Ski Goggle Fogging Question

Here is a chat transcript about single versus double lenses and fogging with ski goggles and prescritpion.

shannen: Hi, How can I help you today?
Visitor: I'm looking for a ski goggle that has a single prescription lens
shannen: The way the ski goggles work is there is a piece that carries the prescription and snaps inside the goggle. There is no technology for a full shield type goggle lens to have a prescription made into it. The only other option is for a sunglass type with foam where it has two separate lenses for the prescription to be built directly into the lens.
Visitor: The problem with two lenses is that the inner one tends to fog when one stops skiing.
shannen: You'll have more tendency to fog with a single lens than a double.
shannen: The point of a double lens it to prevent fogging.
shannen: The more temperature difference between the inside of the lens and the outside of the lens causes the fogging.
Visitor: Ok.  What are my options for a prescription solution?
shannen: So with a single lens, you have a larger difference between outside and inside temperature. The double lens provides a layer between your hot face and the cold air preventing fogging.
shannen: The best thing for fogging is the Smith Turbo goggle with the prescription insert.
shannen: The Turbo is a microfan inside the goggle that constantly generates wind to keep the lenses defogged.
shannen: The more airflow, the less chance of fogging. That is why you fog when you stop. You don't have the airflow anymore.
shannen: The fan keeps airflow going even when you stop.
Visitor: does it require a battery?
shannen: It does. It takes one AAA battery.
shannen: battery pack is integrated into the strap.
Visitor: Are there different types of turbo fan goggles?
shannen: Different styles? yes.
Visitor: Which style so you recommend?
shannen: Style wise is just personal preference. They fit different sized head as well. And then the Knowledge one is designed to fit over glasses.
Visitor: It looks like smith has several options for the lens types.  Which is best?
shannen: Depends on lighting conditions. The Ignitor is there best all around lens for various lighting conditions. The Sensor Mirror is more for low light and the Platinum mirror is more for bright light.
Visitor: From the pictures I've seen there are two options for the lenses, an insert and a attached (direct).  Either will work with the ignitor.
shannen: no there is no direct in option for the prescription lenses. There is the insert by itself with no lenses, then the insert with us making the prescription lenses. Those are the only two prescription options.
Visitor: So there is only one type of insert lens not two types that I was led to believe
shannen: no one type of insert.
shannen: I see on their site they offer the Uvex goggle. We used to offer that but it has been discontinued by the manufacturer so nothing like that left. If they have some it is old stock. It was discontinued about 3 years ago.
Visitor: Ok so how much is the Smith Phenom Turbo Fan model with the ignitor lense and does it come with the fog free coating?
shannen: You have to add the fog free coating for $65 more.
shannen: Goggle is $170.
Visitor: So the total cost is?
shannen: So $170 for goggle, $115 for insert with Rx lesnes and if you add the anti-fog coating, it would be $65 more for a total of $350
Visitor: Can I purchase these on-line?
shannen: yes.
shannen: http://www.sporteyes.biz/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=713
Visitor: Thank you Shannen, I'll get my prescription from my doctor tomorrow.
shannen: you're welcome.

November Newsletter

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Get ready for the Holidays!

1/2 Price Gift Certificates! From now until Thanksgiving, buy a $50 gift certificate for just $25!  Limit 1 per person.  Use Coupon Code XMASGIFTCERT at checkout. Gift certificates are emailed to you for printing.  Order gift certificates here:  http://www.sporteyes.biz/GIFTCERT-p728.html Use Flexible Spending Accounts As the year comes to an end, you might find that you need to spend that extra money in your flexible spending accounts for medical purposes.  Prescription eyewear counts!  Use your flexible spending money to get a new pair of sunglasses, sports goggles, ski goggles, swim goggles, etc.!  Next month, look for our buy one get one 1/2 off end of year promo. This is a great way to use your flexible spending money on muliple pairs of glasses! (will apply to certain products only) Other News at Sporteyes! We are often asked about an alternative to Rudy Project because of the high price point.  We've finally found something for you! Numa Optics now available at A Sight for Sport Eyes! We haven't updated them to the website yet, but you can check them out at http://www.numaoptics.com/.   These are a great alternative to Rudy Project at a much lower price point. They have the same ability to interchange prescription lenses direct in the frame without inserts, but at about 1/2 the price.  Look for them in the coming weeks. Switch Vision is also letting us sell online now! Look for those to be updated to the site soon.  They are like Rudy Project too, but interchange in a snap! They use magnets to hold the lenses in so even your two year old could swap your lenses!  They are similar in price to the Rudy Project but with one difference: 35% off the second, third, etc. pair of prescription lenses! That is a huge savings if you are going for multiple pairs of lenses.

