[rideit]

Saw the optometrist today. My vision was like a four layer cake...terrible up close, decent to about twenty feet, terrible to about 1000feet, and excellent from there to far distance. I will use contacts for riding, progressives for day to day, and readers for up close. PITA, but nice to see again!

 

[canadmos]

Welcome back to the club.

Riding with glasses absolutely sucks. I don't know what I'd do if I couldn't ride with contacts anymore.

I wish insurance or our healthcare covered even at least some of eye corrective surgery....

 

[eric strt6]

I ride with prescription single focus photochomatic blades but they are mainly to correct my astigmatism more than anything else. Without them I see two overlapping images out past 20 feet

It is nice to be able to see ....

 

[SkaredShtles]

Welcome back to the club.

Riding with glasses absolutely sucks. I don't know what I'd do if I couldn't ride with contacts anymore.

I've given up contacts for almost everything except skiing. My photo-chromatic spectacles work decently for riding.

That said - needing eye correction sucks and it always has.

 

[StiHacka]

I've given up contacts for almost everything except skiing. My photo-chromatic spectacles work decently for riding.

Only works in non-humid climates.

 

[SkaredShtles]

Only works in non-humid climates.

That's a good point. I should probably remember to take contacts when (someday) I make the pilgrimage to the PNW/BC to ride.

 

[Westy]

That's a good point. I should probably remember to take contacts when (someday) I make the pilgrimage to the PNW/BC to ride.

Terribly humid out here, you should probably just stay home.

 

[stevew]

Saw the optometrist today. My vision was like a four layer cake...terrible up close, decent to about twenty feet, terrible to about 1000feet, and excellent from there to far distance. I will use contacts for riding, progressives for day to day, and readers for up close. PITA, but nice to see again!

too cheap to go get proper reading glasses...while i miss reading books.....audiobooks are pretty awesome.....

 

[SkaredShtles]

too cheap to go get proper reading glasses...while i miss reading books.....audiobooks are pretty awesome.....

I think reading glasses are only like $3.99 at the grocery store.

You're pretty cheap. I approve.

 

[stevew]

I think reading glasses are only like $3.99 at the grocery store.

You're pretty cheap. I approve.

more money for mrs butterworths....

 

[SkaredShtles]

more money for mrs butterworths....

Costco has this stuff - it's pretty yummy for pancakes and waffles and such:

 

[StiHacka]

Costco has this stuff - it's pretty yummy for pancakes and waffles and such:

Looks like a prune juice on steroids.

 

[jdcamb]

Looks like a prune juice on steroids.

Plum and Apricot brandy is just Prune Juice with a abv of 40%....

 

[rockofullr]

Costco has this stuff - it's pretty yummy for pancakes and waffles and such:

Costco sized diabetus?

 

[SkaredShtles]

Costco sized diabetus?

But it tastes good.

 

[rideit]

I think reading glasses are only like $3.99 at the grocery store.

You're pretty cheap. I approve.

I get them three or four at a time at the dollar store...

(Somebody PLEASE post a monacle meme!)

 

[Jm_]

I went to the eye doc a few months back to see if I could benefit from a new prescription. Nope, same as 20 years ago. I did order a shitload of glasses from zenni optical right after though...

 

[Dirtrider]

Looks like a prune juice on steroids.

That’s the face you make after the prune juice kicks in.

 

[Adventurous]

Welcome back to the club.

Riding with glasses absolutely sucks. I don't know what I'd do if I couldn't ride with contacts anymore.

I wish insurance or our healthcare covered even at least some of eye corrective surgery....

I paid 100% out of pocket 2 years ago for LASIK and it’s quite possibly the best thing I have ever done for myself. Took my -3.75 prescription to 20/15 vision.

10/10 would recommend.

 

[junkyard]

I should’ve had glasses for maybe 15 years. Then I got lasik surgery. Totally worth it.

 

[rideit]

Can they do with lasik what progressives do...fix limited ranges of near sightedness and far sightedness?

 

[CBJ]

Hey look its one more thread proving that the Lounge is getting old including myself :-(

So far it only reading that has become a challenge for me and I don't need then when riding - yet.

