Dry eye protection

[Natalie06]

Okay, here's what I am thinking. I tried a lot of sunglasses on at the eye doc the other day. Many of the styles I tried fit much more closely to my face than my regular glasses, leaving much less room for air to come in contact. As I work for a major outdoor company located here in Maine and we sell lots of sunglasses from some of the best manufacturers, I have the ability to get the frames at a pretty cheap price.

I am thinking of buying a pair of really good, "sexy" (I need some motivation here!!) sunglasses and having them fitted with my own prescription and transition lenses. The optician at the eye doc thought that this would not be a problem with my prescription. The only thing I have not figured out is whether to add the expense of bifocal. I don't need bifocal to drive or work outside much and on a plane, I don't read much anyway. I hate to spend the extra money but I have no idea if the Alrex/Restasis is going to work and I don't want to go another 6 months trying to cope like I have been.

Anyone else ever tried this? Any pitfalls I am not seeing or thinking of?

Natalie

[Cindy]

Hi Natalie,

I went back and forth about 'should I or should I not' have my Harley goggles made with bi-focal lenses. I opted not to and that was two years ago. Sometimes I'm glad about my decision and sometimes not. When I'm trying to see who's calling my cell phone esp. when I'm driving, I sure wish they were bi-focals. When I'm working outside or walking up and down stairs (which I have a lot of at home and at my cottage) I'm glad they are not bi-focals. I find it difficult to navigate stairs with bi-focals. Basically, I find it annoying to walk with bi-focal lenses. I haven't done well with progressives but admittedly haven't given them much of a trial.

I'm at the point now where my next goggle lenses will probably be progressives and I will just make myself get used to them.

Not much help, I guess, but thought you might like to know you're not alone with this decision.

[kitty]

I got a really close fitting pair of very sexy sun glasses and I love them. I chose not to go with bifocals, just my distance prescription. The only time I miss the bifocals is if I need to read an email on my cell phone, or if I get lazy and leave them on when I go into the store and then need to try to use a debit card or write a check, or worse yet, read a label! I would think twice about the transitions lenses. My optician told me they don't work when driving. Much depends on how much you will wear them for driving vs. going in and out of doors doing other things. If you are needing the flexibility of transition lenses because you are sensitive to light indoors, you might consider having your regular bifocals done in a transition lens, then just use regular prescription sunglasses outside. FYI, I have the progressive bifocals and it only took me a day or two to get used to them. They were my first pair of bifocals!

[Natalie06]

Thanks!

I think I will go with no bifocal but with the transition lenses. I want to wear these as much outside as well as inside planes, cars, etc. and transitions are okay when driving. I particularly need to be able to drive at night, and I still have that poor air quality at night in the car, especially when the heat/AC or defroster is running.

Now to find the sexiest pair alive.

Natalie