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Oakley lenses for bright light and sensitive eyes

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I am considering goggles for bright sunny days. I have a pair of Oakley Stockholms in persimmon which fit me and my helmet, so that's fine. They are ok in flat light, but not dark enough for use in the sun. I have pale blue eyes which are quite sensitive to bright light, so my sunglasses are cat 3, and I am trying to work out which is the best lens to go for. I think I am after something just for bright conditions rather than mid to bright, because as soon as the light is brighter than flat, to me that is bright, and the dark lenses come out.

Various Oakley resellers (and Oakley themselves) have guides on lens tints, but the information is quite contradictory. Some sources suggest that fire iridium is best, others emerald iridium (this has lowest light transmission as far as I can see), or black or gold iridium, or even plain dark grey.

Unfortunately there are no local stockists round here, and I'm not sure that I'll get the full appreciation of the different tints looking out into the grim north of England. Does anyone have a similar experience and can make a recommendation, or work in a shop that has them and can actually see the differences?

I know there are loads of goggle threads round here, before anyone chirps in about the search button, but they mostly pertain to flat light Confused

Thanks
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If your eyes are sensitive and you want to avoid "pink eye" I would choose Vuarnet not Oakley.
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For Oakley, light sensitivity and snow, I'd suggest that a Black Iridium (Snow variant) lens would be the best pick.
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Scarlet, I have pale green eyes that are very light sensitive. I use the Oakley emerald iridium lens for bright days and it works really well (after trying fire and black iridium and grey) – it's the most comfortable my eyes have been on very bright days.
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this is the best online guide to Oakley lens tints I have found: http://www.theinternetopticians.co.uk/index.php?_a=oakley_sunglass_lenses - you can sort it for transmission levels etc - just note that the lens tint may not be available for your goggles.
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If its a bright sunny day ... don't wear goggles!
Wear shades !!!

Save the goggles for sh33t days.
Skiing is a sport about posing and that means a chance to wear shades.
If your into Oakley ... then the Jupiter clear frame with blue iridium is the posseyist shade you can ever wear.

If you want the best shades for skiing ,,, find a shop that can let you try Serengetti with Sedonna lenses.
These lenses are the best for skiing they are sort of pink which accentuates differences in white for flat light days.
The best frames for skiing were "summit" ... I don't know if they are a current style ... I bought a few pairs on eBay a couple of years ago.

For the goggles just get the ones that you can see through when its nearly dark.
I hope this helps (probably not what you wanted to hear!)

If I were to buy goggles I'd go for the Salomon X12 ..but its a waste of time for me ... I need prescription lenses now and my vast collection of sunglasses is now redundant Sad
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Oakley have got a free iPhone/iPad app if that's any use to you Little Angel
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For the goggles just get the ones that you can see through when its nearly dark.
I hope this helps (probably not what you wanted to hear!)



Erm, did you read the bit about wanting goggles for light sensitive eyes?

I too have a (rather too) large collection of Oakleys finest offerings, but for skiing, I go straight to my Crowbars. (Black Iridium for sunny days, Persimmon when not. Spare lens in jacket if it looks changeable!)

Oh, and a pair of sunnies in a pocket for posing at lunchtime! Custom Holbrooks are my current pick. wink
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DrLawn wrote:
If its a bright sunny day ... don't wear goggles!
Wear shades !!!
If you're light sensitive, skiing with sunglasses won't cut it. The glare leaks in all around sunglasses lenses and you'll still end up with red, scratchy eyes at the end of the day.

DrLawn wrote:
I need prescription lenses now and my vast collection of sunglasses is now redundant Sad
You only need to be seen when posing, you don't actually need to see Toofy Grin
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mishmash, Thanks, I saw that chart but hadn't noticed the link for goggle lenses - makes a lot more sense now as the tints are different for sunglasses. Echoing Zero-G, it points to emerald iridium being the darkest...

DrLawn, My Oakley sunnies are strictly for low-velocity activities as I don't have the best reputation for keeping them intact! I have been skiing in a comparatively cheap pair of Sinners, but they're just not that comfy under a helmet, and I'm bound to land on my face or scrape my ski edge down them while they're fastened to my jacket and I'm queuing for a lift. Ahem. And they don't keep the wind out.

Oh and contact lenses? Then you can wear anything you like.

gad, Ah yes, I know one of the photographers Cool

Carlos the Slackal, Posing at lunchtime you say? I may have to rethink my packing.

Zero-G, You understand! It's worse with contacts in too, as they dry your eyes out anyway.
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I use Emerald - replaced my (broken) fire lens with them, and they are the best on sunny days. Wierdly, I haven't found any point to their polarised lenses on snow - not much glare cutout, but you get odd rainbow effects.

Of the variousOakley lenses I skied with on piste, the best have been Emerald, Black and Fire Iridium (in that order).

My low light lens is a G50 Iridium - really good, and fine for changeable/medium days too.
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Harry Flashman, I'm definitely leaning towards the emerald. I looked at the polarised offerings, but the price jump is huge so I was hoping to do without.

I bought the persimmon originally because the shop I was trying on in only had that one model that fit me and they only had a choice of pink or orange (persimmon), so it was a bit of a stab in the dark tbh. I'll consider other options if they get knackered and I have to replace the lenses, so thanks for the tip.
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 You know it makes sense.
You know it makes sense.
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Skiing is a sport about posing and that means a chance to wear shades

There's little less posey than wearing shades with a helmet.
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DrLawn wrote:
Skiing is a sport


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An oft-repeated mistake. For the vast majority of skiers & boarders, most (if not all) of the time, skiing / boarding is a past-time or a leisure pursuit. It is not a sport.

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Harry Flashman, I have a polarised lens that I use for partly cloudy days - have found that it does reduce glare compared to the same lens that is not polarised but they both transmit the same amount of light.
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