I've never been one to wear sunglasses. I bought a pair when I was in my late teens and hauling milk. I wore them about half a day on the milk route and that was enough of that. I was clipping oat straw this morning. One of those cloudless high pressure days. The yellow straw was so bright I felt like I was going snow blind or something. When I came home for dinner,I got a pair of the wife's and wore them this afternoon. I felt like Joe Hollywood or something,but it sure helped. I left them in the tractor. I might need them when I bale it.
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Brown Swiss
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I never wore shades but started to when working at the mine, was nice to have on when coming out. But the darn things would start to give me a headache by the end of the day. I don't know why, it was nicer with them on, but I will take the bright sun over headaches!
RogerinIowa
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I sometimes wear polarized wrap around that fit behind my regular glasses. Wrap around helps when wind is blowing. Also when boating, you can see down in the water and really cuts down on reflected Sun light.
Bob Bancroft
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Like wise, I tried sunglasses in my youth, but never liked them. Seems they would change the colors of everything, and that would almost turn my stomach. The shade from a baseball cap was enough.
Now I have glaucoma, and see my eye doc every 6 months. I told him a few years back how it seems like I'm squinting more and more in the bright sun. He, very wisely said, "your eyes are telling you something, you'd better listen".
I found some "Stihl" branded combo sun/safety glasses at the local hardware, which fit around the head so the eyes are well protected, and they don't change the colors of anything.
Interesting side note. I was trying different dark glasses for torch use at the welding shop. Many of them changed the colors of things. No one else had ever mentioned this! They all had to try it.
Now I have glaucoma, and see my eye doc every 6 months. I told him a few years back how it seems like I'm squinting more and more in the bright sun. He, very wisely said, "your eyes are telling you something, you'd better listen".
I found some "Stihl" branded combo sun/safety glasses at the local hardware, which fit around the head so the eyes are well protected, and they don't change the colors of anything.
Interesting side note. I was trying different dark glasses for torch use at the welding shop. Many of them changed the colors of things. No one else had ever mentioned this! They all had to try it.
If you want to mess up your eyes then don't wear good sun glasses. I like the polarized and UV combo type sun glasses. A GOOD pair of fishing glasses is a really good place to start. I always wear them when driving or mowing the lawn etc. Especially in the winter time sun. If you walk into the house and can't see a blasted thing....you are destroying your eyes. The UV is the killer. Every type of clouding of the eye is UV related. Find a competent optician.
Bob Harvey
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Ditto
Bruce from Can.
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I have used sun glasses for years, as I don?t really like wearing a hat all the time, too hot in the summer. I have discovered Forney welding supply safety glasses. They are wrap around style, and help to keep blowing chaf and dirt out better than regular sun glasses. I have yellow tinted ones for low light cloudy days, or fog , seems to fool your brain into thinking it is brighter. And dark shades for bright sunny days.
Janicholson
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The glasses I have attached are mountaineering style. They protect better from dust and side wing, while staying gog free. They also look and feel good. Jim
I had them and they would not work when needed. That was when driving a vehical. Was told the sun had to hit them to make them change and roof of car kept that from happening. Also after I would go in the house after being outside in bright sun they would not lighten up so could see in the house. Went back to clear tryfocals, now no line version and colored tryfocals. Have to cary extra pair and change but better than glasses that did not work for me.
Prescription was not correct for you, that is why the headakes. Wife fought the problem for a long time just could not stand to wear them. When She finally was able to convince them to check things out they had put the wrong prescription in one of the lenzes. Was too long they would not do anything about correcting that.She had new exam and new prescription and then could wear her glasses. Just typing this brings tears to my eyes as She passed away in March of 15 after 37 years of marriage.
fixerupper
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Goose
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I have prescription tri focals. Very same prescription as my other glasses.
I wear them most of the time for driving, etc. when it's sunny. The only problem with them is the way they're polarized you can't see LED letters and numbers on the dash of a car or on a cell phone.
I wear them most of the time for driving, etc. when it's sunny. The only problem with them is the way they're polarized you can't see LED letters and numbers on the dash of a car or on a cell phone.
