Do you wear glasses or contacts?

[GateandGarden]

I wore glasses from the age of 5 to 15. I'm 22 now and have been wearing contacts since 15. Supposedly, I'm a candidate for lasik at 23. That would be very nice, I'm thinking. The eye doctors/nurses/whatever are always telling me that I have some of the worst eyes they've seen.

[GateandGarden]

Sorry that I couldn't come up with better choices for the poll, as they don't really fit everyone.

[amber]

20/15, baybeh!!!

[heyjupiter678]

I picked the first one, but I didn't get glasses until I was 15 or 16. My eyesight is terrible -- 20/200, I think.

[GateandGarden]

Originally Posted by heyjupiter678

I picked the first one, but I didn't get glasses until I was 15 or 16. My eyesight is terrible -- 20/200, I think.

Yeah, I'm in the 200 realm in both eyes. Astigmatism in both eyes, too. What fun.

[WelshWitchPMD]

I have been nearsighted since first grade. I started to wear glasses then and when I was 15 I started to wear contacts. Right now I have my very old glasses on. I only wear the contacts if I go out.

My contact presciption is -7.0

[wondergirl9847]

I can't imagine putting a contact on my eyeball. Of course, I think I was scarred for life when my aunt stayed at our house for a couple of nights because her contact scratched her eye. I have been super terrified of anything near my eyes ever since. Two of my aunts had lasik (before it was a laser) and they didn't really see a whole ton of difference. Now, everyone and their dog is having lasik done. I hate my stupid glasses, but I hate anything near my eyes more. LOL

I'm probably a 6 million/6 million by now. LOL When I was a kid, I think I remember them saying I was 30/50 or something. I have no clue what it is now.

[WelshWitchPMD]

Originally Posted by wondergirl9847

I can't imagine putting a contact on my eyeball. Of course, I think I was scarred for life when my aunt stayed at our house for a couple of nights because her contact scratched her eye. I have been super terrified of anything near my eyes ever since. Two of my aunts had lasik (before it was a laser) and they didn't really see a whole ton of difference. Now, everyone and their dog is having lasik done. I hate my stupid glasses, but I hate anything near my eyes more. LOL

Oh Christy, contacts are nothing like that air puff machine! They are not that bad but you just have to get used to them.

[GateandGarden]

Originally Posted by wondergirl9847

I can't imagine putting a contact on my eyeball. Of course, I think I was scarred for life when my aunt stayed at our house for a couple of nights because her contact scratched her eye. I have been super terrified of anything near my eyes ever since. Two of my aunts had lasik (before it was a laser) and they didn't really see a whole ton of difference. Now, everyone and their dog is having lasik done. I hate my stupid glasses, but I hate anything near my eyes more. LOL

I'm probably a 6 million/6 million by now. LOL When I was a kid, I think I remember them saying I was 30/50 or something. I have no clue what it is now.

I've never been around someone whose eye was scratched by a contact lens. I think that can only happen with the hard ones, not the soft ones like I have. But, it's still freaky when I have a tear or rip in one of mine. Sometimes I don't realize it and then I just put the thing in my eye. And then I can't understand why my eye hurts! I'll finally get the bright idea to take it out to see what the deal is and there's a gigantic tear!

Anyway, I had the biggest phobia about anything touching my eye when I was in high school. It just made me sick. And when I was getting fitted for my contacts, I couldn't stop myself from pushing the person's hand away who was just trying to help me. It was like this involuntary reflex--I COULD NOT let her do that. Then when they were in, it felt so bizarre. I remember saying, "Okay, but once I take them out, which I have to do at some point, I'm not going to want to put them back in again!" The doctor just laughed. It actually took me only a couple of weeks to get over all of that. Now I'll touch my eyeball to my heart's content, though it doesn't make my heart particularly content to do so, but it's just an expression. So, the point of this rambling is to say that I'm sure that if you wanted to try contacts, Christy, you could do it, too. You could get over that phobia easier than you think, I bet.

[Dreammms]

I have been wearing contacts for a year. Both eyes are...-0.75

[wondergirl9847]

Good to know I'm not just a big baby...that everyone has these fears. YAY!! LOL

I know if I did wanna get contacts, I could...it would take me a lil while though. I still can't let a Visine drop just drop into my eye...I have to squeeze it out at the side and let it roll into my eye.

I despise driving too. I don't have my license yet, but I HAVE to get it soon because we are taking a trip to California/Oregon and we are driving. My dad doesn't need to drive that far/that much.

[GateandGarden]

Originally Posted by wondergirl9847

Good to know I'm not just a big baby...that everyone has these fears. YAY!! LOL

I know if I did wanna get contacts, I could...it would take me a lil while though. I still can't let a Visine drop just drop into my eye...I have to squeeze it out at the side and let it roll into my eye.

I despise driving too. I don't have my license yet, but I HAVE to get it soon because we are taking a trip to California/Oregon and we are driving. My dad doesn't need to drive that far/that much.

I used to be the same way with eyedrops! I would do the same thing! That aggravated me so much. Now I welcome them...it's crazy! Oh, and I don't have my license yet, either. I hate driving myself. So, I can pretty much relate to everything you said there!

[GardenStateGirlie]

I've had glasses since i've been in 5th grade and quickly transitioned into contacts by 7th. I hated my glasses (wire framed nerd alert). I now wear both and absolutely looove my glasses.

[GateandGarden]

Originally Posted by GardenStateGirlie

I hated my glasses (wire framed nerd alert).

I hated myself so much in glasses. It's crazy how they look good on some people but make others look just awful. Well, it also depends on the kind of glasses, but it seemed that none worked for me. I felt so much better about myself when I got rid of the glasses.

[tuigirl]

Originally Posted by GateandGarden

Yeah, I'm in the 200 realm in both eyes. Astigmatism in both eyes, too. What fun.

Oh crumbs..poor you , one stigmatism in one eye's bad enough for me!