Post by hilwithonelary on May 31, 2013 19:23:19 GMT -5
I preferred contacts when my prescription was -5. Then I had LASIK. Now my eyes are -1. I only wear glasses when driving. My vision is fine for most daily activities, and I don't feel like it's worth the hassle to wear contacts.
I have glasses and I've never owned contacts. But I'm nearsighted so I really only wear my glasses when I'm driving or at the movies. If I'm inside or at home I don't have them on.
Always contacts. My glasses are so thick that they hurt my nose. And the refraction makes my head look super tiny. Lol
My glasses were always super think, even when I ordered the special extra thin lenses, but I just got new glasses with some new kind of extra super thin lenses, and they finally look like normal glasses instead of glasses belonging to someone one notch shy of legally blind.
I still wear my contacts 95% of the time, but I like my glasses enough to wear them to run an errand now and then or when my eyes need a break.
I had Lasik 10 years ago but I was a fan of contacts (wore for maybe 12 years prior to Lasik). I had to have the kind you wear for a day and throw away because I developed an allergic reaction to anything else so I didn't have to deal with cleaning solution and all that stuff, but it always bothered me that I didn't have full peripheral vision with glasses--especially when driving. I also have always worn sunglasses outdoors and it was easier to do them with contacts than have to get pricey prescription sunglasses.
Post by sweetredheadx on May 31, 2013 20:24:53 GMT -5
I miss contacts. My eyes are shaped weird due to keraticonus. I can't wear soft at all and has perm hurt my eyes a lot now. There are newer ones called hybrids that I am trying to get bcbs to cover because they have shown to slow the coming and breaking down of the cornea.
I can't believe anybody prefers glasses to contacts. Contacts are way better - it's like you're not wearing anything. You have full peripheral vision and there's no steaming up of the lenses every time you open the oven, boil a pot of water, or come inside on a cold day, like with glasses.
As I've gotten older my tolerance for contacts has gone way, way down.
When I first got them at 14 I could wear them from waking until bedtime (14+ hours) no problem. Now at 30 by the end of the workday I'm clawing at my eyes to get them out. It most certainly does not feel like I'm wearing nothing.
I've recently changed to daily contacts (from monthlies or bi-weeklies) and so far I like them much, much better. At the end of the workday I don't need to take them out immediately. They are so, so, so expensive though (VHOCL country).
Definitely contacts. I wore contacts for about 18 years and loved them. It wasn't until my eyes got a bit dry and I could no longer tolerate them that I even considered Lasik.
Pre-Lasik I almost exclusively wore contacts. It was only in the last few months where I couldn't wear contacts for more than a few hours without my eyes being irritated. I hated the days I had to wear my glasses.
Day and Night contacts. Five minutes a month to change lenses. Otherwise I wake up, I can see. I go to bed, I can see. No glasses pinching behind my ears or sliding down my nose. No messing with solutions. It's almost like having good natural vision again.
I can't imagine this. I have super dry eyes. I wear daily lenses for this reason but it doesn't seem to help much. I love coming home, trashing them, and putting my glasses on. My eyes breathe! I also kind of like to hide behind glasses some days; that probably sounds weird. And then the sunglasses issue.
I am the same way. I wear contacts all day/night until they need to be thrown out. But there is something that feels so good when I take them out and just wear my glasses. And yes, some day I just want (and do!) hide behind them.
Glasses! I did contacts for about five years, but got lazy. Then I discovered zenni and bought enough glasses to match all my outfits for less than one regular pair. I love my glasses! Red, blue, and purple are what I wear most.
Sadly, I'm hitting that middle age change to farsightedness. So while my astigmatism is still there, I need different prescriptions for computer work and such. So I'm all the time running around the office with one pair on my face and another on my head. Sometimes, a third pair if I need the safety glasses. I'm so cool. Ha!
i'm worn glasses exclusively since grade 10. i tried contacts on and off from grades 5-10, but could never find a pair that i could tolerate for more than 30 minutes. i suppose i could try again since there have been advancements in the last 10 years, but i'm me with glasses. i look weird without them now.
Contacts. I wear them 98% of the time. I really only wear glasses for about an hour or so before bed, sometimes not even that long. There are days I put contacts in when I wake up and take them out right before getting into bed.
I have both - I wear my contacts when playing sports/working out and any time I want to be able to wear sunglasses. The rest of the time I wear my glasses.
I have fun glasses (they're purple and yellow and a little funky) and I get tons of compliments when I wear them.. I have a few other pairs as well and think of them as accessories.
Post by dragonfly08 on Jun 1, 2013 14:58:09 GMT -5
I wish I could wear contacts, but I've tried on four different occasions, with about a zillion different lenses, and they simply don't work for me. If I had the money I'd do LASIK but it's not in our budget right now.
I used to wear contacts all the time - even when I was home all day - then when I started working in an office with crappy air, I wore glasses more. Now, I wear glasses most of the time - even when I'm running - and contacts maybe once a week, or when it's raining heavily.
Contacts - gas permeable lenses- I love them, mine have never fogged up like a previous poster stated? Weird. My prescription is so strong that glasses feel heavy & make my eyes appear small. In two weeks I hope to have 20/20 vision with lasik!!! I'm so excited to be finally getting my eyes fixed!
I've worn contact since age 12, and I prefer them because I don't like the weight of glasses on my face and the fact that my peripheral vision isn't complete.
But lately I've been wearing my glasses more because I work from home and I have dry eyes.
Whenever I leave the house, for the most part, I wear contacts, so like when we go out to dinner or hiking (so I can wear sunglasses). When I get a job working out of the house, I'll go back to wearing them everyday.
Post by wanderlustfoodie on Jun 2, 2013 15:18:55 GMT -5
I almost always wear contacts outside. For long flights or when I'm home at night I'll usually wear glasses so that my eyes get a break from wearing contacts. I also don't sleep in contacts ever.
I would like to wear contacts, but I cannot get them in. I wear glasses when driving at night. When my vision deteriorates to the extent that I need to wear glasses full-time, I will look into getting LASIK.
Glasses. I tried contacts for a year but they dried out my eyes so much I carried my glasses with me everywhere and usually had to switch to my glasses after 4-6 hours. I eventually want Lasik but my horrible vision hasn't yet stopped getting worse so I'm not eligible. Plus it's expensive and not in the cards financially at this point.
If I am going outside and it's remotely sunny I have to wear contacts because I *need* sunglasses. My eyes are so sensitive.
If I am lazing around the house I try and stick to glasses since I wear my contacts M-F 5am to 9pm and then a lot on the weekends. Luckily I look relatively cute in glasses.