I’m considering switching from glasses to contacts and am trying out mono vision contact lenses. Right now, I’m just wearing them around the house and trying to adjust to using different eyes for different tasks. (I also have sets of progressive contacts to try out…)
I haven’t yet worn these when riding and I’m wondering if they will cause a problem when jumping. Does anyone have experience with mono vision lenses and jumping that they can share? Many thanks!
I’ve worn monovision contacts for years now - love them. No problem driving and no problem with riding. I adjusted very easily to them.
I’ve gone monovision for skiing for years, High speed skiing is fine, and I can still do paperwork. Go for it. My optometrist suggested to try both eyes and decide which one doesn’t drive you crazy… ( I found that having the lens in the “wrong” eye was not that good.)
I got monovision contacts last year. No problem at all riding and jumping. Much better than progressive contacts for me.
um didn’t your ophthalmologist or optometrist test your eyes first to see which eye is better for near and which for far? Mine did. Though my monovision came quite by accident thanks to my horse being an knucklehead early one morning. The result being I had to borrow one of my trainer’s contact lenses, and voila monovision. I did have my ophthalmologist check my eyes and it turned out my Rx was the same as what I borrowed from my trainer LOL. At any rate it’s been about 10 years. I have no issues at work, driving, riding etc. For me my left eye was dominant for distance and right for near.
They did and it was obvious which eye was dominant and which wasn’t. But as a long-time glasses wearer, my eyes are used to working together. Or maybe it’s just my tired brain, unable to make the adjustment. Anyway, I’ll put it to the test on Friday (and perhaps I’ll have yet another excuse in my pocket for missing a distance!).
I’ve been in mono-vision contacts for years. I can’t say that it’s made any difference to my ability to find distances to jumps but it has given me a handy excuse…“oh, I missed that distance because my long-range contact was blurry”.lol. I don’t think anyone’s buying it.
No. I just looked at my prescription and put the contact in the worse eye for distance. The other eye sees fine for close work on its own.
I’ve been in mono vision lenses for 3? years now. Absolutely love them. Had exactly zero issues adjusting to them. Actually drove home from the optometrist office in them the very first day.
If I turn my head super hard to one direction or the other, the stuff at the outside edge of my non-distance lens might get a bit blurry, but your field of vision actually overlaps with each eye.
My script also has my worse eye with the distance lens, but that is also my dominant eye.
I’ve been wearing mono vision lenses for years. Just went to one to correct an astigmatism (in my distance eye) with no problem. It’s when I occasionally ride in my progressive glasses that I have a slight depth perception adjustment. Plus, they slide down my nose when I’m sweaty. I’d much rather ride in my lenses!
I’ve worn mono vision contact lenses for YEARS with no issue. I’d be a hazard to myself and others without them. Recently I’ve shifted to glasses more often in part because my job involves a lot more computer time than it used to and I’d find my eyes getting super dry. The glasses have just become more comfortable.
Related, I always wear sunglasses when it’s dusty out because otherwise my contacts become uncomfortable. Alternatively keep rewetting drops in your car or trunk at the barn for those days. Nothing worse than a long show day and dried out contacts. Miserable. I now just have glasses and Rx sunglasses that I use most days. Embrace the sports spec strap, be one with the fashion statement.
Like I said, hazard to myself and others without so meh lol.
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