My son needs sports glasses

spyderknut

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My 8 year old is very near sighted (-12.5 diopter) and very active. He is in Karate, soccer and likes to boogie board and play basketball. He wants to go to surfing camp this summer.

Does anyone have any advice on a goggle or frameset that might suit him for these activities. His regular glasses take an occasional pounding and I don't let him wear them in the ocean.

I am hoping that in a couple of years he will be mature enough to maintain contact lenses but for now, glasses are best.
 
I have seen goggle style sun glasses from Oakley, Wiley X, and others, I believe any good Optometry shop should be able to fit prescription lenses in them, the frames are flexible, the ear pieces are more of a goggle strap so they don't fall off and when you don't want to wear them you can dangle them around your neck. Hope this helps.
 
I have a pair of wiley x sg-1 that are pretty nice. I bought them on e-bay for 50 and had sunrayoptical.com put prescription lenses in them for about 150. Polycarbonate is the way to go. It ain't cheap, but I've been through 3 frames and the lenses outlast them every time. You might want to check out the sl-1 or some of their other lines for some of the smaller frames. With a prescription that high you will have to go to an aftermarket glass shop to get lenses. Wiley x said they couldn't do mine and I'm -3.25. Hope this helps!
 
8 year old eh?
Why not buy just one of those memory frames. Bendable and takes a beating. Then get him a strap. Those ones you attach to the glasses and go around your head. They are very secure and should keep the glasses on in most cases.
 
Point44 said:
8 year old eh?
Why not buy just one of those memory frames. Bendable and takes a beating. Then get him a strap. Those ones you attach to the glasses and go around your head. They are very secure and should keep the glasses on in most cases.
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He has those already. Memory is destructable for an eight year old, believe me. I certainly could just get a strap, but I worry about corrosion in salt water. I also worry about him getting cut if he catches an elbow or baseball with metal frames.

He has a big head for his age (yes, I too have a big melon), so I think a smaller frame for a woman should fit just fine. I just have to not tell him it is a woman's frame.:rolleyes:
 
Take a look at Barz goggles. Surfers and whitewater paddlers wear them. Designed so that an impact cannot push the lens into the eye socket.

http://www.murrays.com/

I love mine, although they are not prescription.
Jim
 
Dogsmeadow said:
Take a look at Barz goggles. Surfers and whitewater paddlers wear them. Designed so that an impact cannot push the lens into the eye socket.

http://www.murrays.com/

I love mine, although they are not prescription.
Jim
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yes, those look nice but can only accomodate up to -5:(
 
With a correction like that you are going to be hard pressed to find anything that will work aside from regular frames.

However, Flexon is a nickle-titanium alloy that should not have any trouble with corrosion and is very tough. Keep in mind that the eyewires are steel though. A set of straight titanium frames would be the most corrosion resistant.
 
The problem with water sports is impact with the water. A small frame that is not well padded can cut or bruise when you hit the water. This is a tough one. I'm not sure even Rec Specs could handle a lens with that prescription.
On a side note, I would highly recommend a helmet for anyone learning to surf. The Gath ones have a high "coolness" factor, but a Pro Tec whitewater helmet would work as well. I work with students who have had traumatic brain injuries and can recall my own surfing experinces: the board hit me on the head often when I was learning.
 
Rec Specs rock for sports but like someone previously posted you'll have to check to see if you can get them in that prescription.
 
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