Who rides while wearing contacts?

[Cannibal]

I have horrible vision. Going without contacts is not an option. I've tried sun glasses, even foam lined ones. Even with straps, they always come off. I don't wear a helmet, but I may start wearing one. If so, I'll go with helmet goggles.

Until then does anyone have any suggestions or special goggles that you go with? I've only lost a few contacts in the years I've been riding, but I'm always having to put them back in position.

Thanks

 

[demolition_x]

i never had a problem. salt or fresh water doesn't seem to bother them, never lost a contact. so idk what to tell you.

you could try a set of bombers, http://www.bglasses.com/ cheap and they float.

 

[Powder]

I wear contacts when i ride. salt water I don't even know they are in. In fresh water the standing joke is how far from the shore will i make it before one falls out. they tend to fog up morein fresh water then salt too. For the most part they aren't that bad just plan on loosing them. I wear 30 day disposables so after the 30-ish mark I get a new pair and the old pair I save for ridding that way when i loose them it isn't a loss since I was going to throw them away anyway.

 

[eschberg]

Just get Lasik. The best investment I've ever done.

 

[jetboy1004]

Focus Daily's for me. One day and throw them away. I usually bring a second pair with me just in case I loose one. (Which happens alot)

 

[Cannibal]

Just get Lasik. The best investment I've ever done.

Ya, I know. My mom, sister, aunt and cousin all have had it. They say the same thing. Maybe it's time to pony up.

I ride all fresh, plus have a mild stigmatism, so any water just running into my eyes dislodges one or both contacts.

Doing a search, I found these goggles made in austraila for surfers. Kinda spendy, but my mom works in optical an usually can get stuff cheaper. I'll have to check on them.

http://www.murrays.com/barz/frame_colors.html

Steve

 

[DBLOCK]

I've worn contacts for years - wear them any time I do physical activity. The trick I found is to get contacts specific to sports. I use the soft, disposable contacts from Accu Vue.

I wear them while jetskiing, SCUBA diving, swimming, etc... I can even open my eyes under water a little bit (fresh water & toss the contacts out that night).

I've thought about the lasik option. A bunch of friends have done it and swear by it - but there are limits. At my age and above, your near distance vision begins to go. If you correct for distance, you'll still need reading glasses. One friend's night vision is still not perfect. She still sees halos around lights - a distraction when she's driving.

But these friends are all older - around 50. Maybe my age and younger still has the ability to heal quickly & we won't notice these problems...?

 

[Dirtybird]

http://www.murrays.com/barz/frame_colors.html

Holy expensive!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :bigeyes: I ride with contacts and have never had a problem. Whenever I ride without my wet suit I always have eye drops in my swim trunks. If I dont have eye drops my contacts used to get really dry, for some reason my eyes got used to getting water in them alot and dont really fog up anymore. Never lost a contact though. I started subbing recently and have only done it a couple times and eyes were fine afterwards :dunno:

 

[motobehrens]

Maybe try a different brand of contact. My focus dailies are notorious for moving around or popping out. I just wait for them to recenter or ride to shore and put a new lens in. I've had other brands(not dailies) that hardly ever moved around on my eyeball, even while getting sprayed in the face or doing subs.

 

[Shonuff]

I haven't had too many problems with my disposables.

 

[Darkside]

Lasik, $1200, My best investment to date!

I had Lasik, best investment I ever made, $1200 for both eyes.(thats like a b-pipe, flame arrestors, and a billet head). My only problem these days is figuring out the best way to keep my sun glasses floating! By th e way, choose your doctor wisely, I did a background check on mine. I only had halos the first few weeks and then no more halos.

 

[surferdude345]

I ride and surf with my contacts in, i really cant rember the last time i lost one- i wear i aucuvue astimatims. I found while surfing that if you keep you eyes shut a little bit, they wont come out.

 

[Dirtybird]

Focus, Toric Visitint FTW!

 

[LBE]

I had Lasik, best investment I ever made, $1200 for both eyes.(thats like a b-pipe, flame arrestors, and a billet head).

Agreed
I know its not as esy for some people but lasik is awsome!! If you have to take out a loan, do it! You can't put a price on somthing like this. Think about what you spend on contacts, and glasses/sunglasses in a year or two. That just paid for the lasik.
I could start a new thread on this topic and go on and on. You get the point though. And only a couple weeks off of ridding and you never have to worry about contacts again.:woot:

 

[Bourgeois]

I've worn contacts for years - wear them any time I do physical activity. The trick I found is to get contacts specific to sports. I use the soft, disposable contacts from Accu Vue.

I wear them while jetskiing, SCUBA diving, swimming, etc... I can even open my eyes under water a little bit (fresh water & toss the contacts out that night).

I've thought about the lasik option. A bunch of friends have done it and swear by it - but there are limits. At my age and above, your near distance vision begins to go. If you correct for distance, you'll still need reading glasses. One friend's night vision is still not perfect. She still sees halos around lights - a distraction when she's driving.

But these friends are all older - around 50. Maybe my age and younger still has the ability to heal quickly & we won't notice these problems...?

I used to have a bit of a problem with contacts on my ski. It wasn't really bad, just more of a nuisance. I finally got Lasik before a deployment and it is one of the best things that has ever happened to me. I went to Siem's Lasik and they were awesome. While in the office the doctor was talking to my mom. They said if you are older than 40, I think that was the age, then you lose your close up vision if you correct for your distance and vice versa. Then he said you can get what is called "mono-vision" where they just correct one eye so that you will still be able to see both far and near. I don't know how well it works but you should consider and maybe talk to someone about it. I'm sure it would be cheaper too.

 

[sjetrider]

The only time I have problems w/ contacts and riding is when there is polin on water, spring and earlie fall late summer. Like the contacts trap polin behind them and causes itchy watery red ********** eyes. It sucks, maybe its allergies and not contacts????

 

[michael950]

I wear contacts, and when I switched to optix it was night and day. They are even better when I ride, it is like they are glued in (they do not budge). With my Focus lenses, water in the eyes would blurr my vision and they felt like they were going to fall out, not so with the optix.

I want to see if they have dailies.

To date, I have never lost a lens while riding, blaster or SuperJet. I always keep a spare pair in my gear bag.

 

[SXIPro]

Accuvue 2 for me. I have taken some horrendous wipe outs but never lost one. Had them roll way back behind my eyes once or twice, which is always fun, but was able to massage them back into the right place. My eye doctor almost had a cardiac arrest when I told him I rode with my contacts in, but I explained that unless he could get me a set of prescription goggles that would withstand a 50 MPH faceplant, I needed to be able to see where the hell I was going.

 

[michael950]

Oh, you want expensive:

http://www.wileyx.com/

 

[Idok]

options:

lasik--very safe, I am not against it..

disposable CL's--good option, for riding 1 day lenses are king....a bit more expensive, but if you knew what was in the water we ride in...it makes you think differently about it..

Nike Maxsight--tinted lenses (like sunglasses)...very cool lenses if you are sun sensitive...and dont have alot of astigmatism


sea specs/goggles...I like the sea specs best..awesome customer service, will replace a lens if you lose it....these are not easy to make Rx..if you want Rx go with Oakely water jackets (same lens design, but rx ready)