Do you wear glasses or contacts?

[Mari]

had glasses since I was nine, contacts (hard lenses) from 16 to 26, until they became unbearable because of hayfever and having to stare at computerscreens in airconditioned rooms too much. Tried soft lenses last year but I think I'm allergic to the cleaning fluids. I don't mind glasses, really.
oh, about -8 both eyes.

[face of glass]

Never used either, but I might have to start on that soon. Bleeding computer screens. o_O

[GateandGarden]

Originally Posted by tuigirl

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

Yeah, it sucks. I had one in my right eye since I was about 5 or so, and then if that wasn't bad enough, they told me about four years ago that I'd developed one in my left eye as well.

[GypsySorcerer]

I am terribly nearsighted. I got glasses when I was eight and contacts at 11. I've never had trouble touching my eye, so contacts weren't a problem for me.

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally Posted by GateandGarden

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.

I like myself in glasses...just not those. They weren't very becoming on me so two years later, I asked my parents If I could get contacts. They agreed and I had a hell of a time at first. It would take me 40 minutes to get them in and then it would take me forever to get them out in front of a mirror. Looking back on it now it makes me laugh because i'll be sitting anywhere and reach in and take it out (it still creeps my mom out that I can touch my eye), clean it off and put it back in my eye in a matter of seconds. I'd love to rid myself of contacts completely and have the laser surgery. I know i'd still have to wear glasses (i'm pretty sure everyone I know that has had it done, still has to) but not having to worry about dry eyes and things--that would be nice.

[GateandGarden]

Originally Posted by GardenStateGirlie

I like myself in glasses...just not those. They weren't very becoming on me so two years later, I asked my parents If I could get contacts. They agreed and I had a hell of a time at first. It would take me 40 minutes to get them in and then it would take me forever to get them out in front of a mirror. Looking back on it now it makes me laugh because i'll be sitting anywhere and reach in and take it out (it still creeps my mom out that I can touch my eye), clean it off and put it back in my eye in a matter of seconds. I'd love to rid myself of contacts completely and have the laser surgery. I know i'd still have to wear glasses (i'm pretty sure everyone I know that has had it done, still has to) but not having to worry about dry eyes and things--that would be nice.

Yeah, I used to have to set time aside for the insertion/removal of contacts because I just could not do it quickly, but nowadays I'll just take one out and pop it right back in while I'm talking to someone. Are you sure that the laser surgery wouldn't correct your vision completely? I've been told that if I have it done, I will never have to buy glasses or contacts again, which would be a great convenience for many reasons. But maybe it's not so simple.

[DrummerDeanna]

I got glasses in middle school - but just for reading and I never wore them lol..

Now I wear them everyday - mostly because I do a lot of reading/writing at my job so I need them all day - I don't usually wear them on the weekends...unless I'm going out or something...

I think I look pretty good in glasses - but the other night I was hanging out with this guy from work and I took my glasses off to rub my eye and he was like, "whoa! You should get contacts - you look really good without your glasses..." I was like..."um thanks?" then he retracted and was like "Um - no I mean you look good with them too...but um...yeah...." then he took his foot out of his mouth No - it was nice compliment but I have NO desire to wear contacts....at all....

[estranged4life]

need glasses now, Just to read with...

[GateandGarden]

Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna

I got glasses in middle school - but just for reading and I never wore them lol..

Now I wear them everyday - mostly because I do a lot of reading/writing at my job so I need them all day - I don't usually wear them on the weekends...unless I'm going out or something...

I think I look pretty good in glasses - but the other night I was hanging out with this guy from work and I took my glasses off to rub my eye and he was like, "whoa! You should get contacts - you look really good without your glasses..." I was like..."um thanks?" then he retracted and was like "Um - no I mean you look good with them too...but um...yeah...." then he took his foot out of his mouth No - it was nice compliment but I have NO desire to wear contacts....at all....

Yeah, I hate to tell people that they look really good without their glasses, because then I think I need to follow that up with, "Wait, uh, but you look good with them, too!" But you, Deanna, really do look good in your glasses, from the pics I've seen.

[Mad4stevie]

Contacts and glasses since 10th grade. My eyesight wasn't bad, back then! 20/25 in one eye and 20/40 in the other.

Law school and all that damn reading ruined my eyesight. Now I have 20/200 in one eye and 20/40 in the other. Needless to say, it is another reason to hate law school, after all those damn loans

[GypsySorcerer]

Originally Posted by GateandGarden

Yeah, it sucks. I had one in my right eye since I was about 5 or so, and then if that wasn't bad enough, they told me about four years ago that I'd developed one in my left eye as well.

I have astigmatism in both eyes as well. My left eye used to be worse, but now it's the right one. So, I have to wear toric lenses.

[GardenStateGirlie]

Originally Posted by GateandGarden

Yeah, I used to have to set time aside for the insertion/removal of contacts because I just could not do it quickly, but nowadays I'll just take one out and pop it right back in while I'm talking to someone. Are you sure that the laser surgery wouldn't correct your vision completely? I've been told that if I have it done, I will never have to buy glasses or contacts again, which would be a great convenience for many reasons. But maybe it's not so simple.

I think it might depend on how bad your vision is to begin with as to whether or not you would have to continue to wear glasses in certain lighting. I don't even know what mine is. It's usually stayed the same in both eyes throughout the years. What I do know is that throughout the years because i've worn contacts so frequently, my eyes have a problem getting oxygen and i'm developing some sort of problem with the vessels in my eyes so I was given a new brand of contact to try (Optix2). They're not dry as much and the problem is seeming to be less of a problem. Still, i'd rather not have to worry about it at all. Certain times during the year i'll stay in my glasses because I get allergy eye so badly and that usually helps with the vessel issue. If they could tell me that it would correct my vision completely, i'd do it when I had the available funds.

[pianogirl04]

I've been in glasses since I was 13 and I got contacts three years ago. They've bounced back and forth between having astigmatism and not having it; now I have it in one eye and I don't have to wear a toric lens for it but I chose to anyway... and who'd have known it would have given me depth perception? lol... It's a slight difference, but I can definitely tell there is one and I can judge distances better than I ever could before. Unfortunately my vision's also getting worse so without my other eyes I can only see about 3 feet before things get blurry.

[ontheEdgeof17]

I wear both. I've had glasses since 3rd grade and contacts since the 6th. I wear my contacts mostly, but wear my glasses when I want to look dorky and worldy.

[CreepingDeath]

I don't need glasses or contacts. I have perfect vision.