Prescription glacier glasses or goggles to fit over prescription eyewear?

No idea re rx glacier glasses, but for goggles you would want to look for OTG (Over The Glasses) goggles which are designed to fit over regular prescription glasses without pinching or causing pressure. You might want to go into a physical store to try them on over the glasses you would be wearing them with.

I have not used this company yet,  but they have been recommended to me by a friend.

http://opticus.com/

I’ve used a few different goggles but never liked them much.  Twice as many surfaces to get dirty and fog up.  Goggles usually are made of softer plastic that scratches easily.

I just got prescription glasses at regular optician and they made them sunglasses.  You can get different darknesses – you want darker.  Make sure they filter out UV.  Since they’re sunglasses, you don’t need the AR coating to reduce internal reflections as on clear glasses.  Since there’s no AR coating, they can more easily put an anti scratch coating.

You could get the ones that automatically get dark when they get exposed to sunlight, but I don’t think that works at cold temperatures.

cocoons fit over prescrip glasses.

I have the Bolle OTG goggles.

If I had to do it again I would be looking at something along the Opticus line.

(The Bolle are not all that comfortable for me but were the best I could find in town)

I got some glacier glasses from Opticus about 12 years ago and they were fantastic. I needed them only for reading then, and they put the “prescription zone” in just the right spot for reading maps, etc, without affecting the remainder of the lens.

They weren’t cheap then and I’m sure they still aren’t. Now, I’d need progressive lenses and I’m sure I’d really have to pay out the wazoo for ’em… but if you need them you need them.

i really like Cocoons. they look dorky–unless your prescription glasses aren’t too large, in which case you can get a smaller pair of cocoons that look kind of cool. They’re pretty high quality. Polarized of course. And they wrap around to keep side glare out. They also keep dust and rain off of your regular glasses. In the evening in camp you just take them off. Very simple.

I like the Amber, which are brighter. It’s counter intuitive, but they show contrast in snow much better than darker glasses; then, in the woods, they ‘brighten’ the environment. i always use amber when skiing or snowshoeing.

Thanks everybody for the suggestions. I will look at Opticus and then as a back-up the Cocoons and Bolle OTG goggle options.

Eric

I ended up experimenting this winter after suffering following a long snowshoeing hike during a bright, sunny day at 9k ft.

Got a pair of Cocoons (the Mini Slim), which do look kinda dorky. I have a small face (kids frames fit me except the temples are usually a bit short) and they fit ok but are still a bit wide. The Cocoons don’t come any darker than Cat. 3, which isn’t enough on snow here in the southwest for me (I have very large pupils that don’t constrict as much as others). The Cocoons are, however, great sunglasses for driving, especially around town doing errands (no more swapping glasses) and they have side protection.

Ended up ordering prescription glacier glasses from Opticus. Have to say I am very pleased. Customer service was great, I was able to order different frames to try out, and actually found one pair that fit pretty well (Altice Venture, which comes in 2 sizes). Ordered them with the Blue Tundra (Cat. 4) lenses, which are awesome on snow. For the first time ever, my eyes no longer feel fried. The Venture comes with 2 sets of shields, and the side shields slide & maneuver a bit. They weren’t cheap but they feel like they will last a long time and they weren’t any more expensive that getting rx eyeglasses at a retail store where the frames get marked up a ton. I got single vision lenses and they got the rx perfect.

I ended up going the Rx route with Opticus too. Their pricing was very reasonable I thought (only $325 total I think) and I got to put it on my FSA debit card to boot.

Eric

Contact lenses and inexpensive wrap-around dark glasses ($20?). Works very well in the snow.
Cheers

After many years of not needing glasses, I’ve jumped in with both feet and now have progressive lenses.

My glasses came with clip-on sunglasses, but for hiking and kayaking I did not want to risk losing them.
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Roger, some of us can’t wear contact lenses, for various reasons. I suffer from dry eyes which is exacerbated here in the arid southwest U.S. — contact lenses will literally fall out of my eyes (and have done, at very inopportune moments).