I have a very lite prescription for being slightly nearsighted. I cannot actually work with glasses since I have to be able to read laser scribes on semiconductor wafers up close. But its always bothered me to wear my glasses riding. I see well enough to ride but no way at night, and reading signs is difficult. I have tried wearing soft contacts, once dailies for a while now - I have a whole box of them. 10 years now and my prescription is still exactly the same a slight astigmatism with a -1 correction factor. My glasses steam up riding and at night reflect halos from street lamps so I don't ride at night if I don't have too.
flip up helmets and high venting in the facial area of some of my older helmets have made it difficult. This new shoi seems to be just right for me, I tried them today and they stayed in all day no irritations and they did not tear up on me like usual. I could see very well and I think I could ride at night like that! It was nice to be on the plains in eastern portion of Denver and to be able to see the mountains sharp from a distance, street signs, license plates all in focus enough to read.
Of course it has its back draws too I can see every little thing in the road and so I have to actually think "look up Miguel, keep your eyes up"!
I could actually see Pikes Peak in the distance sharp as if I was in town from 60 miles out sharper then this picture even.
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After many years of glasses, hard and soft contacts< I finally opted for LASIK. Opens up a whole new world to see the alarm clock in the morning, go scuba diving, riding and driving. First surgery lasted over 15 years and now I need a small tune up.
Riding with contacts is the only way to go. When I wear my glasses, all I see is shakyness since my eyeballs moving with the bumps. Plus I can wear my sunglasses. I always have my sunglasses with foam on when riding. Keeps the air and crud out of my eyes.
Ah..the pain of finding contacts that work. I was the same as you with riding with glasses, plus my ears would hurt from the pressure, and I was always bothered by the rim of the glasses. Enjoy being able to see where you're going :cheerleader:
Glad it's working out for you, HS. :smile:
I'm nearsighted and wear glasses daily, but wear contacts for sporting activities, including riding for long days in the saddle.
Ugh, I'm getting farsighted in my advancing years, and it sucks.
I'm going to need some sort of sight aid before I'm 50 for sure........
I've been wearing soft contact lenses for close to 25 years. I have fairly bad nearsightedness and could never ride without corrective lenses of any kind.
I don't like smoke lenses on my helmets in the event I get caught out after dark I need to be able to have the shield down and see too; additionally I ride with either sunglasses(Maui Jim Sports) since they have a very thin but durable/flexible frame. There are times when I need to scratch a nose itch or let some more air in and I would never take the chance of riding at any speed without eye protection. These are very comfortable in my Shoei, even on longer rides.
I have a spare set of clear safety glasses I got at Walmart ($10) under the seat just in case the sun disappears. :)
I would like to Lasik but something tells me not to? Ya know - it's your EYES and you only get one pair.......the risk just seems too high for the result when I can easily pop in my contacts or replace them as needed. My sister had it done several years ago and really liked it. Who knows, maybe I'll change my mind in a couple years.
I fight these same battles w/ my contacts. It seems (especially if it's cool outside) that my contacts tear up a lot, especially when i'm hamfisting it. At the track I don't even try and just ride without anything. My vision is good enough without that I can get by... :comp13:
[image: View Post]AZTraveler, on 19 July 2010 - 10:11 PM, said:
After many years of glasses, hard and soft contacts< I finally opted for LASIK. Opens up a whole new world to see the alarm clock in the morning, go scuba diving, riding and driving. First surgery lasted over 15 years and now I need a small tune up.
+1 on the LASIK. I went from 20/450 uncorrected to 20/15 after the surgery. That was 4 years ago and sometimes I still can't believe how crisp my vision is.
I solved my problem by taking my helmet with me to the eyeglass place. I picked a frame from Oakley that has flexible, straight bows. I wear a full-face helmet, so the glasses come off to put the helmet on and they get pushed through the front. The straight bows follow a nice line back and I never feel them. In fact, I've checked to make sure I put them on because the comfort level is so high!