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From: Wolf, Mike [MBC] <michael.wolf_at_medtronic.com>
subject: [Paddlewise] Perscription sunglasses
Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 11:51:27 -0600
Any opinions/suggestions out there on best perscription sunglasses to use kayaking?  (perhaps the cheapest? - as we all know where they end up :)

Mike

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From: Craig Jungers <crjungers_at_gmail.com>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Perscription sunglasses
Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 14:46:56 -0700
On 11/9/07, Wolf, Mike [MBC] <michael.wolf_at_medtronic.com> wrote:
>
> Any opinions/suggestions out there on best perscription sunglasses to use
> kayaking?  (perhaps the cheapest? - as we all know where they end up :)


Let me recommend  laser eye surgery. I did not have lasix but about 6 years
ago I developed cataracts in both eyes and had the lenses replaced with
implants. This is a more invasive treatment than the typical $1,000-per-eye
laser treatment and it meant one eye at a time. But 60 days later I had
20/20 vision and have had it ever since. The differences in my life are
spectacular (no pun intended).

I buy $49 sunglasses at Big5 for driving and $15 sunglasses at Wal-Mart for
kayaking. I have a pair of RayBan (non polarized) for soaring. My reading
glasses are the $20 titanium frames that I replace every six months. When I
get up in the morning I open the blinds first thing and check the weather
instead of finding my glasses first thing. I can scuba dive, kayak, and ski
without fear (or fog).

In short, if you have an eye condition that is amenable to the laser eye
correction then let me encourage you to investigate it. It truly changes
your life. And not many things do that.


Craig Jungers
Moses Lake, WA
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From: Derek <glamourpets_at_yahoo.com>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Perscription sunglasses
Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 16:37:40 -0800 (PST)
Here is one option that was posted to the list a year
or two ago.  I've had good results.   

http://zennioptical.com/cart/home.php

Aquagoggles is another option which you might
consider.  The lenses aren't ideal for wearing long
term, but they do have their place.

http://www.aquagoggles.com/



--- "Wolf, Mike [MBC]" <michael.wolf_at_medtronic.com>
wrote:

> Any opinions/suggestions out there on best
> perscription sunglasses to use kayaking?  (perhaps
> the cheapest? - as we all know where they end up :)
> 
> Mike
> 
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From: Joyce Family <tfj4_at_comcast.net>
subject: RE: [Paddlewise] Perscription sunglasses
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 15:48:54 -0600
Mike asked:  "Any opinions/suggestions out there on best prescription
sunglasses to use kayaking?"

Mike, you may already have considered what I will suggest, but here goes.
Until I take the plunge and get lasiked, I am using $3 wrap around inserts
from Walgreens.  They fit very snugly inside my glasses and perform well
both in summer kayaking trips and on winter snow/ski/camping trips.  Because
they go inside glasses, they are less prone to scratching.  Many years ago I
used prescription sunglasses, but I find this solution as good.  

Tom
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From: Roger D. Hodge <roger_at_harpers.org>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Perscription sunglasses
Date: Sun, 18 Nov 2007 19:56:57 -0500
On Sat, Nov 17, 2007 at 03:48:54PM -0600, Joyce Family wrote:
> Mike asked:  "Any opinions/suggestions out there on best prescription
> sunglasses to use kayaking?"

I recently bought a pair of prescription RecSpecs from a local optician. They have an integrated strap w/out rigid temples and good protective padding around the nose. The strap keeps them very secure during rolling.

RecSpecs makes watersports models but I settled on the following.
 
http://www.sporteyes.com/rsmaxx.htm#Maxx_31
  
The perfect paddling eyewear, in my opinion, and a vast improvement over  my old wraparound shades plus croakie setup, which I couldn't wear comfortably with a surf hood. 

/rdh

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Roger D. Hodge
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