Prescription Glasses for Fishing

[Big Hands]

I am only 65, but I have now reached that point where I am required to wear prescription glasses to legally operate a motor vehicle. I have been getting by with readers for far too long. One pair for reading, and a different pair for seeing things at a distance. I am thinking that I would like to get glasses that would serve me well (enough) at work (I am a teacher and do a fair amount of work at a computer), but also allow me to see better while I do thing things like, such as fishing, cycling, working on cars, and working at odd jobs around the house. I don't need the perfect glasses for computer work; good enough will be good enough for that task.

 

My wish list would include:

Progressive lenses

Transition lenses

Polarized

Anti-Glare

Durable

Ability to order with longer temple arms

 

I did a search here for "Prescription Glasses for Fishing" and it yielded "0" results.

 

So, I would like to survey our members here on their experiences with prescription glasses, and how they relate to fishing.

[TOXIC]

I have everything on your list minus transition.  I have a separate pair of sunglasses that are progressive and polarized.  My daily glasses have the computer glare coating, crizol for scratches and light polorazation.  I wanted wrap around style for my outdoor activities that block the wind.  They would look strange for daily glasses.  My sunglasses are polycarbonate Oakley.  

[Dogface]

3 hours ago, Big Hands said:

 

My wish list would include:

Progressive lenses

Transition lenses

Polarized

Anti-Glare

Durable

 

 

 

I have glasses that are all of the above. My next pair will have all the above except for the amount of transition on my current pair. I will use clip-on sunglasses. 

 

The ones I am using now do not transition back to clear quickly enough for me.  

[padlin]

No transition for me, I hear it’s better now but when I had it many moons ago they were great but eventually took on a yellow tint 24/7. 
 

All the rest of your list describe my WileyX Omega’s in bronze. They are as close to wrap arounds as I could find in a progressive Polarized lens, which is what I was looking for. On my 2nd set of lenses (prescription change) in this pair, I’ve had em for maybe 5 years. You have to like the look though and not mind the price.

[J._Bricker]

Your wish list for prescription glasses @Big Hands is worth every penny.  I didn’t go with the transition lenses but went with blended bifocals for both everyday glasses and sunglasses.  I got a pair of Costa sunglasses* with the same prescription after some mental arm wrestling and even though they were pretty expensive they were definitely worth it.

 

*beats the hell out of taking off my regular polarized sunglasses, fishing out my prescription glasses or readers from the boats glovebox to retie or check those annoying phone messages.

[GreenPig]

I bought a couple pair of Costa and had prescription bifocal polarized lenses put in them. They're great but it's hard to fish with one arm and one leg. Don't care for transitions. 

[Craig P]

I have everything you've listed except for progressive.  I do have separate readers but only need them on days that I've spent way too many hours on the computer drafting and my eyes are beat.

 

Anyways, they are Transitions XTRActive.  The polarization only comes on when in the sun / daylight and does not come on when in a vehicle driving with Low E Glass.  This is really important if you have heads up display on your vehicle because with polarization, heads up disappears.

 

However, polarization is 90% and the lenses only came in gray when I last ordered (this may have changed?  worth checking).  This isn't bad on open water but if you're a stream angler as well, 100% polarization is preferred and you'll find yourself wanting for something better.

 

Hindsight being what it is, pun intended , going forward, when I need a new prescription, I will skip polarization and use an over pair for when polarization is needed on the water.

[Dwight Hottle]

I'm legally blind without corrective lenses so I wear polarized prescription sunglasses with a scratch coating. My favorites are Costa Tuna Alley with green mirror copper base polycarbonate lenses. They are wrap around style which prevents the wind from drying out your eyes in a bass boat.  

[thediscochef]

I've required lenses to drive since my teenage years. Never had a pair of Rx sunglasses, but I think this year is when it happens

[Bankc]

I buy the Costco glasses.  I don't know if they come in progressives, but they tick all of the other boxes.  Well, actually I know that they do come in progressives, but I don't know if they come in progressives AND transitions sunglasses at the same time.  Also, they have name-brand frames if that matters to you.  

Costco glasses are pretty high quality, though their lenses tend to be a generation behind the best available.  So they're likely going to be as good as your old glasses, but not quite as good as a brand-new, high-dollar pair would be.  However, the price on them is really hard to beat.  I can get a pair of regular glasses and a pair of transition, polarized sunglasses, both with AR and anti-scratch coatings for over $100 less than one pair of normal glasses at my old eye doctor.   And, as an added bonus, I don't have to pay money to the Luxottica mega-corporation that's made eyewear so unnecessarily expensive through the powers of monopoly (who owns also Costa).  

[Brian11719]

I usually get a pair of sunglasses and regular glasses when I go to the eye doctor and try to always wear my prescription glasses when fishing. When I get my next pair I'm going to try and make sure they are polarized, anti-glare and scratch resistant. If it's cloudy I just wear the regular ones rather than worrying about the transition lenses, but that's just my preference.

[Bankbeater]

I have prescription glasses with everything you have mentioned except the longer arms.  The transition lenses turn extremely dark so even with them being polarized it is hard to see into the water.  You may also want to ask about the material the lenses are made out of.  My lenses are plastic and tend to expand in the heat.

[FryDog62]

1 hour ago, Dwight Hottle said:

I'm legally blind without corrective lenses so I wear polarized prescription sunglasses with a scratch coating. My favorites are Costa Tuna Alley with green mirror copper base polycarbonate lenses. They are wrap around style which prevents the wind from drying out your eyes in a bass boat.  

I have the green mirror progressive Costa lenses and they are awesome. The fact they are prescription, Costa makes the lens out of a material called Trivex - it has the clarity and scratch resistance of glass, but lighter weight and more shatterproof like plastic. The perfect lenses IMO. 

[gim]

1 minute ago, FryDog62 said:

Costa makes the lens out of a material called Trivex - it has the clarity and scratch resistance of glass, but lighter weight and more shatterproof like plastic.

Are these only prescription versions or are they the standard ones anyone can buy?

[Bird]

I have 2 pairs of prescription progressive lens glasses.

My insurance covered only 1 pair but I went ahead and opted for a pair of polarized " not covered " .... best investment I've made after the boat.

Mine are Oakley in amber.

 

[FryDog62]

22 hours ago, gimruis said:

Are these only prescription versions or are they the standard ones anyone can buy?

At the time that I bought, Trivex was only offered for prescription lenses unfortunately…

[FishTank]

I wear contacts normally but for glasses I go to Costco. You can't beat the price and quality. With our insurance, we are required to go to specific places, like Target and Osip. Target quoted me a pair and with all that was listed above and it was over $500 with insurance. It's a scam to me. I got the same pair at Costco with better lenses for $275 with no insurance.