Eye protection for people who wear glasses

Redoctober

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I am looking for recommendations on some eye-ware or head-ware for eye protection from lights while in the grow room. I wear prescription glasses and have tried several different types of sunglasses/welders glasses that are supposed to fit over them but none of them are comfortable or stay on properly. I even thought of buying a welders mask. Any ideas?
 
Go to a welding supply and get a pair of over-the-glasses goggles for acetylene gas welding. Not as dark as arc welding filters but plenty dark.
 
Seriously the fellow is probably rightfully concerned about damage to the eyes. I hear him. I grew up in a blacksmith shop after we moved to town so I could go to high school. I still wear sunglasses every single day, even cloudy ones unless really dark, from collateral damage from welding.
 
Isn't anyone concerned about eye health? I know that not many people wear eye protection in their grow rooms, myself included. It's inconvenient, believe me I know, but indoor lights be they HID, LED, or whatever throw off some seriously intense light. It's not like a department store HID or street light where the lamp is 40 feet away. These things are right there in your face, and though we try not to look directly at them, I always feel like I accidentally do it while standing up or pruning or something. Now maybe it's no different than being outside on a bright sunny day, but even then, wouldn't you be wearing sunglasses? Not to mention the fact that they are also putting out UVA and some UVB which isn't good for the eyeballs. I just feel like spending any good length of time in a grow room can't be a good thing as evidenced by how my eyes feel when I come out and realize just how damn bright those lights are.

I didn't think that a welders mask was necessary from a protection standpoint, but it was the only hands free thing I could think of that would fit over my glasses.

Hotrod, thanks for the suggestion, I have a pair similar to these ( http://www.safetyglassesusa.com/360-i3.html ) and they don't work very well but maybe this model is better. It's cheap enough that it's worth a try. Or Maybe something more like this with a front that you can lift up for convenience: http://www.safetyglassesusa.com/wg100.html

Shade 5 is pretty dark, I was thinking shade 3 would do the trick.
 
Isn't anyone concerned about eye health? I know that not many people wear eye protection in their grow rooms, myself included. It's inconvenient, believe me I know, but indoor lights be they HID, LED, or whatever throw off some seriously intense light. It's not like a department store HID or street light where the lamp is 40 feet away. These things are right there in your face, and though we try not to look directly at them, I always feel like I accidentally do it while standing up or pruning or something. Now maybe it's no different than being outside on a bright sunny day, but even then, wouldn't you be wearing sunglasses? Not to mention the fact that they are also putting out UVA and some UVB which isn't good for the eyeballs. I just feel like spending any good length of time in a grow room can't be a good thing as evidenced by how my eyes feel when I come out and realize just how damn bright those lights are.

I didn't think that a welders mask was necessary from a protection standpoint, but it was the only hands free thing I could think of that would fit over my glasses.

Hotrod, thanks for the suggestion, I have a pair similar to these ( http://www.safetyglassesusa.com/360-i3.html ) and they don't work very well but maybe this model is better. It's cheap enough that it's worth a try. Or Maybe something more like this with a front that you can lift up for convenience: http://www.safetyglassesusa.com/wg100.html

Shade 5 is pretty dark, I was thinking shade 3 would do the trick.
Find a tool truck, Matco, Snap On, Mac, and see if they have any auto darkening glasses for gas welding like the auto darkening hoods.
 
I just have a piece of reflector I tape over the light while I'm working in there, then remove when I'm done. View attachment 2397206


When I was 10 years old I welded without the mask and got blisters on my eyeballs, it was fucking terrible. Had to rub this cream directly onto my eyeballs a few times a day for a while. Ever since then I've been more aware of protecting the eyes.
 
I just have a piece of reflector I tape over the light while I'm working in there, then remove when I'm done. View attachment 2397206 When I was 10 years old I welded without the mask and got blisters on my eyeballs, it was fucking terrible. Had to rub this cream directly onto my eyeballs a few times a day for a while. Ever since then I've been more aware of protecting the eyes.
Damn that sucks! :( I hope your eyes healed eventually. Did you lose any vision?
 
When I was 10 years old I welded without the mask and got blisters on my eyeballs, it was fucking terrible. Had to rub this cream directly onto my eyeballs a few times a day for a while. Ever since then I've been more aware of protecting the eyes.

Dude, I thought I had it rough when I got conjunctivitis!
 
I wear a ball cap. And a very light pair of uv protective shades. I would rather not lose my sight.
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