Amber Tint on glasses
Last post 01-19-2008 7:13 PM by jonella59. 4 replies.
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01-18-2008 12:32 PM I am hoping some of you can give me your experience between Amber or grey tint on your glasses - we are getting conflicting info on which would be best for our 3 year old who is extremely sensitive to light.
Kelly- Post Points: 35
- 01-18-2008 5:29 PM
In reply to Hi Kelly,
I'm not sure I can give you a definite answer--or can anyone else for that matter! Every person and many eye care professionals--have very strong opinions regarding which tint is 'best'. What it really boils down to is which tint is best for you, or in your case, your child. Some very light sensitive people even go without any because the tints affect their visual acuity in a negative way. I am fortunate that my opometrist, who is also a low vision specialist, agrees that what color tint to use for sunglasses is really a personal preferenbce. I cannot do anything green--the only color there was when I was a kid--it makes me sick to my stomach! Some colors cut down on contrast too much for e, others make things look that color, like orange and red. I can do greys and some browns, but my preference for the best vision and light protection combination for me are the plum tints. I go with the medium tint as I can always add a hat. The dark tint is wonderful, too but I use a monocular on a daily basis and the dark tint doesn't allow enough light through the monocular.
Unfortunately, your child isn't really old enough to tell you what works. I couldn't tell my parents about the green color when I was a kid--I just wouldn't wear them or would take thme off! My brother, also OCA1 like myself, had no problem with the green tint, but as an adult wears dark grey transition lenses.
I guess the test would be to buy a few inexpensive pairs in different tints and see which one your child WILL wear!!
Good luck!
Joni- Post Points: 20
- 01-19-2008 7:44 AM
In reply to Thanks Joni. That is very sound advice. Do you tint all of your glasses? I guess are there situations for you that having no tint is better?- Post Points: 20
- 01-19-2008 9:24 AM
In reply to Kelly,
Both of my kids have OCA1b and wear yellow tinted lenses for indoors and then my three and a half year old was fit with prescription sun glasses. The only reason that we even attempted the sun glasses is because she is very willing to leave her regular glasses on. Also with her astygmatism she couldn't see well enough with just regular non-prescription sun glasses on. My son on the other hand is horrible about even wearing his glasses so he has a pair of sun glasses that we got at Bass Pro that have seemed to hold up to his rough housing. Good Luck in finding the best option for your child- Post Points: 5
- 01-19-2008 7:13 PM
In reply to Hi Kelly,
As children, both my brother and myself had glasses that were tinted what I guess would be called amber nowadays. It seems the ones we had when we were younger were darker as I know they have varying degrees of tint. As I got older, even around ten or so, I can remember asking for less tint although I was never really allowed much in the line of decisions regarding my eyewear until I was an adult, and some professionals still try to force there opinions on you!! While I am light sensitive, I am not nearly as light sensitive as some. As a child, I wore those clip on sunglasses--green--that I referred to earlier. Eventually, I won the battle and did without! I eventually had glasses with no tint. Then I tried the transition lenses back in the late '70s. Nice, but they took to long to lighten up when I would go inside. Then I had a pair of glasses with the lightest rose tint available, only because my mother and the optician making them insisted I needed it. Vinally, at age 23, they were able to put my prescription into contact lenses--the only reason I didn't have them sooner! Persons with nystagmus can wear contacts, however it takes some skill in fitting them so they stay put yet aren't suction cupped to the eye! Not everyone will find contacts comfortable, however, whether they have albinism or not. My contacts, which are the rigid, permeable kind, are tinted a very light blue, not for glare as I notice no difference when I wear them. They are tinted so I can seee them if I drop them on the white towel I use when I put them in!! I have gone long periods without sunglasses, unfortunately I squint terribly then, but it is better than wearing sunglasses that distort what vision I do have and make it worse. When I have found a pi\air of sunglasses at a store that I like tintwise and style wise--what is the point of sunglasses if light gets in above, below or on the sides?---then I buy them and wear them until they are destroyed. I currently have a pair of NoIR medium plum in what I call a wrap around frame. While I like the dark plum tint, there are times it is too much. I live in Wisconsin, where we have a significant numbr of cloudy, gloomy days. Being a die hard monocular user for any purpose which I can find, I need to have enough light get through the monocular. Hence the medium tint. So for me, yes, there are situations where no tint is the choice for me. I personally get extremely irritated when things aren't colored correctly, which is why some of the tints are out for me. Also, some mess with my depth perception.
Sorry this was so long. As you can see from other posts, it is a very individual choice, based on personal needs. While all of us have some form of albinism and the resulting vision problems, each of us are affected differently as we are all individuals with different needs, just like all of humankind. If any professional ever insists that the ONLY way to do it is with a certain tint, etc., then I would wuestion their flexibility in treating any condition, not just albinism.
Again, good luck finding the right solution.
Joni- Post Points: 5
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