Rebecca Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 I have two children(actually I have four- but only two need sport goggles right now!) who wear very strong prescription glasses. Is it possible to buy Over Glasses Sport Goggles? This would be for soccer playing. The goggles that have the prescription included in the lenses are way, way out of our budget right now and our insurance doesn't cover them. Does anyone have any BTDT advice or favorite goggles? Thank you! -Rebecca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plansrme Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 We never found anything like that, but is there any chance they could wear disposable contacts for games? My son wore prescription goggles for baseball for a season or so when he was 8, but we moved him into contacts full-time at 9. A pair of monthly disposable contacts would last a long time if they were worn only for games. Even the prescription goggles were not an ideal solution: they fog up no matter what you do (anti-fog spray did not help), and they get scratched easily. Or they did in baseball; maybe soccer is less violent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In The Great White North Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Did you try sports websites, as well as optical places? For swimming, you can buy goggles with prescriptions in them (to the nearest 0.5 dopter) from regular swim websites for just a few dollars more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Did you check zennioptical.com? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJ. Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Did you try walmart? My oldest has these and I don't believe they were very expensive, including transitions lenses. Their prices are very reasonable. I do not plan on purchasing a full set of glasses from a doctor's office EVER again! :thumbup1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysticmomma Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Goggles for soccer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJ. Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Goggles for soccer? Impact resistant glasses that have extra padding and a detachable elastic strap. They stay in place and are quite a bit safer than wearing regular glasses which can break and cause further injury in the event you are hit in the face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SJ. Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 They tend to look like sunglasses but with clear lenses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysticmomma Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Sorry, I know why they are, but have never heard of them being needed for soccer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca Posted August 20, 2014 Author Share Posted August 20, 2014 Their pediatric eye doctor is the one who said they would need something like that for sports. I assumed soccer could be dangerous for glasses with balls being kicked and possibly flying at faces.... Am I wrong???? Soccer is on all the websites when I search sport goggles.... Thank you so much for all these resources. Some are quite a bit less $$$ as in hundreds of dollars what the eye place in town quoted me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frances Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 I don't think wearing sports goggles over glasses would be very safe. Even while wearing sports goggles, my husband was hit was hard enough to need stitches above his eye from the impact of the goggles. It seems like having glasses underneath would only increase the risk for injury. My husband found a pair of sports goggles he really liked and then bought them used, but in like new condition, on ebay for about 1/5 the cost. He then had prescription lenses made for them. We were fortunate that our vision insurance covered about half of the cost of the lenses, but the real savings was in the used frames. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zoobie Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Their pediatric eye doctor is the one who said they would need something like that for sports. I assumed soccer could be dangerous for glasses with balls being kicked and possibly flying at faces.... Am I wrong???? Soccer is on all the websites when I search sport goggles.... Thank you so much for all these resources. Some are quite a bit less $$$ as in hundreds of dollars what the eye place in town quoted me. I would think they're very important in soccer. So many balls bouncing off faces! We don't play soccer, but all of our friends who do use sports glasses. You can check your league's rules, but I wouldn't feel comfortable using regular glasses for safety reasons. They won't let kids on DS's Little League baseball field wearing regular glasses. I don't know if that's a local or national rule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysticmomma Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 We have kids with glasses in our leagues. None use goggles. The soccer balls really aren't hard enough or fast enough to cause injury. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysticmomma Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 None of the kids without glasses use goggles either. Smaller balls are a concern, like lacrosse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clemota Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Sorry, I know why they are, but have never heard of them being needed for soccer. Their pediatric eye doctor is the one who said they would need something like that for sports. I assumed soccer could be dangerous for glasses with balls being kicked and possibly flying at faces.... Am I wrong???? Soccer is on all the websites when I search sport goggles.... Thank you so much for all these resources. Some are quite a bit less $$$ as in hundreds of dollars what the eye place in town quoted me. Yes, definitely for soccer. My DD has worn them for a couple of years now - when she first started wearing them at soccer games (at about 10 years old) she got a compliment from the head ref, who was pleased to see she was taking precautions - he had seen balls and elbows to the face which lead to broken glasses and some deep facial scars. Soccer is considered a high-impact contact/collision sport - even in children's recreational leagues. It's not an intentional collision, like football; but kids can collide at high speeds. And if your kid likes to play keeper, like mine, then they are NECESSARY. My DD is willing to dive headfirst onto a ball when others are running up to kick it away. I may still have a heart attack, but at least I know if she ever does get kicked in the face, she'll won't have to deal with broken glasses. There is a product out there called (I kid you not) "Cat Cr*p" which works AMAZINGLY on sport goggles. It needs to be applied at least twice before using, but it does the job. The spray stuff does not work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clemota Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Did you try walmart? My oldest has these and I don't believe they were very expensive, including transitions lenses. Their prices are very reasonable. I do not plan on purchasing a full set of glasses from a doctor's office EVER again! :thumbup1: Thanks for this tip - DD needs new ones this year and our insurance doesn't cover a second set of glasses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clemota Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 None of the kids without glasses use goggles either. Smaller balls are a concern, like lacrosse. The only soccer kids who wear them out here tend to be glasses-wearing, aged 10/11 and up. You could probably get them for younger kids, but I can't imagine the ball or kids going fast or hard enough to make them worth it. Some kids do wear sport sunglasses during games - they are allowed as long as they are sport style and not just your average joe sunglasses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEmama Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 My son got his sport goggles at Lens Crafters. I don't think they were terribly expensive--certainly not close to what you've been quoted. He went with Transitions lenses which at first I thought was a bit extravagant for a second pair, but they are wonderful. He wears them for playing soccer, road and mountain biking/racing, XC running, hockey...you name it. Great for reducing glare when skiing or playing in snow, too. Very typically kids won't be allowed to play impact sports without, and even it's overlooked you are right that it's much safer. I'd definitely look into them if you can afford it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEmama Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 Just wanted to add he's never had a problem with fogging up, even playing hockey (indoors and out in sub zero temps). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laundrycrisis Posted August 20, 2014 Share Posted August 20, 2014 I would make sure the over glasses goggles meet your league's safety requirements. Here, the glasses themselves would not be allowed to be worn and wearing goggles over the glasses would not make a difference. Our son's prescription was so strong for one eye that the lens was at the maximum thickness for the Rec Specs we got him, and the lens kept popping out. We had to take them back in to have the lens remade three times, each time for a specialty lens that couldn't be made in the shop - I spent three weeks commuting his goggles back and forth multiple times in order to get them serviced and then picked up again before his next game. Total pain ! His optometrist finally put him in a contact lens so he could play sports without the hassle or the distortion of that lens. He normally does not put kids in contacts until they can insert them themselves, but he agreed our son and his situation should be an exception. The contact is so much easier and gives better vision for sports anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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