ugachuga 0 Posted November 12, 2002 Share Posted November 12, 2002 I wear glasses. What do I do when I ski in winter? Link to post Share on other sites
mogski 0 Posted November 12, 2002 Share Posted November 12, 2002 Glasses can still be worn under goggles but you might look a little stupid. There is two solutions. Both are expensive. 1. Use soft contacts. (I do.) 2. Buy goggles that you can have the lenses factory made to your eyesight requirement. I know Oakley does this, but I don't know about the other makers. (This is an expensive option particulary if you lose them or break them.) Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted November 12, 2002 Share Posted November 12, 2002 Oh, then you've got some fun ahead of you! I recommend you go and get yourself fitted for some disposable 1-day soft contact lenses. If you don't have them in all day, and you get good at putting them in, then they don't irritate your eyes much at all. They're not particularly expensive either if you just use them when you ski. You can get UV-cut ones too. Then just use normal goggles. Goggles and glasses steam up like hell when you do anything strenuous, and if you face plant, it can really hurt. Of course if you're dead set on wearing glasses, then you might like to try the goggles with the battery operated fan on the top. That might help. Link to post Share on other sites
enderzero 0 Posted November 13, 2002 Share Posted November 13, 2002 I would recommend against getting goggles with perscription lenses. It is just way too easy to lose a pair of goggles. Link to post Share on other sites
backatsap 0 Posted November 13, 2002 Share Posted November 13, 2002 Quote: I recommend you go and get yourself fitted for some disposable 1-day soft contact lenses. How do you get these in Japan? Link to post Share on other sites
mogski 0 Posted November 13, 2002 Share Posted November 13, 2002 Got to any optometerist and they will do it for you. Make sure you have your insurance with you. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted November 13, 2002 Share Posted November 13, 2002 No, don't do what mogski says. Go to a meganeyasan (glasses shop) and for a small fee a guy dressed up as an eye doctor will give your peepers a cursory check, and then a rather nervous guy with a gold tie will smile nicely through the horrible routine of teaching you to put your new lenses in. You don't need insurance for any of this, just patience. The whole thing including lenses cost less than 4,000 yen, and I've still got nearly half a box left. And I can now stick them in without dropping them once! Link to post Share on other sites
mogski 0 Posted November 13, 2002 Share Posted November 13, 2002 4,000yen?! Are you sure those people are looking at the right eye Me 3 months worth cost 12,000yen+ btu last a good half year or more as I only really use them on the weekends. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted November 13, 2002 Share Posted November 13, 2002 Highly discrepant experiences. Odd... (I've chosen the blindman smiley to head up this post, as that's obviously going to be me in a few year's time) Link to post Share on other sites
viv&kev 0 Posted November 14, 2002 Share Posted November 14, 2002 Are there any good heated goggles?? Sure could use some sometimes. viv Link to post Share on other sites
rajeem 0 Posted November 15, 2002 Share Posted November 15, 2002 Heated with wipers Link to post Share on other sites
echineko 1 Posted November 16, 2002 Share Posted November 16, 2002 I wear contact and it is ok Link to post Share on other sites
BigSausage 0 Posted November 17, 2002 Share Posted November 17, 2002 That bad is it Ocean? Link to post Share on other sites
klingon 10 Posted November 23, 2002 Share Posted November 23, 2002 Are there going to be any more goggles given away on here for this season? SJ dudes? Link to post Share on other sites
ugachuga 0 Posted November 24, 2002 Author Share Posted November 24, 2002 Hey thanks. My eyes dont respond well to contacts at all, I tried them once and had big problems. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted November 24, 2002 Share Posted November 24, 2002 Which kind of contacts, soft or hard? They're very different apparently. My wife who uses hard contacts says that you can really always 'feel you have something in your eye', with hard. With soft, often you don't notice anything at all. Important difference. Link to post Share on other sites
montoya 0 Posted November 25, 2002 Share Posted November 25, 2002 ugachuga, I used to be in the same situation, believe me it's MUCH better to use one-day disposable soft-contact lenses, rather than trying to muck around with alternatives. If you biff hard, you really risk serious eye-injury, no joking. Plus, the best goggles don't seem to fit glasses, they fog up like hell and it's not fun when you can't see, and even less fun when you have to stop and try to wipe off the fog on both your glasses and goggle lens. I use glasses regularly. But for snowboarding, soft-disposables are ok, even though I lose a little sharpness. Give it a try! Just make sure you don't put them in backwards. -montoya Link to post Share on other sites
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