SweetFeet
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rrlund,
As my husband gets older, he wears sunglasses more often too.
I've always worn sunglasses. This sounds crazy - but bright sunlight makes me sneeze. I kid you not. It makes no sense at all... but if I walk outside without wearing sunglasses, on a bright sunny day, I'll be sneezing.
As my husband gets older, he wears sunglasses more often too.
I've always worn sunglasses. This sounds crazy - but bright sunlight makes me sneeze. I kid you not. It makes no sense at all... but if I walk outside without wearing sunglasses, on a bright sunny day, I'll be sneezing.
Moonlite37
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Do not leave them in the tractor cab! Wife may find them and think they belong to the neighbor girl who rode with you while you were baling straw. Return them to her or have a good alibi. She will not believe you wore them
showcrop
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I have worn contact lenses for maybe 55 years. They seem to make my eyes more sensitive to the sun. I keep a few pair around because I really hate to be without them when driving. Since I do not want to look "keul" I wear a classic style. The really important time to wear them is when driving on a sunny day after a snow or rain event when you are subject to the glare of the sun reflected off the wet road surface which is like looking directly at the sun. They need to be polarized of course to block that glare, and we all know that looking into the sun damages your eyes, right?
Crazy Horse
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Here ya go, just something I remember from my memory bank and memorized a few years back ..... ha, just kidding, found it on a Google search. I experience the same thing but certainly not on a regular basis. By the way, the most sneezes I've ever had in a row is 5 ..... that has happened maybe only a half-dozen times in my life, I'm looking forward to breaking my record eventually, I find sneezing somewhat therapeutic for some strange reason. Now for the scientific stuff .....
"Reflexive sneezing induced by light, and sunlight in particular, is estimated to occur in 18 to 35 percent of the population and is known as the photic sneeze reflex (PSR) or the ACHOO (autosomal dominant compulsive helio-ophthalmic outbursts of sneezing) syndrome. Its genetic nature has been known for at least the last 25 years; it is periodically discussed in the medical literature and lay press. Observations that emerging from dim light into sunlight or turning to face directly into the sun commonly triggers the reflex prompted early inquiries into the trait. The number of induced sneezes--which seems to be genetically mediated and can be predicted within a family--is constant from episode to episode and typically numbers two or three".
"Reflexive sneezing induced by light, and sunlight in particular, is estimated to occur in 18 to 35 percent of the population and is known as the photic sneeze reflex (PSR) or the ACHOO (autosomal dominant compulsive helio-ophthalmic outbursts of sneezing) syndrome. Its genetic nature has been known for at least the last 25 years; it is periodically discussed in the medical literature and lay press. Observations that emerging from dim light into sunlight or turning to face directly into the sun commonly triggers the reflex prompted early inquiries into the trait. The number of induced sneezes--which seems to be genetically mediated and can be predicted within a family--is constant from episode to episode and typically numbers two or three".
the tractor vet
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My eyes have always been light sensitive in daylite great night vision . Uncle Sam gave me Rayban's way back and that is what o still ware . Real impact resistant glass tough as nails just not torch splatter friendly . Same pair has been in my left shirt pocket now going on 25 years . My good pair are in the car . Got them at Sam's club probably twenty years ago for 52 bucks . Now they are over 200 bucks.
While growing up in Iowa and Minnesota, I never felt the need for sunglasses. Now, living in Idaho, I don't go to the mailbox without them. When visiting back East, I'm comfortable without them again. The altitude and low humidity in Idaho lets too much sunlight through for my eyes.
old
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Many years ago I got lucky when I took off a pair of glass mirror type sunglasses and put them in my pocket. Not so much as a minute latter I had a 1965 Chevy Bel-air make a left turn in front of me and I totaled that car with a 1967 Hondo 90. If I had, had them on I might well not be able to do what I do now because I could well have been blinded by them and the glass.
I do wear sunglasses when I drive my car and the ones I have are the yellow lens type which make things sort pf pop out
I do wear sunglasses when I drive my car and the ones I have are the yellow lens type which make things sort pf pop out
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