Those of us that are blind?

[F5 Dave]

This'll be good.

[Akzle]

Hey ya

Just wondering what the other blind riders on here do?
Glasses or contacts?
If glasses, do you find it interferes with your helmet/digs into your head?
If contacts, do you find that they dry out, what do you do if they do dry out and you're stuck in the middle of nowhere?

i'm "supposed" to wear correcting lenses.
i dont often. my perception of distance etc is fine without (due to me not wearing them...)
just can't read streetsigns until i'm pretty much underneatht them.

find that when i wear glasses i end up with 3 or four lenses fogged (both sides of glazzies + visor) depending on the day. easier and safer not to.

[Matariki]

Hey ya
Just wondering what the other blind riders on here do?
Glasses or contacts?
If glasses, do you find it interferes with your helmet/digs into your head?
If contacts, do you find that they dry out, what do you do if they do dry out and you're stuck in the middle of nowhere?

I'm not blind (blind people can't legally operate a motor vehicle), I'm visually impaired (short sighted).
I wear glasses (I find contacts to be a pain in the ass).
No, I don't have any problems with my helmet and my glasses. When I purchase a helmet I always make sure it has enough room to accommodate my glasses.
I tend to carry eye drops on me, so If my eyes do dry out I pop a drop or two into my eyes to bring the moisture level back up (chemists and optometrists stock these in small bottles that you can carry in your pocket, I also carry a microfiber lens cloth to clean my glasses and the visor of my helmet when required, sometimes I'll also carry a small bottle of lens cleaner just in case my visor or glasses gets dirty).

[paturoa]

It was expensive, and I've traded short sight for long sight. Had the op about a month ago. It was a little painful at the time but nothing dramatic.

Previously on the bike I wore contacts and it was a pain! Less of a pain than glasses, but I'm really liking only having to wear reading glasses.

[huff3r]

I can and do, been having some issues lately though (unrelated to riding) so need to get a refit when this lot run out (in less than a month).
Before you ask/say I should be getting it check right now, it's just that I need to get the diameter remeasured in one of my eyes cause it's been playing up after several hours of wearing in air conditioning when I'm tired/bored at work after spending many hours pretending to work and actually being on this and FB haha.

Contemplating going back to "monthly"s as I had less issues with them than I am with "daily"s

Aircon is a pain like that, dries the air out something chronic. Best help with it is drinking LOADS of water every day.

I wear contacts normally, although I have worn my glasses while riding before. I have monthly continuous wear (day and night) lenses, but I find I have to take them out at night quite often to prevent them drying out. Different solutions help differently as well.

I also have prescription sunnies and I love them. They are awesome. But way too thick framed for wearing under a motorcycle helmet I'd imagine. I have got an iridium visor on my helmet though, which works much better than sunglasses (and I keep the clear one in the box in case conditions change).

[banditrider]

I wear glasses and also have prescription sunnies. Obviously whenever you buy a helmet, make sure you can get the glasses on and off and in a comfortable position. I've had issues over the years breaking the arms off 'em with the abuse they get putting them on through the helmet etc so make sure that the frames are pretty strong.

One major pain I have with them (especially now adv riding) is the fogging. Using the Rainex antifog now and it seems to be pretty good but on cold days it can be a problem...

I've considered laser (although know someone who had issues for a while) and should probably look into it further...

[Old Steve]

I'm astigmatic, so I wear glasses 100% of the time I am awake. Last time I updated my glasses I got safety glasses because I often go into industrial sites. I also got titanium frames, WOW, so light. But they are so flexible that when I took up biking I couldn't slide then into a full face helmet, so I got a flip front helmet. Now I'm OK.

[sootie]

I am quite short sighted & need eye correction for driving. I have worn glasses since I was about 12 years old.
I have considered contact lenses, but glasses offer me a lot of eye protection for light engineering work.
Modern glasses are amazing. Mine are coated, photochromatic (sun glasses) and progressive (to help with reducing accommodation). They have titanium frames and cost a fortune, but considering I wear them 24/7 and am lost without them they are worth it.

The very light frames & light plastic lenses allow me to move my head very rapidly without the glasses moving on my face - a big plus. These frames also stand up to a lot of use, but you have to be acreful with scratching of plastic lenses.

Until I read this thread I had never considered they might not fit under a helmet. I have to don a full face helmet first, but no problem after that on the 3 full face helmets I own & others I have tried in the shop.

I have had the odd fogging issue, the worst being late last summer when we took the bikes over Gentle Annie under cold conditions. At one stage I thought I was going to have to stop & wait how ever long it took because constant fogging made me nearly blind. Fortunately I remembered some anti fogging stuff I was carrying & this literally saved the day. If you need glasses to ride I would suggest you always carry a little of this in your riding jacket pocket.

[sootie]

Has anyone gotten prescription sunglasses?

I do have prescription sun glasses & sometimes use them in the car. UV light does not come through a car windscreen well, and darken photochromatic lenses. It does penetrate most motorcycle visas OK.

[Berries]

The first time I rode a bike in the rain with glasses on was the last time and I switched to contacts straight away. I had thought about a prescription visor but apparently they scare the kids cos they make your face look huge.

[humphrt]

Worn glasses since I was 7. Eyes are stuffed but that's life. Haven't had any trouble at all(well maybe a little fogging). I found that the arai chaser helmets work best for me so far, everything fits in comfortably. Unfortunately I cant wear contacts, some thing to do with eyes drying out and me being a diabetic.

[jellywrestler]

I had thought about a prescription visor but apparently they scare the kids cos they make your face look huge.

yeah it took me a bit of time to work out there was something different but i'd rather scare kids with my visor than run them over cause I can't see em!

[MrKiwi]

Hey ya

Just wondering what the other blind riders on here do?
Glasses or contacts?
If glasses, do you find it interferes with your helmet/digs into your head?
If contacts, do you find that they dry out, what do you do if they do dry out and you're stuck in the middle of nowhere?

I recently replaced my glasses because the frames of my old ones were a bit rigid and only fitted inside one of my helmets. I spent a lot of time finding the right frames that were flexible enough and durable so I could wear my glasses in a range of helmets. Cost a little bit more but is worth the trouble. I also have had the lenses treated with a cover so I can add drops once a week to keep them from fogging up. Doesn't work perfectly, but does a reasonable job on that front.

[haydes55]

I've worn glasses since before I can remember. Tried wearing them under the helmet, any slight wobble and they would lift off my nose or dig in. Went and got contacts, tried them for 4 months, dried out my eyes within a few minutes of riding. I just don't wear glasses any more, ever. I see better without them than my brother or dad, never had an issue and never get blurry vision unless I'm tired (I don't ride or drive tired any more, used to in my stupid teens). If I couldn't see without 'Corrective lenses' I would consider laser eye surgery. (Anyone know the cost of that?).

[Road kill]

I've worn glasses since I was about 12 years old.

Always hated the things,damaged heaps of pairs over the years because all of my sports have been hard on that sort of thing.

Had a pair save an eye while I was hunting once,I came out from under a log I'd crawled under on my hands an knees and as I looked up a spike from where it had snapped off cut down my forehead,across the lense an dug into my cheek.

So I now have a good scar to tell interesting lies about,an I'm very glad I was wearing glasses that day.

One of the things I like about wearing an open face is that I don't need to take my glasses off to put it on or take it off,that's always been a pain when wearing my full face's.

Also bought a pair of BLACK sunnies a couple of months ago and find people treat me differently when I'm wearing them,,,so I wear them a lot.