Contacts+Sunnies VS Sunnies with correction
Hello!
coz i have short-sighted eyes, now planning to start my Flying training in Oz. Would like ask advise about: 1. Wearing contact lens + Sunglasses, or 2. Wearing a Sunglasses with correction Which one is better for flying? Thanks for all your reply! |
Mate, I've been flying with contact lenses for thick end of 30 years now, no problems. Less of a hassle if you sit on or break your sunnies too... it's a tad glary, but you can still see what you're doing
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G'day
I too have been wearing contacts for over 30 years. You did not say what your uncorrected vision was, but I agree, go for contacts, wear sunglasses as required. You will probably find that you will not get a medical with prescription sunnies, unless you have another pair of ordinary glasses/contacts as well. Hope this helps! :ok: :ok: |
Contacts with normal sunglasses has worked much better for me than prescription sunglasses, so I wouldn't personally dream of going back to the prescription sunglasses.
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Go for Contacts.
just make sure you get it all oked on your medical. |
I have presciption sunnies and whilst I've never tried contacts, I don't find it any more time consuming changing over specs than you would if you retrieved your normal sunnies.
I usually hang the other pair off the storm window latch and quickly change them over when required. I don't have a requirement to carry a "spare pair". My script is about -1.25 / -1.50-ish from memory |
unless you have another pair of ordinary glasses/contacts Sqwark, How do you get away with not having a second pair? |
I have worn prescription "autotints" for 30 years. Keep plain old garden variety prescription glasses in my flight bag to cover the "second pair" issue.
:cool: R |
When you can just fork out the $4K and get them LASIK'd...
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Rats,
I have worn prescription "autotints" for 30 years |
Has anyone here been Lasik'd?
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Originally Posted by SM4 Pirate
When you can just fork out the $4K and get them LASIK'd...
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- Considered the auto tinting ones but gave them a miss for the above reasons.
- Considered lasik but gave it a miss due to the above reason, the fact that it is not accepted at all in certain countries, and most of all because even a 1% risk of messing my eyes up and ending my flying career before it began was just not an option. I could never go back after trying the latest-generation leave-in-overnight contacts. Not only do you avoid the hassle of having to carry cleaning gear etc. around, but they also dont make the eyes feel tired at the end of a long day like the old regular soft contacts did. |
FYI
Bula and others...
Some discussion and info on this thread http://www.pprune.org/forums/showthread.php?t=164272 about the various laser eye surgeries... DIVOSH! |
Originally Posted by Capn Bloggs
Rats,
Explain yourself! :) How do your autotints work? Are they the dreaded "photochromatics"? How do they go if you are in bright blue/whiteout and then suddenly plunge into a big black cloud? Never had a problem. Don't know what they're called cause my Bro is an optometrist and supplies them to me. Latest and greatest with a moderate tint. Costs ****loads but I take him Barra fishing to pay them off. I try to stay out of "big black clouds" - too scarey! R:cool: |
Thank you all mates!!
For my case, I have only short-sighted (Both Eyes -2.50) and haven't astigmatism. :p
So i will wear contact lens + Sunglasses.:) For Laser, as i known, not everyone(who's finished laser operation) could have 100% no problem.:= So i will not consider it for a moment! Thank you all mates, You're all so nice!:ok: |
Rats,
Latest and greatest with a moderate tint. |
Although my vision without correction is above the standard required for the class 1 medical, I have recently started wearing prescription sunnies by day, and glasses by night. Can't believe the difference it makes. :8 I did, however pay just over $500 for a pair of sunnies, and about $400 for the normal glasses. (does this cover the 'spare pair' issue?) I am terrified of scratching the sunnies, can't afford to replace them too often, like most of us in GA i guess. Makes me think contacts + normal sunnies would have been the way to go, though the optomotrist (spelling?) didn't suggest this... Anyone give me a rough idea how much their contacts cost...?
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Originally Posted by Capn Bloggs
Rats,
Sorry, I didn't explain my question very well. These autotints of yours - does the tint change automatically depending on the light? I could not be bothered with contacts and would never risk my eyes to Lasix surgery if my career depended on having correctable day/night vision. R:cool: |
Sqwark, How do you get away with not having a second pair? I've had them for coming up 10yrs now and it's never been an issue. S2K |
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