Sports Eye Injury Prevention Month

Prevention is the key! Wear protective sports eyewear and prevent becoming a statistic. Having the best eyesight and protection provides the ultimate performance on the field or court. You don't want to be on the sidelines or in an emergency room. Besides, the styles are cool now so you no longer look like a geek when protecting your eyes. To encourage you to get protected, we are offering:


25% off prescription lenses

for select styles of Rec-Specs sports goggles (Maxx, Morpheus and Slam Series only). Must order by phone or online chat and mention code SEPTPROMO. ( 888-223-2669) . Limited to standard polycarbonate lenses (not free form or trivex). Transitions and polarized lenses are not available. Tints or other coatings are available as an add on.  Available only for prescriptions +3 to -4.00 with up to 2.00 cylinder. Cannot combine with other discounts/promotion codes. Ask customer service via phone for other restrictions/details. Valid for the month of September only.

Rec-Specs Helmet Specs 3 Availability

The answer is sort of. Technically, Rec-Specs is no longer selling the Helmet Specs 3 in the US. We at A Sight for Sport Eyes got special permission to still sell these in the US. As of today, we are still waiting for the shipment for the 50 and 53 eyesizes but expect to have them within 2 weeks. The 56 size is available. We have ordered 100 of these to last us through the football season but they are going fast and once the 100 go, we probably won't get another shipment until spring. So hurry up and get your order in now for these. This is the only style that Rec-Specs sells now that works with a football helmet. If you call Rec-Specs, they may tell you that the Maxx 21 is the style they are pushing instead to work with a helmet. But in our experience, it doesn't. For our local customers, we always have them bring there helmets in with them when purchasing football goggles to make sure we can test comfort with the helmet. The Maxx 21 has thick sides and we haven't been successful in store using this style with a helmet. It puts too much pressure on the side of the head and kids usually say it hurts. Thus, they end up getting the Helmet Specs 3 because of the more comfortable fit. The Helmet Specs 3 also comes with the skull cap that prevents the strap from sliding down the head when you take the helmet on and off. The Maxx 21 doesn't have this. We sell the Maxx 21 so we aren't trying to dissuade you from purchasing this model. This is a great model for other sports such as soccer, baseball, etc. They just don't work for a football helmet. If you have any questions, as always, please call us at 888-223-2669 or email us at admin@sporteyes.biz!

