help! pool with glasses questions.

[sydbarret]

I think contacts are better, though. They're in your eye so you can see no matter what position you're in.

They propably are better. The problem for me is they can't make the contacts correct my vision as well as glasses because of how bad my eyes are.

 

[sydbarret]

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[perspicaz]

No I haven't tried a different brand in a while but I will look into it. I am -7.50 in my left and - 5.75 in my right.

You guys are the best, alot to consider, thx.

Your prescription is big enough to cause problems with glasses (too heavy for big pool glasses) I think. Also, in the case of surgery, they might use intra-ocular lenses instead of LASIK.

I am no expert, but if you have no wearability issues I would still recommend using contacts. Try every brand you can, if you still can't see as good as with glasses... do you have also a little astigmatism? Then by all means use a Toric lense.
I have like -3.00 and -3.75 and 0.75 astigmatism in my right eye. Even if most optometrists would consider that too little, I find a huge difference using a toric in my right eye.
Pool has different requirements than normal life.
Another 'trick' is just increasing a little your prescription for playing pool; like 0.25 more on each eye.
I buy my lenses from Lensbase online, but I live in Spain. I guess you have something similar in the US. That way you can order a few boxes and try which brand is better suited to your needs.

 

[CorningPlayer]

sydbarret feel lucky that ur eyesight is what it is. Ur 30 and ur vision is like that....im 19 and i have a -6.5 right and -6 left with an astigmatism in my right eye. i always wear my contacts weither im at work, the pool hall, or at the shooting range. and since i am right handed, all my shots (be it pool or shooting guns) my shots r off a lil. I am interested in the "gentle molding" that another person mentioned earlier in ur post.

 

[sydbarret]

Your prescription is big enough to cause problems with glasses (too heavy for big pool glasses) I think. Also, in the case of surgery, they might use intra-ocular lenses instead of LASIK.

I am no expert, but if you have no wearability issues I would still recommend using contacts. Try every brand you can, if you still can't see as good as with glasses... do you have also a little astigmatism? Then by all means use a Toric lense.
I have like -3.00 and -3.75 and 0.75 astigmatism in my right eye. Even if most optometrists would consider that too little, I find a huge difference using a toric in my right eye.
Pool has different requirements than normal life.
Another 'trick' is just increasing a little your prescription for playing pool; like 0.25 more on each eye.
I buy my lenses from Lensbase online, but I live in Spain. I guess you have something similar in the US. That way you can order a few boxes and try which brand is better suited to your needs.

Yes, I do have an astimatism as well. Idk I'm going to go see a new optometrist soon and see what they say. I will see if there is a brand that may suit me better. I'm going to try the glasses though for sure. I played with them when I was 16 and had bad eyes then and never had a problem with glare or anything. The only reason I went to contacts Is I guess I just didn't want to wear my big coke bottles anymore. But I've come full circle and I want my damn bis ass spectacles back

 

[tjmc25]

I think I may have made a mistake by switching to contacts and have been thinking that I used to give up something when I played by using contacts as you can never see as good as you can with glasses.

So you cant see as good with your contacts as you can with your glasses? Seems to me if the prescription is the same you should see the same. I know for me I actually play better with contacts than glasses, because for one I can get down on the shot lower. I'm not looking over the top of my glasses. And two, my glasses slide down my nose. If you don't see as well with them maybe you should make sure that they are the same prescription. Just my 2 cents.
Trevor

 

[Robert Raiford]

Another 'trick' is just increasing a little your prescription for playing pool; like 0.25 more on each eye.

Eyeglass prescriptions don't work that way. Normal eyeglass lenses don't magnify, they correct vision by decreasing blur. They simply bend light to shift the image focal point to land exactly on your retina (nearsighted people naturally focus in front of the retina, and farsighted people focus behind it). If you manipulate the numbers in your prescription, you'll just be moving the focal point in front of or behind the retina and increasing blur again.

You corrected vision is based on how well your brain can process a focused image, not the numerical values of your prescription. If you really see better by changing the numbers, then you had an incorrect prescription to begin with. To really achieve distance magnification, I think you would need something like the bioptic glasses used by some people with low vision to read street signs and such while driving.

Robert

 

[perspicaz]

Eyeglass prescriptions don't work that way. Normal eyeglass lenses don't magnify, they correct vision by decreasing blur. They simply bend light to shift the image focal point to land exactly on your retina (nearsighted people naturally focus in front of the retina, and farsighted people focus behind it). If you manipulate the numbers in your prescription, you'll just be moving the focal point in front of or behind the retina and increasing blur again.

You corrected vision is based on how well your brain can process a focused image, not the numerical values of your prescription. If you really see better by changing the numbers, then you had an incorrect prescription to begin with. To really achieve distance magnification, I think you would need something like the bioptic glasses used by some people with low vision to read street signs and such while driving.

Robert

Sometimes a little extra (0.25) is used in contacts to help correct a small astigmatism without using torics; and sometimes people wear 'conservative' prescriptions where they see well enough for most daily tasks (computer screen, driving), but you need a little more precision for pool. It is all about striking the correct balance for your needs.

This is only my experience, of course, after many years having trouble with not seeing as good with contacts as with glasses. Always consult a doctor/optician!!

 

[jmurphy]

Can you get clear lenses for these as well, they look comfortable. Also my lenses are thick, even with the thinnest lenses available they still are farily thick, especially around the edges. Not sure how this will work with those frames.

You can get prescription lenses put in both of these glasses.
Personally I had transition lenses, clear inside & sunglasses outside.
These two Oakley work & look amazing :grin: