watery eyes

kinmofo

i'll keep it short 'n sweet, im a bit short sighted "ahem" so need glasses, the problem is, when im goin fast my eyes water like mad, thus making it really hard to see WTF im doing, im not goin to stop goin fast or its no fun :P any suggestions? could the goggles u wear with full face helm sort it out?

ddraver

Most peeps wear sunglasses so the best, and probably cheapest, way is contact lenses....

Alternative is prescription sunglasses

unixnerd

I get that a lot. My doctor, who's a keen cyclist, says it's not unusual. I was looking at something like Oakley Jawbones as a cure, look a bit OTT though.

pat mcgucken

use goggles that'll cure it. you look a bit like the crazy frog but it works.
Ok maybe it's just me that looks like the frog but no watery eyes and no mud in them either.

Jack Sheet

I had the same problem until I purchased these and popped in some contact lenses:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002 ... ROKL5A1OLE

Now I can go fast (er) and still see WTF I'm doing.

jon1993

yeh get your self some proper cycling classes they pin alot closer to your eyes and dont let air pass through im a ice hockey player also and when you get past about 25mph on them same effect, we use aero cages to redirect air best they can cant really wear glasses on ice when getting nailed into boards i suppose lol some of the more expensive full face helmets have minimal amounts of this and tbh for general riding hinder your periferal vision and down under your bike when riding so more chance of crashing if ur not gunning it dh but yeh sunglasses are good but actual cycling glasses are alot better and stronger (incase you crash and dont want a lump of plastic in ur eye) lol

OH NO Dan

jon1993 wrote:

yeh get your self some proper cycling classes they pin alot closer to your eyes and dont let air pass through im a ice hockey player also and when you get past about 25mph on them same effect, we use aero cages to redirect air best they can cant really wear glasses on ice when getting nailed into boards i suppose lol some of the more expensive full face helmets have minimal amounts of this and tbh for general riding hinder your periferal vision and down under your bike when riding so more chance of crashing if ur not gunning it dh but yeh sunglasses are good but actual cycling glasses are alot better and stronger (incase you crash and dont want a lump of plastic in ur eye) lol

Good god man that was hard to read! :P

But I agree, try some decent tight fitting glasses. I get watery eyes as well but I can't wear glasses as they give me headache.

jon1993

sorry haha in my defence it was at early hours of the morning and i was rather tired, opse! hope it helped anyway.

Anonymous

Contacts and then you can use any option of eye wear to shield from wind, rain, bugs, the sun, and also look cool. Without spending a fortune on prescription stuff that is, which you always risk smashing up in a crash. Having been down that route, I definitely go with contacts + protective shades now.

Got some Madison D'arcs myself, bit like the ones above but are one piece lenses, still interchangeable.

micksjoiner

tights over eyes :twisted:

bartimaeus

Contacts and bolle safety glasses (£6)

freeagent

+1 for the Bolle Axis safety specs - I have them in clear and tinted flavors - do the job brilliantly (i'm a prolific eye waterer aswell) and as they are only £6 it is not a total disaster if they get lost/broken/sat on.

kinmofo

chers for the advice, unfortunately i cant "do" contact lenses. every time i tried i end up pokin my self in the eye, then i cant see at all for a while lol.

i need to upgrade to a fullface helemet anyway, so i think i got the perfect excuse to give the woman for buyin yet more "usless" stuff as she puts it hehehe.

thegiantbiker

I also "can't do" contact lenses". I can get them in OK, but my eyes water so much they stick and I can't get them out. I looked at prescription Oakleys, but for some reason, taking out the standard lenses and replacing them with prescription ones costs 140 quid extra. Um yeah... Not happening.

TL:DR, does anyone know where to get prescription sunglasses that aren't hugely expensive?

Anonymous

You have to persist with contacts. Streaming eyes is natural at first but give it a week and you'll probably be fine. Also depends when you last tried them as they've come on a lot and far easier to wear.

But they're certainly not for everyone.

Considered getting your eyes zapped?

thegiantbiker

I have tried contact lenses 3 different times with three different types. Every time, they're hurt so much trying to pull them out that I had to get the optician to do it. And it was only a few months back I tried them.

Unfortunately I'm young and my eyes are still changing so getting them lasered would be a waste of money. So I'm stuck with glasses at least until they stop changing but thanks for trying to help.

Anonymous

I don;t quite understand the question. Are you saying that your glasses cause watery eyes? In which case, it sounds like the shape of them are causing air to rush over the eye itself. You need to fint a more rounded, possibly closer fittting design.