UK Keratoconus Self-Help and Support Association

Do any of you go skiing? If you do, how do you cope with the added pain of the white glare from snow?

I've got polarized uv excluders, but the snow seems to magnify the effect of ordinary daylight. Is there anything skiiers use that could be or help?

Andrew

Andrew,

My only suggestion is a similar version of what you have but with a mirror surface to reflect some of the glare.

Beyond that my only other suggestion would be to close your eyes, but I am guessing that will be no good to you!

You could do what American Footballers do and wear two black lines on your cheeks to help absorb the glare, otherwise wear guy-liner would look rather fetching - at least you'd have a very practical excuse

Eye-liner, huh? Not sure that the good folks here abouts would respond well the my having two black eyes (although it might eleict some undeserved sympathy). The more I htink about it the more i smile, "Is there something different about your eyes today?"

A waiter in one of our favourite restaurants has had his eye lines tattooed, but the very idea of that makes my toes curl, all those needles dancing along the edges of his eye lids with the certain knowledge that he is just one slip of the tattooist's hand from the needles making interesting patterns on his sclera ...

Now that I think about it, I think I have seen skiers wearing black lines under their eyes. That will be why!

I'm going on-line to see if I can source mirror surfaced polrized uv excluders. Sounds the least worst option! Thanks

Andrew

Don't ski; know what you mean about snow. Water (seen from boats, etc) can be pretty garish too.

Have you tried:
1) two pairs of sunglasses at once (at ordinary one, and one of the ones that supposedly fits over spectacles for driving?
2) alternatively, a second pair in the form of clip-ons?
3) ski goggles - like a big mask with elastic straps round the back of your head - possibly with ordinary sunglasses underneath? (OK, may look a it silly if you aren't ctualy ski=ing!)

Good luck.
Rosemary

Rosemary

Thanks for the helpful suggestions. I have taken to wearing my sunglasses with clip-ons over them.

snow is going now, so may not need this emergency measure for long.

Andrew