RE: [Paddlewise] Prescription glasses

From: Robert Woodard <woodardr_at_tidalwave.net>
Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 19:01:05 -0500
> i recently asked someone who does wear glasses when he paddles
> and i think he mentioned prescription glasses/goggles for
> racquetball--am i remembering correctly woody?

It was recommended to me that prescription swim goggles would work for what
I was trying to fix. When rolling in cold water I find my neoprene hood
works well at protecting everything but my eyes. The ice cream headache
starts in back of my eyes and spreads inward, and on rolling back up my
glasses instantly fog. This despite being treated with anti-fog stuff.

Someone at the skills workshop I attended this past fall had prescription
swim goggles, and they did work well for the fogging; unknown about
preventing eyeball freeze. I'm willing to give it a shot after my next
optometrist appointment...

In surf conditions (and I'm speculating because I don't get to play in that
environment), my guess would be that goggles would be less prone to being
yanked off your face because it is harder for water to get behind them.

Woody




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