I also have a pair of these, but I don't like them! I find that they make my glasses feel pretty heavy. Maybe my clip-ons are just made of cement! I second wearing disposable contacts. I'm married with 2 kids, so I don't wear contacts for vanity purposes anymore. (Yes, I'm resigned to go to pot at 36!). However, I recently was fitted for contacts for the first time in 10 years solely for boating reasons. It is great to have the peripheral (sp?) vision, and to not have to worry about water on my glasses! - Scott -----Original Message----- From: leander_at_worldnet.att.net <leander_at_worldnet.att.net> To: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net <paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net> Date: Friday, August 13, 1999 8:48 AM Subject: RE:[Paddlewise] clip-on Sunglasses >When we got our most recent pair of glasses, we both ordered sunglass clip-ons with them. Not only do they fit properly, they even have the same frame color/style as the regular glasses. They're not cheap...I recall we each paid about $100 for them, but that's still cheaper than prescription sunglasses. >Regards, >Leander >leander_at_worldnet.att.net > >*************************************************************************** >PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List >Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net >Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net >Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ >*************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
> I also have a pair of these, but I don't like them! I find that they make >my glasses feel pretty heavy. Maybe my clip-ons are just made of cement! > I know what you mean... my glasses are titanium frame with thin plastic lenses. The clipons do make them slide forward. But I usually wear cums or croakies for safety's sake, and that offsets it. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
Scott Ives wrote: > snip> > I second wearing disposable contacts. It is great to have the peripheral > (sp?) vision, and to not have to worry about water on my glasses! > Disposable contacts are great. I use one on one eye only- for distance- and use the other eye for reading. This is known as mono vision. Sounds weird but it really works if your correction isn't too severe. Mine is -1.75. Contacts are not a panacea however. I have often had mine offset or washed out when I mis-timed a wave crashing into my face. I've also had it blown out of my eye while road biking even though I wear Oakleys. Has anyone tried the new procedure where a plastic ring is inserted on your eyeball to correct vision? It sounds like a better option than laser surgery but I haven't gotten any feedback from anyone who has tried it. Walt Park City, UT *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
On Sat, 14 Aug 1999, Walt Chudleigh wrote: > Disposable contacts are great. I use one on one eye only- for distance- > and use the other eye for reading. This is known as mono vision. My eyes are both very myopic but unequally so, and I needed both distance and close vision for caving. So I started the same kind of arrangement, splitting the difference, so the lenses are all the same (much more convenient!) and each eye does a different thing. Works fine. e Elaine Harmon - eilidh_at_dc.seflin.org - eharmon_at_cs.miami.edu *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************
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