Thread: Foggy glasses or piss poor eyes

I have cheap pair of specs..possibly $2 shop jobbies plus3 they state,lenses are about size of top joint of little finger,they slide into tiny oval cylinder about 8" long and sit nicely in a pocket without getting damaged...great for using the gps/map and now even for plurry TXTing...I do miss phone with huge font.... pretty much carry this pair everywhere now,logbook at work I can still do without glasses JUST,its much neater when wear them.

Originally Posted by JessicaChen

What brand of disposables do you use? I might give them another go. last time I tried, eyes got sore and watery halfway through the day hunt and they were difficult to put in and take out.

Practise makes perfect with them.
I use Focus Night and Day or Dalies Aqua Comfort currently If I cant get them then accuvue oasis. Daily disposables are not cheap but if you only use them occasionally and have same prescription in both eyes then not too bad.
If you know your script you can buy online

Never leave them in more than 24 hours MAX. 10 + years ago I originally used FOCUS Montly. Left them in 30days and then remove and replace as directed by optician. I got a corneal ulcer

Originally Posted by mikee

have worn contacts for 40 years,
modern ones are light years ahead of my first pair. Now I wear disposibles. Can put them in on the fly no mirror or other stuff required. Always have a couple of spares in my kit.
Only hassle now is I need bloody glasses to see up close FFS!!!!

I am much the same ,worn contacts for 40 years and also need glasses for up close . It is a hassle putting them in and taking them out while camping in a tent but after 40 you get used to it!! just need to be organized .

I use disposable contacts for hunting as I hate wearing glasses hunting due to sweat drips and fogging. It may look a bit naff but if you have to wear glasses then wearing a sweatband helped me a lot, I use one of these https://www.hyperride.co.nz/product/...am-pullover-ea

The rubber rand makes a huge difference directing any sweat to the side of your face.

Wearing a hat seems to make fogging worse as well, especially wide brim hats, a cap might be slightly better.

I was using Acuvue moist but then the optometrist suggested I try Acuvue Oasys as they will be more comfortable. More expensive but definitely better to wear so I'd recommend spending a bit extra for better quality. I'm only wearing them on weekends usually and sometimes not even then so the extra cost in the scheme of things is not a big deal.

The best solution of all would be to get laser eye surgery if you can afford it.

I have the same issue. Anti fog for motorcycle helmets or dive goggles will help, but as a previous poster put, its your temperature that causes the steam. I have improvement (but not 100% solved) using antiperspirant on my forehead and cheeks - but I need to be able to sweat so it dont put it anywhere else. I remove clothing early, or simply put less on to start with, and I carry a few cloths so I can wipe glasses and face to remove moisture when I need to. It is still an issue and it fogging cost me the fallow buck of a lifetime a few years ago.

I wear contacts full-time cause I spent to long looking at screens/books studying at uni and it made me short sited.

At first I found the contacts a huge pain and actually wore glasses more often. After about 6 months I'd got enough practice taking them in and out and now find them much better than glasses.

I'd recommend getting a couple of sets of monthly ones and use them as much as you can in day to day life, like anything practice makes perfect. Then take daylies hunting and you don't have to worry about cleaning them.

Originally Posted by Brakelie

I use disposable contacts for hunting as I hate wearing glasses hunting due to sweat drips and fogging. It may look a bit naff but if you have to wear glasses then wearing a sweatband helped me a lot, I use one of these https://www.hyperride.co.nz/product/...am-pullover-ea

The rubber rand makes a huge difference directing any sweat to the side of your face.

Wearing a hat seems to make fogging worse as well, especially wide brim hats, a cap might be slightly better.

I was using Acuvue moist but then the optometrist suggested I try Acuvue Oasys as they will be more comfortable. More expensive but definitely better to wear so I'd recommend spending a bit extra for better quality. I'm only wearing them on weekends usually and sometimes not even then so the extra cost in the scheme of things is not a big deal.

The best solution of all would be to get laser eye surgery if you can afford it.

