I prescription glasses, and I'm considering getting a pair for low-light and nighttime conditions. My first thought was to just go with clear, but I've been reading lots of things about the benefits of yellow lenses even at night.
But none of the things I've read are from actual runners. So, are any of you using these kinds of glasses at night? On roads? On trails?
I tried them and didn't like them.
If you have contacts, maybe try out a pair of cheap yellow sunglasses off of Amazon to see if you like them. If you do, order your prescription pair.
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I tried them and didn't like them.
If you have contacts, maybe try out a pair of cheap yellow sunglasses off of Amazon to see if you like them. If you do, order your prescription pair.
Thanks. I've actually never worn contacts. Otherwise that would be a perfect solution. But I might be leaning towards a clear pair of athletic style glasses. They do seem more versatile overall. And clear is what I'm used to wearing unless its super sunny anyways.
I do for cycling, but eye protection much more important there...
theJeff wrote:
I do for cycling, but eye protection much more important there...
True, these wouldn't be so much for protection, but rather just because I need to wear glasses all the time to see, and I'm considering getting a sport/athletic frame that won't slip around as much as my everyday frames.
The yellow definitely seem popular with a lot of cyclists, but I think they help a lot with the headlights. That might be a bigger issue for riders than runners, though.
I highly recommend Tifosi. US-based, outSTANDING customer service, and they offer Rx lenses. I didn't see yellow, but they have Clear and a Night FotoTec (which will be clear at night, but will tint a little when the sun comes up). They also have some really cool designs that you can customize colors on...
You should go for it. I wear them to epic raves all of the time.
theJeff wrote:
I highly recommend Tifosi. US-based, outSTANDING customer service, and they offer Rx lenses. I didn't see yellow, but they have Clear and a Night FotoTec (which will be clear at night, but will tint a little when the sun comes up). They also have some really cool designs that you can customize colors on...
Cool. The pair I'm looking at is Tifosi. I would get them from sportrx.com. They'll put a variety of different rx lenses into the frames for you, so almost any color combo is a possibility. I had them build me up a pair of sunglasses a couple months ago and they're quite nice. That is what has me realizing that running in my regular everyday glasses is just not quite as nice.