Reading Glasses while riding
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From: Saskatchewan Canada
I'm getting old so I took my favorite Oakley sunglasses down to the eye doc and they put in some progressive that darken in the sun and lighten as it gets darker. Well worth the cost. I can actually see the gauges on the bike and things at a distance now.
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From: Lake County, IL
You can get multi focal contacts. There are two companies now that make multifocal lenses for astigmatism also(Cooper and B&L).
Im an optometrist. I rarely wear CLs. Best vision, where you can see properly at all distances, is with progressive addition spectacle lenses.
If you tried a PAL and didnt like it there can be many reasons. Wrong material, wrong fitting, wrong Rx, many different designs. Try again. Go to a practice that guarantees satisfaction. If you have normal binocular vision something should work.
Im an optometrist. I rarely wear CLs. Best vision, where you can see properly at all distances, is with progressive addition spectacle lenses.
If you tried a PAL and didnt like it there can be many reasons. Wrong material, wrong fitting, wrong Rx, many different designs. Try again. Go to a practice that guarantees satisfaction. If you have normal binocular vision something should work.
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I wear contacts for distance vision. I had my eye doctor make me a set of sun glasses and clear glass that have the bifocal part on the bottom, clear up top. We had to try a couple of prescription settings for the bifocal to get it correct. First thing I did was measure from my eyes to the instruments and GPS. Then I tried different readers to get an idea of where to start. The optometrist did the rest to determine the real prescription needed.
This third set of lenses works great. They are safety lenses in safety frames. Did you know Oakley also makes safety glasses that look decent?
This third set of lenses works great. They are safety lenses in safety frames. Did you know Oakley also makes safety glasses that look decent?
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A couple of months ago I returned to riding after three years off due to health. I found myself unable to read the directions on my GPS and having difficulty with the speedometer and especially the odometer. I had bifocals that didn't do the job well.
I recently became a convert to progressive lenses. Which I thought my significant astigmatism would be a problem with. Holy crap! I love progressive lenses. I got larger frames/lenses than I usually would. This makes the progressions less abrupt and more natural.
Now I can see my GPS and speedo well while getting a clear view of the road ahead. They're not perfect, however. I still need separate reading glasses. Especially for small print. Adding that function to the main glasses would have affected my riding. That is my primary reason for having progressives. Also, looking downward at a distance is no good. Like if I'm putting sandals on my feet or picking up an object off the floor.
Other than that I just don't know what I did without them? I see there are quite a few that have progressive glasses. I'm just late to the party.
I recently became a convert to progressive lenses. Which I thought my significant astigmatism would be a problem with. Holy crap! I love progressive lenses. I got larger frames/lenses than I usually would. This makes the progressions less abrupt and more natural.
Now I can see my GPS and speedo well while getting a clear view of the road ahead. They're not perfect, however. I still need separate reading glasses. Especially for small print. Adding that function to the main glasses would have affected my riding. That is my primary reason for having progressives. Also, looking downward at a distance is no good. Like if I'm putting sandals on my feet or picking up an object off the floor.
Other than that I just don't know what I did without them? I see there are quite a few that have progressive glasses. I'm just late to the party.
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