Prescription cycling glasses?

[XMcShiftersonX]

Hey Everyone!

So currently, I either wear my regular glasses that have transition lenses in them, or my sunglasses that also have prescription lenses when I go riding. I'm not sure about trying contacts for my vision problems yet. But there's a lot of open space on the sides of both of my glasses so on a windy day, a descent, etc. my eyes start watering to the point that I can barely see, and it's starting to feel quite dangerous. I was thinking there has to be other people in the same predicament as me! Anyone have cycling glasses that they were able to put their prescription on? What brand are they? Can they do transition lenses as well (to avoid paying ridiculous prices for different types of lenses)? I know the lenses generally can't be too curved or else the eye places will not put prescriptions on them because it will mess up the prescription and you won't be able to see correctly, things will be distorted.

Thanks!

-Jessica

[Eden]

Recent lengthy discussion on this topic.

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...ion+glasses%22

My glasses are wrap around and I have no distortion.

[Catrin]

Recent lengthy discussion on this topic.

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...ion+glasses%22

My glasses are wrap around and I have no distortion.

I have Oakleys - they are wrap around and there is no distortion. That being said, not all prescriptions are appropriate for their frames because they are so close to the eye - I think this is primarily related to corrections for astigmatism. We had to slightly tweak the adjustment in one eye, and they only had 4 frames that would take my prescription - but I love the glasses!

[XMcShiftersonX]

Cool! Thanks ladies. I tried to get just a regular pair of sunglasses once but the lenses were curved too much, so they couldn't put my prescription in it, so I had to get a smaller pair with a flatter lens. But that's good that you guys haven't seemed to have that problem with cycling-type glasses. Oh, and thanks for the link to the other discussion (sorry for the repeat)!

-Jessica

[Eden]

It's not exactly that it wasn't a problem.... my lenses are custom made because I have both astigmatism and a narrow face which means my interpupillary distance is very small, but there are still solutions. Fortunately my eye insurance is pretty generous.

[XMcShiftersonX]

I just have plain old near sightedness! It's pretty bad though, but no other concerns.