harry2110

Ive asked this before but it seems that times have changed and companys are less capable than a few years past.

My sphere is -12.5 in both eyes which seems to mean now no company can make any glasses for me.

I have tried rudy, ess, progear, legend, bolle, Oakley, and waileyx. While I did get a pair made by progear finally 2 years ago now that its time for a remake no one seems to have the capability to do so anymore. I really don't want to go back to overrx glasses as they are hot and fog up in the winter badly. Does anyone here have any experience with a brand that I might have not thought about to try?

pdlamb

Contact sportrx.com and see if they can help. They found a pair that works on my -11 eyes.

yankeefan

Have you thought about getting contacts so that you can just wear ordinary sunglasses? That's what I do, though I don't have much of a choice in the matter. My vision isn't correctable with glasses

harry2110

I had thought about that but i also have a high astigmatism and it seems contacts would cost me over 600 a year last i looked. Im pretty much blind with glasses so having them alway on has been playing with me as i would love not having to scramble for them in unexpected situations.

yankeefan

I have keratoconus, which is an irregular astigmatism ergo cannot be corrected with glasses. I wear rigid gas permeable (RGP) contact lens, which is usually prescribed to people with extremely high degrees (or irregular) astigmatisms. There is an horrible adaption period for about a week while your eyes get used to it (vision will fluctuate a lot, likely to have blood shot & teary eyes, etc.) but after that it's smooth sailing. Mine cost $1200 for the pair (not including labor fees for the optometrist), but the trick to getting your insurance to pay for them is to have your doctor list it as medically necessary.

fietsbob

Insert lenses , in their own Frame, behind curved sports glasses is probably something a local Eyeglasses Maker can create a Lens for ..

harry2110

That is the type of contacts that they were going to have me use and I got scared off because of the cost + fitting. I might have to switch doctors if I go that route as mine wont do anything outside of the books currently ie since I can get glasses they aren't medically necessary, so that maybe I can get them covered this time. Also that adaption period to me doesn't sound all that bad as that is what my eyes do now all the time since my last retinal detachment.

That's what Im looking for but have been coming up short as most inserts still have limits of -7(rudy, ess) and -4(Oakley, wileyx). Rudy and ESS used to take rx up to -12-13 but its seems that manufacturing has changed and both have dropped their limits.

fietsbob

Cant you get the Insert frames out of someone. and have a Local provider make the lenses ?
or figure the stock pick lenses are place holders and have them replaced.

not in your situation , (Aged past my need for speed) , [VA supplies a bifocal reading lens pair ]

StephenH

I'll be curious to see what you come up with. Problem I've had is dry-eye/ foggy vision issues in cold weather. I carry goggles and use if necessary.

One of our local riders, for completely different reasons, started wearing a helmet with a built-in visor that comes down over the eyes, but allows room for glasses, I think. I don't recall the brand. Looks sort of goofy, but I'd wear it if it worked for me, I think.

I used to wear contacts, but started having problems with dry eyes and had to quit. Mine were gas-permeable lenses as well. Main drawback is I'd lose about one a year.

yankeefan

I don't think this is necessarily "outside the books" if RGPs can offer you significant improvements in visual acuity over your current glasses. In my case uncorrected my vision is 20/200, and the best fitted glasses only offers me 20/70 vision (not good enough to get a drivers licenses in NY) whereas my RGPs brings me up to 20/15, as well as alleviating the night-blindness I experience with glasses! If that is not the definition of medically necessary then I don't know what is!

stephtu

Try the Rudy "Exception" model that has a high power insert option (smaller insert, lose a bit of peripheral vision on the insert). www.sportrx.com/blog/tag/rudy-project-exception claims they did as high as -16 in one.

Nightshade

Consider "fit over" sunglasses to protect your eyes from sun AND road debris.

The are not a fashion statement but they WILL protect your eyes!!

Sunglasses Over Glasses | Fit Over Sunglasses | Fitover Sunglasses - Epolorized Glasses

jputnam

Do you need to look cool, or just have good glasses for riding?

I wear $40 titanium aviator frames for riding, not cool wraparound glasses, but excellent eye protection and much better field of view than any of the narrow "sports" styles I've tried.

Check zennioptical.com for something that would work for you.

harry2110

They didnt help my vision any further than glasses which is why i didnt think insurance covered them.

That was my old standby except for the major fooging issues i had in winter made them useless if you had to stop.

I had thought about places like that but most wont take my prescription or usually tack on enough charges to make it as expensive as a standard dr. I looked into the bigger frames as they are actually in style with road and cx at the moment but if i did most dr said my lenses would end up .5-.75inches thick.

Now i did finally find a company called ess that make glasses for the military and they have a crossbow frame that with insert could take my prescription. Ess sent me to mountain west optical and terry there was extremely nice and since everything is in house he said i should have my glasses next week.

Now i also finally heard back from sportrx and they wanted over 700 for just the frame and lenses for the exceptions.

Nightshade

Fogging is given in the winter months. The only known cure for fogging is a pair of goggles with vents.

stephtu

Ouch. I got mine for $300 through local optician, but that was after a bunch of insurance allowances & discounts. They said without insurance it would have been $600-something. Also I'm only -5.25 so I can get away with regular polycarbonate instead of high index which was a lot cheaper on my insurance plan.