Contact Lenses

[Gontour]

I just got a set of contact lenses (usually wear glasses which are awkward), and tried them out this morning for 15 min ride to work seemed okay, but wanted to know if any other KB ers wear them and if so any tips or experiences to note, especially them drying out or being blown out:eyepoke: .

Cheers

[skelstar]

Testify!!!
Yeah I wouldnt mind knowing either to be honest. I understand that having your visor open a bit can be an issue?

[SuperDave]

Never had an issue with them ever blowing out even when riding with the visor up for ventilation. They can however start to dry out but thats easily solved by blinking. I find they are a lot nicer to ride with than glasses as glasses usually move up a bit off the bridge of your nose changing the angle you view through them which effects how they work. Contacts are also great as they correct your entire field of vision unlike glasses.

I keep a bottle of eyedrops on me whenever I go for a ride just incase they get very dry and need some lubing up.

[sAsLEX]

i've had no issues but a few I ride with take eye drops in case they do dry out

[zadok]

I've been wearing contacts for quite a while now. The 'Night & Day" ones I use are fantastic. They are 1 month disposables and you don't take them out at night. In the morning I usually put a couple of drops of the cleaning solution in to lubricate them a bit. On the bike I don't have a worry.

[Gontour]

I've been wearing contacts for quite a while now. The 'Night & Day" ones I use are fantastic. They are 1 month disposables and you don't take them out at night. In the morning I usually put a couple of drops of the cleaning solution in to lubricate them a bit. On the bike I don't have a worry.

What do those month ones cost?

[zadok]

I'm in a health fund and pay the gap, so I get a 6 month supply (which I stretch out) for about A$150, if I remember rightly.

[Da Bird]

I wear them all the time and are fantastic for work. I'm riding my work bike usually around 7-8 hours a day and I've only had one problem. I had been working about an hour and all of a sudden one of my lenses went "missing".
It felt like I had an eyelash or something in my eye and I just couldn't get rid of it.

I went back to base and had a look in my eye and couldn't for the life of me find the lens but couldn't get rid of the "scratchy" feeling in my eye. The lens definitely wasn't on the front of my eyeball.

Anyway, about 5 hours later, I was at work on the computer and all of a sudden the lens falls out of my eye! Like, WTF?? It must have been floating around somewhere. But apart from that, contacts are the best thing around.

BC

[emaN]

They won't "blow outta your eye" as such...so no worries riding with an open visor, or open face bash hat... I rode for 3mths with an open face; ended up getting some goggles to stop my eyes drying out so much. Then again, riding in 53 degree heat probly had something to do with it!

[Drunken Monkey]

As per Zadok, 1 month day & night disposables. Despite the occasional 'grit under then lens discomfort attack', I'd never go back. As long as you're careful, you can swim in them as well.
If you're sucked in, like me, and your health scheme doesn't cover it, the normal price is around NZ$180 for 3 months supply, i.e. 3 pairs of lenses. They're certainly not cheap, but the convenience is great. I did consider laser surgery, but anything that isn't reversible (despite the very remote risk) is pretty much a last choice for me.
I haven't had any problems with dry eyes riding yet.

[TraD_MaN]

Just blink alot to stop them going all dry. but they will never blow out of your eye. o and never rub ur eye with them in bad idear they are 100% better than glasses and its amazing how many people go " WOW i never knew u wore contacts!" like derr

[Baracus]

Yeah I wear them as well. Used to have major problems with my glasses fogging up inside the helmet. You guys should have a look at www.clearlycontacts.co.nz. I bought some off them recently. Great price - about half the usual amount I was paying. Did have to wait for two weeks though.

[Karma]

I wear them all the time and are fantastic for work. I'm riding my work bike usually around 7-8 hours a day and I've only had one problem. I had been working about an hour and all of a sudden one of my lenses went "missing".
It felt like I had an eyelash or something in my eye and I just couldn't get rid of it.

I went back to base and had a look in my eye and couldn't for the life of me find the lens but couldn't get rid of the "scratchy" feeling in my eye. The lens definitely wasn't on the front of my eyeball.

Anyway, about 5 hours later, I was at work on the computer and all of a sudden the lens falls out of my eye! Like, WTF?? It must have been floating around somewhere. But apart from that, contacts are the best thing around.

BC

I've had that man... I think it's where it goes up under your eyelid. Usually a furious blinking and eye rubbing session will get it outta there.

In regards to contacts in general... I've never had a problem with them, I also wear the monthly day and night ones... pay about $200 every three months so they're not too bad on value.

Only thing I find is that they make my eyes more sensitive to sunlight than glasses do, so I'm gonna have to invest in a tinted visor or something.

Much better than wearing glasses and a helmet thou, glasses slip down your nose, you've got all the hassle of taking them off before you take the helmet off etc... and have you tried riding in the rain with glasses on? Not fun.

[Lou Girardin]

I only wear mine for serious riding, my vision is legal and fine for round town. But I prefer to be as eagle eyed as possible on the open road and at night.
Never had a problem with disposables.

[El Dopa]

I. I had been working about an hour and all of a sudden one of my lenses went "missing".
It felt like I had an eyelash or something in my eye and I just couldn't get rid of it.

I went back to base and had a look in my eye and couldn't for the life of me find the lens but couldn't get rid of the "scratchy" feeling in my eye. The lens definitely wasn't on the front of my eyeball.

Anyway, about 5 hours later, I was at work on the computer and all of a sudden the lens falls out of my eye! Like, WTF?? It must have been floating around somewhere. But apart from that, contacts are the best thing around.

BC

I've had that, more than once. I rub my eyes or something, and the lens folds up and retreats over the top of my eye. Normally doing nasty things to my eye, like pulling/stretching my eyelid out from my face to break the seal, is enough to dislodge it.

As far as riding with lenses goes, I have had problems with the cheek pieces on my helmet. They sort of distort the face below the eyeball, which can affect the eye, and it has caused the lens to fall out of the eye while I'm riding once or twice. Fortunately, you can usually tell something is wrong before that happens.

My words of wisdom from hard experience: Always carry spares and/or glasses.