PWL 0 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Hi folks. My first time on skis is approaching, getting excited. I was looking at goggles over the weekend and wasn't able to catch a sales guy (shops were surprisingly busy) but wondering what people who wear eyeglasses do when our skiing and snowboarding? Do you wear them under goggles? Sorry for the noob question! Link to post Share on other sites
keba 0 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 I wear contacts. I found that when I wore over-the-glasses goggles (you have to ask for them specially), my specs would fog up at the bottoms of runs. I you get OTG goggles, make sure they have plenty of ventilation. Link to post Share on other sites
PWL 0 Posted December 18, 2008 Author Share Posted December 18, 2008 Thanks. My eyes don't react well to contact lenses and so I can't use those unfortunately. I might be able to ski without glasses but I'm sure I'd enjoy it more (and be slightly safer!) with them on! Link to post Share on other sites
keba 0 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 For sure. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Our youngest son has coke bottle lens and wears his glasses fulltime, but as he has been unable to convince the optomotrist to give him contacts (can't get them in without me holding him down!) he has been snowboarding blind. I want him to get contact for his other sports as well, but alas nothing yet. Have never seen OTG goggles for small people (aka 9yr olds). By the time we come home from any given ski trip poor kid is crosseyed due to eye muscle exhaustion from trying to compensate. Has anyone ever heard of ski goggles being made to prescription? I know they do sport goggles (but they are not suitable for his other sports of Water Polo and Rugby due to concerns of eye socket fracture) but maybe they would work for snow sports? Link to post Share on other sites
keba 0 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Yes you can, the prescription lenses are fixed behind the goggles lens, I think. Never looked into it myself, so I'm not sure where you'd start. Ask his ophthalmologist. Link to post Share on other sites
Youdy 0 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 I use contacts:) I would try to avoid the optomotrist as much as possible once you know your prescription they generally overcharge alot for goods(especially contact lenses) and go straight to the companys that make the goggles and snow/ski retailers. Search for prescription ski goggles youll get plenty of hits You can get custom made lenses to fit into most goggle frames If your prescription is really high then you will have to get opitcal adaptors(these clip in behind your goggles) you can also get goggles specially made for the adaptors to fit however. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 there are loads of goggles made for spectacle wearers, they're just a bit bulgier. Look around, they're usually in a seperate rack in large stores or mixed in at the hotel ski shops. Link to post Share on other sites
Ezorisu 0 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 I've seen prescription swimming goggles, diving/scuba goggles, and sports glasses for like biking and whatnot, but for snow goggles, I've only seen the "over the glasses" kind, and those are few and far between. Both of my regular riding buddies need prescription - one uses contacts, and the other uses OTG's. The general problem with the OTG's is the channel in the foam for the glasses earstocks makes the glasses frame want to index into a particular space within the goggle, so the wearer might have to run the goggles unnaturally high or low so the glasses line up properly. Oh, yeah, and he definitely has a problem with the fogging like keba said! Link to post Share on other sites
popshuvit 0 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 I wear glasses under my goggles.. the goggles I have are smiths & haven't had any problem. I spent a fair amount on my glasses, but the ones I have are titanium which can be bent out of shape without damaging the frame.. Highly recommended glasses if you are uncomfortable with wearing contacts. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 another option is to get your eyes lasik-ed. very effective. Lasts a life time. Link to post Share on other sites
keba 0 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Lasts a lifetime? Lasik hasn't been around long enough for anyone to make that bold claim. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 it's lasted me 11 years already Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 that is a 10 year old's life time. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 actually hoping it lasts a life time. Othewise I'll be in trouble. Just gimme 40 more years please. Link to post Share on other sites
keba 0 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Not trying to scare you, just making the point. I haven't had mine done, and no plans in the near future. Link to post Share on other sites
JellyBelly 1 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Where are the anti-fog, heated, windscreen wiper equipped goggle thats what I want. Link to post Share on other sites
dyna8800 3 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 I wear contacts most of the time and sometimes glasses, using the Oakley O Frame. The Proven OTG Snow model is for using with glasses. http://oakley.com/pd/5648 Suggest that you try on many models, as some goggles that are not OTG specific also can work depending on the glasses. Good luck, Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 Smith Prodigy Turbo fan for de-misting Link to post Share on other sites
PWL 0 Posted December 18, 2008 Author Share Posted December 18, 2008 That sounds good dyna - I will take a look at those. Link to post Share on other sites
scouser 4 Posted December 18, 2008 Share Posted December 18, 2008 But no wipers thursday? You got them? Wonder what they're like. Link to post Share on other sites
Greenroome 0 Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 I'm sure this has been pointed out before, but to prevent fogging put your goggles on before you step onto the snow, and don't touch them until you step off the snow. That's it. They hate changes in temp. If you don't move them and they still fog up, you're too hot. Link to post Share on other sites
Hotaka Scott 0 Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Black Diamond also offers perscription goggles for around $200 USD. http://www.bdel.com/gear/goggles.php Link to post Share on other sites
Ezorisu 0 Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 Originally Posted By: Greenroome If you don't move them and they still fog up, you're too hot. I tend to sweat a lot, so by the bottom of a long run, they'll fog. Not so much of a problem with this in Japan though since the resorts are smaller, but I always have trouble in Whistler. Goggles need big, openable vents in addition to the foam-screened ones. Swans makes goggles with a fan, but not sure if they have an OTG version. Link to post Share on other sites
thursday 1 Posted December 19, 2008 Share Posted December 19, 2008 gotta try out the fan ones. Wonder if they dry out my eyeballs too. Link to post Share on other sites
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