Need help from the 4 eyed folk's

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I have always worn contact's but the big 50 is arount the corner and they
are just not working anymore. I put my glasses on (yes bifocals also) and was
amazed how good I could see. The question I would like to know is do you folks
wear safety glasses over them are what. This is all new to me and I am pretty
dang frustrated. Thanks for any and all comments in advance .


Glenn Dykes
Louisiana
 
You can get prescription safety glasses. I've been meaning to, but haven't yet so I wear safety glasses over top of my regular glasses. It's a bit of a irritating situation, but not too bad as my regular glasses are kind of small.

-d
 
I got a pair of prescription safety bifocals about a year ago. On the whole I'm
happy with them but I can still see much better with my regular glasses.

According to my optometrist the problem is that the much larger lenses I
insisted on for the safety glasses make the bifocal distortions around the
edges of the lens much more obvious. Of course they also keep more
junk out of my eyes :confused:
 
I wear reading glasses. You might try going to a drug store, or even a Walmart and getting a pair of the tiny (half height) reading glasses. You can use safety glasses over them quite easily. This is what I do. There also inexpensive, usually in the $7 to $20 range. I have multiple pairs in different strengths. I use 1.5X for forging, I use 2.5X for grinding and I use 3.5X for closeup work.
 
The solution is birthcontroll glasses, as mentioned, since with safety glasses you want a much larger lense size for protection, you get more distortion around the edges, where with smaller glasses you'd turn your head to look at something, you tend to do so less with large lenses, it can take getting used to.

Some of the best protecting prescription safety glasses, particulary if you need bifocals (like my dad and granddad do, and I will too probably someday) are the plain ol butt ugly aviator frame glasses.

BCGs because as they say, you have no chance with any woman who sees you wearing them.

Remember though, it's always better to look ugly and be safe than look nice and end up with vision loss because of particles getting in your eyes.
 
i just wear a full face shield. i prefer to have my whole face protected than just my eyes. im near sighted but i still wear my glasses. if i were you i would sugest just getting a full face shield. its much cheaper to replace the glass on it than it is presciption safety glasses and your whole face is protected. im trying to keep from getting any uglier than i already am. :D
 
The distortion problem is because safety lenses are made out of polycarbonate. Polycarb is impact resistant but it has a good deal of distortion due to its Abbe value compared to that of glass or CR-39 plastic lenses. CR-39 and Hi Index plastics have a higher Abbe value and less distortion which is why you see better. My safety glasses suck compared to my regular specs, but it's better than losing an eye.
-John
 
I wear a full facemask 3M respirator. I got to this point after trying the face shield, with RX glasses, and 1/2 face respirator....It didn't feel good, and things shifted quite a bit.

Using the full face respirator works for me, as it multi-tasks in the protection area - and it is relatively comfortable to wear with glasses. (Well, you get used to it at least)

Blueline
 
J.McDonald Knives said:
i just wear a full face shield. i prefer to have my whole face protected than just my eyes. im near sighted but i still wear my glasses. if i were you i would sugest just getting a full face shield. its much cheaper to replace the glass on it than it is presciption safety glasses and your whole face is protected. im trying to keep from getting any uglier than i already am. :D
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Jacob has the best reply yet.
They're inexpensive and work whether you wear glasses or not!
 
Jacob had the worst reply, a face shield works well if your not trying to wear a respirator at the same time. The respirator tends to stick out too far pushing out the shield. Go for the prescription glasses.

My Grandfather used to work for Norton co. and they had the OWL club. It was a display case of safety glasses that saved someone's eyes but got destroyed in the process. Pretty interesting to see.
 
striper28 said:
Jacob had the worst reply, a face shield works well if your not trying to wear a respirator at the same time. The respirator tends to stick out too far pushing out the shield. Go for the prescription glasses.

My Grandfather used to work for Norton co. and they had the OWL club. It was a display case of safety glasses that saved someone's eyes but got destroyed in the process. Pretty interesting to see.
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I use a north 1/2 face with a full face shield and have no problems with it. They also have a huge selection of carts for them.
 
I was just wearing my regular bi-focals. I just had LASIK and now I only need readers so I'm using the cheap readers from wally world. Hard to believe but the dollar store has some of these for a buck apiece.
 
The last time I went to the eye doctor, I went ahead and got prescription safety glasses. Glasses over glasses don't work because of distortion, full face shield don't work because of wearing a respirator and distortion so prescriptions were the way to go for me. Mine have plastic shields on the temples.
Scott
 
I like a combination of Full face shield, and a welder's respirator. Wilson safety makes some nice slim respirators for wearing under a welding hood. They are light and comfortable, but I think I replace the cartridges more often than with a full sized respirator.
Ken
 
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