Rx Sunglasses--extreme edition

[jessmarimba]

Owlie, just wanted to report back on this. I asked my optometrist today about prescription sunglasses for my awful vision. They suggested Liberty sport sunglasses as pretty much my only option (and only then if I back off on the astigmatism prescription a bit).

I didn't see any frames I particularly liked, but they could be worse.

[badgercat]

Owlie, just wanted to report back on this. I asked my optometrist today about prescription sunglasses for my awful vision. They suggested Liberty sport sunglasses as pretty much my only option (and only then if I back off on the astigmatism prescription a bit).

I didn't see any frames I particularly liked, but they could be worse.

My vision isn't as bad as you or Owlie's (-4ish, with mild astigmatism), but I have had the "your eyes are too bad for these frames" door shut in my face many times. I got a pair of Liberty Sport wrap sunglasses a couple months ago and have been happy with them. I took a bit of adjusting to the base curve--at first it looked like I was constantly standing on top of a hill--but my brain learned to compensate for that after about a week. Now I wonder how I ever biked/drove/etc in Arizona for almost three years without sunglasses! The style isn't exactly trendsetting, but they were affordable and get the job done.

Good luck in your searches!

ETA: I attached a picture of me in my Liberty RX sunglasses at the Grand Canyon, so you can see they turn out ok in "real life."

[SadieKate]

I forget what Bubba's Rx is but he was constantly told it couldn't be done -- until he found these guys.

http://www.heavyglare.com/