Wearing glasses while riding

[spp]

Does anyone find riding while wearing prescription glasses difficult. Perhaps it's a feature of my prescription, but as the lenses move relative to the eye, the object I'm focused on also moves, even if it is in the distance. Think of it as tiny vibrations are amplified, and it can become quite distracting. Typically I don't wear glasses when riding, only got the prescription due to headaches from eye strain, but I find myself wearing them more often.

I'm wondering if contact lenses are the way to go, as these would not move relative to the eye?

 

[FunkyCowie]

I only ever wear glasses if I have run out of contacts and I hate wearing them, the loss of peripheral vision is disconcerting and they can steam up so easy. I never have had a problem with vibration or movement though, are your glasses loose fitting?

 

[spp]

No, they seem pretty tight. But the slightest movement amplifies the apparent movement of distant objects. It's hard to explain, the prescription in one eye is quite strong, whereas the other eye is fine. My combined vision is fine, hence not needing to wear glasses all the time, but not wearing them for long periods of time results in headaches.

 

[dangermouse425]

Contact lenses are the way forward. I hate riding whilst wearing glasses.

 

[4T5]

I wear glasses all the time & have never had this problem, Is your helmet the right size ?

 

[SKILL]

Never had that problem with glasses, but as mentioned contacts are so much better

 

[spp]

I'm fairly sure my helmet is fine. Nice snug fit. But if there is any movement of the helmet, by even just a millimetre with respect to my head, the glasses also shift, being in such close proximity to the helmet. The slightest movement seems to be enough to cause huge vertical movement of objects in the distance. I'm wondering if this is something to do with the rather large cylinder correction in my right eye, also seems to only affect the vertical plane, and not the horizontal.

Having spoke with my dad who rides with glasses, he doesn't experience the same problem. His prescription is not as strong as mine. I think it's just my prescription. Time for contacts I think.

 

[Antipasti]

I wear glasses all the time & have never had this problem, Is your helmet the right size ?

Oo err

 

[dangermouse425]

Sounds like it's your prescription, as when I ride with glasses it doesn't do that. Building on my previous post - My frames are quite thin so they get bent by the combination of pressure against my head from the helmet and the movement created by conducting lifesavers, etc. Personally I find contacts are much less hassle/more comfortable, but then some people don't get on with them.

 

[Ghosteh]

I wear glasses all the time & have never had this problem, Is your helmet the right size ?

This.

I've been riding for over 4 years now, and I've never suffered from what you describe, except when looking in the mirrors, but I think that's more to do with the mirrors/fairing vibrating lol.

 

[spp]

I have just been out on the bike wearing my other pair of glasses, and thankfully the problem was not present. Must just be my other pair that was causing the awful distortions. I was beginning to think, my eyes can't be that bad?

 

[PardonTheWait]

Do one pair of your glasses have straight arms?

I wear normal glasses and have no trouble, but if I wear contacts and my Oakleys, the straight arms make the glasses move about sometimes as the helmet moves.