain for me anyway. Also only polycarbonate lens for outside also because even if they have no tinting they are blocking UV light.

Clip on lens are prone to trouble. They will either scratch your prescription lens or just get gunked up themselves since you’re doubling the surface area that needs to be kept clean.

In general I spend WAY more thought and money on things for or touching my eyes, feet, hands, and private sweaty bits. Try out things and see what works for you. For example, I was surprised how great wool socks are for hot sweaty climates.

A couple years ago I got prescription sunglasses. They looked super cool. They worked super well. Only problem was I always forgot to bring them when I’d need them, so they were an absolute waste of money in the end. Would not recommend for my ADHD friends. Now I have transitions and they don’t work 100% as well but I never forget them. Would recommend if you have the money or if your insurance covers it.