Understanding Lens options

Here is a transcript of a chat we had with a customer today that may help you better understand all the lens material and technology we offer on our site:
shannen: Hi, How can I help you today?
Visitor: Hi - I have a few questions. I am confused about the presciption lens options. I wonder if you could help me understand the order form and my options
shannen: sure. What are you confused about?
Visitor: I know that I want to order my sons sports goggles - Morpheus III in a transitions brown or amber polycarbonate leans. I would like to do some upgrades but it is hard to determine what combinations there are and how to order them
Visitor: First- I see options for colors Anber #1, Amber #2, AMber #3, etc. Does this apply to any polycarb lens including trivex or NXT or free form?
shannen: Don't want to add tints. These are already included in the transitions lenses. They apply to all lens materials but no need if you are doing transitions. You'd want to pick Transitions Brown (amber not available in Transitions).
Visitor: Are photochromic lenses also already tinted - do tey act like sunglasses that get darker?
shannen: They will be clear indoors and at night and tinted outdoors in the sun
Visitor: I am interested in either transitions or photochromic then, don't really know the difference. I want to get the goggles with a clear accuity all around the lens, like a free form technology or hoya - what am I looking at in terms of transistions versus photochromic then, and with these options which will allow for antiglare best
shannen: Transitions is the name brand for the photochromic lens we use so they are one in the same.
shannen: So the least distortion in the lens would be Trivex material.
shannen: So you'd want Trivex Transitions Brown
Visitor: How does free form come into play then?
shannen: As far as free form, that is just the manufacturing process of how the lenses are made.
shannen: Traditional lenses just come premade with the power in them and then they are cut to shape.
Visitor: the trivex leses?
Visitor: What is then the difference between NXt and free from and trixex?
shannen: Free form lenses start with no prescription and a computer generates a map of the prescription on to the lens. This results in better overall viewing area. With traditional lenses, the prescription is only accurate dead center of the lens and then the power changes throughout the lens. with free form lenses, you get a wider area that has the dead on prescription.
shannen: The Trivex is the lens material. NXT is a brand name for a specific Trivex lens.
shannen: I know it is a little confusing.
shannen: If you want the Free Form technology, I would go with the NXT Photochromic Brown.
shannen: If you don't want the Free Form technology, go with the Trivex Transitions Brown.
Visitor: Ok- its becoming clearer- can I get this with antiglare?
shannen: yes
shannen: Any of those options you can get the AR coating.
Visitor: Is this likely to scratch? the last ar coating he had got scratched up a lot
Visitor: Is there an antiglare technology where they set it into the lens, or is that going to cause me more problems
shannen: If you get a higher end coating, they hold up better but do scratch if not taken care of well. We sell a medium end coating and we do offer the high end ones. .They are $100 but don't think we have them on the site. Only in store but no reason why we can't add it. The problem with AR in a sports environment is that they have to be kept clean which is hard to do with dust, etc. Otherwise, they make glare worse.
Visitor: Yes- thats whats happening. What is polarization?
shannen: glare filter for horizontal glare, mostly effective on water or other high glare surfaces. Only available as a sunglass only so won't go clear.
shannen: I have to step out for a second. Be right back.
Visitor: ok
shannen: ok I'm back
Visitor: I see on your site that it the prescriptions read "tints included in polarized and photo lenses" and then several tints are listed including the ambers and different browns for $25 extra Does this apply to me if I were to order teh NXT photochromic lenses?
Visitor: Also, I see an option NXT polarized photochromic brown (50%-90%) - so these will look like sunglasses all the time?
shannen: No, the tint is already included on the photochromic lenses so you don't want to add a tint to it or it won't change to clear for indoor/night use.
Visitor: Oh Ok
shannen: The photo polarized lenses means that the lightest they get is 50% of the light coming through so they will always be like a sunglass
Visitor: HEre's another one...What is the difference between the free form trivex transitions and the nxt photochromic?
shannen: Nothing really. The NXT is just a brand name of a trivex material.
shannen: Transitions is another brand for a photochromic lens.
Visitor: So they do use the free form technology?
shannen: Yes, NXT only uses the Free form technology.
Visitor: ok - you have helped so much so quickly- I think I understand now that I want the NXT photochromic brown goggles and that they do not come in an amber (right?) and that if I were to get and antiglare I would need to get the coating and cant do the a polarized and photochromic/transitions lens thta starts clear ?
shannen: No amber in photochromic. There is two things on the glare. An anti-glare coating like you have on the regular glasses is designed for clear lenses to let more light in. Basically, on an uncoated lens, about 9% of the light is reflected off the lens in the form of glare. The Anti-reflective coating allows 99% of the light through that lens minimizing that reflective glare.
shannen: Polarized is completely different. Polarization is not a coating. It is a filter that is sandwiched between the lenses. It only works on a dark lens so it will not be clear. It specifically targets horizontal glare off reflective surfaces, not off the lens like the AR coating does. So it is used by fisherman often as it lets you see straight through the water.
Visitor: I am looking to block the glare form the sun and artifical lights on the field - this has been a big problem with glasses he wears
shannen: Ok glare from the sun would be a polarized lens but it wouldn't be clear at night or indoors. You'd need a separate pair if he plays at night or indoors. Glare from artificial lights would be helped by the Anti-reflective coating as that is light that is bouncing of the glasses. It can also be helped with a slight yellow or brown tint but only a level 1 tint as it helps to filter the blue light emitted from the stadium lighting.

Beltre's Glasses--not just for prescription

http://blog.masslive.com/redsoxmonster/2010/05/beltres_glasses.html

Many people suffer from dry eye syndrome where any wind that gets to the eye causes the eye to tear which can decrease performance in sports. Here's an example of a professional athlete using eyewear not only to protect the eyes from impact but also from wind, dirt and debris. This proves sports eyewear's usefulness for both professional athletes and the weekend warrior!

Sporteyes.com May Newsletter Promo

We're featuring Julbo this month. 10% off all Julbo. Use coupon code NEWSLETTER. Ends May 31, 2010



The editors of Backpacker Magazine reviewed three Julbo sunglass models in their April 2010 Gear Guide issue. Backpacker featured the Bivouak, MonteRosa and Ozone kids glass.

Backpacker raved about Julbo’s new women’s-specific mountaineering model, saying that the MonteRosa sunglasses are “The first glacier glasses we’ve seen that are scaled for female faces, and they fit our lady alpinists perfectly. ‘They’re great for high mountain sun and snow glare,’ one tester reported.”

Backpacker recommends the Bivouak for the guys. The editors noted, “Our Rainier tester loved the bendable stems, lens venting, and wide coverage.”

And for the kiddos, Backpacker recommends the Ozone, saying: “Our tester’s three hard-on-everything boys—ages 4, 6, and 8—have sported Julbo Ozone sunglasses for a year and failed to break them. Credit adult-quality polycarbonate lenses and head-hugging, flexible plastic frames.”

Julbo’s Bivouak and MonteRosa models also are slated to appear in another major outdoor publication, which publishes its Buyer’s Guide issue at the end of this month. Keep an eye out for Julbo, and be sure to stock up on these particular sunglass models as we are certain that consumers will be watching these magazines closely for the latest and greatest in outdoor gear.

