making a spectacle of myself

[MartyA]

I wear bifocals, can't seem to stay upright....

[TopCatGr58]

Yeah Marty,

And your depth perception sucks also! Glad it was a short clift!
T.C.

[mason79]

what's the diff between a brown noser and an a$$ kisser

depth perception

[Special Ed]

Last time I got specks I had a “two for one “ option: get two, pay for the most expensive. I looked at a pair of rap-a-round sunglass style goggles with removable prescription lens inserts. Man they looked sharp! They cost about $200 though, and that was more than I cared to pay at the time. But that was 5 years ago, and it’s eye test time again. I might just have to look at (and through) them again.
I’ve tried contacts and can’t wear them.
I’ve heard of getting contacts (or lenses) that have one eye with a close up presception for reading and one eye with a distance prescription for… well, distance. I guess your brain is supposed to compensate, and you get used to it.
Helmets are highly over rated: but that’s another subject. I wear a half shell, just to be legal. I like the style, and silly me, It makes me FEEL safer. Don’t like full coverage helmets because they limit peripheral vision, and I’m just a little claustrophobic.
I gotta post the story of a local biker who bucked the system by wearing a baseball cap with the DOT label on the back. Long story made short: you don’t have to wear a freakin’ helmet if you don’t want to!
“Freedom’s just another word for nothin’ left too loose…” sorry Prom!
E.Liberty

[Czekus21]

I'm sorry, I am the one who put down legally blind. I don't wear glasses. I was suppose to when I was younger but was picked on in school so refused to wear them. I have friends that've gotten the lazer surgury and they swear by it.
When I do wear glasses, they're sun glasses and mainly when I riding or driving.

[Pat Kelly]

My Ophthalmologist <sp=now correct> said if I went the laser route she would recommend having it in just my left eye. My right eye would be left alone for close-up vision.
As long as I can still see my monitor to play HalfLife I'll be happy (ACR clan "<ACR> Bobokiller").

[Jerry]

I've had glasses since '64 (?) and looked into both contacts and laser surgury. Currently am using hidden tri-focals, (no lines) and can see everything with minor up-and-down movment of the head for various distances, but it took a few weeks to get used to.

Was told my eye shape was not good for soft contacts, would have to go to hard or semi-soft, so for some people contacts are not a real good option. That opinion is now several years old, technology may have changed since then.

Have looked into both types of laser surgury, both have risks and I decided it wasn't worth the advantages for me. While glasses are a pita, I am so used to them now they are second nature. Have an older pair that I use for working around cars and grungy situations, but my main pair are polarized and Crizol coated for scratch resistance. Lenses cost a bit over $200.00 but I am fortunate that my medical covered the exam and some of the lens cost.

I'm also getting older and the thought of having to go back and get laser surgury re-done does not appeal. Easier to change glasses.

Both my kids use contacts and may consider laser surgury; they are young enough where it probably makes more sense.

Peripheral vision...is not as good with glasses, but you only really use it to detect motion, not detail, so the advantage of contacts is not that much greater than glasses. If you ride with a full-face helmet the difference is even less. Being of the old school, I always turn my head to check blind spots before pulling out to pass either on the bike or in one of my cages. Same for pulling back into a lane after passing. I don't rely on peripheral vision in those situations to make sure there is nothing in a blind spot, I turn my head and check.

Given a choice I would prefer to have 20/20 natural vision, but since I don't, the pros and cons of corrective measures need to weighed against benefits, costs, and long-term maintenance. I have chosen to stay with glasses as they provide the best bang for the buck, have the least medical intervention, require less maintenenace than contacts, and through experience the cons can be minimized. Glasses work for me.

[oldbiker648]

I've been wearing glasses since age 7, which wasn't a very cool thing in 1955. My big problem with riding is that without a face shield, my eyes dry out so quickly it's painful and I can't ride over 45 MPH. Due to the "squishing" issue, I wear a 3/4 helmet rather than a full-face, which I know is safer. I have polarized lenses and have experienced the iridescence problem looking through the combination of the glasses and the face shield. However, after some of the high-speed collisions I've had with large insects over the past few years, I wouldn't think about riding without something in front of my face. The final choice in this situation is a personal one, and will likely be a compromise, as most major decisions are. We are fortunate to have listers who have such diverse backgrounds that we can get good advice in many areas, not just on our XS's.