Prescription Sunglasses

Quoted message said:

I'm thinking about getting some prescription sunglasses (I am
astimgatic, which rules out some types, e.g. those at Optilabs).
I'm wondering if anyone has had good/bad experience? (Or possibly with
contact lenses?)

Contacts failed miserably for me, but do try them because they make
everything else much easier. Most opticians will offer some kind of
trial scheme.

I use Rudy Projects with prescription inserts, they are pretty good
but it was expensive getting the lenses made up as the cheapo high
street shops wouldn't touch them (this may have changed). I had them
made up with polycarbonate lenses. That was a mistake, polycarbonate
scratches much too easily. Get high-index plastic with anti-scratch
and anti-reflection coatings.

I also have a pair of normal Aviator-style (i.e. large) frames from
Specsavers with Polaroid lenses, which are what I wear most often in
the sun.

Guy
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Thanks for the reply 🙂

I shall try some contacts, but I have a feeling that sunglasses might
be the answer.

I shall call gosportsspex about the lenses.

Thanks again,
Mark.

Mark said:

I shall try some contacts, but I have a feeling that sunglasses might
be the answer.

The beauty of contacts (says the man who doesn't use them...) is you can
use any sunglasses, including dead cheap Bolle safety specs that come
inn at about £6 a pair and are basically just as good as their "proper"
sports models and look pretty cool too.

So why don't I use contacts? My vision is such that I can get by
without a prescription most of the time, computer work (i.e., 99% of my
work) and driving excepted (my left eye is much more shortsighted than
my right, and it's a problem sitting at a comfortable screen distance
for both of them without my glasses). Since I don't wear prescriptions
that much it's a bit of a faff going for contacts.

I have some Bolle Vigilantes with a prescription insert that have the
advantage that you can change the lenses with only one prescription
glaze needed, but the whole setup is heavier and less comfortable than a
pair of dedicated prescription sunglasses. Bolle do prescription
glazing on some of their sports models if you do want to go down that
route: get in touch with them and they'll tell you a local optometrist
who will deal with it for you. I've also had a local opticians turn a
pair of glacier glasses into a nice prescription pair for a fair (not
cheap, but not extortionate) price with dark polarising lenses (and I
lost them in Livigno, buggrit!).

Pete.
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Peter Clinch said:

Mark said:

I shall try some contacts, but I have a feeling that sunglasses might
be the answer.

The beauty of contacts (says the man who doesn't use them...) is you can
use any sunglasses, including dead cheap Bolle safety specs that come
inn at about £6 a pair and are basically just as good as their "proper"
sports models and look pretty cool too.

I've been contemplating contacts for some time - like about 12 years.
Not likely to happen anytime soon, by my reckoning.

I'm put off by the faff (to be fair, this doesn't seem too great) but
also by the fact that it would turn into yet more epxense - I'd still
need glasses, I'd still want prescription sunnies, but now I'd have to
buy contacts and normal shades as well.

Quoted message said:

I have some Bolle Vigilantes with a prescription insert that have the
advantage that you can change the lenses with only one prescription
glaze needed, but the whole setup is heavier and less comfortable than a
pair of dedicated prescription sunglasses.

I've got the Briko Klip Kit (the Sprinter with a prescription insert)
and for the price (about sixty quid plus getting the insert glazed)
I've been pretty happy with it, especially as that includes three
interchangeable lenses.

Quoted message said:

Bolle do prescription
glazing on some of their sports models if you do want to go down that
route: get in touch with them and they'll tell you a local optometrist
who will deal with it for you. I've also had a local opticians turn a
pair of glacier glasses into a nice prescription pair for a fair (not
cheap, but not extortionate) price with dark polarising lenses (and I
lost them in Livigno, buggrit!).

I have an extortionately-priced pair of Vuarnet glacier glasses which
are currently in a safe place, probably somewhere in my loft ....
They're about three prescriptions old, purely because of the price.

John

Quoted message said:

Hi,

I'm thinking about getting some prescription sunglasses (I am
astimgatic, which rules out some types, e.g. those at Optilabs).

I'm wondering if anyone has had good/bad experience? (Or possibly with
contact lenses?)

I've just converted over to Rudy Project Perception, which have been a
revelation in terms of coverage (I get very tearful eyes even at slow
speeds) of the eyes. Good range of lens colours, and they're pretty good
optically, and quite easy to change lenses over. Overall, a pretty happy
experience.

Cost about UKP70 to get the inserts glazed, but was done while I waited.

Never cycled with contacts, so can't comment.

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I'm thinking about getting some prescription sunglasses (I am
astimgatic, which rules out some types, e.g. those at Optilabs).

I'm wondering if anyone has had good/bad experience? (Or possibly with
contact lenses?)

After 25 years of specs I tried contacts for about 3 years. Don't know if
it was an after effect of hiding behind specs since I was 5, but cycling
without specs made my eyes water so uncomfortably I always ended up wearing
specs too. Gave up on the contacts because they were too much faffing
around.

Nowadays I get all my normal prescription frames with photochromic lenses.
It doesn't seem to cost any more for photochromics because I'm astigmatic.
Normal specs seem good enough to me, never found a need for the wraparound
type.
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Hi

Well, my optician has just left a message on my phone:

my perscription of +2.00 cylinder astigmatism is not availabe in daily
disposable contacts...

So, sunglasses it is - i can't be arsed with 6 monthly ones.

Rudy Project Rydon seem to be winning for now 🙂

Mark.

Chris Walters said:

Never cycled with contacts, so can't comment.

My experience was that they made the eyes /very/ sensitive to windborne
grot, so shades absolutely had to be worn at all times. Laser surgery has
proved an effective, if pricey, way of getting round this...

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exist.

Quoted message said:

Hi,

I'm thinking about getting some prescription sunglasses (I am
astimgatic, which rules out some types, e.g. those at Optilabs).

I'm wondering if anyone has had good/bad experience? (Or possibly with
contact lenses?)

I switched to contacts around 4 years ago as much as anything for
cosmetic reasons (Failed attempt to remove geeky image!). I then went
out and bought a pair of decent sunglasses... there's a certain irony in
finally getting around to losing the glasses and promptly replacing them.

I would definately recommend trying them. It can take a while to get
used to, but they're a huge improvement and open up a pretty wide range
of choices for cycling glasses.

Jon

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Quoted message said:

Hi,

I'm thinking about getting some prescription sunglasses (I am
astimgatic, which rules out some types, e.g. those at Optilabs).

I'm wondering if anyone has had good/bad experience? (Or possibly with
contact lenses?)

I switched to contacts around 4 years ago as much as anything for
cosmetic reasons (Failed attempt to remove geeky image!). I then went
out and bought a pair of decent sunglasses... there's a certain irony in
finally getting around to losing the glasses and promptly replacing them.

I would definately recommend trying them. It can take a while to get
used to, but they're a huge improvement and open up a pretty wide range
of choices for cycling glasses.

I wore contacts for years, but glasses again for the last few. My new
frames have a sunglass bit held on by little magnets, much neater than
the old style clip-on sunglasses.