I'm nearsighted. Fine. I've needed vision correction since my mid-20's. Years ago, I wore contacts, but eventually decided to do away with the cleaning and storing, and I've just worn eyeglasses ever since. A couple of years ago, I joined team bifocal.
The dilemma arises when riding my bicycle in cold temperatures - say, anything below about 35F. Riding in the cold makes my eyes water, which decreases my vision as well as being annoying. Way back when I first got on the bicycle commuter bandwagon, I forked over for a pair of nice face-hugging prescription glasses that performed nicely.
Well, those specs died of old age about a year ago or so, and I've just been doing without, not necessarily in a rush to fork over again for a replacement pair of Rx specs.
And I'm crying again.
And trying alternatives.
Alternative 1:
Ski goggles seem to be the general eyewear of choice among other commuters. On the pro side, they cover up a good portion of face so are warmer in addition to preventing the crying.
As far as cons, they can be a bit uncomfortable because of their face-hugging quality acts to smoosh the eyeglasses into the nose bridge, etc. Plus, the bug look...
Alternative 2:
Over-the-eyeglasses safety goggles seem to fall a distant second for the visually challenged cold weather commuters. On the plus side, they are more comfortable, as far as face-smooshing goes, than the ski goggles. They also provide better peripheral vision.
On the minus side, true, they're not as bug-like as the ski goggles, but rather geeky looking. See?
Alternative 4: Ride blind. Not happening.
Alternative 5: wear contacts again plus non-prescription no-cry glasses. How do contacts work if I currently wear bifocals?
Alternative 6: Do nothing. Keep crying.
Have you ever happily sacrificed fashion for functionality?
4 comments:
Bifocal contacts are available, though I'm not sure how easy they are to wear. I couldn't make bifocal glasses work for me. I opted for cheap readers over contacts.
Pearl, such wisdom! (see what I did there?)
Hard to imagine bifocal contacts. I'm considering going back to the "fuss" of contacts. Your way makes sense.
The only time I forget about fashion and how I look is when its bloody cold. Then I go for the warmest things I can find. So I say go for the most practical eye glasses and forget how they look.
Joey, that makes sense. But I have a hard time believing that you ever genuinely forget about fashion, you're just too cool :)
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