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I'm kind of a blank slate in this regard . . .

I went to the eye doctor for the first time ever yesterday for an exam . . . I thought the exam was great but then everything was crazy-rushed and I didn't have time to explore the options.

Anyways, I'm the only one in my family who never had glasses, but it seems I'm having normal age-related changes.  I'm getting more far-sighted . . . having the most trouble reading small print especially in low light . . .

The doc said I could get by with standard reading glasses for the small print situations, and said I have a very slight prescription for far.

So I can get one pair of glasses covered mostly by insurance. They can be bifocals (near/nml, near/far, far/nml) or regular . . . things like trifocals or progressives come with a significant upcharge.

How do you folks who wear glasses while riding handle it? Do you just wear your regular everyday glasses? Have you got prescription riding glasses of some sort?

 

I'm probably not even asking the right questions so any clarifying questions appreciated.

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I have my prescriotion and buy all my glasses now from www.eyebuydirect.com

 

great prices; great selection and fast service.

 

DHB

 

disclaimer : I am in NO WAY affilliated with the site above; just a happy customer

and I do NOT play an optometrist online (or optician)

I can't believe no one has suggested contact lenses. I'd die if I had to wear glasses all the time. I'm near-sighted, so my situation is a little different, but my mom has bi-focal contact lenses that she says work great.

 

I use Acuvue 2 Advance lenses - you're supposed to wear them a week and then throw them out, but I use protein-removing solution at night, and wear them until they don't feel good anymore, generally 2-3 weeks. At ~$19 per box of 6 lenses, they're cheaper than a high-end pair of glasses per year, and I can wear regular sunglasses or goggles as I need them.

 

I do keep a couple cheap pairs of glasses from Zennioptical.com around for when I'm lounging - I've had good results from them, and the glasses are incredibly cheap. Spend the money getting a good eye doctor to write you the right prescription, then cheap out on the glasses.

I have worn glasses for 30 years and have spent so much money on frames of all kinds. I got turned on to Zenni optical by a client and they are great. I bought three pairs one was a pair of sunglasses. All where great. Total coast for all of them $26.00 I would suggest them to any one just make sure you look at the measurements of the frames.

Link  http://www.zennioptical.com/

 

 

A warning about contacts:

 

I don't personally wear them, but I have friends that do that have told me that their eyes sometimes get dried out while riding even with eye protection so it might not be the ideal choice for all. 

 

Just something to consider.


sten said:

I can't believe no one has suggested contact lenses. I'd die if I had to wear glasses all the time. I'm near-sighted, so my situation is a little different, but my mom has bi-focal contact lenses that she says work great.

 

I use Acuvue 2 Advance lenses - you're supposed to wear them a week and then throw them out, but I use protein-removing solution at night, and wear them until they don't feel good anymore, generally 2-3 weeks. At ~$19 per box of 6 lenses, they're cheaper than a high-end pair of glasses per year, and I can wear regular sunglasses or goggles as I need them.

 

I do keep a couple cheap pairs of glasses from Zennioptical.com around for when I'm lounging - I've had good results from them, and the glasses are incredibly cheap. Spend the money getting a good eye doctor to write you the right prescription, then cheap out on the glasses.

As with the rest, I wear my normal glasses. I used to favor my 'backup' glasses when riding, as my regular pair were extremely expensive and I was vaguely afraid of something happening to them if I was in a crash. Now my 'backup' pair aren't the cheapest either and I don't worry so much. 

 

I think you'd appreciate an anti-glare coating on the lenses for riding at night. I certainly notice the difference. 

 

Also, I couldn't do without my prescription sunglasses, which I wear tons.

 

 

Thanks to all.

I think what I'm gonna do is . . .

well, let me think about it some more.

Prescription clear. Prescription sunglasses.

h' said:
So on sunny days you just don't wear prescription glasses?

Kevin C said:
Regular everyday prescription glasses. Clear for night and clouds. Sunglasses for sunny days.
I used to use a progresive lens on my cycling glasses, but they give you some distortion on the lower edges. This yr I purchased my bifocals set up as a small circle, standard distance vision everywhere else and this small dot that is my reading script. This works out great for riding, no more distortion when looking back at traffic while still being able to read street signs from a distance and my bike computer.  My ins pays for a small portion of them , I think out of pocket was over $300, but they are also transition lenses. I wear them for riding and as my primary glasses.

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