Like many others, I am pretty blind without corrective lenses of some sort. I prefer to wear contacts during activity, but they get problematic in terms of keeping them clean and just managing them in the outdoors. I like my glasses, but climbing with them just doesn't feel right and it feels potentially risky in terms of them falling off my face. Anyone got any tips for managing contact lenses in outdoor settings?
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Contacts and Glasses on the wall and in the backcountry
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 thegrassr00ts |
Contacts and Glasses on the wall and in the backcountry |
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Posts: 65 12/29/11 12:30:16
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John_R |
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Posts: 474 12/29/11 16:19:51
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What kind of contacts do you have? I have a soft lens day and night that you can supposedly wear for a week at a time. I usually take them out every night, but for overnight snow camping trips I leave them in for a couple of days with no problems. The solution I soak them in has a built in cleaner, so even when I take them out, I just pop them in the case and then stick them back in my eye in the morning Haven't had any issues with them other than spring time pollen or dust. I have eye drops for the pollen but haven't figured out how to work around the dust. Glasses really suck. I have a pair but hardly ever use them, contacts are so much more comfortable.
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hikingcoach |
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Posts: 337 01/03/12 16:08:10
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I have poor eyesight. I wear my contacts 99% of the time, but I take my glasses with me just in case. I use a cleaner solution like John R and it works great for me.
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Posts: 784 01/03/12 16:41:09
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I also wear the day/night contacts when I'm in the backcountry. The longest I've kept them in is 3 days and they were fine, though I'm not sure I'd want to try leaving them in for a week.
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Harry |
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Posts: 486 01/05/12 15:18:59
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I have such bad allergies that I can't wear contacts. When hiking I take an old pair of glasses. I learned my lessons 3 years ago when I took my glasses off to wash my hair. Afterwards I was looking around in the vicinity of where I put them, but my eye sight is so bad, they blended in with the granite. I stepped on them in the process of looking for them. Bad eye sight is a detriment, but something that can be worked around.
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John_R |
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Posts: 474 01/05/12 21:23:12
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I have major allergies in the Oregon springtime. I couldn't wear my contacts then but I have a prescription medicine that does wonders for my eyes. There is some pretty good over the counter stuff out as well. Hope that helps, having worn glasses from the second grade until I was about 30, I have been pretty much glasses free since, thanks to the soft lens extended wear contacts and medicine. Good luck
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ehoward92 |
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Posts: 71 01/05/12 21:26:09
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Ahhhh.. Contacts, allergies, outdoor elements ... I go through it all every year too but have got the medicine and length of time I can wear my contacts down to a science... I am seriously considering laser eye surgery just to get a better quality of life ... So many success stories now.
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dsanderson |
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Posts: 50 02/06/12 07:41:03
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I have been using "Night & Day" contacts for years now. I'm supposed to be able to wear them for a month, sleep and all, before changing them. I definitely push that month long threshold though, i tend to forget when they went in and just change them when I start to get irritations.
I have worn them on expedition up to 3 weeks and it is really nice to not have to hassle with it every night. I typically take a spare set and some solution as a back up and have another set in my re-supply if it is a multi-week expedition. I tend to not worry about my glasses at all dude to the nature of what i am doing and the way they usually fit my face.(loose) Ask you eye doc for a trial pair. I do this every time I have a check up (its a free extra pair!) They usually have them in the office and that way you can find out if it'll work for you. And of course all of this is assuming that your problems aren't related to allergies but rather the hassle of putting in/taking out contacts. |
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jimminyjay |
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Posts: 784 02/10/12 15:24:28
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wow, I've never heard from someone that has pushed the contacts that far for overnight wear. I've only tried a couple nights and feel like by eyes start to feel a bit dry and sticky after that point, but maybe more eye drops would help. Do you just power through or do your eyes not get dry after multiple days?
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diego017 |
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Posts: 67 04/27/12 23:38:57
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I use normal soft contacts and take them out every night (3oz bottle of solution lasts a week easy) but often climb with a friend who uses the "1 month" variety. He doesn't have to take them out for 4 weeks (he usually tries to push it to 5 or 6 to save money) and caries a second pair as a spare in his med kit. Not a bad setup...
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lkuracina |
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Posts: 465 05/04/12 17:39:59
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I have not tried leaving mine in overnight. I find that my eyes dry out and then getting them out again is difficult (I have to get them wet first). But then again, my lenses are not extended-wear. I typically take glasses along and for some day trips I wear prescription sun glasses (but they can be expensive). I too find wearing lenses during allergy season to be difficult.
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