Transition lenses

[ybbor]

I currently wear prescription glasses, but this summer am almost certainly going to need to need sunglasses of some sort (I'm going to be a lifeguard this summer! -I recommend you not go to pool if you expect to need your life guarded). Essentially the options are 1)transitions lenses (change between glasses and sunglasses when exposed to UV light) b)clip on sunglasses for my regular glasses c)get a pair of prescription sunglasses d)wear a pair of sunglasses over my regular glasses, or e)use non-prescription sunglasses.

If transitions lenses work as well as they say they do, they would probably be the ideal option. Have any of you tried these transitions lenses? do they work well? are they too dark? light?

 

[Civrules]

I haven't but have you thought about contacts?

 

[Syterion]

I have transition lenses. They were a good investment as at Costco they were like 20 bucks more. They don't have the instant change they have in commercials, but they change quicker than you think, and you don't even notice it. I'd say it takes 2-4 minutes. I hate those clip on things, and I had prescription sunglasses and they were nice, but transitions are more convenient. I'd say go to the store and get a new pair of transition lenses, and keep the same frames to save money.

 

[Lozzy_Ozzy]

I have tried transition, and everyone else who has (that I know in person) agrees that they get VERY annoying after a short while... They sometimes reac in the wrong kind of light as well.

If I were you I would just stick to glasses and sunglasses (which I used to do)... or try out contacts (very advisable in any circumstance, IMHO), and where ordinary sunglasses when you need to.

I hate having to wear my glasses again (for whatever reason) now I have my contacts .

 

[Syterion]

Lozzy and friends apparently have extremely sensitive eyes. I've never had a single problem and mine were cheap.

 

[ironduck]

Contacts. I will never go back, muahwhawhaw!

Btw, I recently switched my contact lens overnight cleaning solution and it works much better than my old one. I never knew, but it was part of the reason contacts always irritated my eyes a bit. Even though they looked perfectly clean they apparently are cleaner now and cause much less irritation.

Something for anyone with irritation issues to try!

 

[El_Machinae]

I really liked clip ons when I had them.

A few years ago, I invested in laser eye surgery, and have not looked back. It's changed my life.

 

[Kan' Sharuminar]

I had transition lenses a few years back. They're relatively handy, but can be annoying when they react to the wrong light - in particular white clouds

I rarely wear sunglasses anyway (to be fair, it's not as if sunlight is common around here.)

 

[ironduck]

A few years ago, I invested in laser eye surgery, and have not looked back. It's changed my life.

How bad was your vision? I considered laser surgery at some point but was told it's not intended for small fixes.. either way, I'm not too keen on the risk, even if it's tiny. Maybe later though.

 

[Godwynn]

Contacts. I will never go back, muahwhawhaw!

Btw, I recently switched my contact lens overnight cleaning solution and it works much better than my old one. I never knew, but it was part of the reason contacts always irritated my eyes a bit. Even though they looked perfectly clean they apparently are cleaner now and cause much less irritation.

Something for anyone with irritation issues to try!

What solution did you change to?

 

[ironduck]

What solution did you change to?

Bausch & Lomb Renu Multipurpose Solution. Note that a concern has recently been voiced by the FDA or similar regarding the Moisture Lock variant solutions possibly causing problems with eye funghus or something.. it's being looked into, and I think they may have halted sale of that particular product.

I always rinse the lenses with saline water after taking them out of the overnight cleaning solution, so I'm not really worried.. I wouldn't want cleaning solution in my eyes even though it's supposed to be safe.

I'm also sure there are plenty of good cleaning solutions, but the one I used before definitely was not good enough since I've noticed a big difference (and completely unexpectedly since I only switched to save money). I rarely have eye irritation now.

 

[ironduck]

Here's the one I use:

http://www.bausch.com/us/vision/products/softcare/renusolution.jsp

And here's the one with MoistureLoc that is under scrutiny:

http://www.bausch.com/us/vision/products/softcare/renumoistureloc.jsp

So just take the one without MoistureLoc if you want to give it a try

 

[Civrules]

Bausch & Lomb Renu Multipurpose Solution. Note that a concern has recently been voiced by the FDA or similar regarding the Moisture Lock variant solutions possibly causing problems with eye funghus or something.. it's being looked into, and I think they may have halted sale of that particular product.

I always rinse the lenses with saline water after taking them out of the overnight cleaning solution, so I'm not really worried.. I wouldn't want cleaning solution in my eyes even though it's supposed to be safe.

I'm also sure there are plenty of good cleaning solutions, but the one I used before definitely was not good enough since I've noticed a big difference (and completely unexpectedly since I only switched to save money). I rarely have eye irritation now.

Yep:
http://www.cnn.com/2006/HEALTH/conditions/04/14/bausch.eye.fungus/index.html

Apparently, if you get an infection and it isn't treated, it can lead to permanent eye damage. Good thing they pulled it.

 

[El_Machinae]

How bad was your vision? I considered laser surgery at some point but was told it's not intended for small fixes.. either way, I'm not too keen on the risk, even if it's tiny. Maybe later though.

I was a 'minus 6', if that means anything to you. But I really hated having glasses. Getting rid of them improved my life, not only with convenience (I'd never seen my feet in the shower, because I took off my glasses), but with appearance too.

Next stop: transgenic stem cell therapy to repair my colourblindness!

 

[ironduck]

I was a 'minus 6', if that means anything to you. But I really hated having glasses. Getting rid of them improved my life, not only with convenience (I'd never seen my feet in the shower, because I took off my glasses), but with appearance too.

Next stop: transgenic stem cell therapy to repair my colourblindness!

Yeah, -6 is fairly heavy.. it's great that you got the laser surgery! Was it paid by the Canadian health care system or is it self financed?

Oh, and I just read that some colour blindness is really more of a switch in the ability to see frequencies. So people who have problem with green nuances (green colour blindness) are better at picking up brown nuances than people with normal vision. I found that rather interesting..

 

[Raisin Bran]

I had the problem fixed I was shortsighted and I got the laser operation done ... in my opinion that is the best way to go ...since in canada the operation is deductible from your taxes !!!!!

 

[El_Machinae]

When I was in training, my ability to spot camo-concealed people was amazing to most people. When someone scans the woods, they go "Green, brown, green, green, brown". Apparently, I'm more likely to go "tree, bush, tree, tree, person, tree" because the shades are more important than the colour, so the shape leaps out.

It was self-financed, but was a result of careful application of an employer benefits as well. So, it only cost me ~$900. It was well worth it.

 

[ironduck]

How colour blind are you?

 

[El_Machinae]

Really colour blind. Nearly black and white. Sometimes funny things happen because of it (I'll mistake chocolate for blood, or wear a blue sock and a green sock, etc.)

 

[I am the Future]

The biggest problem is that everyone else can tell and they arent exactly the coolest things in the world to have.