As my Avatar shows,one of my hobbies is kayaking. I wear varifocal glasses,as the norm. Just had a new prescription made and changed the glasses to match.
When kayaking,I've been able to paddle,without wearing spectacles.
I took my grandson for his first paddle yesterday,without spectacles and discovered the shift in my prescription,is huge. Everything was a little bit blurred. I could manage,on the water I was paddling (the Torridge Estuary).
I am now worried about the Whitewater rivers. My son suggested I look into Prescription Goggles.
Has anyone any experience of these? Swimming goggles,I think,would not give the field of view required.
Prescription goggles
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Re: Prescription goggles
What about these?
http://www.uksportseyewear.co.uk/produc ... es-goggles
http://www.uksportseyewear.co.uk/produc ... es-goggles
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Re: Prescription goggles
Hi,
I had a similar problem, and to test how prescription goggles would be i dismantled an old pair of my glasses and put the lenses inside a normal pair if swimming goggles. The result was brilliant, could actually see when swimming for the first time! I actually never bothered to buy a pair of new goggles and still use my "manufactured" pair
Must point out that i wear total frameless glasses with small size lenses, so this "test" may not work for you. but i would certainly look (no pun intended) futher in to prescription goggles, makes such a differance.
David
I had a similar problem, and to test how prescription goggles would be i dismantled an old pair of my glasses and put the lenses inside a normal pair if swimming goggles. The result was brilliant, could actually see when swimming for the first time! I actually never bothered to buy a pair of new goggles and still use my "manufactured" pair
Must point out that i wear total frameless glasses with small size lenses, so this "test" may not work for you. but i would certainly look (no pun intended) futher in to prescription goggles, makes such a differance.
David
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Re: Prescription goggles
Thanks for the quick replies.
Rob,this company let you "Try Before You Buy". Like that idea.
Rob,this company let you "Try Before You Buy". Like that idea.
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Re: Prescription goggles
That looks like it will do the trick!rcherryuk wrote:What about these?
http://www.uksportseyewear.co.uk/produc ... es-goggles
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Re: Prescription goggles
I've done the same in the past by glue-ing old lenses into 'foggles' and it worked out perfectly!daveodz wrote:Hi,
I had a similar problem, and to test how prescription goggles would be i dismantled an old pair of my glasses and put the lenses inside a normal pair if swimming goggles. The result was brilliant, could actually see when swimming for the first time! I actually never bothered to buy a pair of new goggles and still use my "manufactured" pair
Must point out that i wear total frameless glasses with small size lenses, so this "test" may not work for you. but i would certainly look (no pun intended) futher in to prescription goggles, makes such a differance.
David
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