Eyewear is uncommon in racket sports and more common in padel. The reason is structural rather than cultural.
The ball comes off the glass
A padel court is enclosed. The ball stays in play off the back and side walls, which means it arrives from angles a player is not facing and at moments they are not expecting. In an open court almost every ball that reaches a player has been watched the whole way.
Doubles at close range
Padel is played almost entirely as doubles on a court smaller than a tennis court, with four people in it. A partner's smash, a mistimed volley or a ball off the frame can travel a very short distance at speed, and the player it reaches is often the one who was not looking.
What sports eyewear is
Not sunglasses. The frames sold for court sports are built to stay on during lateral movement and to fail safely rather than shatter. Some are offered with photochromatic lenses, which change tint with light and are aimed at courts that are outdoors or partly covered.
What this catalogue records
Eyewear here is recorded by what the maker states — the model, the lens and the colourway. No protection rating, impact standard or certification is recorded, because none is published for these products. If a certified standard matters for a particular use, it needs checking with the manufacturer rather than assumed from a product page.
An honest limit
Eye protection reduces one specific risk. It does not make a court safe, and nothing about wearing it changes where a partner should stand or when a smash is a bad idea.
Fogging and ventilation
The most common reason sports eyewear ends up in a bag rather than on a face is fogging. Padel is played in short bursts with a rest between points, and it is during the rest that warm air sits against a lens. Frames intended for court sports are usually vented for that reason, and lenses are often treated. Neither eliminates the problem in a humid indoor hall.
Fit under movement
Eyewear that shifts on a hard change of direction is a distraction rather than protection. What holds a frame in place is the temple arms and the bridge working together, not tightness, and a frame that has to be over-tightened to stay put will be uncomfortable within twenty minutes. This is one of the few things worth trying on rather than reading about.
If you already wear glasses
Ordinary spectacles are not eye protection and their lenses are not made to take an impact. Whether a particular sports frame accepts a prescription insert, or exists in a prescription version, is a question for the manufacturer — this catalogue records only what is published for each model, and none of these entries states a prescription option.
Lens tint
Photochromatic lenses darken as light increases, which is aimed at courts that are outdoors or only partly covered. On a fully indoor court the feature does nothing, and a clear lens is the simpler choice.