Thread: Who wears glasses?

Exactly the same issue for me. Glasses better than nothing but fogging and particularly rain a pain in the arse even using a cap. Eventually swapped to disposable contacts which are much better overall but not as good for clear vision at close range. Not too bad but wasn't aware of that until I had them. Optician confirmed contacts used to correct shortsightedness can cause a slight loss of focus close up. Not really a consideration if spotting or hunting though.

Iv had glasses for 20 yrs ,if I was younger Id go for Laser , not for vanity , because glasses for hunting are a pain in the arse . Some days they fog and some days they don't . I use anti fog , it kind of works but not guaranteed too . I carry Copious amounts of soft toilet paper if its wet to dry them . A brim hat or cap is the go .

@striker, ouch thats expensive guess if you need them you gota have them. I managed to do the 2 pairs for $300 not 100% on them as I can still see round the edges of them but the lenes cover 90% of my vision so not too bad

Have a look at Contact Lenses, Designer Eyeglasses, Sunglasses & More | Clearly.co.nz™ handy for getting cheapo specs and contacts. Can get them cheap enough to have specs for certain things like outdoors stuff. You need to have your full prescription info. No connection to them

Worn glasses since I was five. Myopia.

I have learned to wear an elastic "keeper strap" on my glasses when hunting. It keeps them on my head if I take a tumble.

Peaked cap like the the others say

Anti mist? There's an American branded lens wipe I use its AWESOME. Truly. I'll post the name when I remember.

The issue with them they're $199 per 100. I buy them for work so I can put a few aside that way. I've tried quite a few of the socalled anti fog wipes and this ones the biz...

If you're keen, get a yellow tinted pair that are a quarter dioptre stronger for hunting.......

The definite is ALWAYS have a spare pair handy. There's nothing worse than a full day tramp out without glasses if you're short sighted like me lol

pnly for eading and computer work...looked at strength when got them fitted and shot around to supermarket and bought elcheapho pair for in the car.

I used glasses for a year then got contacts as pain in the arse with rain and what not. Got reusable contacts and when out hunting/tramping I can leave them in for at least two days and longest Iv had is 3 days. Just take them out and rest my eyes over night and put them back in with a wee make up mirror I nicked from somewhere. Can also get contacts that last for a month without having to take them out which sound great.

Originally Posted by lumberjack

I used glasses for a year then got contacts as pain in the arse with rain and what not. Got reusable contacts and when out hunting/tramping I can leave them in for at least two days and longest Iv had is 3 days. Just take them out and rest my eyes over night and put them back in with a wee make up mirror I nicked from somewhere. Can also get contacts that last for a month without having to take them out which sound great.

I used to wear monthly disposables, put em in at start of month and out at the end, fantastic.

Bloody nearly cost me my eyesight. Corneal ulcers in both eyes. Turns out they are not as good as they were cracked up to be and opticians no longer recommend them

Originally Posted by mikee

I used to wear monthly disposables, put em in at start of month and out at the end, fantastic.

Bloody nearly cost me my eyesight. Corneal ulcers in both eyes. Turns out they are not as good as they were cracked up to be and opticians no longer recommend them

Shit maybe I wont get them then

Originally Posted by lumberjack

Shit maybe I wont get them then

Daily disposables on the other hand are bloody magic,

Read this, cause if I can save one person from going thru what I did then it will be worth it.

Contact lenses are medical devices and soft contacts tend to be packaged in small sterilised containers filled with fluid, which over time (hence the expiration date) can become contaminated. The biggest cause of infection, however, is overnight wear, says Professor Roger Buckley, associate director of the Vision and Eye Research Unit at Anglia Ruskin University. Sleeping with your lenses in raises the risk of corneal infection twentyfold. The cornea is starved of oxygen when lenses are in and eyelids closed, making it less effective as a barrier for keeping out germs. The overall risk is still small (3.5 per 10,000 people wearing daily soft lenses), but keratitis is painful, can make your eyes weep and causes blindness. So should contact lenses be treated with more respect?

from this website http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandst...contact-lenses

Had glasses from 10 hated them but amazing what you get used to.
Contacts at 20 got easier as they became cheaper and more readily available.
You then had ready access to spares but putting them in first thing in the morning with aid of a torch not much fun.
Struggled with wearing lens long periods.
Got eyes lasered at 39 when satisfied the process would be ok and last.
But started to suffer from long longsightedness when about 53 which they warned me about.
Use reading glasses at home and progressive safety glasses at work.
I understand you can now get one eye lasered to avoid this.
But I have found it good but recently have had to change a scope but can hunt without glasses.
But do use cheap $2 shop ones to check map and GPS.
I would if you are able to get the latest laser done as it is good.
Dollar wise when I got mine done the cost was 6 years of contacts/solutions and the odd pair of glasses so it stacked up for me.

Ive worn glasses and also conact lenses since I was 15 as I am very shortsighted.

Generally I swap back and forth between between glasses and contacts (daily disposables now) depending on what I am doing. Contacts are easy to install now after 30 years of practice.

BUT now I am of an age where I am beginning to need arm extensions

I wear specs for driving but that is about it.

31 years wearing them.
Frame design plays a huge part in the fogging and being able to shoot etc.
My last pair were a total fuck up, couldn't play pool as when leaning over I ended up looking over the top and couldn't see Shit. Don't really know how I screwed up the selection....

For the anti fog, a little bit of soap when you clean them (wipe your finger on bar or a drop of liquid, then smudge it on, then polish) is a quick fix that lasts a bit - until you clean them or get wet.

After a while you won't notice a few drops sitting on them, but I remember cleaning them every hour as soon a dot of dust got them..... Now I sometimes shock my self when I clean them, it feels like new lenses.
If I was younger, with the tech that's now available, I'd do the laser.

I wear them for reading etc. slowly getting worse. Have approx 8-10 pair of $2 ones scattered around. At the fire station in the truck and van, gold gear and overalls. Take them hunting and leave good ones at home. Holding off for a few more years before getting laser so it lasts longer into retirement