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Product Spotlight: Julbo’s Zebra Lens

Julbo’s photochromic Zebra lens is the ultimate multisport lens for the climber, skier, runner and biker.

Often called ‘the most versatile lens on the planet,’ Julbo’s Zebra gives a broad range to adjust to the sun’s aggressiveness in different environments by adapting to varying light conditions from Category-2 (59-percent visible light) in low light conditions to Category-4 (95-percent visible light) in powerful light in as little as 22 seconds. Additionally, the Zebra lens has a lifelong anti-fog coating directly integrated via laser that guarantees maximum efficiency and long life.

New multisport models with the Zebra lens include: the Contest, Trail, Dirt, Run, and Tracks. Stock up today!

Incentives Increase for Wearing Protective Sports Eyewear

CELEBRITY BASKETBALL PLAYER KNOWS PROTECTIVE SPORTS EYEWEAR WILL “IMPROVE YOUR GAME.”

Our attitude toward eye safety and protection so that you can still be extreme, look cool, and have fun is an approach we cannot drive home enough.

An article was written recently, promoting an NBA player’s recommitment to sporting appropriate eyewear, with the intent to encourage those who do not already have or wear Protective Sports Eyewear, to reconsider, as this can sometimes be the determining factor between you and a preventable misfortune.

Enthused with this significant editorial, we are currently offering 10% off Sports Goggles this month. 

We welcome you to review the article, and follow up on our website, to see what exceptional set of eyewear we can provide for you today.

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(Offer Expires March 31, 2010)

PROTECTIVE SPORTS EYEWEAR GETS AN ALLSTAR SPOKESMAN

Amar’e Stoudemire, of the Phoenix Suns (NBA), has agreed to be a spokesperson for the importance of wearing protective sports eyewear. He is the most high profile athlete, who not only will wear protective sports eyewear when he plays, but who has also agreed to advocate for others to follow his example.

Amar’e was the first person in the NBA to be Rookie of the Year after coming out of high school. He is a four time All Star, a member of the US Olympic Team and, in 2007, was on the ALLSTAR NBA Team.

Amar’e knows from personal experience the importance of wearing protective sports eyewear. During training camp in 2008, he injured his eye when a teammate poked his eye during practice. After that he wore protective sports eyewear for a while but then decided not to wear them.

During the 2009 season against the LA Clippers, while he was on one of his famous tears, he reinjured his eye. This was more serious and ended his season and the hopes of his team making the playoffs.

We all look forward to Amar’e, with his protective sports eyewear, to have a great season and inspire others to avoid the near tragedy that he experienced.

Congrats Bode Miller

Congrats Bode Miller. Get the Briko Bode's Super Race goggle now for 10% off. Phone/chat orders only. 888-223-2669. http://sporteyes.com/briko.htm

Eye Protection--sport not listed?

We get this question a lot. On our sports goggles, there are only certain sports listed on the tag that they are rated for. So we often get ask, "are you sure we can use them for this sport if it is not listed?" The answer is yes. Only specific sports where eyewear is required like racquetball and women's lacrosse will be listed. However, the ASTM F803 Standard covers all ball/stick/bat sports. So as long as the eyewear meets the ASTM F803 standard, it will work for the sport you are using it for if it is not an eyewear required sport. For instance, for soccer, eyewear is not required, so it is not one of the sports listed on the tag of the eyewear. But all the ASTM F803 rated frames will be ok for use while playing soccer. The sports listed on the tag have to be independently rated for that specific sport in order to meet the safety standard for the sport. These are typically sports that eyewear is required for participation. Thus the governing agencies need to make sure that the eyewear is protecting properly by looking to the paperwork provided by the manufacturer. A good example is women's lacrosse. Unfortunately, there are not a large selection of eyewear that has been independently certified for women's lacrossse. For instance, the Rec-Specs sports goggles are all ASTM F803 rated, but they have not be independently tested for women's lacrosse. So in this instance, they would not be able to be used according to most governing agencies for the sport. However, the Hilco sports goggles have been independently tested for women's lacrosse, so this is listed on their tag. Basically, if your sport requires eyewear, then you will need to make sure that your sport is listed on the tag. However, if eyewear is not required and you are only needing to wear it for protection or because you need prescription,then as long as the glasses meet the ASTM F803 standard, they will protect your eyes properly for the sport.

Chat with customer on Football Goggles

Customer: Yes I was looking for goggles for football. Which would you recommend?
shannen: Ok, look at the either the REc-Specs Helmet Specs 3 at http://www.sporteyes.com/rsgog.htm or the Hilco T-Zone where you can buy a helmet adapter strap separately at http://www.sporteyes.com/hilco.htm. These are the only styles that will work with football helmets.