Prescription Sunglasses

Thought that might be the case.

I too am astigmatic- although clearly not in your league.

I wore contact lenses for ages which were slightly too high a prescription to correct for it as this was the best that could be done.

I now have astigmatic contact lenses- which are shaped to follow the contour of a rugby ball shaped eye.

You put them in and they rotate until they align to the eyeball, and then vision is pretty damn good.

I'm around -4 in both eyes, one of which (right) is quite astigmatic and with the lenses in I score 20/20 on the traditonal test.

The other positive is that my lenses last a month- chuck them in on the first Monday of every month then forget about them.

Waking up every morning able to see is a nice thing.

My opticians is in the city if you have any interest in speaking to them?

Why not just wear contact lenses and bog standard sunglasses?

I sometimes wear daily disposables and sunglasses, but won't be doing it anymore in warmer weather. I've had 2 contact lenses, which, due to sweat pooling in my eyeball (?) have slid down my eyelashes, temporarily stuck to the inside of my shields, and then disappeared... into the night - so I was glad I was carrying back up specs.

In hot and dry daytime races, after any period of standing around/stopping (i.e. no tear duct action due to 'road wind'), I've got going again, only to have dried out lenses go all fucking weird and cloudy, meaning riding a lap or 2 in the bunch (Eastway, Herne Hill, etc.) squinting and blinking furiously, trying to get them to 'reset'.

I love the peripheral vision of contacts, but the old pair of specs I'm using now have been comfortable, not slipped or given me temple pinching headaches, and not to bad in the rain (with a peaked cap or helmet).

I'm still carrying a spare pair of specs at all times, as I'd be totally fucked (especially on night rides) without them in the event of primary pair damage.

I'm -3 in both eyes, and astigmatic in the right (currently not correctable by available contacts, but just correcting the myopia does the job).

I used to have the issue of them drying out- and also the "sweat swipe" you describe.

Moving to lenses with a much greater rate of water/oxygen transference through the lense sorted it right out though.

I always have a spare pair in my bag just in case, and also when out on the bike will stick a couple of old ones in with my inner tubes etc- but with the new high water/oxygen transfer ones I've never had one come out.

I'm aware that I am being rather evangelical about them but they really are rather good.

I challenge you to have perfect vision for a month whilst doing nothing in terms of putting on glasses/inserting and removing lenses etc and not be the same.

I was seriously considering laser surgery- but just changing a pair of lenses once a month means I now won't bother with it.

Left eye: BC 8.6, Power -3.5
Right eye: BC 8.7, Power -4, Cyl -1.25 (this one is a Toric lense that corrects the Astigmatism)

Oases accuvues. i am using these at the moment and can vouch for them.

i don't get on with the acuvues.
They are a pain to put in and the move/fold/annoy.

just my experience, like

been using focus dailies for about 10 years -5.75
and riding glasses

i prefer the focus dailies too.

mine aren't that strong.

murts, you must've been hard at as a lad, if you catch my drift :)

what at 5 years old????

3 and a half for me.

the oases,moved to these over the focus, ones seem to be ok. i've only ridden in them once, but they're not drying out at the desk.
played football in them last night. seem to be ok.
them with those bolle clear specs for winter i think.

I use Optilabs photochromic as well. I've had them for about 4 years. They are excellent. totally clear at night, go very dark in bright sunlight.
However, get the grey lens, not the brown one. The brown lenses are high contrast - you do NOT want high contrast lenses in low light or shaded conditions.
Why not?
High contrast means that shadows are made darker. Great for snowboarding. Shit for leafy lanes and shadowed streets.
Low contrast lenses mean that the overal light levels are reduced when it's bright, but your ability to spot potholes and manhole covers in shadowed streets is not impaired.
Grey lenses also do not mess up your colour perception.
Brown lenses enhance red - great for spotting brake lights (this is why they usually supply "driving" glasses with a brown lens), but generally mess with your ability to distinguish between objects with similar colours under poor light conditions.
As an ex-mountain biker I can confidently tell you that grey lenses work much better for road and off-road conditions and across a wider range of light levels.

Finally, although it doesn't say so on their website, Optilabs can glaze many brands of standard sports sunglasses, for example Tifosi models with the DirectFit system. Their price for this, quoted recently was £97 for photochromatic ,hard-coated and anti-reflective, single vision lenses.
A pretty stunning deal I would say.

http://www.tifosioptics.com/rx/index.html

I hate sunglasses. They teach your eyes not to adjust to the light, leaving you blind without them.

I used to have the issue of them drying out- and also the "sweat swipe" you describe.

Moving to lenses with a much greater rate of water/oxygen transference through the lense sorted it right out though.

I always have a spare pair in my bag just in case, and also when out on the bike will stick a couple of old ones in with my inner tubes etc- but with the new high water/oxygen transfer ones I've never had one come out.

I'm aware that I am being rather evangelical about them but they really are rather good.

I challenge you to have perfect vision for a month whilst doing nothing in terms of putting on glasses/inserting and removing lenses etc and not be the same.

I was seriously considering laser surgery- but just changing a pair of lenses once a month means I now won't bother with it.

They sound great, but I don't like contacts for every day use, as they increase my minimum focussing distance. It was only after trying contacts, I realised how much I peer over/under my glasses when close focussing. And sometimes I like to whip off any correction, and bathe in the blurriness of it all.

And apparently I have unnaturally 'steep' eyeballs. The front surface is so flat, they're either dried out and welded on, or fall off suddenly and completely if unseated; or something.

The cost/cleaning regime is also a bit of a no-no, personally.

Like John Hegley, I'm glad to wear glasses.

Optilabs here with a photochromic lenses. Also a pair or Rudy projects with dark and clear prescription lenses.

I prefer the cycling specific wrap arounds mainly to stop the wind (i am that fast) making my eyes water like the slopes of the Cherrapunji.

I don't do contacts, I am a wuss and can't stick things in my eyes.

What about clip in prescription and then interchangeable outer lenses?
Image is everything thirst is nothing.

cliveo likes his clip-ins (I think they're clip-ins, anyway).

I wasn't so keen on mine. They add weight, and sit much closer to your eyes, which isn't good for the long-lashed.

My 'normal' glasses stop the wind, and have been okay @40mph. Maybe they're crap @>45mph, but I haven't been in a position to check yet.

I have uber sensitive eyes and the wind really gets to me. Like a spitting image crying puppet.

My prescription hasn't changed for 5 years and I've had my cycling glasses for that long. It helps that a friend is an optician and can get things on the cheap.

I have the long lash problem, it rules out the free oakleys he keeps sending me.

Like a spitting image crying puppet.

Aaaargh, 80s flashback.

My clip-ins weigh the same as my regular glasses. Peripheral vision is not good but then it's not good with my regular glasses and my prescription is too strong for non clip in prescription goggles.

Aaaargh, 80s flashback.

I read about it in history class.

My clip-ins weigh the same as my regular glasses.

But more weight over the nose, no?

Has anyone had any experience with hydrophobic lens? Are they any good? There have been too many times I've been riding home at night, caught in a downpour, and been effectivly riding blind because of rain smeared glasses.

Optilabs again.

See posts Hippy linked to earlier.

Only problem I've had with them is jesters (mainly my friends to be fair) taking the piss for looking like Bono.

I've no idea why optilabs make themselves look so shit.

Cliveo - can you link the goggles you speak of? Sounds like a good idea.

They don't look shit*. My mates are just cunts.

• If that's what you mean. Your post makes no sense.