Acuvue moist were ones i tried and I hated them.
Also plan on getting laser eye surgery whenever I can go back to Malaysia for a holiday to visit family, it is relatively affordable there. Also spending a thousand dollars every time I need to update my glasses because of my terrible eyesight just hurts. Need to pay extra for thinner lenses because if I go the cheap option the lenses will be thick as and heavy as bricks.

got the good wifey to buy me three pairs of the wee glasses in tube container today..a whole $5 per pair......one for my day bag,one for the pack and a spare pair,might go in chainsaw bag for sharpening on fly.....its a bastard getting old.

^^Worse not getting old!

Originally Posted by JessicaChen

Also plan on getting laser eye surgery whenever I can go back to Malaysia for a holiday to visit family, it is relatively affordable there.

What would it cost in NZ$ getting Laser in Malaysia? Last time I looked locally a couple of years ago it was going to be over $6000

Check out just what is wrong with your eyes.
Has it changed - is it actually "failing" ? Did you used to be able to see better ?

Sounds like you're short sighted if things are actually sharp up close and your glasses make them sharp in the distance. That won't change unless you wear contacts or have laser surgery. Laser can fix astigmatism too (that's being more short sighted in one direction than the other. Shows up that a pinpoint light like a star is smeared out to a wide band rather than a round blob.)

Two things that do change as you get older are:
Ability to focus up close. You can still see fine further away. A lot of people here have described that. Needing reading glasses to see close for the phone or chainsaw sharpening.
Cataracts. These generally make everything blurry with less contrast. Sometimes its worse in dim light but more often worse in bright light, depending whether the cataract is in the centre of the lens or the edges. Surgery fixes it pretty good, if you can get it.
Other problems inside the eye that are much harder to deal with.

If you haven't done it recently, it would be worth seeing an optometrist.

Otherwise, using naked eyes through a side focus or adjustable objective scope, keeping glasses warm in a pocket and frequent cleaning with as dry chamois cloth or something can reduce problems a bit.

Originally Posted by Brakelie

What would it cost in NZ$ getting Laser in Malaysia? Last time I looked locally a couple of years ago it was going to be over $6000

To my knowledge it is about 1800 NZD per eye in Malaysia, could be lower or higher depending on where it is done or how bad the eye is. The clinic in the Subang Jaya area (where I return to usually) have their low end price at 600 NZD per eye, but I think with how bad my eyes are it might be in the 1000+ range.

I usually get my glasses and teeth done in Malaysia every two years or so before this whole covid mess, might as well when i visit for chinese new year family stuff.

Bagherra makes an excellent point as I found out a wee while a go.
I have worn contacts for 45 years the hard ones were horrid😖
Anyhow buying lenses on line forced a visit to OPSM optometrist every two years. Was having trouble focusing my new Zeiss and seeing two sets of cross hairs sometimes made grouping a real challenge… thought the scope might be a lemon.
They picked up a cloudiness in lenses in my eyes plus pressure issues. Off to a specialist confirmed Cataracts and glaucoma ☹️
Good news was nothing wrong with the scope and thankfully medical insurance covered me for surgery that cost $12k+
Surgeon suctioned out my lenses put new ones in and after two lots of surgery I now have vision that I don’t remember ever having before 15/20 in one 16/20 the other bottom line of chart no trouble!

Glaucoma well it can make u go blind, nightly eye drops and 6 monthly check ups keeping that in check. Getting old a pain - bits of u start to fail.

If you are having a problem with glasses fogging up there is a simple solution . And that is you are placing the glass to close to your face and hence there is no chance of airflow between yourself and the glasses . So all that is needed is to have them a little bit further out from your face .

Originally Posted by dannyb

I have this issue also, pain in the arse if you've got a hot face and trying to use binos too, you can buy anti fog spray used on motorcycle helmet visors, I use this on my glasses it helps a lot but wouldn't use it on my binos cause I don't know if it would damage the coating....
My scope diopter is adjusted for use with glasses on, my binos I adjust for using without glasses as I ust can't get the eye relief right to use my binos with glasses on....

I have the same issue using binoculars never through my glasses the only ones I have found to have enough adjustment in the focus range for me a Minox they are centered when focused so plenty of movement to go.