My eyes water/tear up like mad when exposed to wind and cold air. In warmer weather and at JRA speeds my regular glasses protect them well enough, but this time of year it’s almost dangerous and I’m constantly trying to wipe my eyes. I can’t wear contacts and I don’t want to go to the extreme of wearing stupid goggles over my glasses. Has anybody got experience with prescription eyewear that actually blocks the wind? I’ve thought about trying something like these:
Stoggles
Eamon
I’m interested in this as well. too bad stoggles is out of stock in the wide square and doesn’t do wide square in their sunnies or id have already ordered a set.
I was about to just order a pair of Stoggles, but they require a current signed copy of your vision prescription, which I don’t have. Most online glasses don’t require that - I wonder if it’s a requirement from some state. Anyway, I’ve got to do something - I hit a pothole hard recently just because I couldn’t see it coming on account blurry vision from the giant globs of tears in my eyes.
This summer I rode with a guy who had a prescription version of what looked like 90’s Oakley sunglasses. The prescription lenses were in a small frame that clicked into the inside of the tinted lenses so he could change the tint. The whole setup looked slick. I could dm the guy and ask who makes them.
They looked like this:
I’ve had a hell of a time getting good glasses for this exact need. The last three I’ve purchased actually made my vision WORSE with the inserts in: one from Zenni and two different models from SportRX. It felt like the curve of the insert or the vertical alignment or distance from my eyes made everything even more out of focus and somehow looking smaller, totally killing my depth perception and field of view. It’s been really frustrating.
I’ve been eyeing the Stoggles but I often have trouble with non-nosepad glasses slipping off my face so I’ve been holding off for now. For the time being I’ve just been wearing some big yellow-tinted aviators and looking like a dork, but a dork with dry eyes!
Easy Uncle Jay?!?!
I’m hoping to try going the insert route for my 100%'s after my next eye exam. I have stigmitism (don’t know how to spell that), and not sure if that will be an issue for going this direction. The lenses aren’t thicker or anything so my fingers are crossed.
I tried some with inserts too, and I could not see right either. One type didn’t block the wind enough by not wrapping around tight enough, the other one wrapped around too tight, making the inserts distort my vision.
OK, glad it wasn’t just me. I think there’s gotta be a small number of people who inserts work for and the rest of us are SOL.
Yep!
If I could find the 200 year old British or Austrian company that still makes the mountaineering frames they made for Edmund Hillary I would try those
these might work for y’all
specifically these appear to be what you want
not real helpful but i used goggleman in aus to get lenses for my oakleys w a rx… they are really great
I had oakleys with rx lenses and they were great. I miss them. I just wear my safety glasses for cycling now, they work.
I believe almost every style of pit vipers is available with prescription inserts.
You’ll have more options by avoiding shield lenses. Flax 2.0 XL or a similar frame can take a pretty decent prescription and provide quite a bit of coverage. The Stoggles could be a good option though based on your experience, with a lower base curve and the little side panels.
I’m not sure I’ve ever bought glasses or contacts online or otherwise without a copy of my prescription, it definitely is not the norm.
Yeah, the Stoggles seem like they are basically safety glasses that kinda look like regular glasses too.
Zenni doesn’t require it, and I’ve used several other online glasses companies that didn’t require it either. 
nyers
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