 

[HardtailHack]

I have been playing "Stick or Snake?" a lot more lately and I can't work out if my eyes are getting bad or I'm just riding so slowly that I get a chance to focus on things that I wouldn't have in the past.
Either way, getting old sucks.

 

[rideit]

Either way, getting old sucks.

To be cliche, 'It beats the alternative'.

 

[rockofullr]

To be cliche, 'It beats the alternative'.

Eating fetus hearts and injecting their sweet life giving stem cells into your butt twice a day so you get younger?

 

[StiHacka]

Eating fetus hearts and injecting their sweet life giving stem cells into your butt twice a day so you get younger?

 

[junkyard]

Can they do with lasik what progressives do...fix limited ranges of near sightedness and far sightedness?

Maybe, I was told there was a lot of new technology. Call and ask, or maybe free consultation

 

[Nick]

Eating fetus hearts and injecting their sweet life giving stem cells into your butt twice a day so you get younger?

I had to double-check and make sure this wasn't written by @Westy

 

[StiHacka]

I had to double-check and make sure this wasn't written by @Westy

deadfetusmonkey.com

 

[rockofullr]

Can they do with lasik what progressives do...fix limited ranges of near sightedness and far sightedness?

I'm under the impression that they can. But it's not ideal. My mom got it done a few years back so maybe they've gotten better. They do one eye for near and one eye for far.

Just telling you what I've heard Alex Jones screaming about. No personal experience.

 

[Dirtrider]

For those of you that have had LASIK. Did the dr mention any thing about air flow and still needing to wear protective glasses. I’ve heard a few people say theirs said it’s a good idea to protect from wind entering the eyes. Dunno? Thought about getting it myself but was always worried about getting mud/crap in my eyes or the periodic branch slap to the face whilst riding..

 

[Nick]

For those of you that have had LASIK. Did the dr mention any thing about air flow and still needing to wear protective glasses. I’ve heard a few people say theirs said it’s a good idea to protect from wind entering the eyes. Dunno? Thought about getting it myself but was always worried about getting mud/crap in my eyes or the periodic branch slap to the face whilst riding..

Of course you should protect your eyes, if you've had surgery or not.

I had it done maybe 15 years ago (still 20/15!) and as I recall, your eyes are quick to heal after surgery. Eyes are resilient little machines. I did notice my eyes were dry in the weeks following surgery, but yea, they cut 'em and laser burned 'em. Dry I could deal with.

Still the best return for any money I've ever spent. As someone who's always worn glasses or contact, it was very liberating to be able to see WELL without anything.

 

[Jm_]

Being near-sighted, doc said if I got lasik, that then one day my near vision would go and I'd have to get reading glasses. Said that shouldn't happen without lasik and when I can't focus on near stuff I can just take off my current glasses and should be good.

 

[rideit]

So, with the temporary contacts, my middle vision is not MUCH better. I can read street signs again, etc...but anything backlit (store signs, headlights, etc) are all blurry. Is this normal? I see the eye doc again in a week...

 

[jonKranked]

i can't relate to anything going on in this thread.

 

[Jm_]

So, with the temporary contacts, my middle vision is not MUCH better. I can read street signs again, etc...but anything backlit (store signs, headlights, etc) are all blurry. Is this normal? I see the eye doc again in a week...

Not sure.

Call the doc.

 

[rideit]

I did, they told me to come back in a week, so I'm just trying to learn.

 

[canadmos]

So, with the temporary contacts, my middle vision is not MUCH better. I can read street signs again, etc...but anything backlit (store signs, headlights, etc) are all blurry. Is this normal? I see the eye doc again in a week...

I sometimes notice that this changes, depending on how my eyes feel. If the eyes are dry, vision might be slightly "off", compared to wearing glasses.

I only notice haziness or anything like that when I first put contacts in. But after they settle down, everything should be normal.

But yeah I'd get them checked out. You say temp contacts, what are those? They should be able to tune the fit and maybe adjust the optics to get it correct.

 

[Westy]

I had to double-check and make sure this wasn't written by @Westy

As an American I give the utmost respect to the unborn. I only eat and torture those who have screamed their way from a fleshy tunnel.

 

[rideit]

In other news, I saw a moose next to the road last night that I totally would have missed before. Those things are black as night.