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Safety, Sun, and Reading Glasses
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2024 11:45 am
by Sir Henry
I wore glasses before cataract surgery but will no longer need glasses for distance. Since eye and ear protection is required for shooting I must get some safety glasses. I want high quality glasses and not the cheap plastic ones that scratch easily. Any recommendations?
Re: Safety Glasses
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2024 7:45 pm
by RanchRoper
Not sure the quality for shooting but these look interesting and the price is right!
Plus a money back guarantee!
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Re: Safety Glasses
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2024 8:08 pm
by Bake
I still must wear prescription glasses 
after having my cataracts taken care of. I would wait a couple of months before I would spend any real money on the safety glasses. Just wear the Cheapo 
plastics for a while . . .
Re: Safety Glasses
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2024 8:38 pm
by Luv the lever
Best thing about cheapos is they are cheapos. Scratch, leave behind, drop, it’s no big loss.
I keep them in socks in the range bags.
Re: Safety Glasses
Posted: Mon Jan 15, 2024 10:36 pm
by Sir Henry
Bake wrote: ↑Mon Jan 15, 2024 8:08 pm
I still must wear prescription glasses after having my cataracts taken care of. I would wait a couple of months before I would spend any real money on the safety glasses. Just wear the Cheapo plastics for a while . . .
My surgery went so well your post seems to be in a large font. Seriously in the last six hours most of the cloudiness went away and I can see what I believe to be 20/20.
Decades ago I wore contacts and needed reading glasses. I would buy the cheap over the counter readers for out and about but also had a good pair for business. I’ll also get a pair of no-line bifocal sunglasses. They will be made optical for driving. I already have several pairs of expensive frames and will only need the lens.
I do want one pair of good shooting safety glasses with no-line bifocals.
Re: Safety Glasses
Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2024 7:32 am
by rickhem
Sir Henry wrote: ↑Mon Jan 15, 2024 11:45 am
I wore glasses before cataract surgery but will no longer need glasses for distance. Since eye and ear protection is required for shooting I must get some safety glasses. I want high quality glasses and not the cheap plastic ones that scratch easily. Any recommendations?
Hi Gene. I'd suggest going to an optometrist for high quality glasses that fit properly. There are tons of safety supply places that'll have dozens and dozens of choices, but just about 99% are polycarbonate, scratch easily, and are meant to be semi-disposable. The fit matters for things like shotgunning, where you'll find yourself either looking through the top of the frame, or over it, which offers no protection. And if they're not comfortable and stay on your face, you won't use them.
Re: Safety Glasses
Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2024 9:33 am
by Sir Henry
rickhem wrote: ↑Tue Jan 16, 2024 7:32 am
Sir Henry wrote: ↑Mon Jan 15, 2024 11:45 am
I wore glasses before cataract surgery but will no longer need glasses for distance. Since eye and ear protection is required for shooting I must get some safety glasses. I want high quality glasses and not the cheap plastic ones that scratch easily. Any recommendations?
Hi Gene. I'd suggest going to an optometrist for high quality glasses that fit properly. There are tons of safety supply places that'll have dozens and dozens of choices, but just about 99% are polycarbonate, scratch easily, and are meant to be semi-disposable. The fit matters for things like shotgunning, where you'll find yourself either looking through the top of the frame, or over it, which offers no protection. And if they're not comfortable and stay on your face, you won't use them.
I agree 100%.
Re: Safety Glasses
Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2024 9:58 am
by markiver54
Gene, I got a couple pairs from here.
https://www.safetyglassesusa.com
They have a very large selection and are a veteran owned company. Mine are designed to fit over my glasses.
Re: Safety Glasses
Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2024 11:24 am
by Sir Henry
markiver54 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 16, 2024 9:58 am
Gene, I got a couple pairs from here.
https://www.safetyglassesusa.com
They have a very large selection and are a veteran owned company. Mine are designed to fit over my glasses.
I like some of those. Im going to see what the Vision Center of Wisconsin has first. If they don’t have what I want I’ll buy from the link. I have several expensive frames I can use and just buy lens.
Re: Safety, Sun, and Reading Glasses
Posted: Thu Feb 08, 2024 1:43 pm
by Sir Henry
I found some good American Optical safety glasses on eBay. These are from the 60’s-70’s and are real glass. I saw the same frames at the Vision Center of Wisconsin and with the same safety and bifold lens would have been $700.
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These are new Ray-Ban sunglasses that I bought and run about $200 new. These have the Ray-Ban lens and not the older Bausch and Lomb glass. I believe B&L to be a better glass or in this case a better glass rather than poly. For those that have worn glasses for as many decades as I have knows glass is much heavier although don’t scratch nearly as easy.
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I’m still searching for more glasses as I also need computer readers or inside readers.