Hope this topic hasn't come up before

I've got terrible eye sight and i'm wondering what people's experiences are with prescription sunnies which are designed for water. As far as i know the companies that make them are oakley, dirtydog and barz optic. Anyone know of any other brands, especially cheaper ones? I've got a normal pair of prescription sunglasses except the lenses can pop out fairly easy, so i'm guessing i'll need something water sport specific. I don't think lava's will do prescription. Are there any shops which sell dirty dog or barz optic goggle style glasses here or do you have to order online.

hey davo
i was blind as
used contacts, never a real problem,

had the laser-best thing ever
pricey but if u look at sunnies etc over a few years should pay for its self

trouble is can see the person next to me when i wake up now

The optomitrists can put lenses in any style of frame from my experiance

The Pig of Steel

Hi Davo,

I saw these 'Sun Dog' glasses. Look like water jackets but are only $99. You can get prescription lenses put in them. SOS were going to get them in.

L

Regarding presciption sunglasses: I tried Bolle frames with NuPolar lenses. Worked fine, except lenses tended to pop out of the frame. Frames (and lenses) are currently in the vicinity of Pelican Point. Spent a huge amount of money on Rudy Project frames with Spazio lenses. Great fit, minimal distortion of peripheral vision, lenses do not appear to have any tendency to pop out (after one "season" of use). If I loose these, I will have to sell my house to purchase another pair.

i used to wear prescription barz optics. it was pretty expensive but it helped me to see where I was going! Now I just use contacts and don't have a problem unless I have a mega stack and then I might lose one.

Actually once I thought I lost one, but then about 5 hours later that night at a party it came back. It had just been hiding around the back of my eye! I was like "I CAN SEE! I CAN SEEEEE!". I'd had a few beers....

all glasses ive used are now at the bottom of the ocean, i use contacts, ive lost only two so far, (6 months of use) i get the dailys so loosing em costs me like a dollar, i have found seeing has helped my kiting, i can actually judge where waves are now, lol

go the contacts

good up to about 2xhead high surf

Only time ive lost them is at margs, that was even squeezing my eyes closed they still got sucked out after a wipeout, and another time when pulling off the back of a wave surfing they blew out but anywhere else no worries.

I've been using the oakley water jackets with prescription lenses for 2 years of kiting and surfing now, with the head strap and a gath over the top to keep it all in place.
Still look as new, no scratches, and most importantly, bombproof through all the biggest kitecrashes you can imagine. Only just had to buy a new bottle of the water repellent solution in the last month. I think they are worth it in the long run.
Andy.