photochromatic lenses (or 'Reactions' in specsaver speak) might be worth consideringbut one potential drawback is making any excess light sensitivity worse because they will always react (albeit not fully) to marginally increased light levels
I get by with normal glasses, but use (daily) disposable contact lenses (I have a minor astigmatism, but normal [non-toric] lenses produce a good enough correction) whenever I need to wear sunglasses (usually when sea kayaking).
If I ever wanted to do the ladeez-who-lunch thing and sit in the sun guzzling lattes during my lunch break, then I would probably get prescription sunglasses. I'm not a woman though, so that isn't really a problem :P
Oh, and daily disposable lenses are usually thin/moist enough to last an entire working day; if you go for monthly ones, then you might end up with dry eyes and need glasses as a back up etc.
(I get by with normal glasses, but use (daily) disposable contact lenses (I have a minor astigmatism, but normal [non-toric] lenses produce a good enough correction) whenever I need to wear sunglasses (usually when sea kayaking).
If I ever wanted to do the ladeez-who-lunch thing and sit in the sun guzzling lattes during my lunch break, then I would probably get prescription sunglasses. I'm not a woman though, so that isn't really a problem :P
Oh, and daily disposable lenses are usually thin/moist enough to last an entire working day; if you go for monthly ones, then you might end up with dry eyes and need glasses as a back up etc.
custard,
Sun 2 Mar 2008, 22:24,
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Thank you for all the advice!
Captain Wow currently being a cunt in Infamous,
Sun 2 Mar 2008, 22:27,
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can you wear lenses when kayaking?I was told not to get my lenses near water. bacteria and all that...
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b3th Not shit. Not mod.,
Sun 2 Mar 2008, 22:45,
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I thought that toobut it isn't an issue with daily lenses; you bin them so is there no chance for anything (bugs, protein deposits etc.) to build up on them.
also (according to the last optician/dispensing optician I asked about this), sea water is less likely to contain anything nasty than (untreated) fresh water; it's more sterile apparently.
(also (according to the last optician/dispensing optician I asked about this), sea water is less likely to contain anything nasty than (untreated) fresh water; it's more sterile apparently.
custard,
Sun 2 Mar 2008, 22:54,
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kayaking with contactsI used to do it all the time. The only risk is that if you go through rapids or down a fall and you don't close your eyes in time and get a face full of water, they may get washed up to the top of your eyes. Don't worry though, they drift back down shortly after. I developed the habit of doing rapids with one eye only slightly open, so if the fully open one got the lens washed up I could still see out of one eye.
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SteamedCleaner,
Tue 4 Mar 2008, 14:55,
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