sun glasses for glasses wearers

knzn

knzn

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I have worn glasses since the fourth grade, and since I am now 47, well thats been a few years now. Of coarse wearing them is just second nature to me since I have worn them for so many years and heck, they have probably saved my eyes from various foreign object more times than I realize, but it does make nice "cool looking" sunglasses a problem.

Over the years I have used both the clip on style and have purchased a seperate pair of prescription sun glasses from time to time. Here lately though I have been thinking about getting a pair of "fitovers," http://fitovers.com/

Just wondering what you other eye glass weares used for sun protection and if any of you have tried the fit overs.
Thanks
Oh, by the way, (edited to add) contacts are not an option in my situation.
 
I just got a new pair of glasses. For the first time since I was a young, young boy insurance covered stuff, so I went all out. I got the frameless kind with titanium bendy sides, anti-reflective, blah blah, but the big part is the new "transitions" lenses. My problem has always been remembering to carry the extra sunglasses. If I knew for a fact that I was going to be outside all day, I'd still take the sunglasses, but for going in and out all the time these things can't be beat. The old kind used to settle between light and dark after a while, but these haven't done that so far. They're the best glasses I've owned to date. .
 
I have the transition lenses as well. They really come in handy when you forget your sunglasses or whatever. They change in the sun and then when you go indoors they change back. I don't really even notice the change when I'm outside unless I look over or under the lenses. They have worked fine for me.

I also have a pair of clip on sun glasses. I don't know which kind you've gotten in the past but they have new ones out that are really great and they look like you are wearing a pair of sunglasses. They attach with magnets and stay on well. I'd recommend them. They provide great protection and still use your glasses's perscription. I've used the old clip on's in the past and I wasn't impressed with them. These new one with the magnets work well though.

-Bryan
 
ACMarina said:
but the big part is the new "transitions" lenses. My problem has always been remembering to carry the extra sunglasses. If I knew for a fact that I was going to be outside all day, I'd still take the sunglasses, but for going in and out all the time these things can't be beat. The old kind used to settle between light and dark after a while, but these haven't done that so far. They're the best glasses I've owned to date. .
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yep, forgot to mention that I do have some of the newer version of transitions, and they do work pretty good. Get dark quickly, and get very clear quickly too. But the main problem with them is when driving. They just don't darken in a vehicle since the windshields and windows now days block UV rays.
 
knzn said:
yep, forgot to mention that I do have some of the newer version of transitions, and they do work pretty good. Get dark quickly, and get very clear quickly too. But the main problem with them is when driving. They just don't darken in a vehicle since the windshields and windows now days block UV rays.
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Exactly my problem.

I use some fit overs I got at Shopko for $20. I only use them when driving, otherwise the Transitions work very well.
 
I bought a pair of titanium glasses that came with a set of sun glasses that fit onto the frame of the regulars and are held on with two magnets. Best sun glasses I've ever had! Got em at Walmart too so the price was pretty good, $239 I think it was.
 
Get Lasik surgery and you'll have many more choices in sunglasses :cool: Best thing I ever did!
 
I have worn glasses for over 40 years. When I get a new pair of glasses I have my old pair dyed. Its pretty cheap as compared to a new set of glasses. I'm already used to the frames and script. You give up a little if you have a big correction change, but usually I don't notice a great deal.
You can choose colors of tint and degree of darkness. Why oh why do frames cost so much ? Next to insurance and snare drum parts, frames have got to be the biggest pricing fraud in our world.
 
I received a 50% discount coupon in the mail for LensCrafters. I got myself a pair of prescription sunglasses in Rayban Wayfarer frames.

I am completely satisfied. I needed the coupon because I'm in bifocals now. :(

It's great to be able to sit in the sunshine outside AND read at the same time. :)
 
You guys must drive with your windows up, I guess. .I keep my windows down most of the time, and they change enough to be comfortable. .
 
Glad to hear the positive comments on the transitions. I'm considering them.
 
The transitions lenses have come along way from when I wore them as a kid back in the 80's, when they took forever to lighten up upon leaving sunlight. My son just got a pair with the transitions and they work great for him. I personally switched to contacts many years ago so I could get whatever sunglasses I wanted. I can see better with contacts as well (toric to correct for an astigmatism). One of these days, laser surgery...
 
How about some aviators? Or the color changing lens in an aviator frame! :D

You could always pick the frames and then get the lenses cut. :cool:
 
comet said:
Get Lasik surgery and you'll have many more choices in sunglasses :cool: Best thing I ever did!
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Let us know how that works out over the long term. I understand that the procedure is only about 15 years old, so I wonder if the long term effects will out.
 
Lasik is not permanent. Pretty good technology, though. Too expensive and too scary for me right now. I'm the kind of person that it takes them 9 tries to get me through the glaucoma test (where they blow air in your eye). :rolleyes:

The only thing that concerns me about the transitions lenses is this:

Do you ever find yourself needing them to be clear when you're outdoors?

What about when taking pictures (viewfinder, etc.)? Reading? etc...?

You guys that have them - do you ever run into a circumstance where you wish they would just go clear?
 
Daniel Koster said:
The only thing that concerns me about the transitions lenses is this:

Do you ever find yourself needing them to be clear when you're outdoors?

What about when taking pictures (viewfinder, etc.)? Reading? etc...?

You guys that have them - do you ever run into a circumstance where you wish they would just go clear?
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Never had a problem about wishing that they would go clear but always wished that they would get darker
 
knzn, I have been in glasses as long as you. I have decided prescription is the way to go for me. They are the only ones dark enough ( i like dark) and it takes me 2 seconds to switch. My clears are bifocal but not my sunglasses. My kid works at Lenscrafters so soon I will get half price deals.
 
stjames said:
Let us know how that works out over the long term. I understand that the procedure is only about 15 years old, so I wonder if the long term effects will out.
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They have been doing a similar procedure in Russia for many years...cheaper than giving everyone glasses. The procedure certainly is permanent. The laser actually resculps your cornea. However, that is not to say that some people don't need touch up as their vision changes later in life.

I went from 20-500 vision with bad astigmatism to 20-15. My eyes were dry for about 6 months and needed drops each day. It was scary to have it done. I had mine done at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore. I would not do it at the local mall....too many disasters.
 
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